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• Edmonton police officer won’t face assault charge after punching man: ASIRT

  25-03-2019 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta's police watchdog says an officer who punched a man in the head and broke his jaw will not be charged with a criminal offence.
  
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• Hip hop 101: Artist in residence teaches Edmonton students valuable lessons - CBC.ca

  25-03-2019 23:22
  Hip hop 101: Artist in residence teaches Edmonton students valuable lessons  CBC.caKids, and some staff, at Virginia Park school spent a week studying with a professional dancer and the school's first hip-hop artist in residence.
  
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• Hip hop 101: Artist in residence teaches Edmonton students valuable lessons

  25-03-2019 23:22 via cbc.ca
  Kids, and some staff, at Virginia Park school spent a week studying with a professional dancer and the school’s first hip-hop artist in residence.
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder in southeast Edmonton stabbing after turning himself in - Edmonton Journal

  25-03-2019 23:04
  Man charged with second-degree murder in southeast Edmonton stabbing after turning himself in  Edmonton JournalA 25-year-old man has been charged in a fatal stabbing Friday evening in southeast Edmonton after turning himself into police Sunday.Police responded to ...
  
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• Man, 25, charged with murder in southeast Edmonton stabbing death

  25-03-2019 23:02 via cbc.ca
  A 25-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in a stabbing death Friday in southeast Edmonton.
  
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• Canadian oilfield services companies bringing in more revenue from U.S. operations

  25-03-2019 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  Large Canadian oilfield services companies with operations in the U.S. are now earning more of their revenue south of the border than they are in Canada, according to a study by AltaCorp Capital.
  
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• Notley responds to UCP education plan

  25-03-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley reacts to the education plan unveiled by the UCP on Monday.
  
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• Notley promises to expand $25-a-day daycare in Alberta

  25-03-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says her party would expand $25-a-day daycare if re-elected in the April 16 provincial election.
  
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• ‘I don’t think this is about vetting; this is about the party’: Notley on another UCP candidate resigning

  25-03-2019 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley reacts to the resignation of Eva Kiryakos, a UCP candidate who was running in the Calgary South-East riding.
  
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• On Location: Full House Lottery

  25-03-2019 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  On Wednesday, April 3rd from 2:00pm-6:00pm,  join CISN Country 103.9 on location at Full House Lottery Grand Prize Homes! By supporting the Royal Alex and University Hospitals – you could win vacations for life!   Homes located in the Creekwood Collections at Chappelle, southwest Edmonton. Take 141st Street SW, James Mowatt Trail or Calgary Trail...
  
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• Alberta NDP unveils $25-per-day child care promise

  25-03-2019 21:44 via cbc.ca
  Days after the Alberta Party unveiled its child care plan, the NDP said it would build on a pilot project by capping costs and investing in new spaces.
  
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• Kenney pledges to abandon 'failed teaching fads' if UCP elected

  25-03-2019 21:25 via cbc.ca
  The leader of the UCP says Alberta needs to reinforce standardized tests so teachers and parents know how students are doing in math and reading.
  
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• Advocate says UCP plan to revert to old gay-straight alliance rules an attack

  25-03-2019 21:25 via cbc.ca
  Schools under a United Conservative government would operate under rules for gay-straight alliances that were developed before the NDP came to power, says UCP Leader Jason Kenney.
  
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• Death From Above announces 7-date Canadian tour

  25-03-2019 21:08 via globalnews.ca
  The 'Heads Up! Is Now' mini-tour will see the hard-rock duo perform their debut EP, 'Heads Up' in its entirety.
  
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• Omar Khadr walks out of Edmonton court a free man - Toronto Star

  25-03-2019 20:55
  Omar Khadr walks out of Edmonton court a free man  Toronto StarEDMONTON—Omar Khadr walked out of an Edmonton court Monday a free man. Chief Justice Mary Moreau found that Khadr, between years spent in custody ...
  
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• No trains to NAIT station during spring LRT maintenance; Central station to temporarily close - Edmonton Journal

  25-03-2019 20:30
  No trains to NAIT station during spring LRT maintenance; Central station to temporarily close  Edmonton JournalA news release from the city Monday stated that Capital Line *service* will be suspended to NAIT station for maintenance and construction projects.
  
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• Signs of spring: Potholes, puddle canoeing, shirtless in-line skating guitar guy

  25-03-2019 20:24 via cbc.ca
  Goodbye winter, with your bitter winds and mounds of snow, and hello spring.
  
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• Edmonton judge rules Omar Khadr's war crimes sentence has expired - National Post

  25-03-2019 20:19
  Edmonton judge rules Omar Khadr's war crimes sentence has expired  National PostEDMONTON — An Alberta judge has ruled that a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr has expired. An eight-year sentence ...
  
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• Federal finance minister visits Calgary as protesters rally for pipelines

  25-03-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Protesters gathered in Calgary on Monday, hoping that Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau will hear their pro-pipeline message loud and clear.
  
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• Against the grain: Woodworking is powerful therapy for this Edmonton veteran - CBC.ca

  25-03-2019 19:40
  Against the grain: Woodworking is powerful therapy for this Edmonton veteran  CBC.caRon Noftall was returning from a movie with his wife when he felt something inside him break.
  
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• Against the grain: Woodworking is powerful therapy for this Edmonton veteran

  25-03-2019 19:40 via cbc.ca
  Ron Noftall was returning from a movie with his wife when he felt something inside him break.
  
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• Omar Khadr’s war crimes sentence expired

  25-03-2019 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Mon, Mar 25 – A judge ruled on Monday morning that Omar Khadr’s war crimes sentence has expired, Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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• Loblaws CityMarket moving into Ice District

  25-03-2019 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  A new Loblaws CityMarket is moving into the former Greyhound terminal site that’s now part of the Ice District.
  
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• Grande Prairie Hospital sub-contractor says it’s owed $26M

  25-03-2019 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  A sub-contractor of the Grande Prairie Hospital says it’s owed $26 million for materials and work it has already done on the site. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Oilers fans left out in the cold again - Edmonton Journal

  25-03-2019 18:33
  Oilers fans left out in the cold again  Edmonton JournalIt sucks to be Edmonton.At least as far as the playoffs are concerned.In what might be the most passionate market in the world, a city whose emotional well being ...
  
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• More legal proceedings for Omar Khadr: lawyer

  25-03-2019 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  Mar 25 – Omar Khadr’s lawyer said his client has more legalities to work through despite a judge’s ruling that Khadr’s war crimes sentence has expired.
  
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• No more conditions to be imposed on Omar Khadr after judge’s ruling: lawyer

  25-03-2019 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking outside an Edmonton courthouse Monday morning, Omar Khadr’s lawyer Nathan Whitling said his client’s conditions have been dropped as part of a judge’s ruling Monday morning.
  
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• Omar Khadr’s lawyer on judge’s decision to expire war crimes sentence

  25-03-2019 17:24 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking outside an Edmonton courthouse Monday morning, Omar Khadr’s lawyer Nathan Whitling said a judge’s decision to expire his client’s war crimes sentence was the correct one.
  
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• Omar Khadr relieved after judge’s ruling

  25-03-2019 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  Omar Khadr made a brief statement Monday outside a courthouse in Edmonton after a judge ruled Khadr’s war crimes sentence has expired.
  
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• Edmonton judge rules Omar Khadr's war crimes sentence has expired - Edmonton Journal

  25-03-2019 16:41
  Edmonton judge rules Omar Khadr's war crimes sentence has expired  Edmonton JournalKhadr's sentence imposed in 2010 was put on hold when a judge granted him bail in 2015.
  
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• Family Fun Edmonton: Spring Break Activities

  25-03-2019 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  Family Fun Edmonton city editor Jill Footz shares some ideas for parents activities for their kids during spring break.
  
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• Loblaws CityMarket moving into Edmonton’s Ice District

  25-03-2019 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  A Loblaws grocery store has been announced as one of the anchor tenants in Edmonton's Ice District.
  
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• Little ones lost: Photography helps grieving families honour their babies

  25-03-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Colette Weidl only once held her baby Henry in her arms.The tender moment, captured in stark black and white, now sits framed in her living room.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Let's reflect on the continued melt - Edmonton Journal

  25-03-2019 15:26
  Edmonton weather: Let's reflect on the continued melt  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 0 C with 20 km/h ...
  
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• Ping! More political texts expected as election season plods on

  25-03-2019 15:07 via cbc.ca
  Political text messages are popping up on smartphone screens across Alberta. They're entirely legal ways for parties to reach voters, but some Albertans are finding them pretty annoying.
  
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• Watch: El Mirador Apartments May Be History - Edmonton Journal

  25-03-2019 14:59
  Watch: El Mirador Apartments May Be History  Edmonton JournalJames Barbas, Zulfikar Kaba and Donald Pellern, residents of the El Mirador rental apartments in downtown Edmonton, talk about the building's unique ...
  
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• Loblaws to open new grocery store in downtown Edmonton - CBC.ca

  25-03-2019 14:53
  Loblaws to open new grocery store in downtown Edmonton  CBC.caA new “urban concept” grocery store will be opening in the downtown Ice District, at the site where the Greyhound bus station had been located up until 2016.
  
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• Loblaws to open new grocery store in downtown Edmonton

  25-03-2019 14:53 via cbc.ca
  A new “urban concept” grocery store will be opening in the downtown Ice District, at the site where the Greyhound bus station had been located up until 2016.
  
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• Edmonton judge will decide if Omar Khadr's war crimes sentence has expired - National Post

  25-03-2019 14:48
  Edmonton judge will decide if Omar Khadr's war crimes sentence has expired  National PostEDMONTON — An Alberta judge is expected to rule today on whether a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should be ...
  
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• Money Management: Income Tax Tips

  25-03-2019 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  Licensed insolvency trustee Freida Richer shares some tips on avoiding income tax debt issues and how we can resolve tax debt problems.
  
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• Edmonton Public Library domestic violence discussion

  25-03-2019 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Public Library is hosting discussion about domestic violence in our city. Jackie Foord what attendees can expect from the session which is part of the Forward Thinking Speaker Series.
  
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• Alberta election Day 7: Leaders kick off 2nd week of campaigning in Calgary

  25-03-2019 14:15 via globalnews.ca
  Monday marks Day 7 of the Alberta election campaign and all four of the leaders of the province's main political parties will be in Calgary.
  
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• Calgary UCP candidate quits race citing threats to 'smear' her over social media posts

  25-03-2019 13:52 via cbc.ca
  Another United Conservative Party candidate has stepped down over comments she has made on social media platforms.
  
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• Calgary UCP candidate drops out as 'bully' threatens to reveal her social media posts on 'migrant rape crisis'

  25-03-2019 13:52 via cbc.ca
  Another United Conservative Party candidate is pulling out of the Alberta election, saying someone outside the party is threatening to release her past social media comments about Muslim refugees and transgender washrooms in provincial schools.
  
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• Omar Khadr's war crimes sentence is finished, Alberta judge rules

  25-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr has completed his sentence, an Alberta judge ruled Monday.
  
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• As Canada ages, immigration expected to keep Alberta's workforce strong for decades

  25-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  There have been plenty of warnings about Canada's aging labour force, but a new report suggests the working population in Alberta will remain relatively young — and become increasingly diverse — in the coming decades.
  
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• Alberta judge to rule on Omar Khadr war crimes dismissal

  25-03-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr will find out today in an Edmonton court if the remaining 3½​​​​​​​ years of his sentence will be dismissed.
  
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• Alberta judge rules Omar Khadr’s war crimes sentence has expired

  25-03-2019 11:57 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta judge has ruled that a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr has expired.
  
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• Alberta court to decide if Omar Khadr’s war crimes sentence expired

  25-03-2019 11:57 via globalnews.ca
  An Alberta judge is expected to rule Monday on whether a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should be declared expired.
  
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• Edmonton judge to rule on whether Omar Khadr's sentence has expired - CTV News

  25-03-2019 09:10
  Edmonton judge to rule on whether Omar Khadr's sentence has expired  CTV NewsEDMONTON -- An Alberta judge is expected to rule today on whether a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should be ...
  
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