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• Red Deer business owners eye former nightclub as one solution to city's growing drug problem

  02-04-2019 23:56 via cbc.ca
  Fed up with waiting for provincial help, a group of Red Deer business owners is pushing to convert an old downtown nightclub into a long-awaited addictions treatment centre.
  
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• Strathcona Hotel fire reveals limitations of fire extinguishers, expert says

  02-04-2019 23:49 via cbc.ca
  The Strathcona Hotel fire is a sobering reminder that seemingly-extinguished fires can re-ignite hours later, causing major damage, an Edmonton fire safety expert says.
  
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• Crosswalk installed where teens were struck by school bus - CTV News

  02-04-2019 23:48
  Crosswalk installed where teens were struck by school bus  CTV NewsA crosswalk and flashing lights are being installed on the west Edmonton road where two 13-year-old girls were struck by a school bus in early March.
  
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• 14 overdose calls in 4 days prompts Grande Prairie RCMP to issue warning to drug users

  02-04-2019 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Grande Prairie, Alta., issued a warning to drug users on Tuesday after it says officers as well as paramedics with Alberta Health Services responded to 14 overdose calls in that last four days.
  
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• RCMP, AHS issue warning after series of suspected heroin overdoses - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 23:20
  RCMP, AHS issue warning after series of suspected heroin overdoses  Edmonton JournalRCMP and Alberta Health Services are issuing a warning after emergency services have responded to approximately 14 overdose calls over the last four days.
  
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• Officially eliminated? Never mind that, Edmonton Oilers will continue to play their #1 goalie into the ice - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 23:01
  Officially eliminated? Never mind that, Edmonton Oilers will continue to play their #1 goalie into the ice  Edmonton JournalGame Day 80: Oilers at AvalancheOK Ken Hitchcock, I've been following the plot as best I can throughout another icy, dicey winter in Edmonton. But this time ...
  
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• Pediatrician charged with sexual assault of a child continues to see patients

  02-04-2019 22:44 via cbc.ca
  St. Albert doctor Ramneek Kumar will keep treating patients despite facing one count of sex assault and two counts of sexual interference involving a child.
  
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• UCP candidate Mark Smith under fire for 'homosexual love' comments in 2013 sermon

  02-04-2019 22:27 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party candidate Mark Smith says he did not say that love between same-sex couples was not love in a sermon five years ago, but was only talking about media commentary on the issue. 
  
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• Alaska governor asks Trump to grant rail extension to northern Alberta

  02-04-2019 22:27 via cbc.ca
  Alaska's governor has asked U.S. President Donald Trump for permission to extend an Alaska rail line into northern Alberta, according to officials.
  
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• Kenney says he'll hold referendum on equalization payments if pipelines don't get built

  02-04-2019 22:18 via cbc.ca
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney laid out his plans Tuesday for stopping what he described as an "assault" on Alberta's oil-and-gas industry by NDP Leader Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  
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• $60M jackpot among several lottery prizes that remain unclaimed in Alberta

  02-04-2019 22:15 via cbc.ca
  If you have any lottery tickets lying around the house, you might want to check the numbers because a $60 million Lotto Max jackpot from October remains unclaimed.
  
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• Alberta election: Get to know the provincial party leaders

  02-04-2019 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  The leaders vying for your vote have changed somewhat drastically since the 2015 vote, with Rachel Notley the only leader still representing her party four years later.
  
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• Challenges of parenting highly sensitive kids

  02-04-2019 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  As many as 20 per cent of children are considered “highly sensitive.” However, some parents say their kids are often misunderstood. Kim Smith has more on the challenges they face.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid named NHL’s top player in March

  02-04-2019 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  McDavid has been named the NHL's First Star for the month of March after recording seven goals and 20 assists for 27 points in 14 games in the month.
  
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• What does it mean if your child is considered ‘highly sensitive’?

  02-04-2019 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Despite its prevalence, some parents say highly sensitive kids are often misunderstood.
  
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• Vancouver stem-cell researcher among $100,000 Gairdner Award winners - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 21:09
  Vancouver stem-cell researcher among $100,000 Gairdner Award winners  Edmonton JournalA Vancouver-based researcher is among this year's winners of the $100000 Canada Gairdner Awards for her contributions to the study of stem cells.
  
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• Alberta election: Get to know Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney

  02-04-2019 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans head to the polls on Tuesday, Alberta 16 for the provincial election. Ahead of election day, get to know Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney.
  
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• Alberta election: Get to know Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel

  02-04-2019 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans head to the polls on Tuesday, Alberta 16 for the provincial election. Ahead of election day, get to know Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel.
  
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• Alberta election: Get to know Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley

  02-04-2019 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans head to the polls on Tuesday, Alberta 16 for the provincial election. Ahead of election day, get to know Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley.
  
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• Alberta election: Get to know Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan

  02-04-2019 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans head to the polls on Tuesday, Alberta 16 for the provincial election. Ahead of election day, get to know Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan.
  
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• The Largest Mac And Cheese Festival Ever Is Coming To Edmonton This Summer - Narcity

  02-04-2019 20:58
  The Largest Mac And Cheese Festival Ever Is Coming To Edmonton This Summer  NarcityEdmonton foodies and cheese-lovers can rejoice because there's an entire festival devoted to mac and cheese coming to Edmonton this summer. Mac and ...
  
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• Calgary-based Gibson Energy sells trucking assets, focuses on core business

  02-04-2019 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  Export pipeline capacity limits in Western Canada are expected to continue to drive strong demand for crude storage services offered by Gibson Energy Inc., investors heard Thursday.
  
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• All parties fail on justice policies, lawyers' group says

  02-04-2019 20:50 via cbc.ca
  If the next government of Alberta doesn't invest in the justice system, courts will continue to falter with chronic backlogs, says the president of the Canadian Bar Association's Alberta branch.
  
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• 'Jason Kenney's plan is reckless,' says Rachel Notley on UCP corporate tax cut pledge

  02-04-2019 20:37 via cbc.ca
  The leader of the NDP was in Calgary on Tuesday to poke holes in her main rival’s plan to slash the corporate tax rate in Alberta.
  
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• Edmonton couple charged with stealing 3 tons of chemicals

  02-04-2019 20:24 via cbc.ca
  A couple has been charged with stealing three tons of chemicals from an Edmonton oil and gas company that were later sold and exported to the United States.
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Coyote Comedy, Martha Masters, and the Orchid Fair - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 20:22
  10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Coyote Comedy, Martha Masters, and the Orchid Fair  Edmonton JournalCoyote Comedy. Lately we've been hammering at the delights to be found at the Grindstone Theatre, and for good reason. They've jammed almost every ...
  
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• Edmonton couple charged with stealing $774,450 worth of chemical from oil company - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 20:20
  Edmonton couple charged with stealing $774,450 worth of chemical from oil company  Edmonton JournalAn Edmonton couple is facing fraud and theft charges after more than 6000 pounds of an “oil and gas conversion chemical” valued at $774400 was allegedly ...
  
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• Edmonton's drag queens earning spotlight beyond gay clubs - CBC.ca

  02-04-2019 20:00
  Edmonton's drag queens earning spotlight beyond gay clubs  CBC.caDrag queens flit across the stage beneath the sun-lit chandeliers of the Empire Ballroom at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald as sharply-dressed Edmontonians ...
  
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• Edmonton's drag queens earning spotlight beyond gay clubs

  02-04-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  Drag queens flit across the stage beneath the sun-lit chandeliers of the Empire Ballroom at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald as sharply-dressed Edmontonians brunch on eggs benedict and freshly-squeezed mimosas.
  
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• What does it mean if your child is considered ‘highly sensitive'”

  02-04-2019 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Being highly sensitive is a personality trait that surprisingly impacts as many as 20 per cent of children. Registered psychologist Tammy Auten-Dye describes what it means to be highly sensitive.
  
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• Watch: Cannabis connoisseur paid to smoke pot - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 19:46
  Watch: Cannabis connoisseur paid to smoke pot  Edmonton JournalEdmonton resident Amanda Bladon is one of eight Canadians, selected out of 25000 applicants, to be a paid cannabis connoisseur hired to evaluate different ...
  
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• McDavid challenged emotionally by 'insane season' of change, losing

  02-04-2019 19:36 via cbc.ca
  Captain Connor McDavid didn't hide his frustration Monday night when the Edmonton Oilers' post-season hopes officially were extinguished by the Vegas Golden Knights. "It's been a roller-coaster [of a season], hard mentally to kind of keep on going."
  
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• Body found in northern Alberta house fire

  02-04-2019 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP are investigating after firefighters found a man's body inside a burning home in northern Alberta over the weekend.
  
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• "Have a laugh and be entertained": Edmonton Opera presents Rossini's Count Ory - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 19:08
  "Have a laugh and be entertained": Edmonton Opera presents Rossini's Count Ory  Edmonton JournalFor many opera lovers, the name Rossini is synonymous with his comic opera The Barber of Seville. Some will also know such comedies as the Italian Girl in ...
  
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• Man dies in evening house fire near Fairview, officials investigating cause - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 19:04
  Man dies in evening house fire near Fairview, officials investigating cause  Edmonton JournalOne man is dead after a house fire in the northern Alberta hamlet of Bluesky Saturday evening.Fairview RCMP responded around 7 p.m. to the blaze at 915 3 ...
  
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• 'Marvellous' mating dance: Birdwatchers flocking for glimpse of grooving grouses

  02-04-2019 18:55 via cbc.ca
  Birdwatchers are flocking to the grasslands near Wainwright, Alta., for a rare glimpse of the marvellous mating dance of the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
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• Shell urges Canada's oil lobby group to support carbon tax

  02-04-2019 17:56 via cbc.ca
  Shell's position on climate change is different than about half of the trade associations it's a part of around the world, including the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
  
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• $20K in drugs, including carfentanil, seized in southern Alberta: ALERT

  02-04-2019 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  In a Tuesday news release, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team alleged the two people arrested were involved in trafficking carfentanil in southern Alberta.
  
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• CHAOS brings Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, more much metal to Edmonton - Gig City

  02-04-2019 17:42
  CHAOS brings Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, more much metal to Edmonton  Gig CityIf it wasn't the Summer of Metal in Edmonton already what with Ozzy, Maiden and Priest on their way, the Chaos Alberta festival will put it over the top. Alberta's ...
  
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• Opinion: A reality check on Alberta's job numbers - Edmonton Journal

  02-04-2019 17:34
  Opinion: A reality check on Alberta's job numbers  Edmonton JournalIn the run-up to Alberta's election on April 16, there has been a renewed interest in openly evaluating the labour-market performance of the current government.
  
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• 630 CHED Gary Draeger Memorial Golf Classic

  02-04-2019 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday, June 7th join us for the 630 CHED Gary Draeger Memorial Golf Classic!
  
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• Petition for more road safety, commercial trucking rules after Humboldt bus tragedy

  02-04-2019 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  This week marks one year since 16 people were killed and 13 others injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Chris Joseph and Pattie Fair are leading a petition, with the support of victim’s families, to improve road safety and strengthen commercial trucking rules.
  
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• 'A long way to go' to improve 659 unsafe crossings in Edmonton, councillor says

  02-04-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A fraction of pedestrian crossings have been upgraded in Edmonton in the past year or so while 22 of the top 70 riskiest crossings in the city still need attention.
  
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• 'A long to way to go' to improve 659 unsafe crossings in Edmonton, councillor says

  02-04-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A fraction of pedestrian crossings have been upgraded in Edmonton in the past year or so while 22 of the top 70 riskiest crossings in the city still need attention.
  
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• Ask the Educator: Edmonton Public Schools on Alberta election issues

  02-04-2019 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  In this month’s Ask the Educator, Edmonton Public Schools board chair Michelle Draper shares what the EPSB would like Alberta’s election candidates to do, including putting more money into school maintenance and building new schools in the suburbs.
  
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• Alberta election Day 15: Energy announcements in the Calgary area

  02-04-2019 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  On Day 15 of the Alberta election campaign trail, most of the leaders will be promoting the energy industry in the Calgary region.
  
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• Trial of Mountie accused of running over pedestrian opens with eyewitnesses

  02-04-2019 15:13 via cbc.ca
  The trial for an RCMP officer accused of running over an injured man in northern Alberta while responding to a collision has opened with eyewitness statements describing what led up to the death.
  
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• Battleground Alberta offers two campaigns for the price of one

  02-04-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  “Conventional wisdom says the campaign will be won or lost in Calgary. But there’s a way to look at this in which Edmonton is key.” Political columnist Graham Thomson on a tale of two cities.
  
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• Mother says baby named after Humboldt Broncos player a gift

  02-04-2019 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  Kelsey Fiddler said she wanted to honour Logan Boulet, who signed an organ donation card on his birthday only a few weeks before he was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Alberta RCMP on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design technique

  02-04-2019 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  Jennifer Kee with the Alberta RCMP joined Shaye Ganam to talk about their crime reduction calendar and a technique for reducing crime called CPTED, or Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
  
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