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• Alberta battered woman syndrome case headed to Supreme Court

  04-04-2019 23:59
  The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed Debbie Doonanco's appeal of her second-degree murder conviction in a majority decision. Because there was a dissenting opinion, the retired school teacher can automatically file notice of appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
  
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• Chevron applies for licence to double production at proposed Kitimat LNG plant

  04-04-2019 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  The company is applying for a 40-year licence to export up to 28.23 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year.
  
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• Edmonton man wanted on drug importation charges turned himself into police - Edmonton Journal

  04-04-2019 23:21
  Edmonton man wanted on drug importation charges turned himself into police  Edmonton JournalAn Edmonton man wanted by RCMP on drug importation charges has turned himself into police.The Federal Serious and Organized Crime North unit alongside ...
  
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• Edmonton man wanted on drug importation charges turned himself in to police - Edmonton Journal

  04-04-2019 23:21
  Edmonton man wanted on drug importation charges turned himself in to police  Edmonton JournalAn Edmonton man wanted by RCMP on drug importation charges has turned himself in to police.The Federal Serious and Organized Crime North unit alongside ...
  
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• Vicious vandalism emphasizes how ‘divisive’ Alberta election is getting

  04-04-2019 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Experts warned us this election campaign would be dirty, and if what's being scrawled on yard signs and scratched into vehicles is any indication, they were right.
  
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• Two hearts: Sherwood Parks students fashion love for hospital newborns

  04-04-2019 22:35
  Fashion studies students at Lakeland Ridge School have a lot of heart when it comes to helping families with newborns in hospital.
  
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• The 13 survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Where are they now?

  04-04-2019 21:59
  Among the survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, some have managed to heal more quickly and have returned to the world of hockey. Others may never walk again.
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne postpones all 2019 gigs after falling at home

  04-04-2019 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  All four of the Prince of Darkness' Canadian gigs will be rescheduled in 2020.
  
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• More nonsense out of Toronto on Connor McDavid wanting out of Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  04-04-2019 21:33
  More nonsense out of Toronto on Connor McDavid wanting out of Edmonton  Edmonton JournalHere we go again. This in from Justin Bourne, senior hockey columnist with of The Athletic, speaking on Sportsnet 590 The Fan in Toronto, his hope that Connor ...
  
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• Transcript: Charles Adler’s fiery interview with UCP Leader Jason Kenney

  04-04-2019 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney joined veteran broadcaster Charles Adler for 30 minutes, where he was grilled on bozo eruptions, Mark Smith's homophobic sermon, and the UCP leader's own past. 
  
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• A kushy job: Meet Edmonton's new cannabis connoisseur - CBC.ca

  04-04-2019 21:00
  A kushy job: Meet Edmonton's new cannabis connoisseur  CBC.caEdmonton's Amanda Bladon is readying herself for the high life as a professional cannabis connoisseur. Over the next 12 months, Bladon will be toking different ...
  
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• A kushy job: Meet Edmonton's new cannabis connoisseur

  04-04-2019 21:00
  Over the next 12 months, Amanda Bladon will be toking different cannabis strains, and getting paid to do it.
  
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• Edmonton gondola project hoping to set aerial rights, permits with city next week

  04-04-2019 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  One of the backers behind the gondola project, that was born from the Edmonton Project, says they'll be asking for councillors to endorse a formalized agreement at a meeting next week.
  
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• Survivors, families mark Humboldt Broncos tragedy forever with tattoos

  04-04-2019 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  Permanently inked into the skin of Ryan Straschnitzki’s right arm is the motto of Broncos head coach Darcy Haugan: “It's a great day to be a Bronco gentlemen.”
  
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• Communities surrounding Edmonton among best to start business: report - Global News

  04-04-2019 20:36
  Communities surrounding Edmonton among best to start business: report  Global NewsA new report suggests Edmonton suburbs are among the best places to start a business in Canada.
  
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• Communities surrounding Edmonton among best to start business: report

  04-04-2019 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  A new report suggests Edmonton suburbs are among the best places to start a business in Canada.
  
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• 'Why did I grab the coffee maker?': A writer's memoir of the Fort McMurray wildfire

  04-04-2019 20:30
  Therese Greenwood fled the Fort McMurray wildfire two years ago with a small bag of important documents, an embroidered wall hanging and a coffee machine. 
  
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• Anthony Stolarz in goal as Edmonton Oilers host Sharks

  04-04-2019 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Stolarz will get his second start since joining the Oilers.
  
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• 13 things to do this weekend in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  04-04-2019 19:55
  13 things to do this weekend in Edmonton  CBC.caTemperatures are climbing and this weekend has enough going on to put a spring in your step.
  
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• 13 things to do this weekend in Edmonton

  04-04-2019 19:55
  Temperatures are climbing and this weekend has enough going on to put a spring in your step.
  
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• Hozier, Blue Rodeo and Ani DiFranco playing Edmonton Folk Music Fest Aug. 8-11 - Edmonton Journal

  04-04-2019 18:33
  Hozier, Blue Rodeo and Ani DiFranco playing Edmonton Folk Music Fest Aug. 8-11  Edmonton JournalAgain leaning young, woke, and in YouTube's hundreds of millions of clicks, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival's top-billed early announcement is Hozier ...
  
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• Will the Alberta leaders' debate be a campaign-changing event, as in 2015?

  04-04-2019 18:30
  The televised leaders' debate was seen as a turning point in the 2015 Alberta election, and voters will get their chance Thursday to evaluate the current crop of party leaders.
  
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• Will Alberta leaders' debate yield a campaign-changing event like in 2015?

  04-04-2019 18:30
  The televised leaders' debate was seen as a turning point in the 2015 Alberta election, and voters will get their chance Thursday to evaluate the current crop of party leaders.
  
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• Interruptions, accusations dominate Alberta election debate

  04-04-2019 18:30
  NDP and UCP leaders trade barbs over economy, ethics and gay-straight alliances ahead of April 16 vote
  
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• Alberta provincial leaders square off in election debate

  04-04-2019 18:30
  The televised leaders' debate was seen as a turning point in the 2015 Alberta election, and voters will get their chance Thursday to evaluate the current crop of party leaders.
  
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• COMMENTARY: Jason Kenney just won’t put the Mark Smith issue behind him. Why?

  04-04-2019 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney keeps giving the Mark Smith issue more oxygen, and that's just putting more question marks over the United Conservative Party campaign, Charles Adler says.
  
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• Baby boom: 9 nurses in same unit pregnant at Grande Prairie hospital

  04-04-2019 17:00
  Legend has it that if you drink from the water cooler at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Grande Prairie, you'll get pregnant. That's the joke among the hospital's nine pregnant nurses, anyway.
  
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• Alberta moms fighting overdose epidemic

  04-04-2019 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  Moms Stop The Harm is a group addressing the overdose epidemic that is claiming two Albertans’ lives every daily. The group is pushing the next Alberta government to take immediate action.
  
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• Celine Dion announces new album, world tour with 10 Canadian dates

  04-04-2019 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  'Courage' will be the singer's first North American tour in more than a decade,
  
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• Permanent chicken coop being used to teach lessons at Morinville school

  04-04-2019 16:00
  A Morinville school has built a chicken coop next to the building and will use it to teach students.
  
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• The Tomato: Street Markets

  04-04-2019 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Tomato Magazine is where Edmotnonians turn to look for all things delicious in the capital region. Publisher Mary Bailey shares details about the latest edition which focuses on street markets.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Thought the snow was done with you? Hard NO! - Edmonton Journal

  04-04-2019 15:40
  Edmonton weather: Thought the snow was done with you? Hard NO!  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -2 C with 17 km/h ...
  
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• Alberta leadership candidates face off in debate in Edmonton - CTV News

  04-04-2019 15:16
  Alberta leadership candidates face off in debate in Edmonton  CTV NewsTop contenders for the leadership of Alberta are in Edmonton to debate the biggest issues facing the province, in what is expected to be the only leaders' debate ...
  
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• OPINION | Five things to think about before you vote

  04-04-2019 15:00
  “Tonight’s leadership debate will be critically important in cementing a voter’s impression of those auditioning to be premier.” Former MP and MLA Brent Rathgeber on things to think about before you vote.
  
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• Edmonton cafe helping at-risk youth

  04-04-2019 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Hallway Cafe is providing the city’s vulnerable youth with valuable skills. Holly O’Brien shares details about the cafe and an upcoming gala.
  
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• Proposed UCP changes to banked overtime worry workers

  04-04-2019 14:00
  Andrew Despres is not a fan of the United Conservative Party's proposed changes to overtime laws.
  
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• Alberta's choice to borrow money in South Africa an 'unusual case,' economist says

  04-04-2019 14:00
  Successive Alberta governments have taken on more than $28 billion in debt over the past decade. It turns out a sliver of that debt must be paid back to South Africa. In February, the province borrowed 750 million South African rands.
  
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• Alberta election Day 17: political leaders square off in live debate

  04-04-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, UCP Leader Jason Kenney, Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel and Liberal Party Leader David Khan will participate in the debate Thursday evening.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, April 4, 2019

  04-04-2019 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, April 4, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• What urban Alberta wants from whoever forms the next government

  04-04-2019 13:00
  More than 80 per cent of Albertans live in urban areas, but the question of what those municipalities want and what the various parties in the provincial election are offering has been almost completely absent from electoral debate.
  
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• How the trucking industry has changed 1 year after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  04-04-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  "Some of the changes have been good. They're, in our eyes, a baby step; we still think there's a lot more to do," said a parent of one Humboldt Broncos bus crash victim.
  
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• For Alberta Liberals, the 2019 election is an all-out fight for survival - Edmonton Journal

  04-04-2019 11:01
  For Alberta Liberals, the 2019 election is an all-out fight for survival  Edmonton JournalAlberta Liberals are campaigning on the razor's edge of extinction, hoping to avoid returning to the obscurity that hounded the party decades ago.
  
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• Edmonton city police, RCMP, military likely banned from this year's Pride parade - Edmonton Journal

  04-04-2019 11:01
  Edmonton city police, RCMP, military likely banned from this year's Pride parade  Edmonton JournalPolice and military groups likely won't be marching in June's Edmonton Pride parade since a ban on their participation — demanded in protest during last year's ...
  
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• The show must go on for dejected Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Sun

  04-04-2019 11:00
  The show must go on for dejected Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton SunThe show must go on, even when it's a show that nobody is all that interested in performing, or watching.Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty, who ...
  
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• Jason Kenney doubles down — still says he’ll keep candidate Mark Smith, who made homophobic remarks

  04-04-2019 07:31 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Kenney said Mark Smith has apologized "unequivocally" for comments he made "several years ago." Smith actually apologized "if anyone was hurt" by comments he made in 2013.
  
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• Developer tables plan for Parkdale apartments once managed by notorious landlord

  04-04-2019 06:59
  A local developer is hoping to transform a stretch of properties across from Stadium LRT, once owned by an infamous Edmonton landlord, into a six-storey apartment building.
  
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• Canada’s Kevin Koe loses morning draw to Japan, falls in evening to Edin

  04-04-2019 06:40 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's Kevin Koe was not expecting to run the table at the world men's curling championship like he did at the Tim Hortons Brier.
  
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• Police investigate after possible shooting in Red Deer leaves victim seriously injured

  04-04-2019 05:09 via globalnews.ca
  Red Deer police said Wednesday they have yet to make an arrest as they investigate a reported shooting the night before that sent a victim to hospital with serious injuries.
  
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• Recipe for Edmonton Oilers' success might mean moving Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Craig Simpson says - Edmonton Journal

  04-04-2019 04:47
  Recipe for Edmonton Oilers' success might mean moving Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Craig Simpson says  Edmonton JournalHockey Night in Canada analyst Craig Simpson, a former Oilers ace, was on Oilers Now and set out his formula for an Oilers turn-around in 2019-20, including ...
  
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• Céline Dion’s North American tour takes her to Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, more - Toronto Star

  04-04-2019 02:57
  Céline Dion’s North American tour takes her to Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, more  Toronto StarEnding her Las Vegas residency in June, Quebecois superstar hits Toronto in December.
  
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