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• Final days in Alberta’s election campaign

  12-04-2019 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans find out on Tuesday night whether they’ve elected a new premier, or given Rachel Notley another four years in power. David Akin looks at the record number of people showing up at advance polls, and where Notley and Jason Kenney are focusing their efforts to get as many votes as possible.
  
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• What happens if Alberta abandons emissions regulations?

  12-04-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  The United Conservative Party in Alberta is promising to cut the carbon tax as it vies for votes during that province’s election. As Heather Yourex-West explains, the candidates have very different climate change plans, but mishandling this could have major consequences.
  
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• Jared Eliasson found guilty of aggravated assault in crowbar attack on woman

  12-04-2019 23:28 via cbc.ca
  A man who broke an Edmonton woman's arms with a crowbar in an early-morning road-rage attack has been found guilty of aggravated assault.
  
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• Environment Canada warns of snow for B.C.’s southern mountain passes

  12-04-2019 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada is calling for five to 25 cm of snow on the weekend.
  
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• TYCHKOWSKI: I'll do it; My plan for the Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Sun

  12-04-2019 23:20
  TYCHKOWSKI: I'll do it; My plan for the Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton SunWith the search for a new Oilers GM underway, our team of hockey writers offer their two cents on what direction president and CEO Bob Nicholson should take.
  
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• Man guilty of aggravated assault in Edmonton road rage attack

  12-04-2019 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  A judge handed down the verdict to Jared Matthew Eliasson in an Edmonton courtroom on Friday afternoon.
  
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• City officials ask drivers to slow down, move cars as Edmonton and area street-sweeping starts Monday - Global News

  12-04-2019 23:10
  City officials ask drivers to slow down, move cars as Edmonton and area street-sweeping starts Monday  Global NewsProvided the weather co-operates, the streets of Edmonton and some surrounding areas will start to be cleaned on Monday.
  
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• Should Edmonton Oilers bring back Ralph Krueger as President of Hockey Operations? Coach? - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2019 22:26
  Should Edmonton Oilers bring back Ralph Krueger as President of Hockey Operations? Coach?  Edmonton JournalThis in from Southamption football club in the Premier League, their news that former Edmonton Oilers coach Ralph Krueger is moving on as team ...
  
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• Animal sanctuary reeling after 9 animals killed in Thursday night barn fire

  12-04-2019 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  Nine animals were killed and one badly burned after a fire broke out at an animal sanctuary southeast of Edmonton Thursday night.
  
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• Edmonton guitar class creates ‘Game of Thrones’ theme music video - Global News

  12-04-2019 22:20
  Edmonton guitar class creates ‘Game of Thrones’ theme music video  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: Guitar students at Edmonton's W. P. Wagner High School perform the theme song from "Game of Thrones." ...
  
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• Edmonton guitar class creates ‘Game of Thrones’ theme music video

  12-04-2019 21:56 via globalnews.ca
  As the world prepares for the final season of Game of Thrones, music students at an Edmonton high school have released their take on the show's iconic opening theme.
  
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• Gravel begone: Spring cleaning set to get underway on Edmonton streets

  12-04-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  The next official sign of spring is due to hit Edmonton streets next week. Street sweeping will get underway on Monday, weather permitting.
  
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• Woman injured last year in crash at west Edmonton KFC has died

  12-04-2019 21:31 via cbc.ca
  An 86-year-old woman who was struck by an SUV last July at a west Edmonton KFC restaurant has died.
  
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• Edmonton’s 95 Avenue to be closed for 2019 construction season - Global News

  12-04-2019 21:01
  Edmonton’s 95 Avenue to be closed for 2019 construction season  Global NewsAs construction on the Valley Line LRT continues, the City of Edmonton announced Friday that 95 Avenue in the Strathearn community will be closed for the ...
  
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• Edmonton’s 95 Avenue to be closed for 2019 construction season

  12-04-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  As construction on the Valley Line LRT continues, the City of Edmonton announced Friday that 95 Avenue in the Strathearn community will be closed for the entire 2019 construction season.
  
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• Edmonton high school music students perform ‘Game of Thrones’ theme

  12-04-2019 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  As the world prepares for the final season of Game of Thrones, guitar students at Edmonton’s W. P. Wagner High School released their take on the show’s iconic opening theme.
  
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• Is it time to hang up on voicemail? Edmontonians phone in their feedback

  12-04-2019 20:53 via cbc.ca
  If video killed the radio star, the text message may be murdering voicemail.
  
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• Alberta Party leader would build hospitals, shorten wait times, improve service

  12-04-2019 20:43 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel says a government led by him would build hospitals, shorten wait times and provide predictable funding for public health care.
  
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• Elderly woman struck by vehicle at Edmonton KFC passes away - Global News

  12-04-2019 20:14
  Elderly woman struck by vehicle at Edmonton KFC passes away  Global NewsCatherine Marie Triplett, 86, passed away nearly nine months after being struck by an SUV at a west Edmonton KFC.
  
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• Elderly woman struck by vehicle at Edmonton KFC passes away

  12-04-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Catherine Marie Triplett, 86, passed away nearly nine months after being struck by an SUV at a west Edmonton KFC.
  
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• Effort to speed up LRT construction prompts closure of 95th Avenue in Strathearn

  12-04-2019 20:14 via cbc.ca
  A key roadway in the Strathearn neighbourhood will be closed for 33 weeks because of the Valley Line Southeast construction project.
  
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• Northern Alberta RCMP cite 'alarming' trend in speeding vehicles in recent days

  12-04-2019 20:08 via cbc.ca
  The sedan was zipping along Highway 63 Wednesday at what seemed to be an overly fast clip when a patrolling RCMP officer checked it with radar. It was going 188 km/h — almost 70 clicks faster than the posted speed limit.
  
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• 95 Ave closed to fast-track Edmonton Valley Line LRT construction

  12-04-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton and TransEd announced that 95 Avenue will be fully closed until the end of the 2019 construction season to fast-track Valley Line LRT construction. Kent Morrison has the details.
  
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• Alberta Election Fact Check: myths and misconceptions of the carbon tax

  12-04-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  The carbon tax has always been contentious and it's also become a divisive issue on the Alberta election campaign trail. We dig into some of the biggest questions, myths and misunderstandings.
  
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• Alberta Election Day 25: Notley campaigns in Calgary area, Kenney makes stops in Edmonton and Red Deer - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2019 19:30
  Alberta Election Day 25: Notley campaigns in Calgary area, Kenney makes stops in Edmonton and Red Deer  Edmonton JournalIt's Day 25 of the 2019 Alberta election campaign trail. Here's what the province's political parties are doing today.Related What the NDP, UCP and other parties ...
  
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• Driver clocked at 188 km/h on Highway 63 in northern Alberta: RCMP

  12-04-2019 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  A total of seven drivers were arrested in two days, according to police.
  
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• City officials ask drivers to slow down, move cars as Edmonton street sweeping to start Monday

  12-04-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Residents can check the city's website to see when their neighbourhood is scheduled to be cleared.
  
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• Retired Edmonton officer on policing high-risk offenders: ‘The system is failing’ - Global News

  12-04-2019 18:13
  Retired Edmonton officer on policing high-risk offenders: ‘The system is failing’  Global NewsAt any given time, the Edmonton Police *Service's* Behavioural Assessment Unit — a team of five officers — is tasked with supervising 25 to 30 high-risk ...
  
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• Retired Edmonton officer on policing high-risk offenders: ‘The system is failing’

  12-04-2019 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  At any given time, the Edmonton Police Service's Behavioural Assessment Unit — a team of five officers — is tasked with supervising 25 to 30 high-risk offenders.
  
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• Artwork honouring residential school survivors vested with legal rights

  12-04-2019 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  An art installation honouring survivors of residential schools is being recognized as a "living entity" in an agreement combining Indigenous teachings and Western law.
  
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• Bob Layton: What else didn’t we know about Thales?

  12-04-2019 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Two years of LRT frustration have come to an end, Bob Layton says.
  
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• Fog advisory issued Friday morning for Edmonton, central Alberta now lifted - Global News

  12-04-2019 17:50
  Fog advisory issued Friday morning for Edmonton, central Alberta now lifted  Global NewsEnvironment Canada issued a fog advisory early Friday morning stretching from the Edmonton region to the Red Deer area.
  
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• 9 animals killed in barn fire at Wetaskiwin farm sanctuary

  12-04-2019 17:49 via cbc.ca
  Nine animals died Thursday night in a barn fire at a sanctuary for farm animals south of Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers fans hunger for a major purge of Bob Nicholson and front office - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2019 17:03
  Edmonton Oilers fans hunger for a major purge of Bob Nicholson and front office  Edmonton JournalThe results of the Edmonton Journal and Sun survey of Oilers fan are in and let's just say it's not good news for Bob Nicholson and the remaining members of the ...
  
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• Alberta election Day 25: We’re in the endgame now

  12-04-2019 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  On Day 25 of the Alberta election campaign, Rachel Notley and David Khan will be in Calgary, and Stephen Mandel will be making a health-care announcement in Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton Pride cancellation a 'huge loss,' says advocate who made inclusion demands - CTV News

  12-04-2019 15:58
  Edmonton Pride cancellation a 'huge loss,' says advocate who made inclusion demands  CTV NewsAn inclusion advocate says the cancellation of Edmonton's Pride celebrations is a 'huge loss' but that there is a 'crisis' happening in segments of the LGBTQ ...
  
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• AMA Travel: the perks of traveling alone on Go Solo trips

  12-04-2019 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Elaine LeJambe from AMA Travel joined Mike Sobel to talk about her Go Solo trip to India, and how they can help people feel more comfortable with traveling on their own. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• Political myths fog crucial Alberta election debate over carbon taxes: economist

  12-04-2019 15:20 via cbc.ca
  Between politicians who fog the truth and the ones just in a fog, Chris Ragan wants to fan fresh air into a carbon tax debate that is clouding Alberta's provincial election and drifting into an upcoming federal campaign.
  
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• Homeless Albertans expect more from candidates ahead of provincial election

  12-04-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  More than 5,000 Albertans struggle with homelessness, and about 90 per cent of them are of eligible voting age, according to Homeward Trust stats. They say they often feel 'unheard' by political candidates.
  
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• Kiwanis Music and Speech Arts Festival celebrates 111 years in Edmonton

  12-04-2019 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Kiwanis Music and Speech Arts Festival is the oldest festival of its kind in all of North America. Heather Bedford-Clooney and Elaine Dunbar share more details.
  
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• Edmonton decides to keep property tax increase at 2.6% - Global News

  12-04-2019 14:30
  Edmonton decides to keep property tax increase at 2.6%  Global NewsThe final number is in at Edmonton City Hall for your property tax increase.
  
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• Edmonton decides to keep property tax increase at 2.6%

  12-04-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  The final number is in at Edmonton City Hall for your property tax increase.
  
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• New made-in-Edmonton planetarium feature explores Indigenous perspectives on the night sky

  12-04-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  It's been three decades since Edmonton's Telus World of Science has produced its own feature for the Zeidler Dome planetarium screen, and now the high-tech theatre is telling the earliest stories of science observation from right here in Canada.
  
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• Candidate no-shows frustrating election forum organizers

  12-04-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta election candidates are skipping forums intended to give voters of sense of where they stand, leaving organizers puzzled and frustrated.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, April 12, 2019

  12-04-2019 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, April 12, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Fog advisory for Edmonton, central Alberta Friday morning

  12-04-2019 13:01 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issued a fog advisory early Friday morning stretching from the Edmonton region to the Red Deer area.
  
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• Elise Stolte: UCP plan to kill Edmonton superlab ignores dangers of the status quo - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2019 11:01
  Elise Stolte: UCP plan to kill Edmonton superlab ignores dangers of the status quo  Edmonton JournalExpert reports on the state of medical lab services in Edmonton make for grim reading.Seventy per cent of major health decisions are based on a lab result, but ...
  
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• Alberta Election 2019: Edmonton-Gold Bar voters are looking at a rematch - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2019 11:01
  Alberta Election 2019: Edmonton-Gold Bar voters are looking at a rematch  Edmonton JournalPopulation: 45446Eligible voters: 34236In elections past, this central-east Edmonton riding has swung from Progressive Conservative to Liberal and, most ...
  
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• What inmates think candidates should know about life inside Alberta's jails - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2019 11:00
  What inmates think candidates should know about life inside Alberta's jails  Edmonton JournalFor thousands of Albertans and their families, incarceration is a fact of life. What three inmates think the people vying to lead the province should know about life ...
  
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• Trump aims to clear path for Keystone XL, but opponents vow to keep fighting

  12-04-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Environmentalists fighting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline remain confident of stopping the project despite U.S. President Donald Trump's latest executive order aimed at speeding up development of cross-border infrastructure.
  
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