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• ‘Protesting grandpa’ arrested after after 34 hours perched in tree to fight Trans Mountain Pipeline

  30-04-2019 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  "I'm more afraid of climate change than I am of jail, and I'm willing to risk arrest to send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau," said the 71-year-old.
  
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• How leading Tony nominee 'Hadestown' took shape at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre

  30-04-2019 23:11 via cbc.ca
  Tony Award fever has hit Edmonton where set builders, lighting experts and other theatre artists who helped shape the smash Hadestown are revelling in the musical's leading 14 nominations.
  
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• Alberta's new premier says he won't turn off the taps to B.C. right away

  30-04-2019 22:45 via cbc.ca
  Bill 12 was passed by the previous NDP government but never proclaimed into law.
  
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• Theft of 700-pound bell also stole a little piece of history, says owner Bob Bell

  30-04-2019 22:13 via cbc.ca
  For 40 years, the bell rang at the Moravian church in Mill Woods before a small crack caused it to be repurposed as a lawn ornament — a flower pot, so the story goes.
  
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• Nanaimo bar fans going postal over 'impostor' square depicted on new stamp

  30-04-2019 22:08 via cbc.ca
  A new Canada Post stamp featuring the Nanaimo bar isn’t getting a stamp of approval from bakers and dessert lovers.
  
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• Edmonton woman charged with stealing $5M from her employer - CBC.ca

  30-04-2019 21:55 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton woman charged with stealing $5M from her employer  CBC.caFraud charges have been laid against the employee of an Edmonton mechanical company who allegedly cashed 465 cheques valued at more than $5 million ...
  
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• Edmonton woman charged with stealing $5M from her employer

  30-04-2019 21:55 via cbc.ca
  Fraud charges have been laid against the employee of an Edmonton mechanical company who allegedly cashed 465 cheques valued at more than $5 million into her own bank account over seven years.
  
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• $5M fraud investigation results in woman being charged: Edmonton police - Global News

  30-04-2019 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  $5M fraud investigation results in woman being charged: Edmonton police  Global NewsA 54-year-old woman is facing theft and fraud charges after Edmonton police allege over $5 million was fraudulently funneled from an Edmonton business over ...
  
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• $5M fraud investigation results in woman being charged: Edmonton police

  30-04-2019 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  Police believe cheques that were meant to pay the business' vendors actually went into an employee's personal account.
  
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• Rush frontman Geddy Lee announces Canadian book tour

  30-04-2019 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  Geddy Lee will make 10 cross-country stops to meet fans and sign copies of his brand new book.
  
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• Assault, mischief charges laid after Vegreville residents reported being chased by man with weapon

  30-04-2019 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  A number of businesses were damaged and two employees assaulted after police received a report that a man was chasing people in central Alberta with a weapon.
  
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• 2.6% property tax increase passed by Edmonton city council

  30-04-2019 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton councillors finalized and passed the annual budget Tuesday, confirming property owners will see a 2.6 per cent tax increase to cover costs.
  
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• ‘Stay tuned’: Jason Kenney to proclaim ‘turn off the taps’ bill, won’t use it yet

  30-04-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  "I've been clear it is not our intention to reduce shipments or turn off the tap at this time," said the Alberta premier.
  
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• Former WHL player charged after allegedly snatching child, fleeing nude into B.C. lake

  30-04-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  Giffen Nyren has been charged with assault and resisting a peace officer following downtown Kelowna incident on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• ASIRT investigating officer-involved shooting in downtown Edmonton

  30-04-2019 21:15 via cbc.ca
  A shooting Tuesday morning involving Edmonton police is being investigated by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers season ticket prices remain unchanged for 2019-20 campaign

  30-04-2019 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers have told season ticket holders they won't have to dole out more cash to keep their seats next season.
  
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• Janet Brown says there are no big surprises in Jason Kenney’s choices for cabinet

  30-04-2019 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary pollster Janet Brown joins Global News to discuss Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s appointments to cabinet.
  
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• Calgary resident captures video of the late-April blizzard hitting the city

  30-04-2019 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  Snowstorms continued to inundate parts of Alberta on April 30, after days of blizzards and severe weather. This video, filmed by a local, shows a snowstorm in Calgary, Alberta, on April 28.
  
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• Vivo Ristorante opens doors at new location in Windermere - Edmonton Journal

  30-04-2019 20:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Vivo Ristorante opens doors at new location in Windermere  Edmonton JournalThree outlets of Vivo now offering Italian food across Edmonton region.
  
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• How couples handle ‘unexplained infertility’

  30-04-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  A staggering one in six Canadian couples experience infertility, according to Statistics Canada. Dr. Shannon Corbett said one in four couples who enter a fertility clinic will leave with a diagnosis of “unexplained infertility.” Kim Smith reports.
  
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• Canadian icon Tom Cochrane announced as first Eskimos halftime performer

  30-04-2019 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  Tom Cochrane will hit the stage on June 14 when the Eskimos host the Montreal Alouettes for the regular-season opener. 
  
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• Kenney names 20 ministers, three associates to first UCP cabinet

  30-04-2019 19:28 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party Premier Jason Kenney named the members of his new cabinet at a ceremony Tuesday morning, which included 20 ministers and three associate ministers, including his promised leader to reduce red tape.
  
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• Kenney names 20 ministers, 3 associates to first UCP cabinet

  30-04-2019 19:28 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative Party Premier Jason Kenney named the members of his new cabinet at a ceremony Tuesday morning, which included 20 ministers and three associate ministers, including his promised leader to reduce red tape.
  
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• Family Matters podcast: Putting the father-daughter relationship first

  30-04-2019 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  Some Alberta dads found the perfect way to say “I love you” to their tween and teen daughters.It involved cartwheels, dismounts and plenty of choreography.
  
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• Senate committee urged to strike down oil tanker ban at stop in Edmonton

  30-04-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  A Senate committee is being asked to kill or at least amend the federal government's bill to ban tankers off the British Columbia coast.
  
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• Oil tanker ban bill undermines oilsands, senate committee told at Edmonton hearings

  30-04-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  A Senate committee is hearing from Albertans — including their new premier — on the federal government's bill to ban tankers off the British Columbia coast.
  
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• 'Holds us hostage': Kenney urges Senate committee to strike down oil tanker ban

  30-04-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  A Senate committee is being asked to kill or at least amend the federal government's bill to ban tankers off the British Columbia coast.
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney ‘eager to get to work’

  30-04-2019 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  In his first official speech as premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney said he is eager to get to work and keep the promises his party was elected on by Albertans.
  
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• 13 RCMP puppies named by children through countrywide contest

  30-04-2019 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  To enter the RCMP’s 2019 'Name the Puppy' contest, you had to be under 14 years old. This year's contest had the most entrants ever.
  
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• Two arrested as RCMP seize guns, drugs and money in Blackfalds - Edmonton Journal

  30-04-2019 18:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two arrested as RCMP seize guns, drugs and money in Blackfalds  Edmonton JournalTwo people were arrested in Blackfalds after RCMP seized drugs and guns at a home in the community south of Edmonton.RCMP searched the house April 26.
  
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• 'We are torn': Senate holding Edmonton public hearing on oil tanker ban Bill C-48 - Edmonton Journal

  30-04-2019 18:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  'We are torn': Senate holding Edmonton public hearing on oil tanker ban Bill C-48  Edmonton JournalA public hearing on controversial federal legislation dubbed the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act will take place Tuesday in Edmonton.
  
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• One worker dead at northern Alberta oilsands site - Edmonton Journal

  30-04-2019 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  One worker dead at northern Alberta oilsands site  Edmonton JournalA worker has died while on the job at an oilsands workplace in northern Alberta.A maintenance worker employed by construction company Ledcor Group died ...
  
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• Alberta's police watchdog investigating morning shooting in Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  30-04-2019 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's police watchdog investigating morning shooting in Edmonton  Edmonton JournalThe province's police watchdog is investigating after a suspect from a stolen vehicle was shot by an officer in downtown Edmonton Tuesday.The Alberta Serious ...
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Cabaret, Neko Case, and quidditch - Edmonton Journal

  30-04-2019 18:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Cabaret, Neko Case, and quidditch  Edmonton JournalIt really is a cabaret, old chum. Life, that is, especially when you're hanging out in Weimar-era Berlin, soaking up the good times before the Nazis take power.
  
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• ASIRT investigating police shooting in central Edmonton

  30-04-2019 18:36 via globalnews.ca
  The shooting happened beside the EPSB maintenance yard along 100 Street, between 105 Avenue and 106 Avenue.
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney appoints cabinet ministers

  30-04-2019 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  Newly sworn-in Alberta Premier Jason Kenney names the members of his cabinet. They are sworn in to office by Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell.
  
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• More spring snow in Edmonton on final day of April - Global News

  30-04-2019 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  More spring snow in Edmonton on final day of April  Global NewsThe capital region was hit with more snow on Tuesday morning after receiving several centimetres of the white stuff on Saturday.
  
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• More spring snow in Edmonton on final day of April

  30-04-2019 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  The capital region was hit with more snow on Tuesday morning after receiving several centimetres of the white stuff on Saturday.
  
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• Jason Kenney sworn in as Alberta’s 18 premier

  30-04-2019 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  After winning a majority government in the April 16 election, Jason Kenney was sworn in as Alberta’s 18th premier on Tuesday, April 30.
  
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• Lieutenant Governor of Alberta congratulates Premier-designate Kenney

  30-04-2019 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell congratulated Premier-designate Jason Kenney on his success in the provincial election. She said the incoming cabinet ministers should expect three things: an exciting, rare job, unlimited possibilities in Alberta and teamwork.
  
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• Fildebrandt quits as leader of Freedom Conservatives after party fails to win a seat

  30-04-2019 18:01 via cbc.ca
  Derek Fildebrandt is stepping down as leader of Alberta's Freedom Conservative Party, less than a year after he launched the party following his departure from the United Conservative Party.
  
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• Edmontonians wake up to a cold 'third winter'

  30-04-2019 16:58 via cbc.ca
  So much for April showers. The city is in the midst of what some Edmontonians have named third winter.
  
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• Oprah Winfrey coming back to Edmonton - CTV News

  30-04-2019 16:06 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Oprah Winfrey coming back to Edmonton  CTV NewsOprah Winfrey is coming back to Edmonton. The international icon will take the stage at Rogers Place on June 20 as part of her “Your Path Made Clear” tour.
  
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• Anti-Semitic incidents on the decline in Alberta, B'nai Brith audit says

  30-04-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Canda has set a record for the third consecutive year, despite numbers in Alberta being on the decline, according to an annual B’nai Brith report.
  
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• Avenue Edmonton Magazine: May 2019 edition

  30-04-2019 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  Avenue Edmonton Magazine editor Steven Sandor shares details on the May 2019 edition, including stories about street artists and a growing food scene in the Oliver area.
  
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• St. Albert Artwalk transforms streets into outdoor studios

  30-04-2019 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  Every year the streets of St. Albert are transformed into an outdoor art studio. Michelle Steinhusen shares more details on the St. Albert Artwalk.
  
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• Worker killed at Fort Hills oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray

  30-04-2019 15:11 via cbc.ca
  A worker is dead following an incident Monday at a Suncor oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
  
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• Jason Kenney and cabinet ministers to be sworn in Tuesday

  30-04-2019 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta will usher in a new majority government Tuesday. Kendra Slugoski reports live from Government House in Edmonton, where UCP leader Jason Kenney will be sworn in as the province’s 18th premier.
  
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• The frustration and struggle behind an ‘unexplained infertility’ diagnosis

  30-04-2019 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  One in four couples who enter a fertility clinic will leave with a diagnosis of "unexplained infertility."
  
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• New Alberta premier and cabinet to be sworn in today

  30-04-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A new era in Alberta politics will be ushered in Tuesday morning as United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney is sworn in as the province's 18th premier.
  
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