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• Edmonton students demand government action on climate change

  03-05-2019 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  Hundreds of Edmonton students and supporters marched through downtown and rallied at the Alberta legislature Friday as part of Climate Justice Edmonton.
  
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• TransCanada shareholders agree to drop ‘Canada’ from the name

  03-05-2019 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary-based company is now to be called TC Energy Corp., after shareholders approved the change at its annual meeting Friday.
  
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• The Ledge: Anti-abortion group that backed UCP plans to push for changes

  03-05-2019 22:52 via cbc.ca
  Taking stock after the acrimonious Alberta provincial election campaign are lobby groups that backed either winning or losing parties.  
  
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• 'Alarming rates' of syphilis and gonorrhea continue in Alberta

  03-05-2019 22:51 via cbc.ca
  The numbers of sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea continue to rise at "alarming rates" in Alberta, health officials say.
  
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• Library recording booths offer Edmonton musicians a free place to foster their skills - Edmonton Journal

  03-05-2019 22:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Library recording booths offer Edmonton musicians a free place to foster their skills  Edmonton JournalAmong its sea of books, two of Edmonton's libraries now have recording booths and a third one is set to open at its new location.The new recording booth at the ...
  
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• Crowds of Edmonton students march for climate change action - Global News

  03-05-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  Crowds of Edmonton students march for climate change action  Global NewsOn Friday afternoon, students from schools across Edmonton swarmed downtown streets and marched for government action on climate change.
  
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• Crowds of Edmonton students march for climate change action

  03-05-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  On Friday afternoon, students from schools across Edmonton swarmed downtown streets and marched for government action on climate change.
  
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• Edmonton students walk out of school to protest UCP education policies - Edmonton Journal

  03-05-2019 21:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton students walk out of school to protest UCP education policies  Edmonton JournalChanting, "We have voices" and clutching signs reading "GSAs save kids," more than 100 students walked out of Victoria School of the Arts Friday morning to ...
  
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• Crown prosecutor rejects plea attempt as trial begins for accused Mac’s murderer

  03-05-2019 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  Steinhauer is one of three people accused of robbing and murdering two Mac's clerks on Dec. 18, 2015.
  
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• 630 CHED: Cruisin’ for a Cure

  03-05-2019 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  Come on out August 10th and support an important cause. After a personal experience, Spencer Sherwood pledged to raise funds in support of the hematology program at the University of Alberta Hospital. Participate, stop by or even donate! For more information on this incredible event, click here Ride Schedule 10:00am – Coffee & registration 10:45am – Safety...
  
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• Jury trial begins for man accused in Mac's store shootings

  03-05-2019 20:58 via cbc.ca
  A jury trial began Friday in Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench for a man charged in the December 2015 murders of two Mac's convenience store employees.
  
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• Murray Billet on Edmonton police apology to LGBTQ2 community

  03-05-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale Mcfee apologized to the LGBTQ2 community on behalf of the service. Former police commissioner and LGBTQ2 advocate Murray Billet discusses the apology.
  
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• Federal carbon tax is constitutional: Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

  03-05-2019 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal says Ottawa does have a constitutional right to impose a carbon tax on provinces.
  
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• Saskatchewan Premier plans to appeal carbon tax decision to Supreme Court

  03-05-2019 20:03 via cbc.ca
  The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Ottawa in the legal dispute between the provincial and federal governments over the constitutionality of the carbon tax.
  
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• Edmonton students walkout opposing government GSA rules | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  03-05-2019 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton students walkout opposing government GSA rules | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caStudents around Alberta held a walkout on Friday morning in protest of the new provincial government's rules on gay-straight alliances. Kent Morrison reports ...
  
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• Edmonton students walkout opposing government GSA rules

  03-05-2019 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Students around Alberta held a walkout on Friday morning in protest of the new provincial government’s rules on gay-straight alliances. Kent Morrison reports from Edmonton’s Victoria School.
  
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• Alberta students walkout opposing government GSA rules

  03-05-2019 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  Students around Alberta held a walkout on Friday morning in protest of the new provincial government’s rules on gay-straight alliances. Kent Morrison reports.
  
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• More fines levied by election commissioner in UCP leadership race

  03-05-2019 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday, the Office of the Election Commissioner (OEC) fined Amy Davies $3,000 for contributing that same amount to Callaway “with funds given or furnished by another person.”
  
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• Chief McFee says overall, EPS members are ‘great people’

  03-05-2019 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Chief Dale McFee urges people not to paint the entire service with one brush and that the majority of EPS members are “great people.” He also responds to a question about the pride parade.
  
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• EPS Chief McFee unveils immediate steps to address LGBTQ history

  03-05-2019 19:18 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee says certain departments, including equity, diversity and human rights, will report directly to the office of the chief.
  
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• EPS Chief Dale McFee apologizes to LGBTQ community

  03-05-2019 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s new police chief apologized Friday on behalf of EPS, acknowledging and recognizing past behaviour and treatment of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and two-spirited community.
  
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• Ken Holland as Edmonton Oilers GM? Detroit eventually sunk after its brilliant drafting ended in 2004 - Edmonton Journal

  03-05-2019 17:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ken Holland as Edmonton Oilers GM? Detroit eventually sunk after its brilliant drafting ended in 2004  Edmonton JournalThis in from TSN's Ryan Rishaug: “Morning all, Your daily GM speculation fix… Hunter and K.Gretzky right down to the wire, with the caveat that if Ken Holland ...
  
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• 'Dirty work for the Hells Angels': Outlaw motorcycle club members charged in Red Deer bust

  03-05-2019 17:19 via cbc.ca
  During the investigation, three Red Deer homes were searched and an estimated $350,000 worth of drugs was seized, along with firearms, motorcycles, and cash.
  
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• Members of Hells Angels support club charged with trafficking: ALERT

  03-05-2019 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  Police have charged members of an outlaw motorcycle group in central Alberta with drug trafficking.
  
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• Thousands of students protest UCP's GSA plan with Alberta-wide walkout

  03-05-2019 16:52 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of Alberta students — carrying signs like "Hey, Kenney, leave us alone: The Gays" and "Are your tax cuts more important than queer youth?" — walked out of their classes Friday morning to protest the new UCP government's position on gay-straight alliances.
  
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• Thousands of students expected to protest UCP's GSA plan with Alberta-wide walkout

  03-05-2019 16:52 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of students are poised to walk out of their classes Friday in protest of the new government's position on gay-straight alliances. New Premier Jason Kenney, however, says the United Conservative Party's plan will maintain "the strongest legal protection for gay-straight alliances in the country."
  
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• Alberta man wins appeal after accidentally shooting girlfriend during sex

  03-05-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta man has won an appeal to serve his sentence in the community after he accidentally shot and injured his girlfriend during sex.
  
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• Alberta Premier speaks to media after meeting with Doug Ford

  03-05-2019 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  Newly elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney spoke to media after meeting with Doug Ford at the Ontario legislature Friday, talking about the federal carbon tax, how the majority of provinces are now led by Conservative leaders, and addressed concerns about changes to GSAs in schools.
  
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• 'We are making progress': Fort McMurray still rebuilding 3 years after devastating wildfire

  03-05-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Today marks the third anniversary of the wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray in 2016. The community has been working to rebuild ever since the fire burned down about 15 per cent of the community’s structures.
  
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• Improving shelters key to curbing homeless camps in Edmonton, report shows - CBC.ca

  03-05-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  Improving shelters key to curbing homeless camps in Edmonton, report shows  CBC.caThe City of Edmonton could coax more people out of homeless camps in the river valley and downtown pockets with improvements to the city's shelter system, ...
  
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• Improving shelters key to curbing homeless camps in Edmonton, report shows

  03-05-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  The City of Edmonton could coax more people out of homeless camps in the river valley and downtown pockets with improvements to the city’s shelter system, a new report shows.
  
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• Fuel tanker rollover shuts down Manning Drive

  03-05-2019 15:08 via globalnews.ca
  Video from our Global 1 news helicopter shows the aftermath of a fuel tanker rolled off Manning Drive near 18 Street on Friday morning.
  
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• OPINION | The sudden diplomacy of Premier Jason Kenney

  03-05-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  When newly-minter Alberta Premier Jason Kenney met with Prime Minister Trudeau in Ottawa Thursday it was the political equivalent of matter and antimatter colliding.
  
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• Edmonton weather: It might snow it might not. The world's a twisted place. - Edmonton Journal

  03-05-2019 14:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: It might snow it might not. The world's a twisted place.  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 3.1 C with 11 km/h ...
  
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• Rebuild continues 3 years after Fort McMurray wildfire

  03-05-2019 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  On May 3, 2016 fire ripped through Fort McMurray as 88,000 people fled for their lives. It’s been three years since that terrifying day and as Kent Morrison explains, many of the homes destroyed by the fire are still not re-built.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, May 3, 2019

  03-05-2019 14:10 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, May 3, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Fuel tanker rollover shuts down Manning Drive in northeast Edmonton - Global News

  03-05-2019 14:06 via globalnews.ca
  Fuel tanker rollover shuts down Manning Drive in northeast Edmonton  Global NewsManning Drive in northeast Edmonton was shut down in both directions at 18 Street due to a tanker rollover early Friday morning.
  
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• Fuel tanker rollover shuts down Manning Drive in northeast Edmonton

  03-05-2019 14:06 via globalnews.ca
  Manning Drive in northeast Edmonton was shut down in both directions at 18 Street due to a tanker rollover early Friday morning.
  
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• Premier Doug Ford to meet with Jason Kenney at Ontario legislature

  03-05-2019 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  A statement from Ford's office says the pair will discuss the federal carbon tax, pipelines and interprovincial trade.
  
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• Edmonton woman demands accountability after dog attack caught on camera - CBC.ca

  03-05-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton woman demands accountability after dog attack caught on camera  CBC.caAn Edmonton woman is calling for a dog owner to take responsibility after she says a dog burst through her backyard fence and attacked her pet.
  
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• Edmonton woman demands accountability after dog attack caught on camera

  03-05-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton woman is calling for a dog owner to take responsibility after she says a dog burst through her backyard fence and attacked her pet.
  
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• Danielle Smith: Kenney should look to Sweden for policy inspiration - Edmonton Journal

  03-05-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Danielle Smith: Kenney should look to Sweden for policy inspiration  Edmonton JournalA recent article in the run-up to the 2019 election gave important insight into what may be in store for Albertans under UCP Premier Jason Kenney.At a Calgary ...
  
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• 'We're standing together': Alberta students set to protest UCP plan for GSAs

  03-05-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  A group of students in Devon, a 7,000 person town south of Edmonton, will walk out of class on Friday, as part of the provincewide student-led protest of the new Alberta government’s stance on gay-straight alliances (GSAs).
  
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• 3 years after Fort McMurray wildfire, rebuild continues: ‘We just want our home back’

  03-05-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  It's been three years since a raging wildfire tore through Fort McMurray and for some, the rebuild continues.
  
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• Anti-carbon tax crusaders Doug Ford, Jason Kenney meet at Queen's Park

  03-05-2019 12:29 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford will meet with newly elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto today.
  
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• Why Jason Kenney needs Justin Trudeau... as a punching bag

  03-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was in Ottawa this week to attack the federal Liberals' environmental assessment bill, accuse the federal government of driving a national unity crisis - and give Justin Trudeau a concession he badly needed.
  
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• Oilpatch reps head east seeking allies among business, civic leaders

  03-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Representatives of Canada's oil and gas industry are headed east this month as the sector looks to rally support among business and municipal leaders. The effort comes as the sector faces increasing scrutiny due to concerns over its environmental impact.
  
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• Another oil and gas company fails in Alberta — and more than a dozen others are teetering

  03-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  There's another victim in Alberta of the persistently low oil and gas prices after Trident Exploration ceased operations this week and several other companies could suffer the same fate.
  
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• Snowfall warning issued for parts of northern Alberta

  03-05-2019 06:18 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for parts of northern Alberta Thursday night.
  
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• Alberta’s ‘turn off taps’ law makes threat of gas price jumps and shortages very real in B.C.: experts

  03-05-2019 05:40 via globalnews.ca
  Get ready for higher gasoline prices and shortages in British Columbia and a supply surplus on the Prairies if Alberta Premier Jason Kenney uses a newly proclaimed law to restrict fuel exports to its western neighbour, say industry experts and court documents.
  
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