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• New Elk Island Visitor Information Centre unveiled ahead of busy summer season

  04-05-2019 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens gathered for a grand opening celebration in Elk Island National Park Saturday for the official unveiling of the park's new visitor information centre.
  
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• One taken to hospital, northeast Edmonton intersection closed after vehicle collision - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2019 23:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  One taken to hospital, northeast Edmonton intersection closed after vehicle collision  Edmonton JournalOne person was taken to hospital as police investigate a two-vehicle collision in the city's northeast.The female driver of a Subaru sedan was taken to hospital ...
  
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• Q and A: Cannabis industry leaders to descend on Edmonton for conference - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2019 21:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Q and A: Cannabis industry leaders to descend on Edmonton for conference  Edmonton JournalOn Wednesday, cannabis industry leaders will be descending on Edmonton for the second WE Cann Conference to share insights into the cannabis industry ...
  
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• Alberta's government hires lawyer to try to speed up Springbank dam construction

  04-05-2019 21:24 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's new UCP government has hired a lawyer to try and speed up construction of the Springbank dam. 
  
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• Minister Ng announces investment in the Edmonton Trade Accelerator Program - Canada NewsWire

  04-05-2019 21:15 via newswire.ca
  Minister Ng announces investment in the Edmonton Trade Accelerator Program  Canada NewsWireGovernment of Canada invests nearly $1.3 million to help up to 345 small and medium-sized businesses in Alberta export EDMONTON, May 4, 2019 /CNW/ ...
  
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• Calgary family pushes for awareness about juvenile arthritis

  04-05-2019 20:06 via cbc.ca
  A Calgary family wants people to know arthritis doesn't just affect the elderly — in Alberta, three out of 1,000 kids have it too.
  
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• Missing Devon woman found dead

  04-05-2019 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  A missing Devon woman has been found deceased, according to RCMP.
  
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• Cult of Hockey player grades: Bakersfield Condors lose in overtime marathon - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2019 18:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult of Hockey player grades: Bakersfield Condors lose in overtime marathon  Edmonton JournalYou could say the Bakersfield Condors deserved better in their loss to the San Diego Gulls, but both teams are deserving of a win when a game gets to the fourth ...
  
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• Large breed adoptables with SCARS

  04-05-2019 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  Second Chance Animal Rescue profiles some large breed dogs available for adoption.
  
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• Missing Devon woman found deceased - CTV News

  04-05-2019 17:40 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Missing Devon woman found deceased  CTV NewsPolice have found the body of an Alberta woman who was reported missing in January after her vehicle was located empty and running near a highway.
  
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• Vivo Windermere shares their pizza menu

  04-05-2019 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Medi Tabtoub shares their pizza menu while Winter Dezman with Giusti Wines celebrates the grand opening with a selection of wines.
  
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• Edmonton weather: May the Fourth be without snow - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2019 17:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: May the Fourth be without snow  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Saturday 8 a.m. temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -1.1 C with 16 km/h ...
  
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• Vivo Windermere prepares fresh pasta dishes

  04-05-2019 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Medi Tabtoub and Greg Kenney create some dishes featuring fresh pasta.
  
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• Edmonton’s Momentum Health Awards

  04-05-2019 16:40 via globalnews.ca
  Kim Knull and Jamie Ball discuss the upcoming award ceremony on May 9th.
  
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• Master minds: Joy of learning never grows old for senior students at U of A

  04-05-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Brian Heidecker refuses to act his age and he won't stop learning. That's how the 74-year-old ended up wandering the halls at the University of Alberta as a newbie taking classes with Edmonton Lifelong Learners Association.
  
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• Vivo Windermere shares it’s new menu

  04-05-2019 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  Chef Medi Tabtoub prepares a featured dish that will be available at the new Vivo Windermere.
  
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• NHL Trade Rumours: Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins & More - Last Word on Hockey

  04-05-2019 16:00 via lastwordonhockey.com
  NHL Trade Rumours: Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins & More  Last Word on HockeyThere's nothing better than a *fresh* round of NHL trade rumours! Last Word On Hockey has the latest rumblings from around the NHL. Let's take a look at the ...
  
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• 'We are stronger together:' Advocate urges end to lateral violence against eastern Métis

  04-05-2019 15:55 via cbc.ca
  "We will never hold government accountable as long as we play into the colonial mindset and fight amongst ourselves," writes Daphne Williamson.
  
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• Grindstone Comedy Festival

  04-05-2019 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  Sarah Huffman & Byron Martin share the details behind this festival that runs May 8-12.
  
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• President's Choice sauces recalled due to possible glass fragments

  04-05-2019 15:22 via cbc.ca
  Loblaw Companies Ltd. is recalling certain President's Choice brand and PC Black Label brand sauces due to the potential presence of glass fragments.
  
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• Will Ken Holland Be The New Edmonton Oilers GM After All? - The Copper & Blue

  04-05-2019 14:26 via coppernblue.com
  Will Ken Holland Be The New Edmonton Oilers GM After All?  The Copper & BlueIt was just over two weeks ago when we learned that the Detroit Red Wings were bringing Steve Yzerman back into the fold as GM. GM Ken Holland was getting ...
  
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• The Oracle of Edmonton: Is Greg Abel the next Warren Buffett? - The Globe and Mail

  04-05-2019 14:09 via theglobeandmail.com
  The Oracle of Edmonton: Is Greg Abel the next Warren Buffett?  The Globe and MailCanadian Greg Abel is a possible successor to Berkshire Hathaway founder Warren Buffett, but the affable, hockey-playing workaholic is still a man of mystery.
  
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• Opinion: Kenney sowed Albertans' anger; will he reap the whirlwind? - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Opinion: Kenney sowed Albertans' anger; will he reap the whirlwind?  Edmonton JournalThe dominant narrative since Alberta's election is that the NDP lost because their campaign was based on fear. There is undoubtedly some truth in this.But the ...
  
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• Fort McMurray hospital starts serving halal meals for patients

  04-05-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The hospital in Fort McMurray has become the first in Alberta's north zone to offer halal meal options.
  
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• Eleventh-hour lobbying by industry could kill law banning food marketing to kids

  04-05-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  It wasn't long ago that all parties supported a federal law to ban food marketing to kids. But a combination of partisan politics and industry lobbying has some fearing the law will die as the clock ticks toward the federal election.
  
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• May the 4th be with you on Free Comic Book Day 2019

  04-05-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  On the first Saturday of May each year, comic book fans flock to shops around the world to pick up free comics.
  
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• First your home is flooded — then you lose your mortgage?

  04-05-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  Repeated flooding brings the risk of mortgage defaults.
  
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• The carbon tax survived Saskatchewan. That was the easy part.

  04-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The fact that the federal government's carbon pricing policy outlived a Saskatchewan court hearing is a major win for both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government's approach to climate change. But the carbon tax still has a long, rocky road ahead of it.
  
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• Even in Canada's electric-vehicle utopia, you can't miss what's hampering EV sales

  04-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  B.C.'s Salt Spring Island might seem like the perfect place to have an electric vehicle, from climate to short driving distances to government rebates. But even there it doesn't take long to see some of the same issues keeping people across Canada from letting go of gasoline-powered transportation.
  
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• Conservatives, Liberals in closer fundraising race in decisive election battlegrounds

  04-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Conservatives are dominating in fundraising nationwide, but where the money is coming from tells a different story.
  
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• Edmonton students say UCP plans for schools prompting Friday walkout - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2019 09:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton students say UCP plans for schools prompting Friday walkout  Edmonton JournalEdmonton students planning to walk out of class Friday morning to protest policies of Alberta's new provincial government should get no resistance from staff, ...
  
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• Edmonton's very first Ramadan market - CityNews Edmonton

  04-05-2019 07:59 via edmonton.citynews.ca
  Edmonton's very first Ramadan market  CityNews EdmontonRamadan is around the corner. As Muslims prepare for the holy month, three women have put on Edmonton's very first Ramadan Market. The last day is ...
  
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• Film by Edmonton students aims to show importance of GSAs in schools

  04-05-2019 07:03 via globalnews.ca
  Sarah Kraus looks at a creative project some Edmonton students are undertaking to raise awareness about gay-straight alliances.
  
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• Film by Edmonton students aims to show importance of gay-straight alliances in schools - Global News

  04-05-2019 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  Film by Edmonton students aims to show importance of gay-straight alliances in schools  Global NewsStudents at Victoria School of the Arts in downtown Edmonton are creating a musical production in support of their LGBTQ+ peers.
  
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• Film by Edmonton students aims to show importance of gay-straight alliances in schools

  04-05-2019 06:28 via globalnews.ca
  Students at Victoria School of the Arts in downtown Edmonton are creating a musical production in support of their LGBTQ+ peers.
  
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• Photo exhibit a snapshot of Edmonton river valley encampments

  04-05-2019 05:47 via cbc.ca
  A new Edmonton photo exhibit is looking to bring people sleeping rough into the frame of political discussion.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, May 3, 2019

  04-05-2019 05:41 via globalnews.ca
  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Dawson Holt's second goal of the game stood as the winner as the Vancouver Giants beat the Prince Albert Raiders 5-4 on Friday in the opener of their Western Hockey League championship series.
  
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• Kenney government won't hire outside prosecutor for UCP leadership investigations

  04-05-2019 03:37 via cbc.ca
  Alberta’s newly elected United Conservative Party government is refusing to appoint an outside prosecutor to oversee RCMP investigations related to alleged voter fraud and illegal political donations that may affect Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer and Premier Jason Kenney.
  
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• Alberta’s craft beer market growing despite trade challenges

  04-05-2019 03:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Small Brewers Association is banding together with other organizations across the country to form a national body to ease trade tensions around beer.
  
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• Ottawa commits $52 million towards reducing homlessness in Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2019 03:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ottawa commits $52 million towards reducing homlessness in Edmonton  Edmonton JournalTwo Edmonton MPs officially announced funding for the Edmonton area to address chronic homelessness Friday.Amarjeet Sohi, MP for Edmonton Mill Woods, ...
  
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• Royal Canadian Legion to investigate hate-group presence in local Alberta branch, ban them

  04-05-2019 02:58 via cbc.ca
  The Royal Canadian Legion says it is looking into how far-right group Soldiers of Odin managed to sign up members at a local Legion branch, rent hall for community dinner.
  
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• FC Edmonton ready to kickoff its CPL season against Valour FC

  04-05-2019 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  After a long training camp, FC Edmonton is ready to kick of its inaugural season in the Canadian Premier League against Valour FC this weekend. Kevin Karius has more.
  
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• A look at Edmonton hockey academies

  04-05-2019 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  John Sexsmith takes a look at the success being had by some of Edmonton’s hockey academies.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: May 3

  04-05-2019 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about Premier Jason Kenney’s plans for Alberta and how the courts may come into play.
  
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• Spring baby boom for southern Alberta wildlife rescue centre

  04-05-2019 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  Baby animals of all shapes and sizes who can’t quite make it in the wild are getting some special help.
  
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• Edmonton Mac's murder trial begins - CityNews Edmonton

  04-05-2019 02:34 via edmonton.citynews.ca
  Edmonton Mac's murder trial begins  CityNews EdmontonThe trial for the man charged with first-degree murder in connection to the 2015 murders of two Mac's store clerks began Friday. Rachelle Elsiufi has the details.
  
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• Work underway on Somali-Canadian heritage museum in Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2019 02:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Work underway on Somali-Canadian heritage museum in Edmonton  Edmonton JournalA local Somali Canadian group is planning to open a museum chronicling the history and culture of the community in Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton’s Great Stair Climb wraps up after grueling 24-hour event - Global News

  04-05-2019 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s Great Stair Climb wraps up after grueling 24-hour event  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: A gruelling 24-hour fundraiser put on by the Mental Rescue Society supports a unique counselling *service*. Margeaux Maron has more from the ...
  
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• Fort McMurray wildfires: 3 years later

  04-05-2019 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  Three years ago, the worst natural disaster in Canadian history tore through Fort McMurray. Some of the people who fled the blaze are still struggling to get back home. Kendra Slugoski reports.
  
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• Members of Hells Angels support club charged in drug trafficking case

  04-05-2019 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  Police have charged members of a Hells Angels support club in connection with drug trafficking in Red Deer. As Albert Delitala reports, they come after a two-year investigation.
  
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