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• UCP MLA-elect attends anti-abortion rally to 'support my friends'

  09-05-2019 23:26 via cbc.ca
  UCP MLA-elect Dan Williams was among more than a thousand people who showed up for the March for Life anti-abortion rally at the legislature on Wednesday.
  
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• Former mortgage broker convicted of fraud loses appeal, must turn himself in

  09-05-2019 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  A former mortgage broker convicted of multiple counts of fraud and theft has had his appeal dismissed.
  
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• Alberta’s Kevin Koe earns 2 victories on mixed day for Canada at Curling World Cup

  09-05-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Kevin Koe earned two victories Thursday on a mixed day for Canada at the Curling World Cup grand final.
  
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• Trudeau to visit Edmonton Friday to talk city infrastructure cash - Edmonton Journal

  09-05-2019 22:56
  Trudeau to visit Edmonton Friday to talk city infrastructure cash  Edmonton JournalPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to travel to Edmonton Friday to speak about municipal infrastructure funding.Trudeau is to begin his day at the Edmonton ...
  
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• Crisis team needed to help house Edmonton's homeless, councillors say

  09-05-2019 22:09 via cbc.ca
  Councillors on the city's community and public services committee lost patience with administration Wednesday, demanding quicker action on housing for homeless people with chronic addictions and mental health issues.
  
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• Alberta quadruplets ‘healthy and happy’ as they turn 3

  09-05-2019 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  Surrounded by family, the Webb quadruplets — Abby, Grace, McKayla and Emily — blew out the candles on their third birthday cake this week at their home in Hythe, Alta.
  
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• Canadians' enthusiasm wanes for legal pot and edibles, study finds

  09-05-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  The Dalhousie University study, released Thursday, also found that 60 per cent of marijuana users continue to buy from the same supplier as they did before smoking pot became legal last year.
  
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• This Alberta man lost his leg in a freak accident in Utah — but it didn't stop him from hopping on a bike

  09-05-2019 21:52 via cbc.ca
  A former professional mountain biker from Canmore lost a leg after being hit by a falling rock. Now his family, friends and community are fundraising to buy him a $100,000 prosthetic limb as he thanks them for the "phenomenal" support.
  
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• Alberta’s Webb quadruplets turn 3

  09-05-2019 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  May 9 – Alberta’s Webb quadruplets – Abby, Grace, McKayla and Emily – celebrated their third birthday. According to their nurse, their birth was a one-in-67-million chance. Kim Smith spoke to their mom about some of the highs and lows.
  
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• Saskatchewan woman creates Narnia-inspired room underneath basement stairs

  09-05-2019 20:50 via cbc.ca
  A Regina woman has transformed the space under her stairs into a Chronicles of Narnia-inspired world of enchantment.  
  
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• Major downtown road closed for month as LRT construction ramps up

  09-05-2019 20:50 via cbc.ca
  Downtown motorists and bus riders will be dodging a major detour for the next month as a busy street will be closed for round-the-clock work on the Valley Line LRT.
  
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• CNRL optimism up on oil curtailments, crude by rail rebound

  09-05-2019 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Natural Resources says fears of another Alberta oil price crisis are ebbing thanks to the government's production curtailment program and improving crude-by-rail profitability.
  
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• 17 things to do this weekend in Edmonton

  09-05-2019 20:01 via cbc.ca
  We know you’ll be spending much of this weekend devoted to the wants and needs of your mother, hint, hint, but in between, you’ll maybe have a chance to squeeze some other stuff in.
  
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• Downtown intersection to close for 4 weeks amid LRT construction

  09-05-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Starting on Friday, the intersection at 101 Street and 102 Avenue will be closed for approximately four weeks due to Valley Line LRT construction. Vinesh Pratap explains what work will happen.
  
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• OPINION | Maybe it's time for equalization of greenhouse gas emissions, too

  09-05-2019 19:31 via cbc.ca
  How we might reconsider the way we share the benefits — and costs — of Canada's abundant but disparate natural gifts.
  
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• Shining light on mental illness: Alberta man honours late wife with sunrise walk

  09-05-2019 19:04 via cbc.ca
  Four years after his wife took her own life, Gary Unger now finds solace in the sunrise.
  
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• Downtown Edmonton intersection to close for 4 weeks amid LRT construction

  09-05-2019 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  Starting on Friday, the intersection at 101 Street and 102 Avenue will be closed for approximately four weeks, TransEd said in a media release Thursday.
  
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• Global News Investigates: Concerns over emergency preparedness, leadership after Strathcona County explosions

  09-05-2019 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  A Global News investigation into how Strathcona County handled communications and public messaging around the explosions reveals some residents aren't sure the county is capable.
  
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• Athabasca Oil reports Q1 profit of $206.8M compared with $93.3M loss a year ago

  09-05-2019 17:32 via cbc.ca
  Athabasca Oil Corp. reported a profit of $206.8 million in its latest quarter, boosted by the sale of its Leismer pipelines and Cheecham storage terminal in northern Alberta.   
  
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• Deals, convenience drive popularity of dealership financing for vehicle buyers

  09-05-2019 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  When it comes to buying a car, Canadians can't get enough of the zero per cent loan, no-down-payment and cashback options offered by their car dealers.
  
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• CNRL reports $961M Q1 profit up from $583M a year ago

  09-05-2019 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. reported a first-quarter profit of $961 million as it benefited from higher prices due in part to Alberta's mandatory production curtailment.
  
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• How to prepare for emergencies with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

  09-05-2019 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  Emergencies can happen at any time and most people are not prepared for them. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Chief Ken Block shares tips for planning ahead and staying safe.
  
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• 'No fire is exactly the same': Fire investigators find clues in the ashes

  09-05-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  About 40 investigators from across the province have gathered in Strathcona County to brush up on their skills at the Fire Investigation Association of Alberta’s spring training session.
  
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• Fears of another Alberta oil price crisis ebbing due to curtailments, crude-by-rail rebound: CNR

  09-05-2019 15:43 via cbc.ca
  The president of Calgary-based oilsands producer Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says fears of another Alberta oil price crisis are waning thanks to the province's production curtailment program and improving crude-by-rail profitability.
  
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• Edmonton Valley Zoo: Grevy’s Zebra

  09-05-2019 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  In this month’s Edmonton Valley Zoo segment, veterinarian MJ Limoges talks about the grevy’s zebras that live there and what goes into caring for them.
  
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• Canada's trade deficit shrank to $3.2 billion in March, StatsCan reports

  09-05-2019 15:28 via cbc.ca
  Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade deficit shrank in March as exports — led by the energy sector — rose faster than imports.
  
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• 2019 K-Days: What to expect from Edmonton’s biggest summer fair

  09-05-2019 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  All the old favourites are returning to K-Days this summer, plus some new attractions. Lindsay Crowe and Peter Jelinski from Northlands share details.
  
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• Man admits in Edmonton court he drowned two pet cats in bathtub

  09-05-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A 36-year old banker admits he beat, strangled and drowned two pet cats, in one case because the animal hissed at him.
  
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• HGTV’s Carson Arthur shares yard work and landscaping tips

  09-05-2019 14:42 via globalnews.ca
  HGTV’s Carson Arthur says millennials are a growing segment of the home buying population, but don’t know much about taking care of the yard. He shares some landscaping tips for those getting started.
  
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• Evacuation centres could improve services for minorities during disasters, study finds

  09-05-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  When a wildfire forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate Fort McMurray in 2016, emergency services weren't necessarily prepared to accommodate the large population of Muslims and their specific needs, like halal food.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, May 9, 2019

  09-05-2019 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, May 9, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Triple murderer Douglas Garland to ask Alberta Court of Appeal for new trial

  09-05-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Douglas Garland, who killed a five-year-old Calgary boy and his grandparents, will ask a panel of judges from the Alberta Court of Appeal to overturn his convictions and order a new trial.
  
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• Douglas Garland appeals triple-murder convictions in deaths of Nathan O’Brien and grandparents

  09-05-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Douglas Garland is seeking to have his convictions overturned.
  
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• Alberta Court of Appeal reserves decision on whether to grant new trial for triple murderer Douglas Garland

  09-05-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Douglas Garland, who killed a five-year-old Calgary boy and his grandparents, must wait to learn whether he'll get a new trial after Alberta's highest court reserved its decision on whether to overturn the three first-degree murder convictions. 
  
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• Happy hour not over for Alberta's craft beer boom

  09-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The number of craft beer breweries continues to climb despite trade barriers — but how long will the party continue?
  
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• Enbridge has no plans to resurrect Northern Gateway project, says CEO

  09-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The new government in Alberta wants Enbridge to bring back its proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline, but the company’s chief executive said there is little chance that will happen.
  
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• Man admits to drowning pet cats in Edmonton apartment bathtub - Edmonton Journal

  09-05-2019 09:00
  Man admits to drowning pet cats in Edmonton apartment bathtub  Edmonton JournalA man who admitted to drowning two of his girlfriend's pet cats over a span of two years said he was angry with the animals because one of them smelled bad ...
  
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• Grindstone Theatre launches comedy festival

  09-05-2019 07:17 via globalnews.ca
  The Grindstone Comedy Festival got underway in Edmonton Wednesday night.
  
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• People take part in central Alberta search effort to find missing woman

  09-05-2019 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  About 100 people took part in a search effort in Saddle Lake on Wednesday, the same day police issued a plea to the public for any tips in the case of a missing woman. Sarah Kraus reports.
  
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• ‘Oh my goodness, we have a scorpion’: Vancouver woman finds venomous creature on kitchen floor

  09-05-2019 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  Gail Hammond says she was washing dishes when she thought she saw a fridge magnet on the floor. Then it started moving.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Wednesday, May 8, 2019

  09-05-2019 06:29 via globalnews.ca
  The Prince Albert Raiders are a win away from the Memorial Cup.
  
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• Edmonton’s Grindstone Theatre launches indie comedy festival

  09-05-2019 06:09 via globalnews.ca
  The Grindstone Comedy Festival kicked off in Edmonton Wednesday night. 
  
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• About 100 people take part in central Alberta search effort to find missing woman

  09-05-2019 04:21 via globalnews.ca
  The search effort to find a missing 34-year-old woman came the same day police issued a plea to the public for any tips in the case.
  
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• Why can’t we be friends? Callers from B.C., Alberta sound off on pipelines, climate change and gas taps

  09-05-2019 03:11 via globalnews.ca
  During a simulcast on Global News Radio in Vancouver and Edmonton, both sides tried to find common ground.
  
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• Calgary mother shares survival story after the flu forced her into a coma

  09-05-2019 02:57 via globalnews.ca
  "I never would have thought in a million years that a flu would take somebody down like this."
  
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• Edmonton Stingers ready to make noise in the Canadian Elite Basketball League

  09-05-2019 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Stingers are ready to make a buzz in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Kevin Karius has the details.
  
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• Man, 40, dead after car collides with semi tractor-trailer near St. Paul, Alta.

  09-05-2019 02:43 via cbc.ca
  A 40-year-old Edmonton man is dead after a two-vehicle collision with between a car and semi tractor-trailer Wednesday afternoon near St. Paul, Alta. 
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: May 8

  09-05-2019 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Wednesday, May 8, 2019 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton man killed after car hits semi-truck on central Alberta highway

  09-05-2019 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  A 40-year-old Edmonton man is dead following a highway collision between a car and a semi-truck southeast of St. Paul, Alta., on Wednesday.
  
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• Edmonton councillors call for specific steps to cope with opioids

  09-05-2019 02:28 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton city councillors are calling for specific ways to deal with ongoing opioid crisis, with the number of overdose deaths showing no signs of relenting. 
  
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