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• Alberta man back chasing running records after cross-Canada speed attempt

  24-05-2019 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Dave Proctor's attempted speed record across Canada last summer was foiled by a bad back, so the ultramarathoner's comeback plan is chasing a pair of quirkier running benchmarks.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Southgate Centre attack

  24-05-2019 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  The man accused of a brutal fatal attack at Edmonton's Southgate Centre mall last spring has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. 
  
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• Wildfire protection efforts underway in High Level

  24-05-2019 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  More than 150 firefighters are on the ground in High Level, Alta., as an out-of-control wildfire has forced about 5,000 people from their homes in northern Alberta. Here’s a look inside the town, at protection measures in place to help protect the town from the wildfire.
  
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• Kenney responds to Supreme Court ruling on Trans Mountain: ‘We’re delighted’

  24-05-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to the Supreme Court ruling saying B.C. cannot regulate bitumen through the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  
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• Alberta NDP files ethics complaint against Premier Jason Kenney over fundraising

  24-05-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  The NDP alleges Kenney used the Premier's office to solicit donations to cover $340,000 in UCP campaign debt.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos training camp Day 6: OL Rogers out in·definitelyPreparing for Sunday’s pre-season game

  24-05-2019 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  The new look Edmonton Eskimos are making their final preparations for Sunday's pre-season game against the B.C. Lions.
  
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• Emergency funds coming to High Level fire evacuees

  24-05-2019 22:36 via cbc.ca
  People who fled the massive wildfire that is threatening the northwest Alberta town of High Level will receive emergency funds from the Alberta government starting Monday.
  
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• Alberta government announces financial aid for wildfire evacuees

  24-05-2019 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  As of Sunday, May 26, people forced out of their homes due to the wildfire near High Level can apply for emergency financial support. Minister Kaycee Madu has the details.
  
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• Alberta government thanks firefighters for efforts amid growing wildfire

  24-05-2019 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen said firefighters from across Canada are in Alberta to fight the out-of-control wildfire near High Level.
  
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• Police continue to investigate Thursday's school bus crash - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2019 21:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police continue to investigate Thursday's school bus crash  Edmonton JournalEdmonton police Friday afternoon were continuing to investigate a crash involving a school bus full of children.On Thursday morning, a Golden Arrow school ...
  
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• More military on Edmonton area roads as troops return from training at CFB Wainwright - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2019 21:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  More military on Edmonton area roads as troops return from training at CFB Wainwright  Edmonton JournalEdmonton is a military city but residents may notice more of a presence over the next few days as hundreds of soldiers and vehicles return from training near ...
  
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• Shoppers Love. You. Run for Women supports local mental health programs

  24-05-2019 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  The Shoppers Love. You. Edmonton Run for Women is partnered with the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, supporting local women's mental health programs.
  
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• Good news for Edmonton Oilers? Dave Tippett has rapidly improved every pro team he's coached - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2019 21:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Good news for Edmonton Oilers? Dave Tippett has rapidly improved every pro team he's coached  Edmonton JournalThree times Dave Tippett has taken over as head coach of a professional hockey team.Three times those teams have improved right away under Tippett and ...
  
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• Alberta Railway Museum chugging along for more than 50 years

  24-05-2019 21:06 via cbc.ca
  If you're looking for things to do this weekend, this Alberta Railway Museum maybe your "ticket to ride."
  
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• Canada's energy sector swings to profit in Q1 on higher oil prices

  24-05-2019 20:55 via cbc.ca
  Canada's energy sector saw a big bump in profit in the first quarter this year as rising oil prices helped businesses swing from a loss in the previous quarter, according to the latest federal government data.
  
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• Canada's energy sector swings to profit in 1st quarter on higher oil prices

  24-05-2019 20:55 via cbc.ca
  Canada's energy sector saw a big bump in profit in the first quarter this year as rising oil prices helped businesses swing from a loss in the previous quarter, according to the latest government data.
  
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• Alberta leaders cheer court ruling against B.C. bid to regulate bitumen shipments

  24-05-2019 20:44 via cbc.ca
  Alberta political leaders from both sides of the aisle are applauding a court ruling in British Columbia saying the government of that province doesn't have the right to impose laws that could kill the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  
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• UCP plans Alberta legislature changes for decorum, votes

  24-05-2019 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  The United Conservatives are planning to change some rules around procedure at the Alberta Legislature, including a no-vote option for MLAs and a ban on desk-thumping.
  
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• Alberta UCP changing legislature rules to allow MLAs to abstain from voting, ban desk-thumping

  24-05-2019 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  House leader Jason Nixon says the change is part of a package of amended rules to be introduced and voted on by legislature members next week.
  
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• 'Historic milestone': Fort McKay Métis declare self-governance

  24-05-2019 19:46 via cbc.ca
  The Fort McKay Métis have declared self-governance after members voted Thursday to adopt a constitution and elections act.
  
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• Alberta legislature set to change rules to allow MLAs to abstain

  24-05-2019 19:38 via cbc.ca
  Premier Jason Kenney's government is changing the rules to give MLAs a third option on votes in the Alberta legislature.
  
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• Smoke from out-of-control wildfires causing air quality issues in northern Alberta

  24-05-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada warns that people with lung disease will experience more serious health effects.
  
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• Northern Alberta wildfire growing but continues to move away from High Level

  24-05-2019 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada warns that people with lung disease will experience more serious health effects.
  
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• Edmonton high school student headed to National Brain Bee - CBC.ca

  24-05-2019 19:07 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton high school student headed to National Brain Bee  CBC.caJenny Sun, a Grade 12 student at Old Scona Academic high school, is heading to a neuroscience trivia competition called the Canadian National Brain Bee ...
  
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• Edmonton high school student headed to National Brain Bee

  24-05-2019 19:07 via cbc.ca
  Jenny Sun, a Grade 12 student at Old Scona Academic high school, is heading to a neuroscience trivia competition called the Canadian National Brain Bee Championship in Hamilton, Ont., on May 24 and 25.
  
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• Passing the salt: Edmonton family selling heirloom shaker collection - CBC.ca

  24-05-2019 19:05 via cbc.ca
  Passing the salt: Edmonton family selling heirloom shaker collection  CBC.caFor Ruby Mills, passing the salt was never an ordinary affair.
  
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• Passing the salt: Edmonton family selling heirloom shaker collection

  24-05-2019 19:05 via cbc.ca
  For Ruby Mills, passing the salt was never an ordinary affair.
  
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• B.C. can't regulate 'heavy oil' through Trans Mountain pipeline, appeal court rules

  24-05-2019 18:37 via cbc.ca
  Ruling finds proposed amendments to regulate flow of bitumen in conflict with federal jurisdiction.
  
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• B.C. can't impose environmental laws that could kill Trans Mountain pipeline, court rules

  24-05-2019 18:37 via cbc.ca
  British Columbia doesn't have the right to impose environmental laws that could kill the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, an Appeal Court says in a decision that's a blow to the NDP government and is likely to trigger further appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
  
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• Elderly woman beaten by man who hid in her Lethbridge basement for 18 hours, police say

  24-05-2019 18:29 via cbc.ca
  A 75-year-old woman is recovering from multiple broken bones after she was attacked by a masked intruder in her home in Lethbridge on Wednesday, police say.
  
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• Alberta senior ‘viciously assaulted’ by stranger who broke into her home: police

  24-05-2019 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators allege the suspect broke in the victim’s home in the early morning hours while she was sleeping upstairs and spent the night in a basement bedroom.
  
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• Bob Layton: What if you were to blame for a massive wildfire?

  24-05-2019 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Many destructive wildfires are human-caused. What if you were responsible for one? asks Bob Layton.
  
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• B.C.’s top court to rule on whether province can restrict bitumen in Trans Mountain pipeline

  24-05-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s top court is set to rule Friday on whether the province has the power to restrict the transportation of diluted bitumen within its borders.
  
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• B.C.’s top court rules province can’t regulate flow of bitumen through Trans Mountain pipeline

  24-05-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  B.C.'s top court is set to rule Friday on whether the province has the power to restrict the transportation of diluted bitumen within its borders.
  
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• B.C. to appeal top court ruling it can’t regulate flow of bitumen through Trans Mountain pipeline

  24-05-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled Friday that B.C. does not have the power to implement a permitting regime to control the transport of heavy oil in the province.
  
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• Alberta ultramarathoner back chasing running records after cross-Canada speed attempt

  24-05-2019 17:10 via cbc.ca
  Dave Proctor's attempted speed record across Canada last summer was foiled by a bad back, so the ultramarathoner's comeback plan is chasing a pair of quirkier running benchmarks.
  
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• High Level wildfire Friday morning update

  24-05-2019 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  Julia Wong joined Global News Morning Edmonton live from a La Crete evacuation centre in northwestern Alberta with an update on efforts to get the High Level wildfire under control.
  
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• ‘This is a big step forward’: Indigenous rights advocate on bias, prejudice, racism not being part of court evidence

  24-05-2019 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  Lawyer and MMIW commissioner Qajaq Robinson says the Supreme Court recognizing in there’s an obligation on judges to ensure bias, prejudice, racism and sexism in cases of sexual assault involving indigenous women do not form part of the evidence is a big step forward.
  
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• Supreme Court orders new trial for manslaughter in Cindy Gladue death

  24-05-2019 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Supreme Court says Ontario trucker Bradley Barton should be retried for manslaughter, but not murder, in the case of Cindy Gladue, who bled to death in the bathroom of his Edmonton motel room.
  
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• Jubilations Dinner Theatre: Footloose – New Town, New Dance

  24-05-2019 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  Remember the small town of Belmont that once had a bylaw prohibiting kids from dancing? Well, what are the chances of Lark and her Dad moving to another small town only to discover, that dancing is taboo but also most kinds of music? Let the dance rebellion rise again… Footloose – New Town, New Dance...
  
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• Accused in fentanyl death sentenced in separate trafficking case

  24-05-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Jordan Yarmey pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking after he was charged for selling cocaine and fentanyl to an undercover officer in January 2016. In a separate case, Yarmey is on trial for manslaughter after the 2016 overdose death of Szymon Kalich
  
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• ‘This horror show continues’: Indigenous rights lawyer on Cindy Gladue death retrial

  24-05-2019 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  Indigenous rights lawyer Jean Teillet says there’s no good answer in the Supreme Court’s order for Bradley Barton to be retried for Cindy Gladue’s death because it puts the family through another trial. She also called on the prime minister to change the justice system to prevent body parts from being brought into court as...
  
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• Supreme Court orders new trial for manslaughter in 2011 death of Cindy Gladue in Edmonton

  24-05-2019 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  Indigenous rights lawyer Jean Teillet announces the Supreme Court of Canada has ordered Bradley Barton to be retried for manslaughter, but not murder, in the 2011 death of Cindy Gladue at an Edmonton motel.
  
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• Opinion | Session begins, but it feels like the election campaign all over again

  24-05-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Listening to Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley debate each other in the legislative assembly Thursday afternoon, it sure seemed like the campaign is still going on.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Give me rain, lots of rain and maybe an afternoon thunderstorm - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2019 14:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Give me rain, lots of rain and maybe an afternoon thunderstorm  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 10.8 C with c9km/h ...
  
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• Gearing up for the 2019 St. Albert Rainmaker Rodeo

  24-05-2019 14:45 via globalnews.ca
  The annual Rainmaker Rodeo kicking off Friday in St. Albert is a weekend packed with everything from live entertainment to midway fun. Rob Ladouceur and Landan Hughes share details.
  
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• High Level mayor urges fast financial aid to wildfire evacuees

  24-05-2019 14:29 via cbc.ca
  The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town is urging the province to get financial aid flowing quickly to evacuees, as firefighters prepare for shifting winds that could push a powerful wildfire toward the community.
  
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• High Level mayor urges fast financial aid for wildfire evacuees

  24-05-2019 14:29 via cbc.ca
  The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town urges the province to get financial aid flowing quickly to evacuees as firefighters prepare for shifting winds that could push a powerful wildfire toward the community.
  
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• Supreme Court to rule on controversial case of woman found dead in Edmonton motel

  24-05-2019 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario trucker Bradley Barton claimed Cindy Gladue died after a night of consensual, rough sex in an Edmonton motel in June 2011.
  
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• Supreme Court orders new trial for manslaughter in Cindy Gladue Edmonton motel death - Global News

  24-05-2019 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  Supreme Court orders new trial for manslaughter in Cindy Gladue Edmonton motel death  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: The Supreme Court of Canada orders Bradley Barton to be retried for manslaughter, but not murder, in the 2011 Edmonton death of Cindy ...
  
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