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• Edmonton weather: I'm walking on sunshine! - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2019 23:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: I'm walking on sunshine!  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Sunday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 15.3 C with 4 km/h ...
  
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• Manji family eyes purchase of Westin hotels in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton - The Globe and Mail

  16-06-2019 23:15 via theglobeandmail.com
  Manji family eyes purchase of Westin hotels in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton  The Globe and MailAdditional hotels would give the family a well-known brand in Alberta's major cities, as the hotel market begins to stabilize after the oil downturn and ill-timed ...
  
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• Poll suggests majority of Canadians favour limiting immigration levels

  16-06-2019 23:04 via cbc.ca
  Sixty-three per cent of respondents to a recent Leger poll said the government should prioritize limiting immigration levels, while just 37 per cent said the priority should be on increasing the number of immigrants to meet economic demands.
  
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• Fire in vacant northeast Edmonton home prompts investigation

  16-06-2019 22:36 via cbc.ca
  A blaze at a vacant home early Sunday morning prompted a fire and police investigation.
  
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• Does approving TMX do anything for the Liberals?

  16-06-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  In this week’s Canada Votes newsletter: The government has a big decision to make on the Trans Mountain pipeline. Also: Éric Grenier responds to the question he gets asked all the time – who will win the election?
  
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• June storm whips through northern Alberta, damages Fawcett Lake Resort - Global News

  16-06-2019 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  June storm whips through northern Alberta, damages Fawcett Lake Resort  Global NewsResidents at the Fawcett Lake Resort — about 240 kilometres north of Edmonton and 70 kilometres east of Slave Lake — are cleaning up after a storm blew ...
  
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• June storm whips through northern Alberta, damages Fawcett Lake Resort

  16-06-2019 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  People who live there said dozens of trees were uprooted, trailers damaged and that several items were picked up and blown through the air.
  
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• Investigators looking into cause of fire in northwest Edmonton - Global News

  16-06-2019 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators looking into cause of fire in northwest Edmonton  Global NewsEdmonton fire crews were called to a house on 89 Street and 124 Avenue on Sunday just after 6 a.m. and are now investigating the cause of the blaze.
  
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• Investigators looking into cause of fire in northwest Edmonton

  16-06-2019 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  No one was at home at the time of the fire but officials say it appears it may have been intentionally set.
  
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• Winning lottery tickets sold in Edmonton, Alberta - CTV News

  16-06-2019 20:13 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Winning lottery tickets sold in Edmonton, Alberta  CTV NewsTwo Alberta residents are $14.9 million richer. The two winning tickets for Saturday night's nearly $30 million Lotto 649 jackpot were sold in Edmonton and ...
  
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• 2 members of young Alberta family identified as victims of Plamondon fire

  16-06-2019 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  A young Alberta father and toddler have been identified as the two people found dead after a devastating house fire in the hamlet of Plamondon.
  
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• Charges laid after police cars rammed at McDonald's drive-thru in Westlock - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2019 18:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Charges laid after police cars rammed at McDonald's drive-thru in Westlock  Edmonton JournalTwo people are facing multiple charges after two RCMP cars were rammed at a McDonald's drive-thru in central Alberta.Shortly after midnight Friday, police ...
  
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• Alberta energy war room must avoid online morass, preaching to choir: experts

  16-06-2019 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  Mount Royal University political scientist David Taras says the war room, by its very nature, is set up for conflict and that creates pitfalls.
  
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• In the Global Edmonton kitchen with Little Village

  16-06-2019 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  Theo Psalio and his son Bruno join Kent and Mike in the Global Edmonton kitchen this Father’s Day with some “cheesy” offerings featured at Little Village.
  
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• Lethbridge man dies after falling down slope on Mount Haig

  16-06-2019 17:07 via cbc.ca
  A 22-year-old is dead after he fell down a slope on Mount Haig, near Castle Mountain ski resort, while backcountry skiing on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos crash survivor Jacob Wassermann finds new love in water skiing

  16-06-2019 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  Wassermann has shown so much promise that he is to compete next month as a prospect with Canada's adaptive water-ski team at the world championships
  
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• McKenna mum on whether feds will hit Trans Mountain approval deadline

  16-06-2019 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  “There’s no decision yet but just stay tuned," Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says.
  
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• Ken Holland's thorniest problem: what are the Edmonton Oilers to do with Milan Lucic? - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2019 16:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ken Holland's thorniest problem: what are the Edmonton Oilers to do with Milan Lucic?  Edmonton Journal2018-19 Edmonton Oilers in review Milan LucicHe arrived in Edmonton on Canada Day 2016 with a larger than life persona and a lengthy list of ...
  
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• Rose and bubbles with Edmonton Wine Guy Gurvinder Bhatia

  16-06-2019 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  Just in time for summer weather, our resident wine expert Gurvinder Bhatia tells us everything we need to know about rose and sparkling beverages.
  
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• MMIWG recommendations prompt additional training for Alberta legal aid lawyers

  16-06-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Two weeks after the MMIWG released recommendations on reconciliation, lawyers working for Legal Aid Alberta say they need to do better in representing their Indigenous clients. 
  
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• Edmonton Mopar Assoc. hosting Western Mopar Madness

  16-06-2019 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Next month, the Edmonton Mopar Association will host “Western Mopar Madness” at Castrol Raceway. Mike Sobel has more with Jeri Boonstra and Jeff Macintosh.
  
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• Global Edmonton weather forecast: June 16

  16-06-2019 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  Weather specialist Mike Sobel has a look at the weather this weekend – some instability along with some sun – across Alberta.
  
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• University of Alberta international students will get predictable tuition rates at high cost

  16-06-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Future international students will have to pay $5,000 to $7,000 more each year, but at least they will know the full cost of their degree.
  
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• Point of View | 'If the scar is deep, so was the love': Dealing with my first Father's Day without Papa

  16-06-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A new bond formed between my father and I as he drew his last breaths last August.
  
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• Made in Alberta tool-sharing app drilling its way into success

  16-06-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  About two-and-a-half years ago, David Thiessen dreamt up The Good Neighbour app, a program that allows users who live near each other to share tools, like tile saws or drills.
  
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• Nisa Homes to open shelter for Muslim women in Edmonton - Toronto Star

  16-06-2019 13:26 via thestar.com
  Nisa Homes to open shelter for Muslim women in Edmonton  Toronto StarNisa Homes, a women's shelter for Muslim, immigrant and refugee women, has raised enough money to open a shelter in Edmonton by fall. Shelter officials ...
  
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• Skier killed in Alberta backcountry

  16-06-2019 13:06 via globalnews.ca
  A 22-year-old man died Saturday after being hit by a lose rock.
  
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• EDITORIAL: Troubling message from Trudeau on unity - Edmonton Sun

  16-06-2019 13:00 via edmontonsun.com
  EDITORIAL: Troubling message from Trudeau on unity  Edmonton SunIt's clear the federal Liberal government has decided the best way to handle the unrest caused by their twin environmental bills – Bills C-48 and C-69 – is to ...
  
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• Helicopter squadron returns home to Edmonton after two-year deployment - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2019 11:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Helicopter squadron returns home to Edmonton after two-year deployment  Edmonton JournalFor the first time in more than two years, the full 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron is back on Canadian soil.The helicopter squad, symbolically nicknamed ...
  
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• All-female barbershop chorus heading to Kentucky for international competition - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2019 11:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  All-female barbershop chorus heading to Kentucky for international competition  Edmonton JournalThe Gateway Chorus is ready to compete at the Sweet Adelines International's 74th Annual International in Louisville, Kentucky in 2020.The all-women ...
  
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• 5 Things: What we learned from Edmonton Eskimos' season-opener - Edmonton Sun

  16-06-2019 11:00 via edmontonsun.com
  5 Things: What we learned from Edmonton Eskimos' season-opener  Edmonton SunThey lost Mike Reilly, they lost Duke Williams, they lost J.C. Sherritt, they lost Derel Walker. But what the Edmonton Eskimos got was a win to open their 2019 ...
  
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• 'We're the most marginalized group in Canada': 2-spirit people seek supports

  16-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Brooke Garner has survived to tell his story. Not all two-spirit Indigenous youth have done so.
  
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• NDP's 2019 election platform promises mental, dental, hearing coverage for all

  16-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The NDP will be the first political party to unveil an election platform that promises to drastically expand Canada’s health care system to include, not just pharmacare, but mental, dental, eye and hearing coverage for all citizens.
  
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• Federal cabinet to decide again on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion this week

  16-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will decide Tuesday whether to greenlight the Trans Mountain expansion project, amid political and legal uncertainty for the pipeline the government bought last year for $4.5 billion.
  
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• A place in the circle : 2-spirit people seek visibility and supports

  16-06-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Brooke Garner has survived to tell his story. Not all two-spirit Indigenous youth have done so.
  
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• Police give Edmonton update after seventh stabbing in 24 hours in London - MyLondon

  16-06-2019 09:24 via mylondon.news
  Police give Edmonton update after seventh stabbing in 24 hours in London  MyLondonThe man was the seventh person to be stabbed or shot in London in a matter of 24 hours.
  
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• JONES: Edmonton NFL owner Pat Bowlen dies - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2019 06:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  JONES: Edmonton NFL owner Pat Bowlen dies  Edmonton JournalThe man was the answer to one of my favourite sports trivia questions.Q: Who is the only person to ever win back-to-back Little Grey Cup Canadian Junior ...
  
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• Dwayne's Home operator worried about future with building up for sale

  16-06-2019 05:32 via cbc.ca
  The future of an Edmonton transitional housing facility Edmonton is up in the air after a for sale sign turned up in front of the building this week.
  
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• CPL Roundup: Cavalry FC beats FC Edmonton to maintain unbeaten start - Sportsnet.ca

  16-06-2019 03:46 via sportsnet.ca
  CPL Roundup: Cavalry FC beats FC Edmonton to maintain unbeaten start  Sportsnet.caSergio Camargo struck twice as Cavalry FC beat FC Edmonton 3-0 on Saturday in Canadian Premier League action.
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker opens shoe store in Edmonton - CityNews Edmonton

  16-06-2019 02:57 via edmonton.citynews.ca
  Sarah Jessica Parker opens shoe store in Edmonton  CityNews EdmontonSarah Jessica Parker opened up a shoe boutique at West Edmonton Mall on Saturday. CityNews reporter Sarolta Saskiw speaks with SJP about her colourful ...
  
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• Lethbridge family advocates for MMIWG to honour grandmother who was violently killed

  16-06-2019 02:57 via globalnews.ca
  March 6, 1999, is a day Kaily Bird will never forget; it's the day her mother Gloria Black Plum was taken from her.
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker opens shoe store in Edmonton - CityNews

  16-06-2019 02:50 via toronto.citynews.ca
  Sarah Jessica Parker opens shoe store in Edmonton  CityNewsSarah Jessica Parker opened up a shoe boutique at West Edmonton Mall on Saturday. CityNews reporter Sarolta Saskiw speaks with SJP about her colourful ...
  
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• New Calgary top cop will earn respect of rank and file, says Edmonton deputy chief - Calgary Sun

  16-06-2019 02:44 via calgarysun.com
  New Calgary top cop will earn respect of rank and file, says Edmonton deputy chief  Calgary SunA former colleague of Calgary's new police chief says he's a visionary and a man the *service's* rank and file will get behind.Introduced as the new police chief ...
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker visits Edmonton to open first Canadian store - CTV News

  16-06-2019 02:34 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Sarah Jessica Parker visits Edmonton to open first Canadian store  CTV NewsHundreds of shoe lovers filled West Edmonton Mall Saturday to catch a glimpse of a fashion icon.
  
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• Sharing the flair at Edmonton pin show - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2019 02:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sharing the flair at Edmonton pin show  Edmonton JournalWith a room full of vendors and a line of folks outside the door, the first ever Share the Flair Pin & Patch show was held in Edmonton Saturday at the Acacia ...
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker launches 1st Canadian store in Edmonton

  16-06-2019 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  The Sex and the City actress was in Edmonton Saturday to launch her own shoe store, called “SJP”, at West Edmonton Mall. Sarah Komadina was there with a huge crowd of fans.
  
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• Terry Jones: Edmonton's Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos, dies - Vancouver Sun

  16-06-2019 02:05 via vancouversun.com
  Terry Jones: Edmonton's Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos, dies  Vancouver SunBowlen bought the majority share of the Broncos in 1984 with his brothers John and Bill and sister Mary Beth buying the rest of it.
  
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• Terry Jones: Edmonton's Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos, dies - The Province

  16-06-2019 02:04 via theprovince.com
  Terry Jones: Edmonton's Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos, dies  The ProvinceBowlen bought the majority share of the Broncos in 1984 with his brothers John and Bill and sister Mary Beth buying the rest of it.
  
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• 2 found dead in house fire in northern Alberta hamlet

  16-06-2019 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  A man and a child were found dead after a house fire in the northern Alberta hamlet of Plamondon. Sarah Kraus has more from the community.
  
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• Praise aplenty for Calgary's new police chief - Calgary Herald

  16-06-2019 01:46 via calgaryherald.com
  Praise aplenty for Calgary's new police chief  Calgary HeraldA former colleague of Calgary's new police chief says he's a visionary and a man the *service's* rank and file will get behind.Introduced as the new police chief ...
  
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