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• Emotional video of toddler seeing Paddle Prairie home destroyed by wildfire shared online

  24-06-2019 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  The vice-chair of the Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement shared an emotional video of her family returning home after the Chuckegg Creek wildfire destroyed their house.
  
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• Canadian Utilities signs deal to sell interest in Alberta PowerLine to consortium

  24-06-2019 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian Utilities Ltd. and its partner Quanta Services Inc. have signed a deal to sell Alberta PowerLine for approximately $300 million and the assumption of $1.4 billion of debt.
  
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• Toddler comforts family returning to Paddle Prairie

  24-06-2019 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  Sweet words from a little girl helped comfort her family as they returned to where their home used to be in Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement. Courtesy: Facebook/Lori Wanuch
  
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• Jail sentence for former junior high music teacher on child porn convictions

  24-06-2019 23:01 via cbc.ca
  A former junior high music and physical education teacher has been sentenced to one year in jail on three child pornography charges.
  
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• Alberta government turns to crowdsourcing for tips on red tape troubles

  24-06-2019 22:16 via cbc.ca
  Albertans who feel they’ve bumped into unnecessary government red tape can tell the government about it — anonymously, if they choose — with a newly launched Cut Red Tape website.
  
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• Tortoise found in northern Alberta reunited with Spruce Grove owner

  24-06-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  A school official said she received a call from a Spruce Grove man who recognized his pet tortoise from Global News' coverage.
  
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• Wildfire evacuation order lifted for areas of Mackenzie County

  24-06-2019 21:54 via cbc.ca
  A mandatory evacuation order for several areas in Mackenzie County is being lifted as of 2 p.m. Monday.
  
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• Jerry Forbes Centre for Community Spirit now open

  24-06-2019 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  The new 93,000-square-foot warehouse is home to a total of 18 charitable organizations, including 630 CHED's Santas Anonymous.
  
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• Groundbreaking ceremony for New Roxy Theatre

  24-06-2019 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Spirits were high on Edmonton’s High Street Monday as the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Roxy Theatre four years after a devastating fire. Fletcher Kent was there.
  
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• Police searching for suspect after finding drug lab in city's southwest - Edmonton Journal

  24-06-2019 20:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police searching for suspect after finding drug lab in city's southwest  Edmonton JournalEdmonton police are asking for the public's help to locate a man after finding a suspected drug processing and packaging lab in the city's southwest.
  
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• Girl, 6, injured after falling off float during Wainwright parade

  24-06-2019 19:58 via cbc.ca
  A six-year-old girl was seriously injured after falling off a parade float on the weekend, the mayor of a town in east-central Alberta said Monday. 
  
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• Clandestine garage drug lab bust in Old Strathcona has police searching for suspect

  24-06-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police have released a photo hoping to track down a person of interest in connection with a clandestine drug-processing and packaging lab in south Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton-area doctor admits he had sex with vulnerable, opioid-addicted patient - CBC News

  24-06-2019 19:51 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton-area doctor admits he had sex with vulnerable, opioid-addicted patient  CBC NewsA Stony Plain family physician has admitted to having sex with four of his patients and prescribing high levels of opioids to one, even though that patient showed ...
  
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• Edmonton-area doctor admits he had sex with vulnerable, opioid-addicted patient

  24-06-2019 19:51 via cbc.ca
  A Stony Plain family physician has admitted to having sex with four of his patients and prescribing high levels of opioids to one, even though that patient showed clear signs of addiction.
  
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• Groundbreaking for new Roxy Theatre after devastating Edmonton fire - Globalnews.ca

  24-06-2019 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Groundbreaking for new Roxy Theatre after devastating Edmonton fire  Globalnews.caWATCH ABOVE: The Roxy Theatre burned down more than four years ago. On Monday, dignitaries broke ground on the New Roxy. Fletcher Kent was there.
  
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• Groundbreaking for new Roxy Theatre after devastating Edmonton fire

  24-06-2019 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  Construction is expected to begin this summer and the new Roxy is expected to open in early 2021. 
  
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• Alberta drug trafficking network dismantled by police: ALERT

  24-06-2019 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  A total of 27 drug and firearm-related charges have been laid against seven people.
  
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• Alberta's largest sector union takes provincial government to court over Bill 9

  24-06-2019 19:29 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is seeking an injunction against the government to allow a wage arbitration hearing to proceed by the end of June.
  
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• Father accused in son’s meningitis death says boy wasn’t sick enough to make parents worry

  24-06-2019 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  A father accused in his son's death has taken the stand in a southern Alberta courtroom where the man and his wife are accused of failing to get medical attention for the toddler.
  
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• Second act: Countdown begins for return of Roxy Theatre on 124th Street

  24-06-2019 19:23 via cbc.ca
  The countdown to the return of Roxy's name in lights on 124th Street will start in earnest with Monday's formal groundbreaking for a $12.5-million facility to be built where the old theatre burned down in 2015.
  
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• Jesse Puljujarvi likely on way out of Edmonton but it won't be Oilers fans running him out of town - Edmonton Journal

  24-06-2019 16:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jesse Puljujarvi likely on way out of Edmonton but it won't be Oilers fans running him out of town  Edmonton JournalIt looks like Jesse Puljujarvi is heading out of Edmonton sooner rather than later, according to the reporting of the Cult's Kurt Leavins.But never let it be said ...
  
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• Acid rain from oilsands having less impact than expected on boreal forest, studies find

  24-06-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Emissions from large oilsands projects may be having less impact on the boreal forest than expected, according to a series of studies made public last week.
  
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• Heavy police presence in southwest Edmonton after alleged hit-and-run Sunday night

  24-06-2019 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  A section of Magrath Boulevard just east of Rabbit Hill Road was blocked off by Edmonton police on Sunday night.
  
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• Heavy police presence after rampaging stolen truck crashes in southwest Edmonton

  24-06-2019 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police were searching for a suspect who was allegedly running through yards with a gun after crashing a stolen stolen truck in the Magrath area.
  
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• Former students reflect on Ritchie School memories ahead of demolition

  24-06-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Former students of Ritchie School swapped stories at a barbecue Saturday. The historic school is set to be demolished and replaced with a new building that will house a francophone junior high school.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Rain, wind, thunderstorms — all a definite maybe - Edmonton Journal

  24-06-2019 14:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Rain, wind, thunderstorms — all a definite maybe  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 12.0 C with 14 km/h ...
  
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• North Edmonton hit and run sends teen to hospital with serious injuries - Global News

  24-06-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  North Edmonton hit and run sends teen to hospital with serious injuries  Global NewsA teenager was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in a school field early Monday morning in northeast Edmonton.
  
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• North Edmonton hit-and-run sends teen to hospital with serious injuries

  24-06-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  A teenager was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in a school field early Monday morning in northeast Edmonton.
  
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• ‘I am going to get bit eventually’: Alberta rattlesnake wrangler keeps citizens safe

  24-06-2019 14:37 via globalnews.ca
  Ryan Heavy Head's life-long love of snakes has prepared him for an unusual job in southern Alberta.
  
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• Edmonton's Prop Museum pulls back the curtain on Hollywood scenes and characters

  24-06-2019 14:30 via cbc.ca
  Darren Bland is breaking down the magic of Hollywood, one set of prosthetic teeth at a time. The lifelong movie fan is behind Edmonton’s Prop Museum, which opened this weekend on 124th Street.
  
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• Teen seriously injured after being chased, struck by vehicle in school field

  24-06-2019 14:19 via cbc.ca
  A teenage boy is in hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle that was allegedly chasing a group of teens in a northeast Edmonton field.
  
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• Teen seriously injured after being chased, struck by vehicle

  24-06-2019 14:19 via cbc.ca
  A teenage boy is in hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle that was allegedly chasing a group of teens in a northeast Edmonton field.
  
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• City to intervene in appeal of Edmonton peace officer who assaulted jaywalker - CBC.ca

  24-06-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  City to intervene in appeal of Edmonton peace officer who assaulted jaywalker  CBC.caThe City of Edmonton has been granted intervener status in the appeal of a peace officer convicted of assault causing bodily harm in a violent arrest of a ...
  
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• City to intervene in appeal of Edmonton peace officer who assaulted jaywalker

  24-06-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The City of Edmonton has been granted intervener status in the appeal of a peace officer convicted of assault causing bodily harm in a violent arrest of a jaywalker.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, June 24, 2019

  24-06-2019 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, June 24, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Coquitlam RCMP issue Canada-wide warrant for Brookside patient

  24-06-2019 11:19 via globalnews.ca
  Coquitlam RCMP have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a woman reported as an unauthorized absence at Brookside Treatment Centre at Riverview in Coquitlam, B.C.
  
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• 5-time world foosball champ represents Calgary as she goes for another win in Spain

  24-06-2019 03:53 via cbc.ca
  The Calgarian, and five-time world champion, is headed to Murcia in Spain next month as captain of Team Canada where around 40 countries will compete for the World Cup.
  
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• Little girl airlifted to Edmonton hospital after ‘unpreventable accident’ at Wainwright parade - Global News

  24-06-2019 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  Little girl airlifted to Edmonton hospital after ‘unpreventable accident’ at Wainwright parade  Global NewsA six-year-old girl from Wainwright, Alta., was airlifted to hospital in Edmonton this weekend after what officials describe as “an unpreventable accident” at a local ...
  
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• Wainwright parade incident

  24-06-2019 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jun 23 – Few details are being released after a six-year-old girl was injured during a parade in Wainwright on Saturday. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Motorcycle advocates urge safety precautions after fatal crashes

  24-06-2019 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  Sun, Jun 23 – Fatal motorcycle accidents in and outside of the city are hitting home for the riding community. Safety advocates are urging not just drivers but also motorcyclists to share the road, Sarah Komadina has more.
  
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• Edmonton motorcycle advocates urge motorists to ‘share the road’ after fatal crashes - Global News

  24-06-2019 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton motorcycle advocates urge motorists to ‘share the road’ after fatal crashes  Global NewsFatal motorcycle crashes have advocates urging motorcyclists and drivers to share the road to prevent another deadly collision.
  
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• Edmonton motorcycle advocates urge motorists to ‘share the road’ after fatal crashes

  24-06-2019 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  Fatal motorcycle crashes have advocates urging motorcyclists and drivers to share the road to prevent another deadly collision.
  
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• City administration recommends status quo on playground zone hours in Edmonton - Global News

  24-06-2019 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  City administration recommends status quo on playground zone hours in Edmonton  Global NewsCity administration is recommending playground zone hours in Edmonton stay the way they are, despite concerns from residents about their effectiveness and ...
  
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• City administration recommends status quo on playground zone hours in Edmonton

  24-06-2019 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  City administration is recommending playground zone hours in Edmonton stay the way they are, despite concerns from residents about their effectiveness and what one councillor is calling a lack of data.
  
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• Memorial walk held north of Edmonton to mark 10 years since woman was killed by her partner

  24-06-2019 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  People gathered in Morinville, Alta., to remember Jessica Martel, who was murdered by her common-law husband in front of her children, and to raise awareness about domestic violence.
  
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• Life jacket found, Calgary boater presumed dead after Columbia River capsizing: RCMP

  24-06-2019 00:55 via globalnews.ca
  Warren Tittemore, the 35-year-old Calgarian involved in a boat capsizing on the Columbia River near Revelstoke, has not been found.
  
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