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• 'It's a no-brainer': Roll bars would improve ATV safety, expert says

  12-07-2019 23:40 via cbc.ca
  Roll bars — also called crush-protection devices or operator-protection devices — are designed to stop a quad from fully rolling onto a rider or passenger should the vehicle tip over.
  
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• Edmonton business districts worry there’s higher tolerance of ‘more social disorder’ - Global News

  12-07-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton business districts worry there’s higher tolerance of ‘more social disorder’  Global NewsEdmonton's business districts have been telling city council's executive committee that incidents of crime, graffiti and general disorder are becoming more ...
  
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• Edmonton business districts worry there’s higher tolerance of ‘more social disorder’

  12-07-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's business districts have been telling city council's executive committee that incidents of crime, graffiti and general disorder are becoming more common.
  
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• Trudeau extends reassurances to TMX workers during Edmonton stop, but offers no new details - Toronto Star

  12-07-2019 23:25 via thestar.com
  Trudeau extends reassurances to TMX workers during Edmonton stop, but offers no new details  Toronto StarEDMONTON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered reassurances and appreciation to TMX workers at the Trans Mountain Edmonton Terminal on Friday ...
  
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• Townhome sales on the upswing in Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  12-07-2019 23:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Townhome sales on the upswing in Edmonton  Edmonton JournalTownhomes are a hot ticket right now in Edmonton.That's one of the findings from a recent report tracking new development and sales of news homes in the city ...
  
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• 5 Alberta cabinet ministers have now been interviewed by RCMP in voter fraud probe

  12-07-2019 22:30 via cbc.ca
  CBC News has now confirmed that five ministers, all from the Calgary region, have been interviewed about allegations of voter fraud in the 2017 UCP leadership race that elected Jason Kenney.
  
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• Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh killed in Somalia hotel attack

  12-07-2019 22:29 via cbc.ca
  Hodan Nalayeh, a Somali-Canadian journalist who once resided in Vaughan, Ont., was killed in an attack on a Somalia hotel on Friday, Mogadishu-based Radio Dalsan tells CBC News.
  
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• Myth-busting commonly heard concerns about vaccines

  12-07-2019 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  Vaccine hesitancy - the reluctance or refusal to get immunized despite vaccines being readily available - is becoming a global concern.
  
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• There are now signs in German on Edmonton bike lanes - CTV News

  12-07-2019 22:08 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  There are now signs in German on Edmonton bike lanes  CTV NewsThere are now street signs in German calling bike lanes and roads names like "Oliverbahn" and "Garsconastraße."
  
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• Elk Island National Park bison populating herds across globe ‘the cornerstone of conservation’

  12-07-2019 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  From Russia to Scotland, Elk Island National Park bison and their relatives can be found around the globe.
  
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• Edmonton documentary on mental health support chosen for US film fest

  12-07-2019 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  A documentary profiling the mental health support group “We All Believe In You” that started in Edmonton has been selected for a U.S. film festival. Group creator Blake Loates joins Jennifer Crosby.
  
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• 40,000 bees creating a buzz at Edmonton Expo Centre - CTV News

  12-07-2019 20:42 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  40,000 bees creating a buzz at Edmonton Expo Centre  CTV NewsThe rooftop of the Edmonton Expo Centre is now home to 40000 bees.
  
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• Alberta seeks to intervene in B.C.'s appeal to Supreme Court on energy projects

  12-07-2019 20:33 via cbc.ca
  Alberta wants to have its say when British Columbia goes to the Supreme Court for a ruling on who is in charge of interprovincial projects like pipelines.
  
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• Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat - CBC News

  12-07-2019 20:32 via cbc.ca
  Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat  CBC NewsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi meet with workers and take reporters' questions at the Trans Mountain ...
  
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• Woodlands County fined $5K after airport staff shoot, kill 5 animals

  12-07-2019 20:30 via cbc.ca
  The mayor said it was a serious safety concern to airport staff and aircrafts using the facility.
  
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• Trudeau TMX ‘announcement’ in Edmonton more of a campaign stop

  12-07-2019 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  The prime minister wrapped up his Edmonton visit at the Trans Mountain pipeline terminal. The event was hyped as an update on the project but came off as more of a campaign stop. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Body of missing Edmonton man found in Strathcona County

  12-07-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  The body of 22-year-old Kevin Sim was found in Strathcona County and police consider the death homicide. Kent Morrison has the latest.
  
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• Hand grenades among Red Deer RCMP weapons, drug seizure

  12-07-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  Body armour, seven firearms and ammunition were also recovered by Mounties following a 10-day drug trafficking investigation in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake.
  
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• Trudeau responds to opposition criticism of announcement

  12-07-2019 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Trudeau is asked about Conservatives’ criticism that his Trans Mountain Edmonton terminal event is “campaigning on taxpayer dollars.” He also says addressing climate change is a huge issue.
  
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• Trudeau on buying pipeline, ‘moving forward in the right way’

  12-07-2019 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Liberal government would continue to focus on building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion “the right way” while ensuring a sustainable and strong future.
  
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• Trudeau addresses lawsuits, court challenges on pipeline

  12-07-2019 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking at the Trans Mountain Edmonton terminal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said consultation with Indigenous and environmental groups will allow shovels in the ground this construction season.
  
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• Trans Mountain expansion will create thousands of jobs: Trudeau

  12-07-2019 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  The prime minister said the project will create “thousands of good jobs for engineers, trades people and construction workers” from Alberta, B.C. and across the country.
  
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• Liberal government touts ‘facts’ on Trans Mountain pipeline project

  12-07-2019 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  MP Randy Boissonnault said he was “here to bust some myths” about the federal government’s commitment to the oil and gas sector.
  
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• Bob Layton: Movie outrage

  12-07-2019 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Protesters want to stop you from seeing a movie. Whether you want to see is a matter of choice, Bob Layton says.
  
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• Edmonton man found dead in Strathcona County was victim of homicide, RCMP say - CBC.ca

  12-07-2019 17:31 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton man found dead in Strathcona County was victim of homicide, RCMP say  CBC.caA body found Wednesday morning in a field near the intersection of Highway 14 and 21 south of Sherwood Park has been identified as that of 22-year-old Kevin ...
  
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• Edmonton man found dead in Strathcona County was victim of homicide, RCMP say

  12-07-2019 17:31 via cbc.ca
  A body found Wednesday morning in a field near the intersection of Highway 14 and 21 south of Sherwood Park has been identified as that of 22-year-old Kevin William Sim, RCMP said Friday.
  
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• Body found in Strathcona County identified as missing Edmonton man: RCMP

  12-07-2019 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Police said an autopsy confirmed Kevin Sim's death was a homicide. 
  
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• Provincial government wants feedback on farm workplace safety

  12-07-2019 16:57 via cbc.ca
  The provincial government wants Albertans to weigh in on farm workplace safety. 
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos hand BC Lions 'embarrassing' 33-6 loss - CTV News

  12-07-2019 16:53 via bc.ctvnews.ca
  Edmonton Eskimos hand BC Lions 'embarrassing' 33-6 loss  CTV NewsCoach DeVone Claybrooks says his B.C. Lions can't continue to allow their biggest asset to languish.
  
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• Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat

  12-07-2019 16:34 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he rejects conservative claims that national unity is under threat. The Liberal leader says conservative politicians are playing petty politics, which is hurting people across the country.
  
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• Trudeau, Sohi meeting with workers at TMX's Edmonton terminal this morning

  12-07-2019 16:34 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying a visit to the Trans Mountain pipeline terminal in Edmonton this morning.
  
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• Councillors demand accountability for city's $600M consulting contracts

  12-07-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Two city councillors are demanding to know why administration spent more than $600 million to get advice from consulting firms work over five years and why some of the spending habits haven’t changed in 10 years. 
  
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• AMA Travel: Trips to San Francisco

  12-07-2019 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  Thinking of heading to the Bay area? Roland Van Meurs with AMA Travel has some San Francisco trip ideas and tips. Sponsored by AMA Travel.
  
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• Edmonton weather: The sun did come out tomorrow, which is today! - Edmonton Journal

  12-07-2019 15:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: The sun did come out tomorrow, which is today!  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.It's been one heck of a ride the last couple of weeks. So gloomy and muggy and rainy and soggy ...
  
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• Power restored after large outage Friday morning - CTV News

  12-07-2019 15:16 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Power restored after large outage Friday morning  CTV NewsMultiple Edmonton neighbourhoods are without power on Friday morning.
  
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• Chinatown residents seek solution to increasing public drug use

  12-07-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Ambulance sirens blare nearby, as Zeny Marte points out another discarded needle in a Chinatown back alley littered with feces and garbage.
  
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• Chuckwagon driver banned from future Calgary Stampedes after latest horse death this year

  12-07-2019 14:57 via cbc.ca
  A driver has been fined $10,000 and banned from competing in this Calgary Stampede and future ones after a horse died in Thursday's chuckwagon races.
  
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• Chuckwagon driver banned for life from Calgary Stampede after latest horse death this year

  12-07-2019 14:57 via cbc.ca
  A driver has been fined $10,000 and banned from competing in this Calgary Stampede and future ones after a horse died in Thursday's chuckwagon races. Stampede management is holding a news conference starting at 10 a.m. MT (noon ET), and CBC is streaming it live here and on Facebook.
  
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• Prime minister to make Trans Mountain pipeline announcement in Edmonton

  12-07-2019 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi will meet with workers at the Trans Mountain Edmonton Terminal on Friday morning.
  
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• Man accused of killing baby faced previous charge related to a child

  12-07-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton man charged with killing his six-month-old son in May 2017 was charged earlier that month with causing a child to be in need of intervention.
  
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• Edmonton councillor drops idea of 2nd office in Ward 3 to meet constituents

  12-07-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Coun. Jon Dziadyk is giving up his idea to open a second constituency office in Ward 3 so people from northeast Edmonton wouldn't have to come all the way downtown to meet him at City Hall.
  
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• Danielle Smith: Alberta's oilpatch may help fill global lithium shortage - Edmonton Journal

  12-07-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Danielle Smith: Alberta's oilpatch may help fill global lithium shortage  Edmonton JournalEarlier this year, Tesla executives warned that the world may soon be facing a critical shortage of minerals and metals needed to build batteries, in particular ...
  
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• RCMP settle St. Albert lawyer's lawsuits over arrest outside pub - Edmonton Journal

  12-07-2019 12:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  RCMP settle St. Albert lawyer's lawsuits over arrest outside pub  Edmonton JournalAlberta RCMP have settled lawsuits brought by a St. Albert lawyer and his wife, who allege they were roughed up and wrongfully jailed after leaving a local pub ...
  
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• Alberta disability funding delays worry parents, advocates - Edmonton Journal

  12-07-2019 12:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta disability funding delays worry parents, advocates  Edmonton JournalTracy Van Sloten has no idea where her adult daughter with Down syndrome will end up come the fall, thanks to a series of non-answers about support funding.
  
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• 'An exploration of gender:' Increasing number of women performing drag

  12-07-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Traditionally, drag queens are men who dress up and perform as women. But as drag becomes more mainstream, the art form is being more widely adopted by all genders.
  
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• Here's where Canadians are finding well-paying jobs in the trades

  12-07-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Thousands of Canadians find well-paying jobs in the trades each year, yet the variety and scope of opportunities in the trades tends to be poorly understood by the population.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos dominate B.C. Lions in 33-6 win - Global News

  12-07-2019 07:31 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Eskimos dominate B.C. Lions in 33-6 win  Global NewsTrevor Harris and the Edmonton Eskimos systematically picked apart the B.C. Lions en route to a 33-6 win in Vancouver on Thursday.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos dominate B.C. Lions in 33-6 win

  12-07-2019 07:31 via globalnews.ca
  Trevor Harris and the Edmonton Eskimos systematically picked apart the B.C. Lions en route to a 33-6 win in Vancouver on Thursday.
  
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• Our YEG At Night’s 2019 Best of Summer in Edmonton: best patio spot

  12-07-2019 07:20 via globalnews.ca
  When Our YEG At Night asked Global viewers for what they thought the best patio spot in Edmonton is for the 2019 Best of Summer in Edmonton list, the patio at Julio’s Barrio Mexican Restaurant received the most votes.
  
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• Horses crash into fence at Calgary Stampede’s ‘half mile of hell’

  12-07-2019 07:05 via globalnews.ca
  One night after a second horse died following an incident at the Calgary Stampede’s chuckwagon races, one or more horses crashed into a fence Thursday night on the track known as the “half mile of hell.”
  
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