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• 'It's devastating for all of us': Edmonton's Somali community to host memorials for hotel attack victims - Edmonton Journal

  13-07-2019 23:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  'It's devastating for all of us': Edmonton's Somali community to host memorials for hotel attack victims  Edmonton JournalEdmonton's Somali community is grieving after an extremist attack in the African country killed at least 26 people, including several with family connections in ...
  
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• RCMP helicopter, dog team help end crime spree in northeast Alberta - Edmonton Journal

  13-07-2019 22:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  RCMP helicopter, dog team help end crime spree in northeast Alberta  Edmonton JournalA crime spree east of Edmonton that culminated with the torching of a stolen vehicle has been smashed thanks to a joint police operation drawing in a helicopter, ...
  
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• Trudeau says he thinks Liberals will pick up seats in Alberta

  13-07-2019 22:28 via cbc.ca
  With only 100 days left until the election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likes his chances of picking up seats in Alberta. 
  
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• Trudeau stresses balancing economy, environment during brief Calgary Stampede visit

  13-07-2019 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was speaking at a reception for Liberal Party donors during the Calgary Stampede, where he had fewer public appearances than in past years.
  
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• Anglican Church vote to approve same-sex marriage fails to pass

  13-07-2019 20:48 via cbc.ca
  Church rules require motions to be passed by a two-thirds majority from its three groups of delegates: the laity, clergy and bishops. On Friday, the requirement for the motion did not meet the threshold among the bishops.
  
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• Anglican Church rejects same-sex marriage approvals in vote

  13-07-2019 20:48 via cbc.ca
  Church rules require motions to be passed by a two-thirds majority from its three groups of delegates: the laity, clergy and bishops. On Friday, the requirement for the motion did not meet the threshold among the bishops.
  
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• One person dead in single-vehicle crash outside Provost - Edmonton Journal

  13-07-2019 18:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person dead in single-vehicle crash outside Provost  Edmonton JournalOne person is dead and another is in hospital with serious injuries following an early-morning crash southwest of Provost.Highway 600 at the town's entrance ...
  
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• RCMP investigate fatal crash in central Alberta

  13-07-2019 17:56 via cbc.ca
  One person died and one was taken to hospital after a collision near Provost, Alta. early Saturday.
  
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• Adopt a Pet with SCARS: Meet Bert + Smarty update

  13-07-2019 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  In this Adopt a Pet segment with the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS), Terra Maclean gives an update on how Smarty the dog is doing and introduces Bert, who is looking for their forever home.
  
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• Financial travel tips and budgeting for a vacation with Servus Credit Union

  13-07-2019 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  Thinking about a vacation but worried you’re going to break the bank? Tenaura Seon from Servus Credit Union shares some financial travel and budgeting tips. (Sponsored by Servus)
  
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• Woodshed Burgers in the Global Edmonton Kitchen (3/3)

  13-07-2019 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  In this Global Edmonton Kitchen segment, Woodshed Burgers owner Chef Paul Shufelt and Jeff Nonay from Lakeside Dairy finish cooking the burgers being served at the new restaurant on 124 Street. (Segment 3 of 3)
  
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• Edmonton morning weather forecast: Saturday, July 13, 2019

  13-07-2019 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Saturday, July 13, 2019 morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Muddy trails, knee-deep puddles not enough to scare off die-hard Death Racers

  13-07-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Weeks of rain have created wet and muddy conditions that will hamper runners training for the 20th annual Canadian Death Race, a 125kilometre route through alpine weather, steep elevation and remote wilderness.
  
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• Woodshed Burgers in the Global Edmonton Kitchen (2/3)

  13-07-2019 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  In this segment, Woodshed Burgers owner Chef Paul Shufelt and Jeff Nonay from Lakeside Dairy were in the Global Edmonton Kitchen cooking up burgers and making poutine you can eat in the new restaurant on 124 Street, as well as sharing information on the local beef being used. (Segment 2 of 3)
  
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• 'We heard the cable snap': Firefighters rescue 8 in nerve-racking Calgary Tower elevator extraction

  13-07-2019 16:29 via cbc.ca
  Calgary Fire says a harness was used to pull the stuck passengers up through the elevator's scuttle hatch and then lower them down through the hatch of a second elevator that was positioned parallel to the broken lift.
  
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• Woodshed Burgers in the Global Edmonton Kitchen (1/3)

  13-07-2019 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  Woodshed Burgers on 124 Street features all beef burgers and everything else made from scratch. Owner Chef Paul Shufelt and Jeff Nonay from Lakeside Dairy joined the Global Edmonton Kitchen to talk about their approach to using the entire animal and in this segment, began grinding meat to make some patties. (Segment 1 of 3)
  
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• Canada's top researcher positions continue to lack diversity, U of A study finds

  13-07-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  University faculty holding prestigious research roles at Canadian universities are still overwhelmingly white and male, despite diversity and inclusion initiatives, researchers say.
  
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• The ‘First Lady of Drag Racing’ celebrated at Castrol Raceway Rocky Mountain Nationals

  13-07-2019 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  The Rocky Mountain Nationals brings the best of North America’s extreme motorsports to Castrol Raceway. Shirley Muldowney, known as “The First Lady of Drag Racing,” is being celebrated this weekend and joined the morning news to share her experience breaking into the male-dominated sport in the 70s.
  
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• Restaurant war shatters 3 decades of peace between Cactus Club and Earls

  13-07-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The Fuller family is calling for Cactus Club to be dissolved, accusing president Richard Jaffray of misusing company funds, while Jaffray claims the Fullers have used confidential financial information to give an unfair edge to a competitor.
  
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• 'A beacon of hope': Edmonton friends remember legacy of slain journalist - CBC.ca

  13-07-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  'A beacon of hope': Edmonton friends remember legacy of slain journalist  CBC.caEdmonton community organizers and artists joined a chorus of people internationally mourning Canadian-Somali journalist Hodan Nalayeh after she was killed ...
  
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• 'A beacon of hope': Edmonton friends remember legacy of slain journalist

  13-07-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton community organizers and artists joined a chorus of people internationally mourning Canadian-Somali journalist Hodan Nalayeh after she was killed in an attack at a Somali hotel Friday.
  
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• Maxime Bernier visits Cardston, introduces southern Alberta PPC candidates

  13-07-2019 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  People's Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier continued his 10-day tour of Alberta Friday, with a stop in Medicine Hat followed by a rally in Cardston.
  
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• Saturday's letters: Crackdown on roadside ads lauded - Edmonton Journal

  13-07-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Saturday's letters: Crackdown on roadside ads lauded  Edmonton JournalRe. “Counties and businesses feud over roadside semi-trailer ads,” July 11Not only are the derelict semi-trailer advertising creations a distraction to drivers, but, ...
  
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• Opinion: Clear the roadsides of distracting billboards and trailers - Edmonton Journal

  13-07-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Opinion: Clear the roadsides of distracting billboards and trailers  Edmonton JournalIf you dislike / Big traffic fines / Slow down / Till you / Can read these signs / Burma-Shave,”1939 Burma-Shave road signsAnyone who has driven in the United ...
  
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• Need a longer holiday? In a tight labour market some companies offer sabbaticals

  13-07-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  At a time when many workers are wishing they had more vacation leave, there are some who have six or even eight weeks of paid leave under sabbatical programs. Sabbaticals are offered at some private companies as a tactic to help retain staff.
  
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• Initiative to honour Indigenous veterans with new grave markers and their traditional names

  13-07-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Last Post Fund, a national charity that provides funeral, burial and grave marking benefits to Canadian veterans, has a new initiative honouring Indigenous veterans.
  
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• Conversion therapy: What you need to know

  13-07-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The government is considering a nationwide ban on conversion therapy. Here's what it is, and why people are pushing to have it made illegal.
  
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• Spruce Grove residents step up to feed Trinidad soccer team

  13-07-2019 07:20 via globalnews.ca
  A team of young soccer players from Trinidad flew here to play soccer in Spruce Grove, but a communication mixup left them in need of some critical supplies. But as Sarah Kraus explains, the community made sure they didn’t go without.
  
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• Mountain 911 doc shows how far volunteers go to save strangers in Alberta backcountry

  13-07-2019 07:19 via cbc.ca
  New CBC film documents volunteers rescuing people in danger, from cliffs to woods in Western Canada during their spare time.
  
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• RCMP speak to more Alberta cabinet ministers as part of investigation into UCP leadership race

  13-07-2019 06:34 via globalnews.ca
  At least four UCP cabinet ministers have now spoken to the RCMP as they investigate allegations of criminal wrongdoing in connection with the party's 2017 leadership race.
  
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• Animal advocates want chuckwagon races cancelled after 3 horse deaths

  13-07-2019 06:03 via cbc.ca
  Animal rights activists are calling on the Calgary Stampede to halt its chuckwagon races and review safety measures following the deaths of three horses at the Rangeland Derby this week. 
  
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• Horse injured at Calgary Stampede’s ‘half mile of hell’ Friday night

  13-07-2019 05:35 via globalnews.ca
  Another horse was injured at the Calgary Stampede's chuckwagon races on Friday night on a track often referred to as the "half mile of hell."
  
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• Small protest targets Edmonton opening of anti-abortion film - CTV News

  13-07-2019 05:21 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Small protest targets Edmonton opening of anti-abortion film  CTV NewsA group of about a dozen protesters rallied outside Cineplex South Edmonton Common on Friday night to show their opposition to the cinema's screening of the ...
  
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• Alberta camp offers escape for kids with arthritis

  13-07-2019 04:06 via globalnews.ca
  Sixty-three kids, aged eight through 17 participated in Camp All In This Together at Camp Kindle, located northwest of Calgary.
  
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• Edmonton movie-goers celebrate Cineplex screening of anti-abortion film

  13-07-2019 03:40 via cbc.ca
  Protests were planned at Cineplex theatres across Canada, including in Edmonton, against the controversial film.
  
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• FC Edmonton hope to keep winning streak going

  13-07-2019 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  FC Edmonton have won four matches in a row and are undefeated in five.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: July 12

  13-07-2019 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about the controversy surrounding a new film about abortion.
  
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• 'Superhuman effort' sees Eskimos QB Harris return from knee hit - Edmonton Sun

  13-07-2019 02:39 via edmontonsun.com
  'Superhuman effort' sees Eskimos QB Harris return from knee hit  Edmonton SunThe B.C. Lions had just kicked off the second half of Thursday's game and Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas was already calling in a play intended for ...
  
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• Social disorder, graffiti, construction issues working against city's image, councillors told

  13-07-2019 02:31 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton isn’t as clean or appealing as other North American cities, council’s executive committee heard Friday. 
  
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• Livestock auctioneers compete for international championship title in Alberta

  13-07-2019 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  Going once, going twice, sold! Auctioneers from around the world compete in Stavely, Alta., to determine who the champion of selling livestock really is.
  
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• Edmonton initiative makes throwing a community get-together easier

  13-07-2019 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  It’s never been easier to plan a summertime block party in Edmonton. Margeaux Maron explains.
  
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• Vandalism poses challenges for Edmonton

  13-07-2019 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton’s Downtown Business Association told city councillors on Friday that the city’s core doesn’t present well. This comes as Whyte Avenue businesses say they’re struggling with a growing vandalism problem. Fletcher Kent reports.
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spends Friday in Edmonton

  13-07-2019 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  A promised announcement about the Trans Mountain pipeline by the prime minister never really materialized on Friday morning. As Tom Vernon explains, conservatives are accusing Justin Trudeau of simply playing politics.
  
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• Man found dead in Strathcona County was victim of homicide: RCMP

  13-07-2019 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP say a man found dead in Strathcona County earlier this week was the victim of a homicide. Police also confirmed the man’s identity. As Sarah Komadina reports, the Edmonton man had been reported as missing.
  
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• Jones: Bringing the beach to Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  13-07-2019 01:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jones: Bringing the beach to Edmonton  Edmonton JournalWhere's the beach?In Edmonton, there was Accidental Beach, the tiny one that suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the North Saskatchewan River. But it's not ...
  
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• Minute at the Movies: July 12

  13-07-2019 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  In this week’s Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews the Uber-themed buddy comedy “Stuber.”
  
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• 'Malicious intent:' Edmonton shisha bar owner sues city and police - CBC.ca

  13-07-2019 01:22 via cbc.ca
  'Malicious intent:' Edmonton shisha bar owner sues city and police  CBC.caIn a statement of claim filed this week, Mulugeta Tesfay says Nyala Lounge was the target of unnecessary and frequent inspections by groups of up to 12 armed ...
  
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• 'Malicious intent:' Edmonton shisha bar owner sues city and police

  13-07-2019 01:22 via cbc.ca
  In a statement of claim filed this week, Mulugeta Tesfay says Nyala Lounge was the target of unnecessary and frequent inspections by groups of up to 12 armed officers.
  
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• JONES: Building a beach in Edmonton - Edmonton Sun

  13-07-2019 01:16 via edmontonsun.com
  JONES: Building a beach in Edmonton  Edmonton SunWhere's the beach?In Edmonton, there was Accidental Beach, the tiny one that suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the North Saskatchewan River. But it's not ...
  
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• Hello, Let’s Eat: Edmonton initiative makes throwing a community get together easier - Global News

  13-07-2019 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  Hello, Let’s Eat: Edmonton initiative makes throwing a community get together easier  Global NewsFree kits with all the essentials to pull off a dinner party for your community can now be delivered to your door.
  
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