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• Village in Saskatchewan cancels dog cull after social media backlash

  18-07-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  The village of La Loche, Sask., has cancelled a controversial dog culling initiative amidst mounting public outcry on social media.
  
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• Ernst & Young wins $2M contract to review Alberta Health Services

  18-07-2019 23:52 via cbc.ca
  The review is expected to find efficiencies and cost savings, the government says.
  
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• Edmonton teacher charged with sexual assault - Global News

  18-07-2019 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton teacher charged with sexual assault  Global NewsAn Edmonton teacher is facing multiple charges related to sexual assault, Edmonton police confirmed to Global News on Thursday.
  
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• Edmonton teacher charged with sexual assault

  18-07-2019 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Catholic School District said the teacher was removed from the school as soon as the investigation began.
  
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• Fountain outside Edmonton City Hall won’t be ready until October

  18-07-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Progress on the City Hall Fountain has been slowed by rain and a membrane issue. Right now, officials expect construction won't be finished until October.
  
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• Edmonton police officer faces charge related to sharing an ‘intimate image’

  18-07-2019 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  According to the news release, the image was allegedly shared in Edmonton September 2018.
  
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• EPS officer charged after 'intimate' image distributed - Edmonton Journal

  18-07-2019 23:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  EPS officer charged after 'intimate' image distributed  Edmonton JournalA veteran Edmonton police constable has been charged with a criminal offence after an 'intimate image' was distributed in 2018.The officer was charged for a ...
  
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• What’s in the water? The bacterial booby traps of summer

  18-07-2019 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  From public swimming pools to the content of a sandbox, a health and hygiene expert helps us do a deep dive into the microscopic menaces of summer.
  
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• Back to eye-level: Trike gives Edmonton woman new perspective on mobility - CBC.ca

  18-07-2019 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Back to eye-level: Trike gives Edmonton woman new perspective on mobility  CBC.caCeilidh Corcoran feels about 10 feet tall in her bright yellow walking bike.
  
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• Back to eye-level: Trike gives Edmonton woman new perspective on mobility

  18-07-2019 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Ceilidh Corcoran feels about 10 feet tall in her bright yellow walking bike.
  
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• 'Exemplary' medical student who raped unconscious woman caved to temptation, lawyer argues

  18-07-2019 22:27 via cbc.ca
  A former medical student who raped an unconscious woman "availed himself of an opportunity" he could not resist due to the stress of "leading an exemplary life," his lawyer has argued.
  
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• Battle of Alberta: library edition, sees Edmonton, Calgary pitted against one another

  18-07-2019 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  Renovations on the Stanley A. Milner Library have been going on for months, but this week Edmontonians took notice of the dark, angular, futuristic redesign and started comparing it to Calgary's new library.
  
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• Scrapie, a disease related to mad cow, found in two Alberta flocks of sheep

  18-07-2019 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says some sheep in Alberta have been infected with scrapie, a fatal disease that affects the animals' nervous system.
  
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• Watch FIVB beach volleyball World Tour gold medal matches from Edmonton

  18-07-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Watch live action from the FIVB beach volleyball World Tour from Edmonton.
  
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• Watch FIVB beach volleyball World Tour from Edmonton

  18-07-2019 21:45 via cbc.ca
  Watch live action from the FIVB beach volleyball World Tour from Edmonton.
  
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• Company awarded $2M contract to review Alberta Health Services

  18-07-2019 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government has selected a company to conduct a review of Alberta Health Services.
  
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• Fighting summer bugs with tips from ‘The Germ Guy’

  18-07-2019 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  Summer has finally arrived, and the season means getting out for barbeques, picnics and other outdoor fun. But on all those outdoor surfaces, germs lurk. Jennifer Crosby sits down with the “germ guy” Jason Tetro.
  
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• 'Beautiful chaos': For Alberta storm enthusiast, the thrill's in the chase

  18-07-2019 20:30 via cbc.ca
  While weeks of hard rain and battering wind have many Albertans cursing the summer sky, storm-chaser Nevin Demilliano is relishing the tempestuous weather.
  
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• Another $70,000 in fines dished out to 'kamikaze' UCP leadership candidate - Edmonton Journal

  18-07-2019 20:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Another $70,000 in fines dished out to 'kamikaze' UCP leadership candidate  Edmonton JournalAlberta's election commissioner has heaped more fines onto a one-time UCP leadership candidate, slapping Jeff Callaway with $70000 in penalties.
  
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• Thunderstorms dampen ‘Diner en Blanc’ picnic in Edmonton

  18-07-2019 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  A formal ‘Diner en Blanc’ event held in Edmonton with more than 800 people expected to attend was dampened by thunderstorms that rained out the Commonwealth Stadium during the “chic picnic” on Wednesday.
  
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• Sinkhole shuts down part of Yellowhead Trail after summer storm

  18-07-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Yellowhead Trail westbound at St. Albert Trail could be closed for several days after a sinkhole appeared in the road, causing commuter chaos on Thursday morning. Kent Morrison explains.
  
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• The 12 most scenic restaurants in Alberta, according to OpenTable

  18-07-2019 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  Four eateries in Calgary and three in Edmonton are among those on a new list of the 100 most scenic restaurants in Canada.
  
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• Defence calling no evidence in case of German tourist shot west of Calgary

  18-07-2019 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  The defence is calling no evidence on behalf of a youth accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary last summer.
  
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• ‘This one’s pretty significant’: More than $1M worth of cocaine seized

  18-07-2019 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  Insp. Marc Cochlin with ALERT explains the significance of a $1-million cocaine bust in Edmonton.
  
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• Man arrested after selling phony Connor McDavid signed Oilers jerseys - Edmonton Journal

  18-07-2019 18:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Man arrested after selling phony Connor McDavid signed Oilers jerseys  Edmonton JournalEdmonton police have charged a man after a number of people were sold Oilers jerseys with fake Connor McDavid autographs.Police believe there are a ...
  
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• K-Days taking it to the streets with Friday parade to kick off summer festival

  18-07-2019 18:30 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton's annual 10-day summer fair kicks off Friday morning with the K-Days Parade, which will take over downtown with more than 100 floats, giant balloons, antique cars, performers — and road closures.  
  
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• $1.4M of cocaine, related drugs seized from two Edmonton homes

  18-07-2019 18:24 via cbc.ca
  The June 8 seizure included 11 kilograms of cocaine, 84 kilograms of a cocaine buffing agent called phenacetin, slightly less than a kilo of ketamine and $15,465 in cash.
  
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• ALERT seizes $1.4-million worth of drugs in Edmonton bust - Edmonton Journal

  18-07-2019 18:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  ALERT seizes $1.4-million worth of drugs in Edmonton bust  Edmonton JournalHefty bags filled with a hazardous, powdered cutting agent impart the large scale of a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly took place in a northwest ...
  
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• 'Kamikaze' Alberta UCP leadership candidate fined $70K for irregular donations

  18-07-2019 18:04 via cbc.ca
  Former United Conservative Party leadership hopeful Jeff Callaway has been fined $70,000 for irregular campaign contributions during the 2017 race in Alberta.
  
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• 'Kamikaze' Alberta UCP leadership candidate fined $70,000 for irregular donations

  18-07-2019 18:04 via cbc.ca
  Former United Conservative Party leadership hopeful Jeff Callaway has been fined $70,000 for irregular campaign contributions during the 2017 race in Alberta.
  
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• More than $1M worth of cocaine seized from 2 Edmonton homes: ALERT

  18-07-2019 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  ALERT said 11.37 kilograms of cocaine, 84 kilograms of phenacetin, 902 grams of ketamine and $15,465 cash were seized from two Edmonton homes on June 8.
  
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• Hundreds attend donor drive for ‘Mighty Hudson,’ Alberta baby with rare immune disease

  18-07-2019 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  Hudson Cowie was born on June 23. About five days later, he was diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency — or "boy in the bubble" disease.
  
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• Police warn jerseys with fake Connor McDavid signatures sold in Edmonton

  18-07-2019 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Police believe there may be people who have bought Edmonton Oilers jerseys with fake Connor McDavid signatures after arresting and charging a man with fraud.
  
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• Style statements: Edmonton's Amazing Racers are wearing what they believe - CBC.ca

  18-07-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Style statements: Edmonton's Amazing Racers are wearing what they believe  CBC.caEdmonton couple and The Amazing Race Canada contestants Dr. James Makokis and Anthony Johnson hope to inspire people watching the show through their ...
  
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• Style statements: Edmonton's Amazing Racers are wearing what they believe

  18-07-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton couple and Amazing Race Canada contestants Dr. James Makokis and Anthony Johnson hope to inspire people watching the show through their clothing.
  
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• Social media flooded with photos of Edmonton storm - CTV News

  18-07-2019 16:27 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Social media flooded with photos of Edmonton storm  CTV NewsPeople took to social media on Wednesday night to post pictures of the storm that hit the Edmonton region.
  
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• Christmas Bureau puts out urgent call for Taste of Edmonton volunteers

  18-07-2019 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  The Taste of Edmonton food festival at Capital Plaza (99 Avenue and 108 Street) on the Alberta Legislature grounds runs from Thursday until July 28.
  
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• Christmas Bureau puts out urgent call for Taste of Edmonton volunteers - Global News

  18-07-2019 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  Christmas Bureau puts out urgent call for Taste of Edmonton volunteers  Global NewsAs the Taste of Edmonton gets underway Thursday, the Christmas Bureau has put out an urgent call to help fill some volunteer shifts.
  
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• Cooking with kokum: McMurray Métis creating cookbook of traditional recipes

  18-07-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  The McMurray Métis are putting together a cookbook full of their elders' recipes. It’s a way to preserve Métis culture and pass recipes on to the next generation.
  
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• Sinkhole shuts down part of Yellowhead Trail at St. Albert Trail

  18-07-2019 14:31 via globalnews.ca
  Yellowhead Trail westbound at St. Albert Trail remained closed after a sinkhole appeared in the road, causing commuter chaos on Thursday morning. Kent Morrison reports live from the intersection.
  
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• Changing the chucks: The Stampede sport is no longer what it was in 1923 — what's next?

  18-07-2019 14:30 via cbc.ca
  Over a century, chuckwagon racing at the Calgary Stampede has evolved from a sport with real stoves to one with microchipped horses. Now, historians question whether the Stampede can further improve the safety of the sport amid renewed calls from animal rights advocates to abolish it.
  
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• Edmonton councillor catches wind of computer tool to measure wind - Global News

  18-07-2019 14:10 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton councillor catches wind of computer tool to measure wind  Global NewsCouncillor Ben Henderson doesn't want Edmonton's city planners to make the same mistake as in the past, where the presence of several buildings create a ...
  
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• Thursday's letters: Kenney's gripes embarrassed Albertans - Edmonton Journal

  18-07-2019 14:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thursday's letters: Kenney's gripes embarrassed Albertans  Edmonton JournalI watched the final press conference of the premiers conference. Premier Moe from Saskatchewan stated his opposition to the carbon tax but did outline some ...
  
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• Edmonton teacher charged with sexual assault involving student - CBC News

  18-07-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton teacher charged with sexual assault involving student  CBC NewsAn Edmonton junior high teacher has been charged with a sexual assault involving one of her students. Alyssa Tungul, 29, faces one count each of sex assault, ...
  
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• Edmonton teacher charged with sexual assault involving student

  18-07-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton junior high teacher Alyssa Tungul, 29, faces three sex-related charges.
  
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• Edmonton councillor catches wind of computer tool to measure wind

  18-07-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Councillor Ben Henderson doesn't want Edmonton's city planners to make the same mistake as in the past, where the presence of several buildings create a wind tunnel along a street.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, July 18, 2019

  18-07-2019 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, July 18, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• 2 Alberta flocks quarantined after fatal disease related to mad cow found in a sheep

  18-07-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Two sheep flocks in central Alberta have been quarantined by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for scrapie, a fatal disease that affects the central nervous system of both sheep and goats and is related to mad cow disease.
  
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• TD customers question how Visa Debit chequing accounts were compromised

  18-07-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  The mystery of TD customers being charged for Spotify memberships and other charges without their consent has left customers worried their bank accounts aren’t safe.
  
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• Fort McMurray nurse looking to become a midwife turns to U.S. distance education

  18-07-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Maddie Amyotte says the lack of midwifery services in rural and remote communities and the lack of local educational options to train people to provide the services is a cause for concern.
  
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