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• Flooding prompts evacuation alert in northern Alberta hamlet

  25-07-2019 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Heavy rainfall that has resulted in flooding in the northern Alberta hamlet of Marten Beach prompted area officials to order residents to evacuate on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• 11-year-old aspiring marine biologist experiences shark tagging on Atlantic Ocean

  25-07-2019 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  Shayla Lindsay won a chance to get some first-hand experience on the job after winning a contest.
  
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• Tornado northeast of Edmonton made 'a mess' in lake community - CTV News

  25-07-2019 23:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Tornado northeast of Edmonton made 'a mess' in lake community  CTV NewsThe tornado in the Waskatenau area Wednesday afternoon damaged a number of cottages in a lake community.
  
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• Flooding prompts evacuation order for community near Slave Lake

  25-07-2019 22:59 via cbc.ca
  Residents of the hamlet of Marten Beach near Slave Lake, Alta., are being told to leave immediately and move to high ground.
  
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• Social Seen: Ladies on the Green - Edmonton Journal

  25-07-2019 22:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Social Seen: Ladies on the Green  Edmonton JournalLadies on the GreenWhere: Victoria Golf CourseWhen: July 18What: Golf tournament and garden party fundraiser for the Zebra Child Protection ...
  
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• Police searching for missing woman in Edmonton area - CTV News

  25-07-2019 22:49 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Police searching for missing woman in Edmonton area  CTV NewsEdmonton police are searching for a woman who was last heard from in early June.
  
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• Griesbach tenants assess damage, wait for insurance after homes flooded with sewage

  25-07-2019 22:36 via cbc.ca
  Five days after their homes flooded with raw sewage, residents in Griesbach were still cleaning up, assessing the damage and trying to determine how much they may be compensated.
  
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• Teen fugitives likely still in Gillam, Man., area, RCMP says

  25-07-2019 22:26 via cbc.ca
  The RCMP say they believe the two young men who are suspects in the homicides of a tourist couple in British Columbia, and who have been charged in a third, are still in the area around Gillam in northern Manitoba.
  
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• Fugitives likely still in Gillam, Man., area, RCMP says

  25-07-2019 22:26 via cbc.ca
  The RCMP say they believe the two young men who are suspects in the homicides of a tourist couple in British Columbia, and who have been charged in a third, are still in the area around Gillam in northern Manitoba.
  
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• Bookshop on wheels makes the connection between books and readers

  25-07-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  All kinds of books — new and used, hardcover and paperback — are wedged into the  bright, yellow shelves of the Daisy Chain Book Company. But unlike most bookstores, this one comes to you.
  
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• Kenney falsely accuses federal Liberals for $2.5M grant to attack energy industry in deleted tweet

  25-07-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  In a now-deleted tweet, Kenney accused the Trudeau Liberals of giving $2.5M in grant money to a "left-wing special interest group," but the funding was handed out six months before the Liberals took office.
  
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• RCMP apologize to Amber Tuccaro’s family; say investigation into her death ‘not best work’

  25-07-2019 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  Amber Tuccaro was 20 years old in August 2010 when she flew to Edmonton from her home in Fort McMurray, Alta., and booked into a hotel near the airport.
  
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• 'Not our best work': RCMP apologize to family of murder victim Amber Tuccaro

  25-07-2019 21:17 via cbc.ca
  Initial efforts to find Amber Tuccaro were "not our best work," the Alberta RCMP's commanding officer said Thursday in issuing a statement of apology to Tuccaro's family.
  
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• ‘Don’t think you’re alone’: Amber Tuccaro’s brother’s message to families with missing loved ones

  25-07-2019 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Amber Tuccaro’s brother, Paul Tuccaro, had a message for every family out there living with a missing loved one. Don’t think you’re alone,” he said, on the day the RCMP issued a public apology for the way Tuccaro’s case was handled.
  
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• Edmonton weather: K-Days closes rides because of 40 km/h winds - Edmonton Journal

  25-07-2019 21:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: K-Days closes rides because of 40 km/h winds  Edmonton JournalStrong winds have prompted K-Days to close several rides Thursday for safety reasons.The Mach 3, Swing Towers, MegaDrop, Blitzer and the Wave Swinger ...
  
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• Cabin owner ‘shocked’ by damage after tornado hits central Alberta

  25-07-2019 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  Boats flipped over in the lake, the family cabin's siding and roof torn off -- that's what Scott Thostenson found when he arrived at Hanmore Lake.
  
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• RCMP apology ‘doesn’t mean anything to me’: Amber Tuccaro’s mother

  25-07-2019 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  Amber Tuccaro’s mother, Tootsie Tuccaro, said she has waited for this day — for the RCMP to apologize for the way her daughter’s case was handled. However, she said it “doesn’t mean anything to me.”
  
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• Damage to Hanmore Lake cabin after tornado

  25-07-2019 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  A family cabin in Hanmore Lake, Alta., sustained some serious damage as Environment Canada confirmed a tornado touched down nearby on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Tapeworm in coyotes that can cause fatal tumours in people 'has spread all over Alberta'

  25-07-2019 20:36 via cbc.ca
  The European strain of a tiny tapeworm that can make people seriously ill and even kill them is now common in wildlife throughout Alberta, Calgary researchers say.
  
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• Amber Tuccaro’s family unveils new poster, renews calls for answers in her homicide

  25-07-2019 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  Amber Tuccaro’s family renewed calls for answers into the Indigenous woman’s homicide. It came after the RCMP formally apologized to the family for the way the early stages of the investigation were handled.
  
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• Amber Tuccaro’s mother hopes her continued push for answers will help other families

  25-07-2019 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Amber Tuccaro’s mother, Tootsie Tuccaro, said it’s been a long nine years since her daughter’s death. She said she’s never giving up and hopes her continued push will help support other families in situations like hers.
  
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• RCMP investigation into Amber Tuccaro’s disappearance required ‘better sense of urgency’

  25-07-2019 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki, commanding officer of Alberta RCMP, issued an apology to the family of Amber Tuccaro for how the investigation into the Indigenous woman’s homicide was handled.
  
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• Oilsands companies boost Q2 net incomes by $2 billion thanks to Alberta tax cuts

  25-07-2019 20:10 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government's move to cut corporate taxes from 12 to eight per cent has added more than $2 billion to second-quarter net incomes of major oilsands producers Suncor Energy Inc., Husky Energy Inc. and Cenovus Energy Inc.
  
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• 12 things to do this weekend in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  25-07-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  12 things to do this weekend in Edmonton  CBC.caThe summer is slipping away or, at least, July seems to be. Here's some ideas to fill your final weekend of the month.
  
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• 12 things to do this weekend in Edmonton

  25-07-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  The summer is slipping away or, at least, July seems to be. Here's some ideas to fill your final weekend of the month.
  
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• Growing Things: Hand pull dandelions to ensure elimination - Edmonton Journal

  25-07-2019 19:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Growing Things: Hand pull dandelions to ensure elimination  Edmonton JournalQ: My question may be a little bit out of the ordinary. I live close to a field that is full of dandelions, and the result is that my lawn is also full of dandelions. I used to ...
  
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• Edmonton pharmacist boosted earnings with wrongful claims to Alberta Blue Cross - CBC.ca

  25-07-2019 19:48 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton pharmacist boosted earnings with wrongful claims to Alberta Blue Cross  CBC.caAn Edmonton pharmacist has been temporarily suspended and fined for boosting his earnings by submitting more than $85000 in wrongful claims for asthma ...
  
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• Edmonton pharmacist boosted earnings with wrongful claims to Alberta Blue Cross

  25-07-2019 19:48 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton pharmacist has been temporarily suspended and fined for boosting his earnings by submitting more than $85,000 in wrongful claims for asthma medications and nutritional supplements like Boost and Ensure.
  
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• Former MLA takes leadership of Pride Centre of Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  25-07-2019 19:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Former MLA takes leadership of Pride Centre of Edmonton  Edmonton JournalFormer NDP MLA Estefania Cortes-Vargas has been appointed executive director of the Pride Centre of Edmonton.The former Strathcona-Sherwood Park MLA, ...
  
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• Alberta oilsands producers report boost in Q2 net incomes thanks to corporate tax cuts

  25-07-2019 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government's move to cut corporate taxes has added more than $2 billion to second-quarter net incomes of major oilsands producers Suncor Energy Inc., Husky Energy Inc. and Cenovus Energy Inc.
  
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• 630 CHED Supports: Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival

  25-07-2019 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  The 38th Annual Edmonton International Fringe™ Theatre Festival is back August 15 – 25 in the heart of Old Strathcona.
  
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• Man, 21, charged in 2018 killing at lake southeast of Mayerthorpe

  25-07-2019 18:59 via cbc.ca
  RCMP have charged a 21-year-old man from Alexis First Nation with the June 2018 killing of Peter Joseph Kaminski, 57.
  
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• Mayerthorpe RCMP charge man with second degree murder in 2018 homicide - Edmonton Journal

  25-07-2019 18:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mayerthorpe RCMP charge man with second degree murder in 2018 homicide  Edmonton JournalMayerthorpe RCMP have charged a man in connection to a 2018 homicide.Peter Joseph Kaminski, 57, was found dead in a cabin on Lessard Lake in the ...
  
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• Meet Quinnja, Edmonton's elite ninja - CBC.ca

  25-07-2019 18:26 via cbc.ca
  Meet Quinnja, Edmonton's elite ninja  CBC.caQuinn Goldie scales walls with her fingers or toes and can run across a razor thin ledge without flinching.
  
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• Meet Quinnja, Edmonton's elite ninja

  25-07-2019 18:26 via cbc.ca
  Quinn Goldie scales walls with her fingers or toes and can run across a razor thin ledge without flinching. 
  
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• Edmonton pharmacist suspended, fined $30K - CTV News

  25-07-2019 18:09 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Edmonton pharmacist suspended, fined $30K  CTV NewsAn Edmonton pharmacist has had his licence suspended after a hearing tribunal found he submitted more than $85000 worth of incorrect or unauthorized claims ...
  
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• Pamela Anderson calls on Alberta premier to end chuckwagon races

  25-07-2019 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian-born actress and animal rights activist Pamela Anderson has sent a letter to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his agriculture minister urging them to end chuckwagon races.
  
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• Edmonton judge speaks of 'outrage' over drug dealer's actions in fentanyl death - Toronto Star

  25-07-2019 17:47 via thestar.com
  Edmonton judge speaks of 'outrage' over drug dealer's actions in fentanyl death  Toronto StarEDMONTON— An Edmonton man who gave a fatal dose of fentanyl to another man who had just finished a drug recovery program has been sentenced to four ...
  
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• RCMP investigating photos of B.C. murder suspects, Nazi paraphernalia

  25-07-2019 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and his longtime friend Kam McLeod, 19, are on the run from police after being charged by RCMP with second-degree murder in the death of Leonard Dyck.
  
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• Singer Emily Reid performing at Edmonton Eskimos halftime show

  25-07-2019 16:14 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Eskimos will take on the Toronto Argonauts Thursday night at Commonwealth Stadium, where singer Emily Reid will perform in the halftime show. She joined us to talk about her success and how she got started in music.
  
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• Former NDP whip takes lead of embattled Pride Centre of Edmonton - CBC.ca

  25-07-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Former NDP whip takes lead of embattled Pride Centre of Edmonton  CBC.caEstefania Cortes-Vargas is the new executive director of the Pride Centre of Edmonton. The appointment of the former Strathcona-Sherwood Park MLA was ...
  
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• Former NDP whip takes lead of embattled Pride Centre of Edmonton

  25-07-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Estefania Cortes-Vargas is the new executive director of the Pride Centre of Edmonton.
  
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• 2nd Alberta Local Food Week showcases producers and products

  25-07-2019 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  There are hundreds of producers across the province involved in food production such as farming, brewing and beekeeping, and the 2nd Alberta Local Food Week aims to showcase hidden gems. Dan Young and Jason Anderson share details on the farmer’s markets, farms and other producers taking part.
  
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• Windy with some afternoon sunny breaks: This is Edmonton's weather for July 25 - CTV News

  25-07-2019 15:43 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Windy with some afternoon sunny breaks: This is Edmonton's weather for July 25  CTV NewsConditions will improve gradually through the day in the Edmonton area. After a rainy and windy night (that had gusts in the 40-60km/h range), the rain is moving ...
  
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• RCMP to offer apology to Amber Tuccaro’s family on Thursday

  25-07-2019 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP will formally apologize to the family of Amber Tuccaro on Thursday, after a report found the probe into her disappearance was “deficient.” Kendra Slugoski explains.
  
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