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• Section of Edmonton Street to be closed as Winnipeggers rappel down hydro building - CTV News

  19-08-2019 23:42 via winnipeg.ctvnews.ca
  Section of Edmonton Street to be closed as Winnipeggers rappel down hydro building  CTV NewsA section of Edmonton Street will be closed for most of the day on Tuesday as Winnipeggers rappel down the Manitoba Hydro building.
  
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• E-bikes in the mountains: Where you can and can’t ride in Alberta’s national parks

  19-08-2019 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  When and where you can use e-bikes varies throughout the mountain parks.
  
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• Edmonton homicide detectives investigating two cases in as many days - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 23:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton homicide detectives investigating two cases in as many days  Edmonton JournalCity homicide investigators continue to look into two cases in as many days after human remains were found in a west-end alleyway on Thursday and a body ...
  
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• Protesters rally against Line 3 pipeline at Enbridge office in Minnesota

  19-08-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens of people rallied outside a Minnesota office of Enbridge to protest the company's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement.
  
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• Jason Kenney says Francois Legault has shaky grasp of history when it comes to equalization

  19-08-2019 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shot back at his Quebec counterpart Monday, saying Francois Legault does not understand the history of equalization.
  
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• Fringe review: Instagram Live! - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 22:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fringe review: Instagram Live!  Edmonton Journal3 stars. Stage 26: The Almanac. Sort of the yin/yang philosophical best and worst of the Fringe at once, the idea of this, uh, play is likeable expat Edmonton ...
  
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• Sum 41 and The Offspring announce co-headlining Canadian tour

  19-08-2019 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  Sum 41 and The Offspring will embark on a 14-date Canadian trek this fall.
  
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• Red Deer woman wins Edmonton marathon - Red Deer Advocate

  19-08-2019 22:45 via reddeeradvocate.com
  Red Deer woman wins Edmonton marathon  Red Deer AdvocateA Red Deer runner just wanted to do her best Sunday in a marathon in Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton exhibit shows there’s more to Vikings history than brute force - Global News

  19-08-2019 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton exhibit shows there’s more to Vikings history than brute force  Global NewsThe Vikings have travelled to where they've never been before -- landlocked Alberta -- as part of a touring exhibition at the new Royal Alberta Museum.
  
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• Edmonton exhibit shows there’s more to Vikings history than brute force

  19-08-2019 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  The Vikings have travelled to where they've never been before -- landlocked Alberta -- as part of a touring exhibition at the new Royal Alberta Museum.
  
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• Laid-back lynx a surprise visitor to Alberta legislature grounds

  19-08-2019 22:32 via cbc.ca
  Some people making their way into downtown Edmonton this morning were greeted by an unusual site near the Alberta legislature grounds.
  
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• Edmonton drinking water ‘perfectly safe’ despite pipeline spill into tributary of North Saskatchewan River: EPCOR

  19-08-2019 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Four days after the Alberta Energy Regulator was told 40,000 litres of oil emulsion leaked from a pipeline into a creek that feeds into the North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton's primary utility provider says the city's drinking water is "perfectly safe."
  
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• Bonterra has 70 workers cleaning up creek oil spill near Drayton Valley

  19-08-2019 22:06 via cbc.ca
  Bonterra Energy Corp. says it has 70 workers cleaning up the site of an oil emulsion leak from a pipeline into a creek that feeds the North Saskatchewan River in west central Alberta.
  
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• E-scooters aren't for keeps: Thefts but no injuries mark first weekend in Edmonton

  19-08-2019 22:00 via cbc.ca
  During the first weekend of stand-up powered scooters in Edmonton, the company that owns the fleet says there were about 2,000 rides, no injuries and 10 that temporarily grew legs.
  
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• Kenney blasts Quebec premier for 'historically inaccurate' stance on equalization

  19-08-2019 21:23 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his counterpart in Quebec fails to understand the history of the federal equalization program after François Legault said it has been in the Constitution since Canada's inception.
  
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• 630 CHED – The Franchise Expo

  19-08-2019 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  See the most successful franchises and brand new opportunities from every industry!
  
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• Glacial water consuming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: U of A researchers - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 21:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Glacial water consuming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: U of A researchers  Edmonton JournalA new study by a U of A biologists says bodies of glacier-fed water in Northern Canada consume significant amounts of carbon dioxide.
  
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• Portable cannabis testing: Device featured at international traffic safety conference in Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 20:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Portable cannabis testing: Device featured at international traffic safety conference in Edmonton  Edmonton JournalA device to allow police to test the saliva of drivers for recent cannabis is being featured at the international traffic safety conference in Edmonton this week.
  
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• Iggy! Iggy! St. Albert naming arena after NHL great Jarome Iginla

  19-08-2019 20:42 via cbc.ca
  Akinsdale Arena in St. Albert will be renamed the Jarome Iginla Arena on Aug. 25, the City of St. Albert said Monday.
  
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• A hands-on experience with Alberta’s weird and wonderful history

  19-08-2019 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  Historic Dunvegan in Fairview, Alberta is just one place where you can literally put your hands on history. Jennifer Crosby sits down with Olga Fowler and Ronald Kelland to learn more.
  
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• Former EPS chief Rod Knecht to lead supervised consumption site review

  19-08-2019 20:35 via cbc.ca
  The Opposition is criticizing a provincial review of the social and economic impacts of supervised consumption sites that won't take into account the sites' efficacy in curbing addiction or include any consumption site staff.
  
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• 40,000 Litres Of Oil Spilled In Alberta, It's Dangerously Close To Edmonton's Water Supply - Narcity

  19-08-2019 20:13 via narcity.com
  40,000 Litres Of Oil Spilled In Alberta, It's Dangerously Close To Edmonton's Water Supply  NarcityAn Alberta pipeline belonging to Bonterra Energy Corporation ruptured on Thursday, Aug. 15. As a result, 40,000 litres of crude oil was dumped into an Albertan ...
  
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• Better training means more enforcement of drug-impaired driving in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  19-08-2019 20:09 via cbc.ca
  Better training means more enforcement of drug-impaired driving in Edmonton  CBC.caEdmonton police are conducting more than 10 times the number of drug-impaired driving investigations compared to five years ago, but the boost is the result of ...
  
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• Better training means more enforcement of drug-impaired driving in Edmonton

  19-08-2019 20:09 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton police are conducting more than 10 times the number of drug-impaired driving investigations compared to five years ago, but the boost is the result of better training of officers and not necessarily due to an increase in high driving.
  
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• Former Edmonton police chief leads panel reviewing Alberta supervised consumption services

  19-08-2019 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  On Monday morning, the province unveiled the eight people who make up the Supervised Consumption Services Review Committee. Kendra Slugoski has more on the familiar Edmonton face leading the panel.
  
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• Cleanup of central Alberta oil spill expected to take 3 weeks

  19-08-2019 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  Bonterra Energy Corp. says it has 70 workers cleaning up the site of an oil emulsion leak from a pipeline into a creek that feeds the North Saskatchewan River in west central Alberta.
  
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• Calgary’s Pride crosswalks vandalized by ‘cowards’ who should ‘come forward’: police

  19-08-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary police have some strong words for the people who vandalized the city’s Pride and trans Pride crosswalks on Stephen Avenue, saying messages of hate won’t be tolerated by CPS.
  
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• Manulife, Panattoni partner to develop Edmonton industrial - Real Estate News EXchange

  19-08-2019 18:05 via renx.ca
  Manulife, Panattoni partner to develop Edmonton industrial  Real Estate News EXchangeManulife Investment Management and Panattoni Development Company are partnering on the development of a key parcel of industrial land in the southeast ...
  
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• Ask the Expert: How to save money on your wedding

  19-08-2019 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  Here are some tips for couples who are trying to cut down on their wedding expenses.
  
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• Fringe Review: Dandelion - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 17:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fringe Review: Dandelion  Edmonton JournalDandelion, 4.5 stars out of 5, Stage 1, Westbury Theatre.
  
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• Provincial tax changes in the cards for cannabis producers - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 17:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Provincial tax changes in the cards for cannabis producers  Edmonton JournalThe province is mulling over changes that could hike property taxes for Alberta's cannabis producers.The part of a producer's facility dedicated to growing ...
  
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• Lord love 'em: Alberta house pets give new meaning to 'domestic ducks'

  19-08-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  In the age of exotic pets, Fort Saskatchewan sisters Jade and Geena Simpson may have the most unusual creature companions in town.
  
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• Back to school: Devices for students heading back to class

  19-08-2019 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  Times have changed over the years, with respect to what students bring to school as they head back to class. Many of those items are electronics. Mike Sobel sits down with online security expert David Papp to talk about some of the devices students are taking back to class.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Put a cork in it Monday this week we get sun! - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 15:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Put a cork in it Monday this week we get sun!  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 10 C with 3 km/h out ...
  
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• Alberta considering plan to build caribou-rearing facility

  19-08-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government is considering building a caribou rearing facility near Grande Cache, east of the Rockies, as part of a plan to protect the endangered animals.
  
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• ‘We’re Here For Ya Day’ collects back to school supplies

  19-08-2019 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  “We’re Here For Ya Day” is now in its seventh year. Dan Johnstone, also known as “Can Man Dan” stops by to talk about the event, which collects items and services needed for those heading back to school.
  
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• Alberta government to announce consumption site review committee

  19-08-2019 14:31 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta government is expected to announce the members of a committee that will review supervised drug consumption services. Kendra Slugoski has the details.
  
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• 'We have to start again': Family's farmhouse razed in Chuckegg Creek wildfire

  19-08-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The Peters family lost their home to the Chuckegg Creek fire in May. They are now trying to rebuild and move on.
  
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• Miracle or catastrophe: Edmonton residents flock to new Bird, Lime e-scooters - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 12:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Miracle or catastrophe: Edmonton residents flock to new Bird, Lime e-scooters  Edmonton JournalLove-birds sharing a scooter, people taking selfies mid-ride, scooter gangs cruising the bike paths — Edmonton residents giddy with excitement flocked to the ...
  
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• How out-of-practice pilots could be contributing to fatal small plane crashes

  19-08-2019 11:30 via cbc.ca
  Forty-five people have died while flying this year, most of whom were on small single-engine aircraft that crashed. A campaign is underway to encourage safety.
  
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• How cost, lack of practice, could be contributing to small plane crashes

  19-08-2019 11:30 via cbc.ca
  Forty-five people have died while flying this year, most of whom were on small single-engine aircraft that crashed. A campaign is underway to encourage safety.
  
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• Volunteer group fights to keep Wabamun Lake clean - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Volunteer group fights to keep Wabamun Lake clean  Edmonton JournalWater conservationists are fighting to keep Wabamun Lake healthy more than a decade after a massive oil spill nearly spelled the end to the popular body of ...
  
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• Rosemount brand diced chicken recalled due to possible Listeria contamination, CFIA says

  19-08-2019 09:18 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Rosemount brand cooked diced chicken meat is being recalled due to possible Listeria contamination.
  
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• Arrows up but still big questions with Edmonton Oilers prospect Dmitri Samorukov, says Sean Patrick Ryan - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 08:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Arrows up but still big questions with Edmonton Oilers prospect Dmitri Samorukov, says Sean Patrick Ryan  Edmonton JournalBy Sean Patrick RyanEdmonton Oilers prospects: Dmitri Samorukov, 6th overall2018 ranking: 10th overallWhen evaluating Samorukov's OHL career, which ...
  
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• Edmonton fringe festival reviews: ‘Denial is a Wonderful Thing,’ ‘The Most Unlikely Comedian’ and ‘Playthings’

  19-08-2019 07:12 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James reviews “Denial is a Wonderful Thing,” “The Most Unlikely Comedian,” and “Playthings” from the Edmonton International Fringe Festival
  
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• JONES: Explode wins first Canadian Derby at Century Mile - Edmonton Sun

  19-08-2019 05:35 via edmontonsun.com
  JONES: Explode wins first Canadian Derby at Century Mile  Edmonton SunOle Nielsen was a kid in Edmonton collecting pop bottles in the ditch to get $2 to go to Northlands Park to bet on a horse when his Canadian Derby dream ...
  
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• Fringe review: Mary's Wedding - Edmonton Journal

  19-08-2019 05:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fringe review: Mary's Wedding  Edmonton JournalMary's Wedding, 4.5 stars out of 5, Stage 34, Thomas Bennett Room at the Varscona Hotel.
  
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• Pipeline rupture sends 40,000 litres of oil into Alberta creek

  19-08-2019 04:24 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Energy Regulator says a pipeline has spilled 40,000 litres (roughly 250 barrels) of crude oil into a creek.
  
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• Edmonton couple look to federal inquiry after being bumped from WestJet flight - CTV News

  19-08-2019 03:31 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Edmonton couple look to federal inquiry after being bumped from WestJet flight  CTV NewsA first-of-its-kind inquiry in Canada has been sparked after an Edmonton couple's honeymoon trip was delayed due to a flight mix up.
  
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• The verdict on new e-scooters in Edmonton: cool, fun and slightly scary - Toronto Star

  19-08-2019 03:23 via thestar.com
  The verdict on new e-scooters in Edmonton: cool, fun and slightly scary  Toronto StarBird and Lime dropped their rentable e-scooters in Edmonton over the weekend. A Star Edmonton reporter took them for a spin while hearing reaction from ...
  
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