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• Woman 'petrified' as 3 grizzlies face off with dogs in Alberta backyard

  20-08-2019 23:54 via cbc.ca
  Marjie Whitehead was watering the plants in her greenhouse just after noon on Saturday when she and her two dogs found three grizzlies on her property near Whitecourt.
  
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• Clean-up ‘well-advanced’ after gas pipeline leak into tributary of Beaverlodge River: CNRL

  20-08-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  One week after a natural gas pipeline leaked, partly into a tributary of the Beaverlodge River in northwestern Alberta, "clean-up activities are well advanced," according to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
  
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• Man injured after elevator falls nine storeys at downtown Edmonton building - Toronto Star

  20-08-2019 23:46
  Man injured after elevator falls nine storeys at downtown Edmonton building  Toronto StarEdmonton Fire received a call at 1:37 p.m. Tuesday that an elevator with a man inside dropped from the ninth floor to the main floor at the building at 106 St. and ...
  
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• Man injured in downtown Edmonton elevator mishap

  20-08-2019 23:25 via cbc.ca
  A man was injured Tuesday when an elevator in a downtown Edmonton office building fell from the 9th floor to the main floor.
  
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• Man injured as downtown Edmonton elevator falls nine storeys - CBC.ca

  20-08-2019 23:25
  Man injured as downtown Edmonton elevator falls nine storeys  CBC.caA man was injured Tuesday when an elevator in a downtown Edmonton office building fell from the 9th floor to the main floor.
  
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• Man injured as downtown Edmonton elevator falls nine storeys

  20-08-2019 23:25 via cbc.ca
  A man was injured Tuesday when an elevator in a downtown Edmonton office building fell from the 9th floor to the main floor.
  
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• Alberta to continue oil production curtailment until 2020 as pipeline delays persist

  20-08-2019 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  The province says that without production limits, there would be 150,000 more barrels produced daily than could be exported.
  
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• Alberta extends oil curtailment for another year

  20-08-2019 22:49 via cbc.ca
  Alberta is increasing the oil curtailment limit from 10,000 to 20,000 barrels per day, while extending the curtailment to December 2020.
  
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• New Edmonton garbage plan includes single-use plastic ban

  20-08-2019 22:14 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton released a new waste management system on Tuesday that's designed to reverse a trend uncovered in an audit, where just over a third of what Edmontonians produce avoids going into the landfill.
  
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• Alberta faces 'mild recession in 2019' due largely to pipeline uncertainty, Conference Board forecasts

  20-08-2019 21:20 via cbc.ca
  The Conference Board of Canada predicts that Alberta's economy will shrink by 0.8 per cent this year, in large part due to uncertainty regarding pipelines.
  
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• Sherwood Park mall evacuated after bomb threat

  20-08-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Residents are being asked to avoid the Emerald Hills Shopping Centre after a bomb threat.
  
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• Mall in Sherwood Park evacuated after bomb threat

  20-08-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Residents are being asked to avoid the Emerald Hills Shopping Centre after a bomb threat.
  
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• Photographer spots lynx napping outside Alberta legislature - Global News

  20-08-2019 20:55
  Photographer spots lynx napping outside Alberta legislature  Global NewsAn Edmonton photographer was caught off guard Monday when he spotted a lynx resting under a tree outside the Alberta legislature.
  
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• Photographer spots lynx napping outside Alberta legislature

  20-08-2019 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton photographer was caught off guard Monday when he spotted a lynx resting under a tree outside the Alberta legislature.
  
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• Bye-bye plastic, hello new composter: Big and little strategies shape city's waste plan

  20-08-2019 20:53 via cbc.ca
  The City of Edmonton proposes banning single-use plastics and starting an organics program in a 25-year strategy to deal with the beleaguered waste management system, a report released Tuesday says. 
  
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• Public pitches ideas to get Edmonton's carbon reductions back on track - Edmonton Journal

  20-08-2019 20:24
  Public pitches ideas to get Edmonton's carbon reductions back on track  Edmonton JournalFrom solar to nuclear, there doesn't appear to be a shortage of ideas to get Edmonton back on track to meet its carbon emission goals.Security was on high alert ...
  
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• Fire forces residents from central Edmonton apartment

  20-08-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  Firefighters were called to an apartment in the area of 124 Street and 111 Avenue Tuesday morning. Neighbours described a disturbing scene, in which a man was hanging from a third-floor balcony. Kendra Slugoski has more from the scene.
  
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• Prisoner convicted of sex crimes against child released in Calgary

  20-08-2019 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  Police are warning the public about a high-risk offender who was released in Calgary on Tuesday.
  
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• High-risk offender, convicted in sexual interference of Edmonton girl, released from prison

  20-08-2019 19:29 via cbc.ca
  Calgary police are warning the public that a man who was convicted of sexual interference with a girl has finished his sentence and been released from prison.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Trevor Harris named CFL top performer of the week

  20-08-2019 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  For the second time this season, and the fifth time in his career, Harris threw for over 400 yards in a game.
  
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• Apartment fire forces people from their homes in central Edmonton

  20-08-2019 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  Fire crews were called to a fire in a third-storey apartment suite in the area of 124 Street and 111 Avenue just after 9:40 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Tiny homes ecovillage in Okotoks unlikely after Monday council vote

  20-08-2019 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  A proposed affordable housing project in Okotoks featuring dozens of tiny homes is all but dead in the water.
  
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• Gardeners on red alert as destructive lily beetle expands its foothold in Edmonton

  20-08-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  The red lily beetle has been expanding its territory in Edmonton and gardeners are finding the result in their shredded flower beds.
  
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• 630 CHED – The Tenors – Wonder of Christmas Tour

  20-08-2019 17:14 via globalnews.ca
  630 CHED proudly welcomes the Tenors to the Northern Alberta Jubilee on December 10th for their Wonder of Christmas Tour!
  
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• Keeping your mental health in mind while heading back to school

  20-08-2019 16:49 via globalnews.ca
  Heading back to school can be very stressful for some students. Alexandra San Diego from jack.org stops by to discuss ways to keep your mental health in check.
  
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• Kids with Cancer Society: Declan Lord

  20-08-2019 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  Every month, the Kids with Cancer Society introduces us to one of their incredible children. Declan Lord was diagnosed when he was 10.5 months old with an astrocytoma spinal cord tumour. He, along with Kids With Cancer executive director Val Figliuzzi stop by to talk more to Mike Sobel.
  
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• Don't bug the bears: Social media photographers harassing wildlife in Jasper National Park

  20-08-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Jasper National Park officials are worried about the lengths some visitors will go to, to get that perfect photograph of wildlife.
  
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• Edmonton Speedway Park Revival roars into the city

  20-08-2019 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  This weekend, the Edmonton Speedway Park Revival is roaring into the city. Race cars, drag race cars, hot rods and vintage cars will be on display. Mike Sobel talks to Tom Hinderks and Jay Ester about the event.
  
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• 'There is an urgency to this': Edmonton councillors take step toward emissions reduction goal - CBC.ca

  20-08-2019 15:00
  'There is an urgency to this': Edmonton councillors take step toward emissions reduction goal  CBC.caEdmonton city councillors stopped short of declaring a climate emergency on Monday but voted in a favour of plan to update the city's Energy Transition ...
  
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• 'There is an urgency to this': Edmonton councillors take step toward emissions reduction goal

  20-08-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton city councillors stopped short of declaring a climate emergency on Monday but voted in a favour of plan to update the city's Energy Transition Strategy. 
  
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• Fiesta Italiana takes over Little Italy this weekend

  20-08-2019 14:46 via globalnews.ca
  Fiesta Italiana invites Edmontonians to Little Italy this weekend for a day of live music, entertainment, cultural activities, sporting events and of course, food. Mike Sobel talks to Renata Berlingo and Mike Cristello to learn more.
  
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• Alberta patients face challenges accessing medical assistance in dying

  20-08-2019 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  Three years after Canada passed legislation to allow for medical assistance in dying, advocates say there are still roadblocks in accessing the program in Alberta.
  
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• 'Ripe to burn': Northern Alberta farmers face down wildfire threat

  20-08-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Farms nestled in the midst of northern Alberta's boreal forest are reckoning with a new danger after a close brush with the Chuckegg Creek wildfire.
  
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• Opinion: Treat short-term home rentals like any other business - Edmonton Journal

  20-08-2019 14:00
  Opinion: Treat short-term home rentals like any other business  Edmonton JournalThe expansion of the short-term rental (STR) industry in Alberta has been growing at a meteoric rate. In Edmonton, Airbnb bookings increased 284 per cent in ...
  
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• Alberta patients facing challenges accessing medical assistance in dying

  20-08-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Three years after Canada passed legislation to allow for medical assistance in dying, advocates say there are still roadblocks in accessing the program in Alberta.
  
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• Calgary addiction advocate concerned with review of Alberta’s consumption sites

  20-08-2019 13:56 via globalnews.ca
  Calgary addiction advocate Rosalind Davis said any interruption to Alberta's supervised consumption sites could have deadly consequences.
  
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• 630 CHED – Just for Laughs – Danny Bhoy

  20-08-2019 13:20 via globalnews.ca
  630 CHED is proud to sponsor Scottish Comic superstar, Danny Bhoy's Age of Fools tour coming to the Winspear Centre on Sunday, December 1st at 8:00pm!
  
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• Edmonton-based former child refugee facing deportation to Somalia - Global News

  20-08-2019 13:01
  Edmonton-based former child refugee facing deportation to Somalia  Global NewsRefugee advocates are launching a last-minute appeal for an Edmonton man facing deportation to Somalia this week, saying the case of the former child ...
  
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• Edmonton-based former child refugee facing deportation to Somalia

  20-08-2019 13:01 via globalnews.ca
  Supporters in Nova Scotia, who are expected to hold a news conference today, say 34-year-old Abdilahi Elmi fled Somalia as a child and was later taken into foster care in Ontario.
  
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• JONES: Eskimos' chemistry showing through in wins - Edmonton Sun

  20-08-2019 11:00
  JONES: Eskimos' chemistry showing through in wins  Edmonton SunYou can see it from the stands. It's obvious watching them interact on television. It's in their body language. It's in their eyes. It's in their words.The guys on this ...
  
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• Cover-ups, lies ‘a systemic cancer’ in world of oilpatch health and safety breaches: whistleblowers

  20-08-2019 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  The words may not have been explicit, but oilpatch contractor Matthew Linnitt says he read between the lines: lie on official documents about an incident that could have killed him, or someone would be fired.
  
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• Edmonton fringe reviews: ‘Fear and Loathing: Lovecraft’ and ‘Dangerous When Wet, Booze, Sex and My Mother’

  20-08-2019 07:16 via globalnews.ca
  Tonight, Todd James reviews “Fear and Loathing: Lovecraft” and “Dangerous When Wet, Booze, Sex and My Mother.”
  
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• Alberta honey producers say cold, wet weather leads to poor year

  20-08-2019 07:12 via globalnews.ca
  Cool and rainy weather weather is exacerbating what has already been a difficult year for beekeepers in central Alberta, according to the head of an industry association in the province. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Head of Alberta Beekeepers Commission says rainy summer has added to industry woes

  20-08-2019 05:37 via globalnews.ca
  Cool and rainy weather weather is exacerbating what has already been a difficult year for beekeepers in central Alberta, according to the head of an industry association in the province.
  
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• Former Edmonton police chief leads panel reviewing Alberta supervised consumption services - Global News

  20-08-2019 04:01
  Former Edmonton police chief leads panel reviewing Alberta supervised consumption services  Global NewsFormer Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht will chair a panel of experts who will review supervised consumption services in Alberta.
  
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• Lethbridge council votes down motion to halt funding for supervised consumption site

  20-08-2019 03:56 via cbc.ca
  Lethbridge council has voted down a motion that would have asked the province to immediately freeze funding for the southern Alberta city's supervised consumption site.
  
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• Bonterra oil spill has passed Edmonton, utility says, but regulator records show this isn’t the first incident - Toronto Star

  20-08-2019 03:41
  Bonterra oil spill has passed Edmonton, utility says, but regulator records show this isn’t the first incident  Toronto StarEDMONTON—Days after a pipeline leak that spilled about 40,000 litres of saltwater and oil into a creek leading to Edmonton's water supply was reported, the ...
  
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• Edmontonians flock to electric scooters during weekend launch - Global News

  20-08-2019 03:24
  Edmontonians flock to electric scooters during weekend launch  Global NewsWith hundreds of electric scooters being shipped to Edmonton, residents are making the most of the new means of transportation.
  
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• Edmontonians flock to electric scooters during weekend launch

  20-08-2019 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  With hundreds of electric scooters being shipped to Edmonton, residents are making the most of the new means of transportation.
  
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• Edmonton man admits to stabbing ex-girlfriend 101 times, cutting out her heart - Toronto Star

  20-08-2019 03:23
  Edmonton man admits to stabbing ex-girlfriend 101 times, cutting out her heart  Toronto StarWARNING: This article contains graphic *content*. EDMONTON—Silva Koshwal admitted in an Edmonton court Monday to stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than a ...
  
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