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• Pedestrians take over Edmonton’s Jasper Avenue in Open Streets event - Global News

  25-08-2019 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  Pedestrians take over Edmonton’s Jasper Avenue in Open Streets event  Global NewsJasper Avenue was closed to vehicle traffic from 103 Street to 109 Street for Open Streets.
  
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• Pedestrians take over Edmonton’s Jasper Avenue in Open Streets event

  25-08-2019 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Jasper Avenue was closed to vehicle traffic from 103 Street to 109 Street for Open Streets.
  
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• Edmonton's natural pool has fresh water and high architecture - The Globe and Mail

  25-08-2019 23:33 via theglobeandmail.com
  Edmonton's natural pool has fresh water and high architecture  The Globe and MailThe Borden Park natural swimming pool is the first of its kind in Canada: A pool in which the water is filtered without chemicals, primarily by passing over plants ...
  
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• Is the federal carbon tax killing jobs? Experts say answer isn't 'black and white'

  25-08-2019 23:31 via cbc.ca
  Western premiers have argued a carbon tax costs jobs. But industry analysts say the cause-and-effect is not clear.
  
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• Canada wins over Mexico for bronze in women’s baseball World Cup qualifier

  25-08-2019 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton's Madison Willan hit a three-run homer as Canada's women's baseball team beat host Mexico 11-1 to capture the bronze medal on Sunday at a World Cup qualifying tournament.
  
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• Hadron Collider: U of A physicist leads magnetic treasure hunt - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 20:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hadron Collider: U of A physicist leads magnetic treasure hunt  Edmonton JournalA University of Alberta physicist is heading up a Large Hadron Collider project to find the elusive monopole, the “long-lost brother'” of the electron, which could ...
  
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• Canada's World Cup-bound women's baseball team wins bronze at qualifier

  25-08-2019 20:51 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton's Madison Willan hit a three-run homer as Canada's women's baseball team beat host Mexico 11-1 to capture the bronze medal on Sunday at a World Cup qualifying tournament in Aguascalientes.
  
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• Alberta women shine as World Cup-bound baseball team wins bronze at qualifier

  25-08-2019 20:51 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton's Madison Willan hit a three-run homer as Canada's women's baseball team beat host Mexico 11-1 to capture the bronze medal on Sunday at a World Cup qualifying tournament in Aguascalientes.
  
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• Back to school study spaces - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 20:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Back to school study spaces  Edmonton JournalHome builders have done their homework.They've rewritten the rule book for the back-to-school crowd, adapting to a changing marketplace.Where at one time ...
  
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• 2019 Edmonton Fringe Festival nearly over

  25-08-2019 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  Murray Utas with the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival dropped by the Global Edmonton studio on Sunday to talk about the 2019 edition of the event.
  
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• Comforting and calm blue sets Dulux Paints' colour scene for 2020 - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 20:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Comforting and calm blue sets Dulux Paints' colour scene for 2020  Edmonton JournalThe deep blue of a Prairie dusk just as it becomes nightfall is the hue Dulux Paints by PPG has identified as the Colour of the Year for 2020.Chinese Porcelain is ...
  
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• Gurvinder Bhatia talks about wine

  25-08-2019 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  Gurvinder Bhatia dropped by the Global Edmonton studio on Sunday to talk about wine.
  
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• Edmonton’s hot spots: Sought-after neighbourhoods lead way in slow-brewing recovery - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 19:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s hot spots: Sought-after neighbourhoods lead way in slow-brewing recovery  Edmonton JournalSome parts of Edmonton's real estate market are recovering faster than others.As a result the city's most sought-after neighbourhoods are getting more ...
  
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• Lemonade Stand Day

  25-08-2019 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  Some people involved with Lemonade Stand Day, which helps support the Stollery Children’s Hospital, dropped by the Global Edmonton studio on Sunday to talk about the initiative.
  
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• Edmonton Fringe reviews: ‘The Last Five Years,’ ‘Franz Ferdinand Must Die,’ ‘The Sign of Four,’ ‘Juliet: A Revenge Comedy’

  25-08-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James reviews “‘The Last Five Years” (4/5), “Franz Ferdinand Must Die” (4/5), “The Sign of Four” (5/5) and “Juliet: A Revenge Comedy” (4/5) which are being performed at the 2019 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival.
  
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• Is a Wexit in Alberta's future? - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 19:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Is a Wexit in Alberta's future?  Edmonton JournalPeter Downing, former soldier, ex-RCMP officer and creator of right-wing agitprop, has a new mission — the champion of Alberta separatism.
  
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• Edmontonians rally against hate and intolerance

  25-08-2019 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Edmontonians gathered at the Alberta legislature on Saturday for the Hate to Hope rally against hate and intolerance.
  
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• Interview with people involved with ’13 Dead Dreams of Eugene’ at the Fringe

  25-08-2019 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Todd James interviews the folks involved with the show “13 Dead Dreams of Eugene” at the Edmonton Fringe Festival.
  
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• New details emerge about problem-plagued condo complex in Fort Saskatchewan

  25-08-2019 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  New details are emerging about a condo complex in Fort Saskatchewan that has been deemed unsafe to live in. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• In the kitchen with people involved with the Prairie Grid Dinner Series

  25-08-2019 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  The folks involved with the Prairie Grid Dinner Series dropped by the Global Edmonton studio on Sunday to talk about the event.
  
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• Strip club taped off as arson investigation continues - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 18:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Strip club taped off as arson investigation continues  Edmonton JournalPolice and fire crews continue to investigate a possible arson at a south Edmonton strip club.
  
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• It will be hard to calculate the federal carbon tax’s effect on jobs: experts

  25-08-2019 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  Some experts say not enough time has passed and not enough research has been done to know what impact federal carbon pricing is having on jobs.
  
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• UCP cabinet member under fire for now-deleted tweet quoting Nazi - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 17:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  UCP cabinet member under fire for now-deleted tweet quoting Nazi  Edmonton JournalA UCP cabinet member is under fire over a now-deleted tweet that quoted a well-known member of the Nazi party during the Second World War.Taber-Warner ...
  
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• Paralyzed doctor from Alberta undergoes second experimental surgery in Thailand

  25-08-2019 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  A paralyzed Alberta man is back from Thailand after having a second experimental surgery that has given him some hope he'll be able to move more of his body.
  
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• Brazilian warplanes dumping water on Amazon rainforest fires

  25-08-2019 17:46 via cbc.ca
  Backed by military aircraft, tens of thousands of Brazilian troops have been deployed in the Amazon to fight fires ravaging the rainforest. About 44,000 troops will be available for "unprecedented" operations to put out the fires.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Oh snap, it's crisp...but don't say the 'f' word - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 16:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Oh snap, it's crisp...but don't say the 'f' word  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Sunday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 12 C with 10 km/h ...
  
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• Future of distracted driving technology makes Edmonton pitch - CBC News

  25-08-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Future of distracted driving technology makes Edmonton pitch  CBC NewsAn Australian technology firm that uses artificial intelligence to catch distracted drivers made a pitch to an Edmonton conference on Friday.
  
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• Future of distracted driving technology makes Edmonton pitch

  25-08-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  An Australian technology firm that uses artificial intelligence to catch distracted drivers made a pitch to an Edmonton conference on Friday.
  
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• 'The worst I've ever seen it': Bears roaming Fort McMurray neighbourhood, scaring parents

  25-08-2019 15:05 via cbc.ca
  Some parents in Fort McMurray are scared to let their kids play outside as bears have been spotted wandering throughout the Abasand neighbourhood. 
  
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• Meet the Edmonton couple who became the test case for new airline passenger rules. Advocates say cases like theirs are the new norm - Toronto Star

  25-08-2019 13:15 via thestar.com
  Meet the Edmonton couple who became the test case for new airline passenger rules. Advocates say cases like theirs are the new norm  Toronto StarWhen Chelsea Williamson and Sean Fitzpatrick's honeymoon was delayed by a flight change, WestJet offered them less than what they were entitled to under ...
  
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• 'Politicians have to know better': Activist criticizes MLA for quoting Nazi in deleted tweet

  25-08-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta associate minister tweeted before deleting a quote by a prominent figure from Nazi Germany on Saturday.
  
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• Alberta MLA quotes Nazi in since-deleted tweet

  25-08-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  An Alberta associate minister tweeted before deleting a quote by a prominent figure from Nazi Germany on Saturday.
  
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• STOCK: Bergheim, Kucy earn McLennan Ross championship titles - Edmonton Sun

  25-08-2019 11:00 via edmontonsun.com
  STOCK: Bergheim, Kucy earn McLennan Ross championship titles  Edmonton SunThe Wolf howled. But with the wind blowing hard Red Deer's Cole Bergheim and Camrose's Jayla Kucy barked back to win the boys and girl's divisions of the ...
  
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• 'It basically means nothing': Why some economists are skeptical of the term middle class

  25-08-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  With an October federal election creeping closer, Canadians can expect to hear the term middle class tossed around by politicians on the campaign trail. But according to experts, it’s not necessarily a useful term.
  
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• How voter turnout might affect who wins in October

  25-08-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Conservatives and Liberals are neck-and-neck in the polls, but could voter turnout benefit one party over the other?
  
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• Alberta cowgirls welcome new pro rodeo event

  25-08-2019 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  Previously, the only Canadian Pro Rodeo Association event for women was barrel racing.
  
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• Federal NDP leader Singh makes stop in Edmonton, party's lone Alberta riding - CBC News

  25-08-2019 03:01 via cbc.ca
  Federal NDP leader Singh makes stop in Edmonton, party's lone Alberta riding  CBC NewsFederal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh visited the party's lone riding in Alberta on Saturday in an effort to build momentum in the province ahead of the fall election.
  
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• Federal NDP leader Singh makes stop in Edmonton, party's lone Alberta riding

  25-08-2019 03:01 via cbc.ca
  Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh visited the party’s lone riding in Alberta on Saturday in an effort to build momentum in the province ahead of the fall election.
  
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• Music becomes outlet for Sask. teen amputee

  25-08-2019 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  Dillon Gazandlare was born missing a forearm, but that hasn’t stopped him from finding a way to play guitar. Now, his sights are set on becoming a performing artist. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• World's longest baseball game attempt heads into homestretch

  25-08-2019 01:50 via cbc.ca
  Participants attempting to play the world's longest baseball game are hoping for a home run Sunday.
  
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• Junior hockey: Mick rejoins junior coaching game; Rockets open main training camp doors

  25-08-2019 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  Vernon native Troy Mick was announced as part owner, general manager and head coach of the new Cold Lake, Alta., Wings.
  
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• Father of suspected northern B.C. killer seeks access to video of 'last will and testament'

  25-08-2019 01:04 via cbc.ca
  Sarah Leamon says her client Al Schmegelsky, father of suspected killer Bryer Schmegelsky, wants to see the video to bring closure to his son's death. 
  
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• Federal NDP leader visits party stronghold, mingles with potential voters at Edmonton Fringe Festival

  25-08-2019 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh met with potential voters on Saturday in an Edmonton riding that for more than a decade his party has held the seat for.
  
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• Sporting gun advocacy group says recreational weapons are economic drivers - Edmonton Journal

  25-08-2019 00:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sporting gun advocacy group says recreational weapons are economic drivers  Edmonton JournalCanadians spent $8.5 billion on hunting and sports shooting 2018, shows a new survey from the Conference Board of Canada.
  
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