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• The complicated history of the Hudson's Bay point blanket

  08-09-2019 23:26 via cbc.ca
  The iconic Hudson's Bay point blanket has a complicated history with Indigenous people in Canada. These blankets first appeared in Canadian trading posts in the 1700s, and aside from bedding, they also served as a form of currency, and were fashioned into robes. But these blankets took on a darker history, with rumours they were used to spread smallpox.
  
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• Retail giant takes over former Sears in Canada’s largest mall, signals confidence in brick-and-mortar stores

  08-09-2019 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  A little over a year after retail giant Sears closed its doors for good in Canada, another major retailer is expressing confidence in the ongoing viability of brick-and-mortar stores by moving into a space left vacant after the department store's closure.
  
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• Southeast Edmonton apartment fire displaces residents - CBC.ca

  08-09-2019 21:36
  Southeast Edmonton apartment fire displaces residents  CBC.caA fire in a Mill Woods apartment building has displaced up to 20 people.
  
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• Southeast Edmonton apartment fire displaces residents

  08-09-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  A fire in a Mill Woods apartment building has displaced up to 20 people.
  
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• Celebrated downtown Edmonton restaurant closes its doors after 23 years

  08-09-2019 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  Hardware Grill in downtown Edmonton has closed its doors for good, the restaurant tweeted on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• FROM THE ARCHIVES: Edmonton’s Quarters area changing

  08-09-2019 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  FROM 2012: Fletcher Kent looks at the changing business landscape in an Edmonton area known as The Quarters.
  
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• Alberta justice minister talks about rural crime

  08-09-2019 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer will spend the next few weeks hearing from Albertans about rural crime. He told Global Edmonton more about his tour on Sunday.
  
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• Downtown's Hardware Grill permanently closed, owners say

  08-09-2019 19:43 via cbc.ca
  Downtown fine dining restaurant Hardware Grill is closing its doors.
  
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• Calgary getting ready to host the Canadian Country Music Awards

  08-09-2019 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time in 14 years, the Canadian Country Music Awards are taking place in Calgary. Gemma Lynn Stroobant has more.
  
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• Gurvinder Bhatia talks about wine: Sept. 8

  08-09-2019 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Gurvinder Bhatia spoke to Global Edmonton from Italy on Sunday to talk about wine.
  
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• Several residents displaced after fire breaks out in Mill Woods apartment building

  08-09-2019 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  A fire at an apartment building in south Edmonton on Saturday night has displaced several of the people who live there.
  
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• Edmonton organization trying to encourage more boys to get into dancing

  08-09-2019 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  Dance is a sport somewhat dominated by females. But an Edmonton organization is trying to show more males how awesome dance can be. Isaac Shabbits and his father Chris Shabbitt dropped by Global Edmonton on Sunday to talk about Boys Dance Too.
  
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• In the kitchen with Northern Chicken

  08-09-2019 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  The folks from Northern Chicken dropped by Global Edmonton on Sunday to cook up some food and to talk about Bacon Day.
  
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• Evan Bouchard shines in his first outing as Edmonton Oilers rookie camp hits full stride: 9 Things - Edmonton Journal

  08-09-2019 18:10
  Evan Bouchard shines in his first outing as Edmonton Oilers rookie camp hits full stride: 9 Things  Edmonton Journal2019-20 is finally here.While compiling and composing 9 Things over the Summer is good fun and keeps me in touch over the off-season, as Marvin Gaye ...
  
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• A Magical Christmas Festival With A Million Twinkling Lights Is Coming To Edmonton - Narcity

  08-09-2019 18:09
  A Magical Christmas Festival With A Million Twinkling Lights Is Coming To Edmonton  NarcityIt's never too early to get excited for the magic of the holiday season! There's still lots of time until Christmas, but people already have plans to make this holiday ...
  
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• Edmonton weather: Can't help but notice all those leaves piling up - Edmonton Journal

  08-09-2019 17:48
  Edmonton weather: Can't help but notice all those leaves piling up  Edmonton JournalA look at today's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.Sunday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 10.4 C with 17 km/h ...
  
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• Supporters of adding linear park to top of Edmonton bridge host High Level Line Day - Global News

  08-09-2019 17:37
  Supporters of adding linear park to top of Edmonton bridge host High Level Line Day  Global NewsOn Saturday, you'll get a glimpse at what might become a new link between downtown Edmonton and Old Strathcona if the High Level Line Society has its way.
  
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• Fort McMurray residents defend oil industry amid visit from documentary crew

  08-09-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A film crew from Europe is visiting Fort McMurray to get a sense of what life is like for people who live in the oil town. The film makers' presence isn't welcome by some of those residents, who are frustrated with how their industry and community has been portrayed in the media.
  
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• Video shows grinning semi-truck driver hit Alberta animal rights demonstrator

  08-09-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Advocate Kattrina Horner is part of the Red Deer Animal Save group and says the incident, which happened on Aug. 19 near Olymel Cornwall Bacon Plant, has caused her a great deal of shock.
  
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• Hooked on sushi: Edmonton home caterer serves up 10-course meal and a show - CBC.ca

  08-09-2019 15:00
  Hooked on sushi: Edmonton home caterer serves up 10-course meal and a show  CBC.caWhen it comes to his home catering business, Edmonton chef Vinh Tran is serving up sushi with style. And if you want to hire Tran for one of his 10-course food ...
  
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• Hooked on sushi: Edmonton home caterer serves up 10-course meal and a show

  08-09-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  If you want to hire Vinh Tran, you'd better act soon; he's already booked up to a year in advance as the popularity for home catering services continues to grow in the city. 
  
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• Wardrobe Exchange aiming to be city's biggest second-hand market - Edmonton Journal

  08-09-2019 14:00
  Wardrobe Exchange aiming to be city's biggest second-hand market  Edmonton JournalInspired by the growing demand for sustainable fashion in Edmonton, Amy Bohn is expanding the second Wardrobe Exchange event a few extra sizes this fall.
  
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• Edmonton comedian competing for $25,000 in SiriusXM's Top Comic Finale - Edmonton Journal

  08-09-2019 14:00
  Edmonton comedian competing for $25,000 in SiriusXM's Top Comic Finale  Edmonton JournalThe first time Edmonton comedian Drew Behm went on stage to tell jokes, it wasn't a laughing matter.“It was bad,” the 30-year-old said. “I don't think I had a good ...
  
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• How the parties screen a candidate's past to dodge — or deploy — campaign gaffes

  08-09-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  From scouring social media sites to conducting criminal and bankruptcy checks, political parties are using increasingly scrupulous screening practices to stop damaging revelations about candidates from surfacing during the upcoming campaign.
  
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• Eskimos officially sign third overall pick Betts - TSN

  08-09-2019 07:00
  Eskimos officially sign third overall pick Betts  TSNThe Edmonton Eskimos announced they have signed third overall draft pick Mathieu Betts Monday, one day after TSN's Farhan Lalji reported the two had ...
  
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• Edmonton Oilers rookies lose to Calgary in OT in Red Deer

  08-09-2019 06:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Flames rookies won a goalie duel Saturday night in Red Deer.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers rookies lose in OT in Red Deer

  08-09-2019 06:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Flames rookies won a goalie duel Saturday night in Red Deer.
  
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• Game grades: Evan Bouchard smooth and skilled but Edmonton Oilers rookies lose to Flames - Edmonton Journal

  08-09-2019 05:53
  Game grades: Evan Bouchard smooth and skilled but Edmonton Oilers rookies lose to Flames  Edmonton JournalThe Edmonton Oilers rookies opened the season with a 1-0 OT loss to the Calgary Flames rookies.Edmonton was the better team in the first and third periods, ...
  
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• Bridge-top park proponents rally supporters with High Level Line Day

  08-09-2019 05:36 via cbc.ca
  Saturday was officially proclaimed High Level Line day in Edmonton, two years after a group of volunteer architects and designers laid out plans for a linear park that would connect downtown and Whyte Avenue.
  
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• Stampeders blast short-handed Eskimos in Labour Day rematch

  08-09-2019 04:57 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton now sits fourth in the west with a record of 6-6.
  
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• Fire damages apartment in southeast Edmonton - CTV News

  08-09-2019 04:38
  Fire damages apartment in southeast Edmonton  CTV NewsCrews were called to a fire at an apartment building in southeast Edmonton Saturday night.
  
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• Stampeders take Battle of Alberta in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  08-09-2019 04:33
  Stampeders take Battle of Alberta in Edmonton  CBC.caWatch DaShaun Amos pick off a Logan Kilgore pass attempt and run it back 79 yards for a touchdown in Calgary's 33-17 win over the Eskimos in Edmonton.
  
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• Bo Levi Mitchell leads Stamps past Eskimos for 2nd straight week

  08-09-2019 04:29 via cbc.ca
  Bo Levi Mitchell completed a pair of touchdown passes as the Calgary Stampeders beat the rival Edmonton Eskimos for the second week in a row, 33-17 on Saturday.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos get swept by Calgary Stamepders, lose Harris - Edmonton Journal

  08-09-2019 04:17
  Edmonton Eskimos get swept by Calgary Stamepders, lose Harris  Edmonton JournalThere is nothing like a back-to-back set against the Calgary Stampeders to turn the Edmonton Eskimos' season on its head.Coming into the Labour Day Series ...
  
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• Sherwood Park teen with GoPro helps solve B.C. missing person’s case

  08-09-2019 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  "We are so grateful that this boy went with his GoPro and found [her]."
  
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• Connor McDavid hits the ice at Rogers Place on Saturday

  08-09-2019 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid hit the ice at Rogers Place on Saturday and said he felt good. The centre’s knee was injured during the last game of the regular season in April.
  
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• Sept. 7 proclaimed as High Level Line Day in Edmonton

  08-09-2019 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  Saturday was officially proclaimed as High Level Line Day in Edmonton. People were invited to ride the street car and check out all the corridors along the line that connects downtown to Old Strathcona using the High Level Bridge.
  
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• Commonwealth Walkway opens in Edmonton

  08-09-2019 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  An interactive walking path called the Commonwealth Walkway opened in Edmonton’s river valley on Saturday.
  
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• New river valley walkway links historical tour to app - Edmonton Journal

  08-09-2019 02:55
  New river valley walkway links historical tour to app  Edmonton JournalThe past meets the future in a new, high-tech app — part of the Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway — that was launched Saturday in a ceremony at ...
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Sep 7, 2019

  08-09-2019 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Sep 7, 2019 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Teen’s GoPro camera helps bring answers in missing person’s case

  08-09-2019 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  A neatly 30-year-old missing person’s case in B.C. has been solved in an unusual way. Sarah Komadina explains how a teen and his GoPro camera helped bring answers to the mystery.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Sep 7, 2019

  08-09-2019 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Sep 7, 2019 with Kendra Slugoski.
  
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• Downtown’s Edmonton’s ‘iconic’ Hardware Grill closed for good - Toronto Star

  08-09-2019 02:32
  Downtown’s Edmonton’s ‘iconic’ Hardware Grill closed for good  Toronto StarOn Saturday, the upscale restaurant in downtown Edmonton announced they were permanently closed, with no further explanation.
  
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• A look at what the future may hold for major retail stores in Canada

  08-09-2019 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  When retail giant Sears closed its doors for good in Canada, thousands of people were left without work and a lot of empty space was up for grabs. Chris Chacon takes a look at what the future may hold for the country’s other major retail stores.
  
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• Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after collision southwest of Edmonton - CBC.ca

  08-09-2019 02:02
  Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after collision southwest of Edmonton  CBC.caA woman was seriously injured Saturday in a motorcycle collision near Thorsby, Alta., 70 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.
  
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• Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after collision southwest of Edmonton

  08-09-2019 02:02 via cbc.ca
  A woman was seriously injured Saturday in a motorcycle collision near Thorsby, Alta., 70 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.
  
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• Advocates condemn xenophobic op-ed by Calgary instructor calling for end to diversity

  08-09-2019 01:54 via cbc.ca
  An op-ed published by a Calgary instructor in two Vancouver newspapers is being widely condemned for saying Canada would be better off without ethnic diversity.
  
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• Latest report shows Valley Line construction falling further behind

  08-09-2019 01:22 via cbc.ca
  Construction on the southeast leg of the Valley Line LRT is slipping further behind, according to the latest city report. 
  
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