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• Why more teens are turning to pornography to learn about sex

  10-09-2019 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  More and more teenagers are reaching for pornography to learn about sex.
  
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• Storage of bodies in rented trailer leads to probe of medical examiner's space shortage

  10-09-2019 23:18 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Justice has launched an investigation after CBC News recorded video of a funeral home employee dragging a dead person in a body bag from a refrigerated trailer.
  
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• Bodies stored in rented trailer as medical examiner copes with space shortage

  10-09-2019 23:18 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Justice has launched an investigation after CBC News recorded video of a funeral home employee dragging a dead person in a body bag from a refrigerated trailer..
  
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• Drumheller, Alberta is home to the world's largest dinosaur replica, and you can climb in!

  10-09-2019 23:10 via cbc.ca
  Find out all about the towering T-Rex in the first episode of Big Things Small Towns.
  
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• Edmonton suffers through one of the wettest summers and driest springs on record - Edmonton Journal

  10-09-2019 22:57
  Edmonton suffers through one of the wettest summers and driest springs on record  Edmonton JournalMother Nature has not been kind to Edmontonians this year as numbers from Environment Canada show the city just experienced its driest spring and one of its ...
  
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• Edmonton Ski Club to reopen this season - Edmonton Journal

  10-09-2019 22:47
  Edmonton Ski Club to reopen this season  Edmonton JournalAfter a lengthy hiatus spanning two seasons, the Edmonton Ski Club is reopening its slopes for this coming winter.The 108-year-old organization made the ...
  
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• 'Is this it?' Passengers describe tense landing after Edmonton-bound flight strikes geese - CTV News

  10-09-2019 22:45
  'Is this it?' Passengers describe tense landing after Edmonton-bound flight strikes geese  CTV NewsOfficials at Abbotsford Airport, about 55 kilometres east of Vancouver, reported that an aircraft struck a bird after taking off.
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Lissie, Kaleido Fest, and Dancing on Eggshells - Edmonton Journal

  10-09-2019 22:40
  10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Lissie, Kaleido Fest, and Dancing on Eggshells  Edmonton JournalShe's got a decade's worth of experience in the music business, which means that it's time for Lissie to celebrate. The singer-songwriter has done so with her ...
  
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• Alberta Premier Kenney on Bill C-69 challenge

  10-09-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking in Fort McMurray on Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced the government is asking the court of appeal of Alberta whether Ottawa’s Bill C-69 is constitutional.
  
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• Alberta government asks Court of Appeal whether Bill C-69 is constitutional

  10-09-2019 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  The United Conservative government has asked the Appeal Court of Alberta whether Ottawa's new environmental assessment process for major construction projects like pipelines is constitutional.
  
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• Edmonton Police searching for tips after Skip the Dishes driver stabbed, robbed - Edmonton Journal

  10-09-2019 21:50
  Edmonton Police searching for tips after Skip the Dishes driver stabbed, robbed  Edmonton JournalEdmonton Police are searching for witnesses after a Skip the Dishes driver was stabbed and robbed while delivering food in the city's northend last month.
  
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• Premier Kenney responds to Amnesty International letter

  10-09-2019 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  While speaking at an oilsands conference in Fort McMurray, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a strong reaction to a letter the government received from Amnesty International.
  
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• Edmonton city council approves bylaws that trigger millions in construction projects

  10-09-2019 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  City council has approved spending on projects like the Lewis Farms Rec Centre, the Terwillegar expressway, electric buses and upgrades to Jasper Avenue. All told, they add up to more than half a billion dollars.
  
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• Alberta baby ‘Mighty Hudson’ with rare disease receives new immune system

  10-09-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  Morinville baby, Hudson Cowie, and his parents travelled to Tennessee for a clinical trial to give him a new immune system.
  
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• Alberta files constitutional challenge of federal environmental assessment process

  10-09-2019 21:28 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta government has officially asked the province's Appeal Court whether Ottawa's new environmental assessment process for major construction projects such as pipelines is constitutional.
  
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• Alberta launches court challenge to federal Bill C-69 - Edmonton Journal

  10-09-2019 21:11
  Alberta launches court challenge to federal Bill C-69  Edmonton JournalFORT McMURRAY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is launching a constitutional challenge against the federal government's Bill C-69.Kenney announced the ...
  
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• Family Matters: Parents’ growing concerns surrounding teens and porn

  10-09-2019 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a $97-billion industry, but it’s something many of us never talk about. Pornography sites receive more regular traffic each month than Netflix, Amazon and Twitter combined. Unfortunately, it’s not just adults that are tuning in. Erin Chalmers has more on the growing concern surrounding teens and porn.
  
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• Trump administration wants tribes’ Keystone XL pipeline lawsuit dismissed

  10-09-2019 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  An existing TC Energy pipeline, also called Keystone, had a spill last year that released almost 10,000 barrels (407,000 gallons) of oil near Amherst, South Dakota.
  
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• Edmonton police seize nearly $810K in drugs and guns

  10-09-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  A major EPS drug bust has led to three arrests, dozens of charges and the seizure of close to $810,000 of illegal drugs and weapons. Julia Wong has more.
  
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• Amnesty International says Jason Kenney's 'fight back' strategy violates human rights

  10-09-2019 20:02 via cbc.ca
  Amnesty International Canada says the Alberta government’s plan to fight people who criticize the oil and gas industry exposes them to threats, intimidation and violates their human rights.
  
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• Teen killed in single-vehicle crash in Fort McMurray

  10-09-2019 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  A 17-year-old boy is dead following a crash in Fort McMurray over the weekend.
  
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• On Location: Holiday Inn Edmonton South

  10-09-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  South Edmonton’s newest hotel and events centre is now open. The Holiday Inn South on Ellerslie Road is home to Evario Events Centre and with quick access to Edmonton International Airport, West Edmonton Mall, Rogers Place and the downtown core you won’t want to stay anywhere else. Looking for a meeting space in Edmonton? The...
  
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• Swoop flight to Edmonton makes emergency landing at Abbotsford airport

  10-09-2019 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  A Swoop flight bound for Edmonton made an emergency landing in Abbotsford on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Amnesty International ‘deeply concerned’ about Alberta’s fight back strategy against oil foes

  10-09-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  In a letter, Amnesty explains it's worried those initiatives undermine and violate a range of Alberta's human rights obligations.
  
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• Youth, 17, killed when car hits home in Fort McMurray

  10-09-2019 19:40 via cbc.ca
  A 17-year-old died early Sunday when the car he was riding in veered off a road and hit a house, say Wood Buffalo RCMP.
  
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• Skip the Dishes driver robbed and stabbed in north Edmonton: police

  10-09-2019 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police believe three men approached the Skip the Dishes driver and demanded his personal belongings, as well as the food he was delivering.
  
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• 'This is not a new story': ATB report shows economic growth stalled in Alberta

  10-09-2019 19:31 via cbc.ca
  The latest ATB Financial Alberta Economic Outlook is anticipating continued struggles for the oil and gas sector but a small growth in the provincial GDP in 2019 and 2020.
  
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• Edmonton Skip the Dishes driver stabbed, robbed of food delivery - CBC.ca

  10-09-2019 19:31
  Edmonton Skip the Dishes driver stabbed, robbed of food delivery  CBC.caA Skip the Dishes driver is recovering from stab wounds after armed thieves stole the food he was delivering Friday morning to an Edmonton apartment building.
  
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• Edmonton Skip the Dishes driver stabbed, robbed of food delivery

  10-09-2019 19:31 via cbc.ca
  A Skip the Dishes driver is recovering from stab wounds after armed thieves stole the food he was delivering Friday morning to an Edmonton apartment building.  
  
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• Bird strike forces Edmonton-bound Swoop flight to make emergency landing at Abbotsford airport

  10-09-2019 19:28 via cbc.ca
  A Swoop airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Abbotsford International Airport after a bird strike Tuesday morning.
  
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• Bird strike forces Edmonton-bound flight to make emergency landing

  10-09-2019 19:28 via cbc.ca
  A Swoop airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Abbotsford International Airport after a bird strike Tuesday morning.
  
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• Edmonton police seize $810,000 in illegal drugs, firearms

  10-09-2019 19:16 via cbc.ca
  Two separate drug-trafficking investigations in Edmonton have led to the seizure of nearly $810,000 worth of illegal drugs and firearms.
  
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• Federal election campaign to officially kick off Wednesday

  10-09-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will officially kick off the federal election campaign with a visit to Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, Liberal sources have told CBC News.
  
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• 2 separate Edmonton investigations net $800K in ‘insidious’ drugs, firearms

  10-09-2019 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Three people are facing dozens of charges after two separate drug and firearms-related investigations in Edmonton.
  
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• $810K in drugs, guns seized in Edmonton - CTV News

  10-09-2019 18:45
  $810K in drugs, guns seized in Edmonton  CTV NewsThree people are facing charges after two drug trafficking investigations led to the seizure of $810000 in drugs and guns in Edmonton.
  
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• 'A powerful message': Suicide survivors, families to hold vigil on High Level Bridge

  10-09-2019 18:44 via cbc.ca
  Jennifer Hope wants to bring some light to an Edmonton bridge with a long, dark history with suicide.
  
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• Giraffe-sized flying reptiles once soared over Alberta

  10-09-2019 18:37 via cbc.ca
  A huge, flying reptile that weighed as much as several adult humans combined and had the wingspan of a small plane soared over Alberta during the Age of Dinosaurs. Now, it’s been identified as a new species.
  
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• Edmonton a key battleground in 2019 federal election: political scientist

  10-09-2019 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  While Calgary is expected to go blue in this election, one MacEwan University professor believes the Alberta capital will be the site of some very highly contested battles.
  
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• 'Quite scary': Driver fined for unsecured scrap load in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  10-09-2019 16:00
  'Quite scary': Driver fined for unsecured scrap load in Edmonton  CBC.caThe driver of a large unsecured load of three scrap tractors was fined more than $2,000, in what one peace officer refers to as a severe example of cargo security ...
  
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• 'Quite scary': Driver fined for unsecured scrap load in Edmonton

  10-09-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  A driver faces $2,000 in fines after driving a load of three pieces of scrap farm equipment — a severe example of cargo security issues on Alberta highways, according to a community peace officer.
  
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• Homeless voters more susceptible to fake news, disinformation, studies suggest

  10-09-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Community groups are brainstorming ways to make sure homeless people have access to political information ahead of the federal election.
  
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• Glenora commercial development voted down by Edmonton city council - Global News

  10-09-2019 14:29
  Glenora commercial development voted down by Edmonton city council  Global NewsWATCH ABOVE: Edmonton city council voted against a small commercial development proposed in the Glenora neighbourhood. Sarah Komadina has more on ...
  
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• Glenora commercial development voted down by Edmonton city council

  10-09-2019 14:29 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton city council voted against a small commercial development near the planned Valley Line west LRT Glenora station at 104 Avenue and 134 Street.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, September 10, 2019

  10-09-2019 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, September 10, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• 'Hyper masculine environment' contributes to higher suicides on oil patch

  10-09-2019 14:04 via cbc.ca
  CBC Digging in the Dirt documentary to tell story of Oil Patch workers poor mental health experiences.
  
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• 'Hyper-masculine environment' contributes to higher suicides in oilpatch

  10-09-2019 14:04 via cbc.ca
  CBC Digging in the Dirt documentary to tell story of oilpatch workers poor mental health experiences.
  
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• 'Hyper-masculine environment' contributes to higher rate of suicides in oilpatch

  10-09-2019 14:04 via cbc.ca
  CBC Digging in the Dirt documentary to tell story of oilpatch workers poor mental health experiences.
  
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• Former Alberta cabinet minister back in the skies with Air Canada

  10-09-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Ricardo Miranda was the minister of culture and tourism under former premier Rachel Notley. After his defeat in the election last April, Miranda went back to his old job as a flight attendant with Air Canada.
  
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• Edmonton City Hall event to mark suicide prevention awareness campaign launch

  10-09-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Eleven people may attempt suicide each day in Edmonton. Two years of data from several sources have gone into that calculation, according to the executive director of Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region.
  
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• Fall activities for the kids with Family Fun Edmonton

  10-09-2019 13:40 via globalnews.ca
  With kids back in school, parents may be looking at fall activities to keep them occupied and educated. Jill Footz from Family Fun Edmonton shares some ideas.
  
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