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• Man, 36, charged in fatal stabbing after fight in downtown Edmonton

  02-10-2019 23:48 via cbc.ca
  A man has been charged following a fatal stabbing near the Edmonton Convention Centre Monday night.
  
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• 3 Alberta men missing on Great Slave Lake

  02-10-2019 23:32 via cbc.ca
  Daniel Courtoreille, 51, Michael Courtoreille, 50, and Jason Fulton, 40, are all from the Lesser Slave Lake area in Alberta. The fourth fisherman missing is Stacy Linington, 59, from Hay River, N.W.T.
  
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• 36-year-old man charged in deadly downtown Edmonton stabbing

  02-10-2019 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  An autopsy has determined that a man who died following an altercation in downtown Edmonton this week was stabbed to death.
  
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• Accused tried to kill 5, Crown says as Edmonton truck attack trial starts - CBC.ca

  02-10-2019 23:16 via cbc.ca
  Accused tried to kill 5, Crown says as Edmonton truck attack trial starts  CBC.ca
  
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• Accused tried to kill 5, Crown says as Edmonton truck attack trial starts

  02-10-2019 23:16 via cbc.ca
  Abdulahi Sharif, 32, is accused of hitting a police officer with a vehicle, then stabbing him in the head. Hours later, he allegedly drove a U-Haul truck into downtown and intentionally ran into four pedestrians.
  
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• Girl's father calls Edmonton police, 31-year-old man charged with luring, indecent exposure - Global News

  02-10-2019 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Girl's father calls Edmonton police, 31-year-old man charged with luring, indecent exposure  Global News
  
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• Girl’s father calls Edmonton police, 31-year-old man charged with luring, indecent exposure

  02-10-2019 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police have charged a man with possession of child pornography and luring after he allegedly communicated with a young teen girl through two social media applications.
  
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• U of A president says tuition hikes, program cuts ahead after UCP budget

  02-10-2019 23:08 via cbc.ca
  David Turpin told students in his state of the university address at Convocation Hall that based on the recommendations in the MacKinnon report on Alberta finances, all Alberta post-secondary institutions face “difficult decisions ahead.” 
  
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• Edmonton residential housing prices continue to drop, sales up: Realtors report - Edmonton Journal

  02-10-2019 22:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton residential housing prices continue to drop, sales up: Realtors report  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Judge’s comments in Lethbridge retrial ‘prejudiced, racist’: association of Nigerian doctors

  02-10-2019 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  The letter, from the Canadian Association of Nigerian Physicians and Dentists, is one of three complaints being investigated by the Canadian Judicial Council.
  
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• Alberta government will address vaping in review of Tobacco Act

  02-10-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  The UCP are launching a review into Alberta's Tobacco Act, hoping to focus on regulating vaping on the province.
  
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• International pizza mix-up inspires pay-it-forward campaign in Lesser Slave Lake

  02-10-2019 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  A phone number mix-up has transformed into a pay it forward campaign, after a firefighter from Lesser Slave Lake accidentally sent a mass of pizzas to other first responders in San Antonio, Tex. this week.
  
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• Five areas Edmonton Oilers must improve to contend for a playoff spot in 2019-20 - Edmonton Journal

  02-10-2019 20:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Five areas Edmonton Oilers must improve to contend for a playoff spot in 2019-20  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Game on! Edmonton Oilers open season against Canucks

  02-10-2019 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  "We just have to be more defensively responsible. That falls on the forwards as well."
  
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• Edmonton tests adaptive traffic signals to shorten red light waits

  02-10-2019 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton traffic engineers have installed a new adaptive traffic signal system as a three-month test. It’s to synchronize a seven-block stretch, north from downtown along 101 Street to 111 Avenue. Julia Wong has the details.
  
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• Vital Signs report reveals negative attitudes about life in Edmonton - CTV News

  02-10-2019 20:03 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Vital Signs report reveals negative attitudes about life in Edmonton  CTV News
  
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• Humboldt Broncos families upset by Alberta trucking regulation review

  02-10-2019 18:20 via cbc.ca
  Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations.
  
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• Getting fit with the help of TRX bands

  02-10-2019 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  Getting fit can be tough, but this week we’re bringing in fitness expert Chris Tse to help. He shows Mike Sobel how to get fit with the help of TRX bands.
  
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• Giraffe calf born at the Calgary Zoo

  02-10-2019 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  Zoo officials announced on Wednesday that Emara the Masai giraffe became a mother on Sept. 29, giving birth to a male calf.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Milo the puppy

  02-10-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  In our Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Ted Purcell introduces us to Milo the nine-week-old Border Collie cross, and talks about the health and behaviour benefits to spaying and neutering your pets.
  
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• Dave Tippett a "genius" who will get Edmonton Oilers on right path pronto, says former player - Edmonton Journal

  02-10-2019 16:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dave Tippett a "genius" who will get Edmonton Oilers on right path pronto, says former player  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Kenney says 'personal compassion' behind donation to landowner's legal fund

  02-10-2019 15:58 via cbc.ca
  Alberta's premier says compassion drove him to donate to a southern Alberta man who is being sued by an intruder he shot on his property last year.
  
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• Ask The Doctor: What is glaucoma?

  02-10-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  During this week’s Ask The Doctor segment, Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod talks about how glaucoma damages the eye’s optic nerve and how to recognize the signs.
  
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• Gordon Choice diced chicken recalled due to contamination concerns

  02-10-2019 15:21 via cbc.ca
  Gordon Choice diced chicken products sold in western Canada are being recalled by the processor due to listeria contamination concerns, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Pharmacist Sherry Torkos on ways to delay menopause

  02-10-2019 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  Sherry Torkos, holistic pharmacist and author of the Canadian Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, talks about how your diet and lifestyle impacts menopause and how you can improve or delay the change.
  
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• Pipeline blues: Liberal TMX pipeline purchase does little for voters in Edson, Alta.

  02-10-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  There are stacks of giant steel pipes in an Edson industrial yard to be used for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. But there's been no significant project work in the area and that's weighing on residents' minds in this election.
  
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• Fit Tips with Chris Tse: 4 resistance band exercises to do with a partner

  02-10-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  Personal trailer and fitness expert Chris Tse joined Mike Sobel to demonstrate four exercises involving resistance bands you can do with a partner.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers prepare to woo fans as new season begins

  02-10-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  The puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL season Wednesday night and as Kendra Slugoski explains, the Edmonton Oilers are offering incentives this season to fill the traditionally packed arena.
  
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• From pipelines to fibre optics: How drilling technology is reshaping the urban landscape

  02-10-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  How technology invented to push pipelines under rivers became the standard for installing urban utility networks.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers prepare to woo fans to Rogers Place as new season begins

  02-10-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers are promising a new energy in Rogers Place when the puck drops on the 2019-20 season on Wednesday night.
  
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• Edmonton is testing adaptive traffic signals to shorten red light waits - Global News

  02-10-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton is testing adaptive traffic signals to shorten red light waits  Global News
  
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• Edmonton is testing adaptive traffic signals to shorten red light waits

  02-10-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Crews have installed artificial intelligent traffic signals along 101 Street between 103-A and 111 avenues to test how traffic flow improves with adaptive signals.
  
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• Edmonton has 'pessimistic' attitudes towards government, job opportunities: Vital Signs report - Edmonton Journal

  02-10-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton has 'pessimistic' attitudes towards government, job opportunities: Vital Signs report  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, October 2, 2019

  02-10-2019 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Wednesday, October 2, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Rick Zamperin: Which NHL team will raise the Stanley Cup in 2020?

  02-10-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  16 teams will make the playoffs in the National Hockey League next spring but only one club will drink champagne from the Stanley Cup.
  
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• Edmonton provincial exam results dance around provincial average - Edmonton Journal

  02-10-2019 11:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton provincial exam results dance around provincial average  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Lime and Bird popularity creating demand for e-scooter sales

  02-10-2019 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Some shops that sell e-scooters haven't had to advertise, since ride-sharing companies like Bird and Lime are building consumer awareness by allowing people to try them out as rentals.
  
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• Global Edmonton MVP: Julianna Huang

  02-10-2019 06:36 via globalnews.ca
  Quinn Phillips profiles an Edmonton athlete who excels at tai chi.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, October 1, 2019

  02-10-2019 06:31 via globalnews.ca
  RED DEER, Alta. - Ethan Sakowich scored the go-ahead goal on a power play midway through the second period and the Red Deer Rebels beat the Saskatoon Blades 2-1 on Tuesday in the Western Hockey League.
  
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• Ken Holland speaks out about his Edmonton Oilers ahead of NHL season

  02-10-2019 06:25 via globalnews.ca
  The night before the NHL’s regular season gets underway, Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland held a state of the team address. John Sexsmith reports.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Oct. 1

  02-10-2019 06:22 via globalnews.ca
  The Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta woman shares story to offer lesson about breast cancer screening

  02-10-2019 06:20 via globalnews.ca
  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and one Alberta woman is hoping her scary experience will help prevent some pain for others. Su-Ling Goh explains.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Oct. 1

  02-10-2019 06:08 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney from Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.
  
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• Proposed Grande Prairie affordable housing corporation under fire from developers

  02-10-2019 03:57 via cbc.ca
  Members of Grande Prairie's land development and housing industry aren't happy with the City's affordable housing strategy.
  
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• Anti-icing agent could disappear from Edmonton roads this winter - CBC.ca

  02-10-2019 02:18 via cbc.ca
  Anti-icing agent could disappear from Edmonton roads this winter  CBC.ca
  
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• Anti-icing agent could disappear from Edmonton roads this winter

  02-10-2019 02:18 via cbc.ca
  The marathon debate on whether the city should use an anti-icing agent to help clear Edmonton winter roads hit a snag on Tuesday.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos practise on hot, steamy day in Hamilton

  02-10-2019 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  The temperature rose to 30 C in Hamilton on Tuesday as the Edmonton Eskimos practised there ahead of their next football game.
  
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• Baccarat Casino land owners apply for demolition permit

  02-10-2019 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  After sitting empty and closed for three years, the Baccarat Casino could soon be coming down. As Fletcher Kent reports, the Katz Group owns the land, and has recently applied for a demolition permit.
  
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• Edmonton council says calcium chloride program likely to be put on hold

  02-10-2019 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  With winter just around the corner, city council is debating whether or not to renew the city’s controversial calcium chloride de-icing program. But as Julia Wong explains, the final decision was put off again on Tuesday.
  
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• Edmonton couple facing charges after baby left in car outside casino

  02-10-2019 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  Police are investigating after a baby was left alone for an hour in a cold vehicle outside a south Edmonton casino. Sarah Komadina has more.
  
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