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• ‘Somebody Taser him!’: New Edmonton officer recalls responding to U-Haul chase - Global News

  08-10-2019 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  ‘Somebody Taser him!’: New Edmonton officer recalls responding to U-Haul chase  Global News
  
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• Edmonton anti-abortion group sues city over High Level Bridge lighting - Edmonton Journal

  08-10-2019 23:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton anti-abortion group sues city over High Level Bridge lighting  Edmonton Journal
  
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• In 7-6 vote, Edmonton council decides calcium chloride will not be used this winter

  08-10-2019 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  After weeks of delay, Edmonton city councillors finally decided calcium chloride will not be used on city roads this winter.
  
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• Government plans to help First Nations, Métis groups get capital for resource projects

  08-10-2019 22:51 via cbc.ca
  Bill 14, introduced in the Alberta legislature Tuesday, would create the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), fulfilling an election promise made by Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party.
  
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• More funds needed to repair delayed, leaky northwest Edmonton police campus

  08-10-2019 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  City officials have previously said the ceiling is dropping and there are water spots on the ceiling tiles.
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Morrissey, Richard III, and John Fogerty - Edmonton Journal

  08-10-2019 21:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Morrissey, Richard III, and John Fogerty  Edmonton Journal
  
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• In Conversation with Premier Jason Kenney

  08-10-2019 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney sat down with Jennifer Crosby on Global News at Noon Edmonton on Tuesday, Oct. 8, to talk budget cuts, climate activism, and where the province is heading.
  
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• More snow for B.C.’s Southern Interior mountain passes: Environment Canada

  08-10-2019 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada says up to 10 cm of snow could fall Tuesday as a cold front, accompanied by strong, gusty winds, sweeps down from the north.
  
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• Petition asks Edmonton police for dedicated animal cruelty unit

  08-10-2019 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians says the petition was necessary after the Edmonton Humane Society stopped enforcing the Animal Protection Act in January.
  
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• 2 men arrested with help of Air 1 after Edmonton water treatment plant spray-painted

  08-10-2019 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton police arrested and charged two men in their 20s after the Rossdale Water Treatment Plan was tagged with spray paint this past weekend.
  
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• Pair of graffiti taggers arrested with help from Air 1 helicopter - Edmonton Journal

  08-10-2019 19:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Pair of graffiti taggers arrested with help from Air 1 helicopter  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Anti-abortion group takes Edmonton to court over refusing bridge light colours

  08-10-2019 19:47 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta March for Life Association is asking a judge to review a City of Edmonton decision to cancel lighting on a bridge in the group's requested colours.
  
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• Millennials can have a very strong voice in deciding Canada’s future — if they choose to vote

  08-10-2019 17:23 via globalnews.ca
  As Canadians think about who they will vote for in the upcoming federal election, there is one generation that has the potential to heavily influence the outcome.
  
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• Early indicators on Edmonton Oilers centre Gaetan Haas trending up - Edmonton Journal

  08-10-2019 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Early indicators on Edmonton Oilers centre Gaetan Haas trending up  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Short Film Fest showing Alberta and international films

  08-10-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Short Film Festival celebrates independent film and the local film community, showcasing Alberta and international filmmakers. Co-founder Sharlene Millang and filmmaker Adam Scorgie talks about the films that will be featured at the Garneau Theatre.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers off to a winning start but some fans have walked away

  08-10-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  Season ticket holders with the Edmonton Oilers are walking away from the team this year. For some it's the sub-standard on-ice product, for others it's the food, and the feeling of not being appreciated by the organization.
  
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• Halloween events and activities with Family Fun Edmonton

  08-10-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  Family Fun Edmonton city editor Jill Footz shares some fun Halloween events taking place in and around the city, including haunted houses and other spooky activities.
  
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• Duchess At Home cookbook embraces family cooking and French-Canadian heritage

  08-10-2019 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  Duchess Bake Shop has released a new cookbook – and unlike the first which brought the most popular pastries at the Edmonton bakery within reach of the home baker, this new cookbook is filled with founder Giselle Courteau’s family favourites and French-Canadian heritage. She joined Global News Morning to highlight some of the tasty treats...
  
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• Edmonton weather: Chilly wind chill with a slight chance of snow - Edmonton Journal

  08-10-2019 15:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Chilly wind chill with a slight chance of snow  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Veterinarians petition Edmonton police chief to create animal cruelty investigation unit

  08-10-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Veterinarians are calling on city police to create a dedicated unit for investigating animal cruelty cases. 
  
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• ‘They Who Surround Us’ movie filming in Alberta

  08-10-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  ‘They Who Surround Us’ tells the story of a Ukrainian farmer living in Alberta who loses his wife in a tragic accident, and how grief send him into an emotional spiral. Actors Ali Liebert and Alex Feldman tell us more about the film being shot near Vegreville.
  
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• Vegreville layoffs raise fears of further privatized health care, union says

  08-10-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  More than 50 people working for a privately run health-care home in Vegreville being laid off are able to reapply for similar positions — for a lot less money, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says. 
  
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• Nancy Hixt’s ‘Crime Beat’ podcast returns to Curiouscast for Season 2

  08-10-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  Season 2 of 'Crime Beat' kicks off with the "real-life horror story" of a triple murder in the Rocky Mountains.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

  08-10-2019 13:30 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, October 8, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Inconsistent early flu shot rollout frustrates some Alberta pharmacists

  08-10-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Some Alberta pharmacists say they're frustrated with how the province has rolled out its flu shots this year.
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: Darkness in the Pass

  08-10-2019 12:05 via globalnews.ca
  It’s a case the family of the victims describe as a real-life horror show.
  
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• Federal party leaders' claims from the English-language debate

  08-10-2019 07:09 via cbc.ca
  A round up of fact checks on some of the most notable claims made during the debate.
  
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• Leaders' debate a political tag-team match of six-way cross-talk

  08-10-2019 06:41 via cbc.ca
  The leaders' debate, perhaps the most-watched event of the 2019 federal campaign, was a six-way melee that repeatedly wandered off topic as the participants sought to land that elusive knockout shot.
  
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• SUV driver airlifted to hospital after collision with school bus west of Edmonton

  08-10-2019 05:58 via globalnews.ca
  Two people were taken to hospital following a collision involving an SUV and a school bus in central Alberta on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Final decision on Edmonton’s calcium chloride program expected Tuesday after 2 weeks of delays

  08-10-2019 04:30 via globalnews.ca
  Councillors were widely expected to decide last Tuesday whether to use the anti-icing agent again this winter but the final vote was postponed to this Tuesday.
  
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• How Canada’s federal political leaders fared at Monday’s debate

  08-10-2019 04:22 via globalnews.ca
  Fletcher Kent recaps the Canadian federal leaders debate that took place on Monday.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Oct. 7

  08-10-2019 04:14 via globalnews.ca
  The Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 weather forecast for Edmonton and the surrounding area.
  
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• Slow harvest and mental health a concern for Alberta farmers

  08-10-2019 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  The end of September snow in parts of Alberta threw a wrench into what was an already stressful harvest season. With more rain and snow in the forecast for much of the province this week, its bad news for farmers who rely on a quality crops for income.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Oct. 7

  08-10-2019 04:01 via globalnews.ca
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney from Monday, Oct. 7, 2019.
  
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• 'A giant in our industry': Leroy Fuller, founder of Earls restaurant, dies at 90

  08-10-2019 02:41 via cbc.ca
  Leroy Fuller, who founded Earls in the 1980s and was the patriarch of a family that runs some of Vancouver's most successful restaurant chains, has died at the age of 90.
  
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• Edmonton police and health sector must work together, chief says

  08-10-2019 02:32 via cbc.ca
  A stronger link between the health sector and policing is needed to address some key crime concerns in Edmonton, says police Chief Dale McFee.
  
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• Reaction on Edmonton climate protest from police, mayor, experts

  08-10-2019 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  The Walterdale Bridge protest may have only lasted about an hour, but it dominated conversation in Edmonton Tuesday. Julia Wong as reaction to how police responded, and whether the protest will make a difference.
  
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• Walterdale Bridge blocked as part of climate protest

  08-10-2019 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  The Walterdale Bridge blockade was part of a movement across the country on Monday. In each case, activists were demanding governments do more to reduce carbon emissions. As Kendra Slugoski reports, many caught in it say the demonstration went too far.
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after death on Paul First Nation, Alta.

  08-10-2019 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  Parkland RCMP were called to help EMS after a man was found dead under suspicious circumstances at the Paul First Nation transfer station on Oct. 2, police said.
  
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• Fall session at Alberta legislature kicks off Tuesday

  08-10-2019 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta’s politicians are all converging on Edmonton this week as the fall session of the legislature will kick off Tuesday. As Tom Vernon explains, the government has a full agenda, but all eyes are on the bottom line.
  
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• Facing the pain: Trigeminal neuralgia, the excruciating condition no one has heard of

  08-10-2019 01:54 via cbc.ca
  Its medical name is trigeminal neuralgia but it’s often dubbed the suicide disease because, for some, that feels like the only solution.
  
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• Edmonton federal candidates square off in debate on housing and homelessness - Edmonton Journal

  08-10-2019 01:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton federal candidates square off in debate on housing and homelessness  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Canada-EU beef trade deal not working as well as hoped

  08-10-2019 01:42 via cbc.ca
  The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement is not as profitable as anticipated for Alberta beef producers due to differing health standards between Canada and the European Union.
  
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• Here's what politicians are saying about Monday's climate protest - CTV News

  08-10-2019 01:33 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Here's what politicians are saying about Monday's climate protest  CTV News
  
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• Abdulahi Sharif told undercover officer he did something 'really bad,' jury hears

  08-10-2019 01:29 via cbc.ca
  An undercover RCMP officer has told the jury in the Abdulahi Sharif attempted murder trial that the accused opened up to him shortly after his arrest in September 2017.
  
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• Edmonton police chief said ‘work is for naught’ if criminal cases are withdrawn

  08-10-2019 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time, Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee is commenting on the findings of a Global News investigation into the number of criminal cases withdrawn.
  
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• Vegreville rallies after 52 seniors centre workers given layoff notices: ‘This is not good news’

  08-10-2019 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  A protest took place Monday afternoon in Vegreville, after 52 AUPE members at the Century Park supportive living centre in the town were issued layoff notices.
  
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• Man pleads not guilty in death of son found outside Edmonton church - Global News

  08-10-2019 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  Man pleads not guilty in death of son found outside Edmonton church  Global News
  
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