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• Alberta government fires board of real estate regulator

  09-10-2019 23:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Service Alberta minister tabled legislation that will allow the province to dismiss the board that regulates the provincial real-estate industry and appoint an interim administrator until a new board is in place.
  
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• Alberta government calls on Ottawa to reverse military health funding change

  09-10-2019 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is calling on the federal government to reverse a decision that will see provinces pick up more of the cost of treating members of the military for medical operations and other health care.
  
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• Montana judge hearing renewed Keystone XL oil pipeline arguments

  09-10-2019 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  A Montana judge must decide whether to once again block the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline or side with U.S. government attorneys who want him to uphold President Donald Trump's permit to cross the U.S. - Canada border.
  
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• ‘We could feel her pulse fade’: Witnesses recount fatal stabbing at Abbotsford school

  09-10-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Sobs broke out in the courtroom as slain 13-year-old Letisha Reimer's friend described the vicious, unprovoked attack in their school's rotunda.
  
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• Alberta government announces its ‘energy war room’ will be launching soon

  09-10-2019 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  The $30-million centre is part of what Premier Jason Kenney has termed a "fight-back" strategy against those he says are unfairly denigrating the industry.
  
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• Alberta's energy war room now called Canadian Energy Centre

  09-10-2019 22:55 via cbc.ca
  "The economic future of our province – and our country – is at stake, and our government will not let Albertans down," Energy Minister Sonya Savage said Wednesday.
  
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• UCP bill to replace beleaguered leadership of real estate regulator - Edmonton Journal

  09-10-2019 22:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  UCP bill to replace beleaguered leadership of real estate regulator  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Province plans to fire Alberta real estate council to deal with dysfunction 

  09-10-2019 22:50 via cbc.ca
  The province will fire all eight remaining members of the Real Estate Council of Alberta and appoint an official administrator, actions recommended by a consultant asked to investigate “significant conflict” on the council.
  
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• A closer look at Hope Mission’s Crisis Diversion Team

  09-10-2019 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  Hope Mission’s rescue van is busy year round. The van takes pressure off of police and ambulances by responding to calls where people aren’t in medical distress and offers them food and shelter. As Sarah Komadina reports, the experience can be life-changing for some.
  
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• Wind power developers upbeat about Alberta despite end of power project auctions

  09-10-2019 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  Panellists at a wind energy conference in Calgary say Alberta is still the best place in Canada to build renewable power projects despite the United Conservative government's decision to unplug the previous NDP regime's project auctions.
  
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• Advance voting starts today, runs through the Thanksgiving weekend

  09-10-2019 21:09 via cbc.ca
  Canadians who have already made up their minds about who to vote for this federal election can get a head start as of Friday. 
  
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• Edmonton is 1st Canadian city to host Smart Cities Council workshop - Global News

  09-10-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton is 1st Canadian city to host Smart Cities Council workshop  Global News
  
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• Edmonton is 1st Canadian city to host Smart Cities Council workshop

  09-10-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  "The city has received quite a bit of national and international recognition for our smart city work."
  
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• Kal Tire has winter driving tips for Alberta motorists

  09-10-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Bill Gardiner from Kal Tire joins Kent Morrison on the Global News at Noon Edmonton with some facts on winter tire options and some tips for drivers.
  
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• Gourd wars: Friendly rivalry forged over fat pumpkin prize

  09-10-2019 20:14 via cbc.ca
  Growing large pumpkins — really, really large pumpkins — comes with oversized growing pains.
  
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• Former Michener Centre employee fined $8K, on probation for violating health act

  09-10-2019 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  A former billing clerk at a Red Deer care facility has been fined and put on probation for improperly accessing the health records of dozens of people several hundred times.
  
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• Edmonton pushing for regional garbage plan sooner rather than later - Global News

  09-10-2019 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton pushing for regional garbage plan sooner rather than later  Global News
  
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• Edmonton pushing for regional garbage plan sooner rather than later

  09-10-2019 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  The mayor wants to consider regional integration when the city comes up with its organic waste processing plan.
  
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• No free transit for Edmontonians on election day

  09-10-2019 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  On Tuesday, city council voted 10 to three against allowing residents to ride fare-free on Oct. 21 to get the federal election polls.
  
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• Yards for Hope raises funds, awareness for Edmonton’s homeless community

  09-10-2019 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  Yards for Hope raises funds and awareness for Hope Mission, an inner-city shelter that provides meals, a warm place to sleep and other essential services for the Edmonton's homeless community.
  
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• Northern Saw Whet owls banded and tracked in Tofield area

  09-10-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  Out at the bird observatory in Tofield, Alta., for 17 years, they’ve been banding and tracking the Northern Saw Whet owls for their migration patterns and to help conserve the species. Julien Fournier gives us a look at the process that will continue through fall until the snow flies.
  
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• Man fined $8,000 for illegal access of 81 health records - Edmonton Journal

  09-10-2019 18:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Man fined $8,000 for illegal access of 81 health records  Edmonton Journal
  
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• AHS billing clerk fined $8,000 for illegally accessing health records

  09-10-2019 18:47 via cbc.ca
  A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services has been fined $8,000 and sentenced to a year of probation for illegally accessing people's health information.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Skoky & Espresso

  09-10-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  In our Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Ted Purcell introduces us to Skoky the Labrador retriever dog and Espresso the cat.
  
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• City Councillor Andrew Knack on Edmonton scrapping calcium chloride this winter

  09-10-2019 16:27 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton will not have calcium chloride deicer used on city roads this winter. City Councillor Andrew Knack explains why and what crews will use instead.
  
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• No free transit in Edmonton on Election Day - CTV News

  09-10-2019 16:13 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  No free transit in Edmonton on Election Day  CTV News
  
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• Yards for Hope campaign raising money at Commonwealth Stadium

  09-10-2019 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  The annual Yards for Hope campaign kicked off Wednesday morning at Commonwealth Stadium, where the gang from CISN Country is raising money to help end homelessness in Edmonton. Kendra Slugoski explains.
  
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• DARK haunted Halloween event returns to Fort Edmonton Park

  09-10-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  From three haunted houses to an immersed live action thriller production, the popular DARK Halloween event starts back up for second year at Fort Edmonton Park this week. Renee Williams shares details.
  
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• St. Albert Amplify Festival youth arts extravaganza

  09-10-2019 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  The St. Albert Amplify Festival is an arts extravaganza specifically for students Grade 7 to age 21, showcasing youth art, creativity and culture. Kathleen Bell and Andrea Shipka share details.
  
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• Security video reveals full extent of alleged 'assault' by Edmonton police on accused truck thief

  09-10-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Security videos obtained exclusively by CBC News show what experts are calling an "assault" of an alleged truck thief by Edmonton police during a violent arrest was far worse than previously revealed.
  
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• Edmonton Public Schools to continue use of seclusion rooms, despite opposition

  09-10-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Despite the objections of parents, the chair of Edmonton Public Schools says the district is "absolutely" moving in the right direction with its policies to regulate the use of seclusion rooms.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, October 9, 2019

  09-10-2019 13:35 via globalnews.ca
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Wednesday, October 9, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Earls restaurant founder Leroy Earl ‘Bus’ Fuller dies

  09-10-2019 13:01 via globalnews.ca
  Leroy Earl “Bus” Fuller, the founder of the Earls restaurant chain and a Korean War veteran, died over the weekend, according to his family.
  
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• 'They had to be rebels': Populism and Alberta's changing conservative politics

  09-10-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Conservatism in Alberta, on the provincial and federal level, has come in many shapes and sizes, been expressed in many ways, since the province was formed in 1905.
  
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• How much hate crime does Canada have? Without a standard definition, no one knows for sure

  09-10-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Some Canadian cities have comprehensive definitions investigators use to determine if a crime is hate-based. Others don’t have a definition at all. That makes it difficult to determine accurate numbers across the country.
  
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• First Nations-owned water authority pitched to fix chronic drinking water issue

  09-10-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Mi'kmaq and the Wolastoqiyik are pitching a First Nations owned water authority to the federal government and other First Nations.
  
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• Could this proposal finally bring an end to the First Nations drinking water issue?

  09-10-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The Mi'kmaq and the Wolastoqiyik are pitching a First Nations owned water authority to the federal government and other First Nations.
  
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• Sexual and gender minority issues take centre stage at Edmonton federal candidates debate - Edmonton Journal

  09-10-2019 06:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sexual and gender minority issues take centre stage at Edmonton federal candidates debate  Edmonton Journal
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

  09-10-2019 05:53 via globalnews.ca
  Ethan McIndoe scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Edmonton Oil Kings rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Regina Pats 5-3 on Tuesday in the Western Hockey League.
  
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• Four Starbucks now confirmed closed in Edmonton - CTV News

  09-10-2019 05:25 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Four Starbucks now confirmed closed in Edmonton  CTV News
  
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• Icy roads a factor in Banff tour bus rollover that sent 24 people to hospital: RCMP

  09-10-2019 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP and EMS responded to a bus on its side at Compound Road, just off the Trans-Canada Highway, after 7:15 p.m.
  
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• 13 people injured after bus crash in Banff

  09-10-2019 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP and EMS responded to a bus on its side at Compound Road, just off the Trans-Canada Highway, after 7:15 p.m.
  
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• Edmonton Public Schools won’t be phasing out seclusion rooms just yet

  09-10-2019 05:05 via globalnews.ca
  New numbers show seclusion rooms have been used hundreds of times in Alberta since the beginning of the school year. Edmonton Public Schools is exploring the idea of phasing them out, but as Sarah Komadina reports, the board isn’t quite ready to set a date for when.
  
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• British man living in Beiseker raises concerns after Elections Canada put him on voter list

  09-10-2019 04:51 via globalnews.ca
  A British man who lives in Alberta is wondering why he got an Elections Canada voting card, even though he’s not legally entitled to vote.
  
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• Edmonton teacher remembered for giving children a head start - CBC.ca

  09-10-2019 04:30 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton teacher remembered for giving children a head start  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton teacher remembered for giving children a head start

  09-10-2019 04:30 via cbc.ca
  The family of teacher Aleda Patterson’s wishes there was a video of the moment this spring when they told her that an Edmonton elementary school would bear her name, in recognition of her efforts to give children a head start in life.
  
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• Player grades: super sniper James Neal blasts in four in Edmonton Oilers win over New York Islanders - Edmonton Journal

  09-10-2019 04:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Player grades: super sniper James Neal blasts in four in Edmonton Oilers win over New York Islanders  Edmonton Journal
  
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• James Neal in the spotlight with 4 goals in Oilers' win

  09-10-2019 04:09 via cbc.ca
  James Neal had his first career four-goal game and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Tuesday night.
  
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• Real Deal indeed! James Neal leads Edmonton Oilers past Islanders

  09-10-2019 03:50 via globalnews.ca
  James Neal scored four goals in a game for the first time in his career.
  
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• In a blink, Edmonton entrepreneur went from eyelash artist to global success - CBC.ca

  09-10-2019 03:30 via cbc.ca
  In a blink, Edmonton entrepreneur went from eyelash artist to global success  CBC.ca
  
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