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• NDP requests ethics commissioner investigation into awarding of $905K sole-source contract

  14-11-2019 23:50 via cbc.ca
  
  In a letter sent Thursday afternoon, NDP MLA Heather Sweet asked Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler to determine whether Allan’s awarding of the contract breached the Public Service Act.
  
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• NDP asks auditor general to review foreign travel by Kenney staffers

  14-11-2019 23:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s NDP opposition sent a letter to auditor general Doug Wylie Thursday, one day after revealing that David Knight-Legg, Premier Jason Kenney’s principal advisor, spent more than $18,000 on four trips to London over the last six months. 
  
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• Hotline to improve rural sexual assault investigations: Alberta budget 2019 - Edmonton Journal

  14-11-2019 23:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Hotline to improve rural sexual assault investigations: Alberta budget 2019  Edmonton Journal
  
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• ‘Harvest from hell’: Alberta farmers demanding action from government

  14-11-2019 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta farmers are asking for aggressive action from the government on serious economic hardships following this year’s ‘harvest from hell’.
  
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• Alberta Opposition calls for auditor general to review travel spending by Kenney’s office

  14-11-2019 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  NDP ethics critic Heather Sweet says it's time the auditor review whether Kenney's office is following rules for authorizing such travel, and whether such trips are getting value for the money spent.
  
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• Business groups cautious about idea to create Alberta provincial pension plan

  14-11-2019 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  An executive with the Retail Council of Canada says a proposal for Alberta to replace the Canada Pension Plan with a new provincial plan raises concern about the potential impact on future retirement income of workers and customers.
  
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• Coyote sightings in Edmonton: What to do if you encounter one - CTV News

  14-11-2019 22:01 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Coyote sightings in Edmonton: What to do if you encounter one  CTV News
  
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• ‘In a way, it’s my therapy’: Ex-Great Big Sea member bares soul to audiences in home province

  14-11-2019 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former member of a hugely popular Canadian travelling band says sharing his painful, personal story in rural Newfoundland has filled him with energy.
  
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• 15 vehicles damaged in northeast Edmonton crime spree - CBC.ca

  14-11-2019 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  15 vehicles damaged in northeast Edmonton crime spree  CBC.ca
  
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• 15 vehicles damaged in northeast Edmonton crime spree

  14-11-2019 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents on a street in the Beacon Heights neighbourhood in northeast Edmonton woke up Thursday morning to find thieves had been on a crime spree in the area.
  
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• Freshly recalled Caleb Jones gets the push straight into Edmonton Oilers' top four - Edmonton Journal

  14-11-2019 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Freshly recalled Caleb Jones gets the push straight into Edmonton Oilers' top four  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Seasonal Parking Ban Results In Over 2000 Tickets Issued In Less Than A Week - Narcity

  14-11-2019 20:43 via narcity.com
  
  Edmonton Seasonal Parking Ban Results In Over 2000 Tickets Issued In Less Than A Week  Narcity
  
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• Province asks for proof of red tape; Edmonton supplies 4 pages of examples - Global News

  14-11-2019 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Province asks for proof of red tape; Edmonton supplies 4 pages of examples  Global News
  
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• Province asks for proof of red tape; Edmonton supplies 4 pages of examples

  14-11-2019 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton has released four pages of ideas to reduce red tape with the province that covers 20 different aspects of service delivery.
  
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• Insurance rates on the rise in Alberta

  14-11-2019 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Insurance rates are on the rise in Alberta after the government announced it will remove a cap on hikes. Jennifer Crosby sits down with Celyeste Power with the Insurance Bureau of Canada to talk more about the changes.
  
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• Lingering Cessna 206 design problem behind N.W.T. plane crash that killed 3 people: TSB

  14-11-2019 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Transportation Safety Board confirmed a Cessna 206 design problem contributed to the deaths of an Alberta man and an elderly couple from Saskatoon.
  
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• Edmonton rental building sells for $125K per door - Western Investor

  14-11-2019 20:30 via westerninvestor.com
  
  Edmonton rental building sells for $125K per door  Western Investor
  
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• Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre appoints new artistic producer - Edmonton Journal

  14-11-2019 20:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre appoints new artistic producer  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Musical mainstay: Starlite Room celebrates 30th anniversary hosting shows - Edmonton Journal

  14-11-2019 20:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Musical mainstay: Starlite Room celebrates 30th anniversary hosting shows  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Caleb Jones jumps into Edmonton Oilers lineup against Avs

  14-11-2019 20:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jones will play on a pairing with Oscar Klefbom.
  
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• Ancient plants learned to survive on land by stealing other species' DNA

  14-11-2019 19:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The first plants on Earth were algae that lived in water, and moving onto land required completely new survival skills. Now a new study shows plants got those skills by doing something weird — stealing genes from totally different species.
  
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• 'Non-criminal' death at Stadium LRT Station causes morning delays - Edmonton Journal

  14-11-2019 19:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  'Non-criminal' death at Stadium LRT Station causes morning delays  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 630 CHED – A Very Merry Pops Family Christmas

  14-11-2019 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Tis the season of can't miss Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Shows and 630 CHED is pleased to be a part of it!
  
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• Massive white spruce tree to be lit up in Churchill Square

  14-11-2019 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's that time of year again. The massive Christmas tree that brings holiday spirit to Churchill Square will be lit up Thursday night for the holiday season.
  
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• Massive white spruce tree lit up in Churchill Square - Global News

  14-11-2019 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Massive white spruce tree lit up in Churchill Square  Global News
  
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• Calgary drug bust followed ‘significant investigation with very high stakes’: ALERT

  14-11-2019 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  An international investigation involving ALERT and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has led officers to seize record amounts of cocaine and fentanyl. Insp. Shawn Wallace says it’s believed to be the largest fentanyl pill seizure in the country.
  
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• $15M Calgary drug bust largest of its kind by ALERT

  14-11-2019 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  $15 million worth of drugs, including 250,000 fentanyl pills, were seized in what the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team calls the largest seizure of its kind by the agency. ALERT CEO Supt. Dwayne Lakusta speaks about the investigation.
  
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• The Singing Christmas Tree ready for 50th and final year in Edmonton

  14-11-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Singing Christmas Tree has been entertaining in Edmonton for five decades, but this will be the last year for the annual holiday presentation. John Cameron and Ariana Whitlow explain why.
  
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• Alberta boy gets his birthday wish: A street full of garbage trucks

  14-11-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Morinville, Alta., boy had a very specific request for his fourth birthday: 100 garbage trucks.
  
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• 'A kid's dream': Morinville, Alta. boy surprised with street full of garbage trucks

  14-11-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Morinville, Alta. boy had a very specific request for his fourth birthday: 100 garbage trucks.
  
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• 'A kid's dream': Alberta boy surprised with street full of garbage trucks

  14-11-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Morinville, Alta. boy had a very specific request for his fourth birthday: 100 garbage trucks.
  
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• Driver arrested after U-Haul speeds through Calgary, crashing into parked vehicles: police

  14-11-2019 15:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said it's unknown why the vehicle was driving dangerously, however, there is nothing to suggest that the driver was intentionally trying to harm anyone.
  
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• Meet ‘Mokey’ the bush hyrax from Edmonton Valley Zoo

  14-11-2019 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton Valley Zoo zookeeper introduces us to Mokey the bush hyrax, and Tammy Wiebe with the Valley Zoo Development Society talks about the upcoming Zoominescence festival.
  
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• Vision 2030 for Seniors Services wraps up Thursday in Edmonton - LacombeOnline.com

  14-11-2019 15:34 via lacombeonline.com
  Vision 2030 for Seniors Services wraps up Thursday in Edmonton  LacombeOnline.com
  
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• Review of federal fossil fuel subsidies appears to be behind schedule

  14-11-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's promise to produce an inventory of its fossil fuel subsidies as part of a joint peer review with Argentina appears to be off schedule and may not deliver results until 2021, an environmental advocate says.
  
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• Canada’s Great Walk About to raise funds, awareness for diabetes

  14-11-2019 15:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jeff Laybolt is getting set to walk across Canada to raise money for diabetes research, inspired by his mother, Krista Laybolt, who has Type 2 diabetes. He joined Mike Sobel to talk about Canada’s Great Walk About.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Foggy morning gives way to chilly day - Edmonton Journal

  14-11-2019 15:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Foggy morning gives way to chilly day  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'It's extra time, it's extra work': Rural Albertans pay out of pocket to prevent crime

  14-11-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Business owners and residents say it takes time, money and effort to protect themselves from the thieves that circle their neighbourhoods at night.
  
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• Alberta test case: Planned sale of gas wells, pipelines raises cleanup concerns

  14-11-2019 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The possible transfer of hundreds of sour gas wells, pipelines and other facilities from energy giant Shell to a much smaller company has raised concerns about Alberta's efforts to ensure taxpayers don't get stuck with the cleanup bill.
  
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• Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan handed $905K sole-source contract to son's law firm

  14-11-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The commissioner heading Alberta’s public inquiry into allegations of foreign-funded reputational attacks on the province’s oil and gas industry personally handed $905,000 in legal business to a Calgary law firm in which his son is a partner.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Thursday, November 14, 2019

  14-11-2019 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Thursday, November 14, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Another detail emerges on polar bear behaviour — some are hoarders

  14-11-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists have always thought of polar bears as fast eaters, chowing down on the choicest cuts of seal, walrus and whale right after they’ve killed it. But that’s not always the case, as some decide to hoard their kills for later, similar to a behaviour common among their grizzly bear cousins. 
  
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• Oil Spills: Edmonton Oilers navigate November’s Wild West schedule - Edmonton Journal

  14-11-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Oil Spills: Edmonton Oilers navigate November’s Wild West schedule  Edmonton Journal
  
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• For the opposition, a dilemma: work with Trudeau, or cut him down early?

  14-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Opposition leaders meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week issued some dire warnings about policy red lines and national unity. Much of that was mere posturing, and at least two of the leaders should see opportunities in this new minority government.
  
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• Knock! Knock! Edmonton Oilers recall Caleb Jones, who can give them more of what they need - Edmonton Journal

  14-11-2019 09:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Knock! Knock! Edmonton Oilers recall Caleb Jones, who can give them more of what they need  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Today’s babies won’t know life without climate change: report

  14-11-2019 05:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn't at risk from a warming planet, an annual look at climate change and human health reported Wednesday.
  
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• Today’s babies won’t know life without climate change: new report

  14-11-2019 05:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn't at risk from a warming planet, an annual look at climate change and human health reported Wednesday.
  
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• The life-changing power of kindness: Edmonton psychologist - CTV News

  14-11-2019 05:19 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  The life-changing power of kindness: Edmonton psychologist  CTV News
  
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• These are the top 10 nature hot spots in Edmonton - CTV News

  14-11-2019 05:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  These are the top 10 nature hot spots in Edmonton  CTV News
  
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• Jason Kenney vows to fight for Alberta oil as drillers forecast almost no growth in 2020

  14-11-2019 05:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  2019 was an extremely difficult year for oil drilling and it appears 2020 won’t be much better. As Chris Chacon explains, drilling rates are anticipated to remain flat and even more rigs are expected to leave Alberta.
  
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