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• Firing of Alberta election commissioner called ‘political interference,’ Opposition seeks intervention

  19-11-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Political analysts are calling the Alberta government's bluff after it announced on Monday it was firing the election commissioner.
  
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• Rachel Notley kicked out of Alberta legislature for comment on election watchdog’s dismissal

  19-11-2019 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley has been kicked out of the legislature chamber after she refused to apologize for comments about the United Conservative government firing the province's election watchdog.
  
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• What to do when your little athlete wants to quit: ‘I’m not sure we have to stick it out at all costs’

  19-11-2019 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leaving a sport could mean parents forgo hundreds of dollars and the child misses out on an opportunity to develop as an athlete and a teammate. So what should parents do when their little athlete wants to quit?
  
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• Investor vows to vote against Encana moving HQ from Calgary to Denver

  19-11-2019 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Canadian investment management firm with a four per cent stake in Calgary-based Encana Corp. says it will vote against Encana's plan to move its headquarters to the United States.
  
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• Toronto Star shutting down StarMetro newspapers in Edmonton, other markets

  19-11-2019 22:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Star is shutting down its Star Metro newspapers across Canada. The last print editions in Halifax, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto are to be published Dec. 20.
  
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• Dozens laid off as TorStar closes StarMetro national free newspaper chain

  19-11-2019 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Torstar spokesperson says the StarMetro papers will publish their final editions on Dec. 20.
  
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• Family Matters: What to do when your little athlete wants to quit

  19-11-2019 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  You pay the enrolment fee, buy the equipment and commit to the season.But two practices in, your child says they don’t want to go. How do you know when to call it quits or stick out the season? Laurel Gregory reports.
  
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• Like clockwork: Alberta again seeks feedback on daylight time

  19-11-2019 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s UCP government says it's time for a "serious conversation" on time changes. 
  
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• U of A researchers discover new drug that could revolutionize cancer treatment

  19-11-2019 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The newly discovered drug works by preventing cancer cells from repairing their own DNA during treatment.
  
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• Lieutenant-governor urged to withhold assent on bill to fire election commissioner

  19-11-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  NDP leader Rachel Notley has asked Alberta’s lieutenant-governor to deny assent of Bill 22, controversial legislation introduced Monday that would fire Election Commissioner Lorne Gibson in the middle of his investigation into the UCP leadership race. 
  
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• Lieutenant governor urged to withhold assent on bill to fire Alberta election commissioner

  19-11-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  NDP leader Rachel Notley has asked Alberta’s lieutenant governor to deny assent of Bill 22, controversial legislation introduced Monday that would fire Election Commissioner Lorne Gibson in the middle of his investigation into the UCP leadership race. 
  
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• Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley thrown out of house in Bill 22 stand-off

  19-11-2019 21:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley was forced to leave the legislative assembly Tuesday after she refused to apologize for saying the UCP house leader was lying about a bill to fire the election commissioner. 
  
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• What to do when your child wants to quit sports

  19-11-2019 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  You paid the enrolment fee, bought the equipment and committed to the season. But now, two practices in, your child says: “I don’t want to go.” How do you know when to call it quits or stick out the season? Laurel Gregory has more.
  
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• Justice minister deflects questions about appointment of political supporter as inquiry commissioner

  19-11-2019 21:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer deflected questions Tuesday about his decision to effectively appoint a political supporter to a $290,000 position as commissioner of the public inquiry into alleged foreign-funded attacks on Alberta’s energy industry.
  
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• Alberta government taking another look at scrapping Daylight Saving Time

  19-11-2019 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  An online survey asking Albertans for their thoughts on scrapping Daylight Saving Time is open until Dec. 10.
  
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• Alexisonfire announces 4-date Canadian tour

  19-11-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dallas Green and co. will hit Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver in early 2020.
  
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• Political scientist weighs in on Alberta government’s decision to fire election commissioner

  19-11-2019 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s United Conservative government is firing the province’s election commissioner, but says it’s not because he is investigating the party and has fined it more than $200,000. Mount Royal University political science professor Duane Bratt believes the move is “designed to end the investigation of the UCP leadership race in 2017.”
  
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• CN strike another hit to Prairie economies

  19-11-2019 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The transport disruption threatens shipments of oil, grains and potash, with Western Canada likely to feel the most pain from prolonged disruptions.
  
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• U.S. Congress wants review of Keystone pipeline in wake of North Dakota spill

  19-11-2019 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Top U.S. House Democrats have called for a federal review of the Keystone pipeline and the agency that regulates it in the wake of 1.4-million-litre spill in North Dakota.
  
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• Ron MacLean in Edmonton for honorary degree from U of A in midst of Cherry controversy

  19-11-2019 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Long-time sports broadcaster Ron MacLean was in Edmonton Tuesday to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Alberta.
  
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• Boost in organ donations requires more than opt-out law, says Spanish health official

  19-11-2019 19:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is considering doing something Spain did 40 years ago: making every adult a potential organ donor by default, unless they explicitly refuse.
  
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• Alberta government calls on feds to resume Parliament to address CN Rail strike

  19-11-2019 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in and enact emergency back-to-work legislation for CN Rail.
  
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• Yes, house cats are getting fatter — and it's all your fault

  19-11-2019 18:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A fat cat named Cinderblock on an aspirational mission to slim down has become a darling of the internet, but felines everywhere should likely be joining her in the battle against the bulge. 
  
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• Yes, house cats are getting fatter and it's all your fault, veterinarian says

  19-11-2019 18:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A fat cat named Cinderblock on an aspirational mission to slim down has become a darling of the internet, but felines everywhere should likely be joining her in the battle against the bulge. 
  
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• Grain shippers worried as CN Rail workers strike

  19-11-2019 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference announced the work stoppage Monday night after failing to reach a deal with CN by the midnight deadline.
  
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• Layoffs hit Alberta Innovates in wake of provincial budget

  19-11-2019 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Layoffs were announced at provincially funded agency Alberta Innovates Monday.
  
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• Wetaskiwin commits $65K to open emergency shelter

  19-11-2019 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hope Mission and Lighthouse Church have both provided Wetaskiwin city council with quotes on the anticipated costs of running the shelter.
  
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• Celebrity Pawcast: Country singer Brett Kissel stars in 1st episode of pets podcast

  19-11-2019 16:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Corus Entertainment's Curiouscast debuts its latest, 'Celebrity Pawcast,' a podcast about stars and their beloved furry friends.
  
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• Annual Crown vs. Defence Charity Hockey Game in Edmonton

  19-11-2019 16:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Once a year, Crown prosecutors and criminal defence lawyers leave the courtroom to battle on the ice to raise funds for the right to play program. Prosecutor Adam Garrett shares details about the event at Clare Drake Arena.
  
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• 'Risky ventures': Alberta unions worry about plan to put pensions under government control

  19-11-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Public sector employees say they are increasingly worried about the future of their pension plans, after the Alberta government introduced legislation Monday to lock in pension assets from all public sector pension plans under the management of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo.
  
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• Bissell Centre Little Yeggers Challenge raising funds for inner city childcare centre

  19-11-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Bissell Centre is in search of 20 small businesses to help raise funds this holiday season to make their new early learning & child care expansion possible. Scarlet Bjornson shares more details about the Bissell Centre Little Yeggers Challenge.
  
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• Insurance hikes shock Alberta school districts

  19-11-2019 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta school districts are facing steep rate increases for insurance this year, more than doubling in some cases.
  
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• TC Energy expects annual dividend growth to slow beyond 2021

  19-11-2019 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company formerly known as TransCanada made the comments ahead of its annual investor day.
  
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• Judge to decide if diagnosed psychopath should be declared a dangerous offender

  19-11-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  During a two-week dangerous offender for Tyler Gordon Strathdee, mental health professionals tell judge that Strathdee poses a high risk to violently reoffend.
  
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• Festival of Trees supporting Leduc Boys & Girls Club

  19-11-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  This weekend, the Leduc Boys & Girls Club will hold their annual Festival of Trees. Shawna Bissell and Brittany Garlough share details.
  
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• Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer

  19-11-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Public inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer as he sought a United Conservative Party nomination in 2018, a year before Schweitzer as justice minister effectively appointed Allan to his $290,000 job as inquiry head.
  
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• Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer

  19-11-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Public inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer as he sought a United Conservative Party nomination in 2018, a year before Schweitzer as justice minister effectively appointed Allan to his $290,000 job as inquiry head.
  
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• $320M in government subsidies given to Trans Mountain in first half of 2019: report

  19-11-2019 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The document is public but presents a consolidated picture of the development corporation's finances.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, November 19, 2019

  19-11-2019 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, November 19, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: The story of Maryam Rashidi

  19-11-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Maryam Rashidi was run over in 2015 while trying to stop a gas-and-dash theft in Calgary.
  
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• For better or worse, Trudeau's next 4 years are going to be about climate change

  19-11-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The 2019 election result presented Justin Trudeau with an opportunity - and painted him into a corner. Climate change emerged as the key issue of the campaign, giving the Liberals an advantage in the East while building a wall around the West. We'll see Trudeau's response to this challenge in how he designs his next cabinet.
  
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• Over 3,000 Canadian National Railway rail workers on strike: union

  19-11-2019 06:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons and yard workers are on strike after the union and company failed to reach a deal by the midnight deadline.
  
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• Thousands of CN Rail employees on strike amid contract talks

  19-11-2019 06:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa has urged Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to continue negotiating as the roughly 3,200 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers went on strike.
  
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• Thousands of CN Rail employees go on strike as talks continue

  19-11-2019 06:33 via cbc.ca
  
  About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons and yard workers are on strike after the union and company failed to reach a deal by the midnight ET deadline.
  
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• Thousands of CN Rail employees are on strike, but talks continue

  19-11-2019 06:33 via cbc.ca
  
  About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons and yard workers are on strike after the union and company failed to reach a deal by the midnight ET deadline.
  
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• First-time novelist Ian Williams honoured with $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize

  19-11-2019 06:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  First-time novelist Ian Williams has won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize. He was the writer-in-residence at the University of Calgary's distinguished writers program in 2014-15.
  
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• Hayley Wickenheiser inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

  19-11-2019 06:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hayley Wickenheiser finally got a chance to look back at her standout playing career, and its impact, on Monday night.
  
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• Ford F-150 owner outraged over lack of property compensation after engine block heater catches fire

  19-11-2019 05:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A B.C. couple whose Ford F-150 caught fire due to a faulty engine block heater has been waiting months compensation for their damaged property.
  
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• Holiday Hamper team ready to help Edmontonians in 2019 holiday season

  19-11-2019 05:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A local charity that provides food hampers to Edmonton families in need is gearing up for the 2019 holiday season.
  
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• Wickenheiser, 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame class reflect on success at induction ceremony

  19-11-2019 05:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Hayley Wickenheiser was among six inductees enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto, joining three-time Stanley Cup winner Guy Carbonneau, offensive blue-line dynamo Sergei Zubov and Czech great Vaclav Nedomansky in the players category.
  
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