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• Alberta municipalities to pay portion of cost for extra policing

  04-12-2019 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's small municipalities and rural districts are getting more police officers, but they will be paying out of pocket to get them.
  
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• Councillor feels Alberta municipal affairs minister considers Edmonton city council ‘urban pinkos’

  04-12-2019 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Councillor Michael Walters has requested detailed costs for Edmonton to go it alone on housing, without the help of the province, because he's fed up with a lack of action from the Alberta government.
  
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• Income assistance programs for vulnerable Albertans need better oversight, audit finds

  04-12-2019 23:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans receiving income assistance may not be getting proper support from the province, says a new report issued Wednesday by Auditor General Doug Wylie.
  
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• Alberta MLA’s vote Finance Minister Travis Toews ‘member of the year’

  04-12-2019 22:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I thought it would be fun," Speaker Nathan Cooper said prior to announcing the awards in the chamber Wednesday.
  
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• Boy airlifted to Edmonton hospital after Smoky Lake bus crash expected to make full recovery

  04-12-2019 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta family whose two sons were involved in a school bus crash near Smoky Lake earlier this week says they are very grateful for the support they're received through this "terrible disaster."
  
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• Pedestrian dies of injuries after collision near Blackfalds last month

  04-12-2019 22:34 via cbc.ca
  
  A 73-year-old driver has been charged after a man died in hospital Monday from injuries suffered in a pedestrian collision north of Red Deer last month.
  
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• Edmonton police release ‘hot spots’ for car theft in city, downtown tops list

  04-12-2019 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A campaign will see large signs posted in nine neighbourhoods in the city meant to remind people to be more careful.
  
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• 'Long road' to recovery for boy injured in Smoky Lake school bus crash

  04-12-2019 21:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The father of two boys injured in a school bus crash outside Smoky Lake, Alta., says one son has a "long road" to recovery.
  
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• Financial institutions like Moody’s ‘buying into’ European political agenda: Kenney

  04-12-2019 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The recent credit rating downgrade, premiers meeting, firing of the election commissioner and rural policing were all on Jason Kenney's mind in a conversation with Danielle Smith.
  
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• Edmonton Valley Zoo working to save endangered frogs in British Columbia

  04-12-2019 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The zoo received 22 of the highly endangered frogs and is hoping to establish a permanent conservation breeding program in Edmonton.
  
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• Toys for Tickets campaign expands provide-wide for all AHS parking tickets

  04-12-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  This holiday season, Alberta Health Services is once again accepting toys as payment for parking tickets.
  
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• Death of Calgary man whose remains were found near Slave Lake being investigated as a homicide

  04-12-2019 20:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The remains of a Calgary man reported missing more than four years ago have been found in northern Alberta and identified. Police believe he was a victim of foul play.
  
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• Calgary man whose remains were found near Slave Lake was murdered, police say

  04-12-2019 20:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The remains of a Calgary man reported missing more than four years ago have been found in northern Alberta and identified. Police believe he was a victim of foul play.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland responds to criticism of Babcock

  04-12-2019 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Am I aware that there was some unhappiness? Yeah," said Holland. "But some stuff I'm not aware of."
  
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• Democracy Watch calls on Alberta RCMP to investigate UCP’s firing of election commissioner

  04-12-2019 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Through the Edmonton Police Service, Democracy Watch requested an investigation, overseen by a special prosecutor, into whether Jason Kenney's cabinet obstructed justice by firing Lorne Gibson.
  
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• Number of women turned away from women’s shelters is increasing

  04-12-2019 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  New numbers show that there has been a dramatic spike in the number of people turned away from women’s shelters in the province. As Kendra Slugoski reports, the numbers of women sent away have increased by the thousands.
  
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• Missing Calgary man identified as murder victim in Slave Lake

  04-12-2019 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say human remains found in northern Alberta last year have been identified as a missing Calgary man, and that his death is now being investigated as a murder.
  
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• Missing Calgary man found dead in Slave Lake, homicide investigation underway

  04-12-2019 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say human remains found in northern Alberta last year have been identified as a missing Calgary man, and that his death is now being investigated as a homicide.
  
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• Opioids killing First Nations Albertans at disproportionate rates, report shows

  04-12-2019 20:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The death toll from Alberta's opioid epidemic is disproportionately claiming the lives of First Nations people, concludes a new report from the provincial government. 
  
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• Dramatic spike in victims turned away from Alberta shelters: report

  04-12-2019 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2019 Alberta Council of Women's Shelters report says more than 23,000 women, children and seniors were turned away from shelters in the last year, compared to more than 16,000 in 2018.
  
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• Edmonton tops list of Canada’s most open cities

  04-12-2019 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the fourth time, the City of Edmonton has come out on top when it comes to how open and available its city data is to the public.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Bartholomew Wigglesbottom

  04-12-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  In our Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Ted Purcell introduces us to Bartholomew Wigglesbottom, a two-year-old labrador retriever-border collie cross in need of a loving home. He also talked about picking the right toys for cats to keep them stimulated.
  
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• Radio Active to broadcast live from The Polar Express

  04-12-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Adrienne Pan, Rod Kurtz and their team of Radio Active producers will be broadcasting live on Friday, December 6 from The Polar Express train in central Alberta.
  
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• Homicide detectives investigate suspicious death in central Edmonton

  04-12-2019 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Homicide detectives have been called in to investigate the death of a man found lying on the ground outside of a central Edmonton apartment complex Tuesday morning.
  
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• CNRL 2020 budget rises by $250M on oil curtailment ease; putting more rigs to work

  04-12-2019 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Natural Resources says its 2020 capital budget will be $250 million higher than last year as it adds about 60 drilling locations across Alberta and puts three additional rigs to work.
  
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• Exhibition Lands plan moves ahead without Northlands Coliseum demolition date

  04-12-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton is paving the way for some 150 acres of land in the city’s northeast to be developed after council’s urban planning committee approved a new framework Tuesday.  
  
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• Ask The Doctor: Insomnia and other sleep troubles

  04-12-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  During this week’s Ask The Doctor segment, Dr. Allison Chabassol talks about insomnia and ways to you can deal with it in order to get a better sleep.
  
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• LGBTQ advocate Ivan Coyote storytelling event in support of GSAs

  04-12-2019 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Institute For Sexual Minority Studies And Services is holding an evening of storytelling with internationally renowned writer and storyteller Ivan Coyote, in support of local gay-straight alliances in Alberta. Coyote, Dr Michael Marshall and Glynnis Lieb share details.
  
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• Canadian families will pay nearly $500 more in 2020 for food, report says

  04-12-2019 15:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $487 for food next year, according to an annual report involving Halifax and Ontario university researchers that highlights climate change as a culprit for rising prices, especially in the produce department.
  
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• Albertans encouraged to implement calls to justice from MMIWG inquiry

  04-12-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Every Albertan should play a role in advancing the calls to justice that came out of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, said its former chief commissioner, Marion Buller.
  
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• Fit Tips with Chris Tse: How to safely exercise outside in the winter

  04-12-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Recent freeze-thaw cycles have turned Edmonton’s streets and sidewalks into skating rinks, which can make outdoor exercise dangerous. Fitness expert and personal trainer Chris Tse shares some gear to help prevent slips and falls when walking and running, and some exercises to strengthen your ankle muscles.
  
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• Calgary company to build diluent recovery unit near Hardisty to boost crude export room

  04-12-2019 14:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Gibson Energy Inc. says it will build a 100,000-barrel-per-day diluent recovery unit near the Alberta oil marketing hub of Hardisty, a strategy expected to free up room in pipelines and on railcars for oilsands exports.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Wednesday, December 4, 2019

  04-12-2019 14:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Wednesday, December 4, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Fort McMurray plans to rebrand to attract investors, retail outlets

  04-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fort McMurray is getting a rebranding, the Wood Buffalo Economic Development Corporation announced on Tuesday.
  
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• Homicide detectives investigate death of man found injured in Oliver

  04-12-2019 13:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 45-year-old man who was found Tuesday lying on the ground, in medical distress outside an Oliver an apartment building. 
  
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• Municipalities will pay up as Alberta adds 300 RCMP officers to combat rural crime

  04-12-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Hundreds of additional RCMP officers and civilian members will join Alberta's ranks over the next four years as part of the province's ongoing offensive to combat rural crime.
  
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• Energy Exodus: Life in the Lone Star State for Canadians

  04-12-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I think we look at Alberta with sad eyes, quite frankly, because we all know what's going on there."
  
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• Navy investigating reservist who encouraged fellow members of neo-Nazi web forum to enlist

  04-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A reservist with a history of ties to hate groups and spreading racism is being investigated by the Royal Canadian Navy — nearly four years after enlisting. He says he no longer holds extremist views and has tried to turn his life around.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, December 3, 2019

  04-12-2019 08:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Ryan Chyzowski and Brett Kemp each had two goals and two assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers downed the Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-3 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• Teen airlifted to hospital after pickup truck collides with semi-truck in northern Alberta

  04-12-2019 06:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 19-year-old man from Grimshaw, Alta., was airlifted to hospital by STARS Air Ambulance on Tuesday after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a semi-truck in northern Alberta.
  
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• Recall issued for President’s Choice coleslaw over possible salmonella

  04-12-2019 06:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Products with a best before date of Dec. 4 that were sold in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are affected, but the recall advisory also indicates that the coleslaw could be found nationwide. 
  
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• Alberta’s ‘Fair Deal Panel’ begins town hall tour in Edmonton

  04-12-2019 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A panel examining Alberta's role in Confederation kicked off its public town hall tour Tuesday, with many telling the panellists the province deserves a better deal -- but through collaboration rather than confrontation.
  
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• Alberta's 'fair deal' panel begins feedback tour with Edmonton town hall

  04-12-2019 05:05 via cbc.ca
  
  A panel examining Alberta's role in Confederation kicked off its public town hall tour Tuesday, with many telling the panellists the province deserves a better deal — but through collaboration rather than confrontation.
  
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• Smoky Lake residents gather to support each other after school bus crash

  04-12-2019 05:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  One day after a serious school bus crash in central Alberta, residents of Smoky Lake came together to support each other in the wake of the incident on Tuesday night. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Edmonton man alleges he was assaulted by police officer after asking for help

  04-12-2019 04:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton man alleges he was assaulted by a police officer after asking for help. The man said it all started because of a broken window and ended with him in hospital, facing charges.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor brings message to Alberta high school

  04-12-2019 04:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tyler Smith is a survivor of the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash and also a mental health advocate. On Tuesday, he took his message to a local high school. John Sexsmith reports.
  
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• Global Edmonton MVP: Mavie Darrah

  04-12-2019 04:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quinn Phillips profiles an Alberta senior with a youthful desire to stay active.
  
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• Moody’s downgrades Alberta’s credit rating, Toews says NDP to blame

  04-12-2019 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finance Minister Travis Toews says the previous NDP government is to blame for Moody's downgrading Alberta's credit rating on Tuesday.
  
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• Moody's downgrades Alberta's credit rating, citing continued dependence on oil

  04-12-2019 03:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's credit rating has been downgraded by Moody's, with the agency citing the volatility inherent in the province's dependence on oil and continued fiscal pressures.
  
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• High Level Line gets initial nod from Edmonton city committee

  04-12-2019 03:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A plan to link MacEwan University and Old Strathcona with a multi-modal linear park got a boost Tuesday when city council's urban planning committee approved $85,000 in funding.
  
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