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• Homicide detectives investigating after citizen finds body near northern Alberta hamlet

  07-12-2019 22:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating after a man's body was found near a northern hamlet on Wednesday.
  
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• SCARS adoptable pets: Saturday, Dec. 7

  07-12-2019 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  This week’s adoptable pets from the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society!
  
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• Nugent-Hopkins and Kassian set to return for Edmonton Oilers against Sabres

  07-12-2019 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Nuge is significant because we need that depth at centre."
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings ready for annual Teddy Bear Toss game

  07-12-2019 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oil Kings host the organization’s annual Teddy Bear Toss fundraiser game on Saturday, Dec. 7.
  
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• The art of macarons with Sweetness Bakery

  07-12-2019 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Decorating macarons with Kristy Goodrow from Sweetness Bakery.
  
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• RCMP looking for persons of interest following homicide in Red Earth Creek, Alta.

  07-12-2019 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  High Prairie RCMP were initially called after the body of a man was found off Highway 88 near Red Earth Creek around 4 p.m. Wednesday. 
  
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• RCMP investigating homicide in Red Earth Creek, Alta.

  07-12-2019 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  High Prairie RCMP were initially called after the body of a man was found off Highway 88 near Red Earth Creek around 4 p.m. Wednesday. 
  
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• Family cookie decorating with Sweetness Bakery

  07-12-2019 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Decorating cookies with Sweetness Bakery on Global News Morning Weekend!
  
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• Celebrating New Years Eve with Halley’s Club at WEM

  07-12-2019 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kevin O’Connell sits down with Dave Pavelich from Halley’s Club to talk about one option in Edmonton to ring in the new decade.
  
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• Kaillie Humphries wins debut race with U.S. bobsled team

  07-12-2019 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday was Humphries' first major international race since she won the bronze for Canada at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.
  
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• 'Very happy kids': Family, community mourn 3 children, 2 grandparents killed in house fire

  07-12-2019 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A senior killed in a house fire along with his wife and her three grandchildren is being remembered by family as a "very good man."
  
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• Family, community mourn 3 children, 2 grandparents killed in house fire

  07-12-2019 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Neighbours say they received no answer when they banged on the door of a burning home and shouted the names of the family members who were later found dead inside the house in a rural community northwest of Edmonton.
  
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• Cookie decorating with Sweetness Bakery

  07-12-2019 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kristy and Chris Goodrow from Sweetness Bakery visited Global News Morning Weekend to show off some baking and cookie decorating skills.
  
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• Snowfall to blanket western Alberta

  07-12-2019 19:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Communities in the western part of the province should expect a dump of snow Saturday, according to Environment Canada.
  
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• The Royal Canadian Artillery Band preps for Christmas concert

  07-12-2019 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Royal Canadian Artillery Band visited Global News Morning Weekend to give a sneak preview of the group’s annual Christmas Concert in Edmonton.
  
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• Fire devastates hamlet of Rochfort Bridge, five dead

  07-12-2019 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Five people, including three children, were found dead after a fire in a Rochfort Bridge home on Dec. 5. As Chris Chacon reports, the small Alberta hamlet is reeling from the devastating loss.
  
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• Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers opens new home

  07-12-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Erick Ambtman looks around the new location of the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers and can't stop smiling.
  
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• 'Kids will fall through the cracks:' Advocates critical of child-welfare changes

  07-12-2019 16:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates for children and First Nations say the federal government hasn't provided funding for, or details about, extensive child-welfare changes coming next month, and they suggest vulnerable children will suffer.
  
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• Your gift guide to supporting Indigenous artists and businesses this holiday season

  07-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Helping support Indigenous businesses, artists and crafters around the holidays is easy according these artists and advocates. It's as simple as "buy stuff," says Inuk artist Jason Sikoak.
  
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• Get ready for the most active meteor shower of the year

  07-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s that time of the year again, when the night sky lights up with meteors as part of the Geminid meteor shower.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, December 6, 2019

  07-12-2019 07:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - James Hamblin and Brett Kemp scored in the shootout as the Medicine Hat Tigers edged the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League play.
  
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• Mikko Koskinen backstops Edmonton Oilers to win over Kings

  07-12-2019 05:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mikko Koskinen made 35 saves as the Edmonton Oilers held on for a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings Friday night at Rogers Place.
  
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• Koskinen slams the door as Oilers eke out win against Kings

  07-12-2019 05:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Leon Draisaitl and Alex Chiasson each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers moved back into the top spot in the Pacific Division with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.
  
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• Edmonton Public Schools to consider hiking bus fees after UCP budget results in funding shortfall

  07-12-2019 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Public Schools trustees are expected to discuss proposed increases to school bus fees next week.
  
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• EPSB to consider hiking school bus fees after UCP budget results in funding shortfall

  07-12-2019 04:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trisha Estabrooks, chair of Edmonton Public Schools, and NDP MLA Sarah Hoffman talk about a report recommending the EPSB consider raising fees for school transportation to address a funding shortfall.
  
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• Bob Layton Editorial: The Alberta advantage

  07-12-2019 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the ’90s, we joked about the so-called Alberta Advantage: Low taxes and high services floating on a sea of oil and gas revenues.
  
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• Global Edmonton weather forecast: Dec. 6

  07-12-2019 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Meteorologist Jesse Beyer has our seven-day weather forecast for the Edmonton area starting Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
  
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• Province pledges $8M for Alberta opioid recovery treatment 

  07-12-2019 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government has announced it will provide $8 million in new funding to help people recovering from opioid addiction.
  
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• Gift shop at Alberta legislature grounds being closed

  07-12-2019 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A gift shop that features Alberta artists at the legislature grounds’ federal building will be closing in the New Year. The art community calls it a huge loss but government says it just makes financial sense. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Trial continues for father of toddler left outside Edmonton church

  07-12-2019 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The father of a toddler found dead outside a north Edmonton church will at minimum be found guilty of manslaughter. Sarah Ryan was at the law courts Friday and has this report.
  
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• Cannabis edibles, while legal, won’t be in Alberta stores until mid-January

  07-12-2019 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you thought you’d be able to buy cannabis edibles this Christmas, you’re out of luck. The products are legal now but the provincial regulator says they won’t be in stores until mid-January. Fletcher Kent explains.
  
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• Alberta lost more than 18,000 jobs last month

  07-12-2019 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A staggering number of Canadians lost their jobs last month. More than 18,000 in Alberta alone. It’s the biggest monthly loss since the financial crisis a decade ago. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Delay in Edmonton transit centre project sparks questions

  07-12-2019 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News has learned a delay in a city project is literally leaving Edmontonians out in the cold. The Jasper Place Transit Cetnre renewal was supposed to take less than a year. As Vinesh Pratap reports, it’s now scheduled to open March 2020.
  
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• Delay in Jasper Place Transit Centre renewal leaves Edmonton customers out in cold

  07-12-2019 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  A delay in Edmonton transit centre renewal leaves customers out in the cold with questions about why the project is taking so long.
  
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• 2 adults, 3 children found dead after house fire in Rochford Bridge

  07-12-2019 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A small Alberta community is reeling after word five people – including three children – were found dead after a house fire in Rochford Bridge. Chris Chacon reports from the community.
  
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• University of Alberta deans stand with Ukrainian community: ‘The Holodomor is a fact’

  07-12-2019 01:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Alberta, as well as two deans, have issued statements about the Holodomor after a sessional instructor called it a myth on his personal Facebook page. 
  
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• ‘Every parent’s nightmare’: Mother of missing Calgary man speaks out after RCMP search suspended

  07-12-2019 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta mother is handing out posters and making calls, hoping she will see her son again.
  
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• RCMP say fatal Rochford fire not considered criminal

  07-12-2019 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say two adults and three children were found dead after a house fire northwest of Edmonton. In a news conference, Cpl. G.R. Anderson said RCMP do not believe the deaths are criminal.
  
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• Man accused in toddler son's death inept parent, not murderer, defence says

  07-12-2019 01:29 via cbc.ca
  
  A man accused of killing his 19-month-old son and leaving him outside an Edmonton church was an inept parent but not a murderer, his defence lawyer says. 
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Dec. 6

  07-12-2019 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  In this week’s Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “Waves,” a daring drama that explores a family crisis.
  
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• 5 people found dead in house fire northwest of Edmonton

  07-12-2019 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A fire broke out at around 4 p.m. Thursday in Rochford Bridge, Alta. Officials now say five people were found dead inside. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• 5 found dead in Alberta house fire

  07-12-2019 00:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Five people were found dead after a residential fire in the community of Rochfort Bridge, a hamlet about 115 kilometres northwest of Edmonton on Friday, Dec. 6.
  
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• Locked out employees of Co-op Refinery concerned about safety of community

  07-12-2019 00:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor members are raising concerns over the safety of the Regina Co-op Refinery after hundreds of employees were locked out by their employer Federated Co-operatives Limited.
  
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• Man in custody after broken beer bottle used to divert Edmonton-bound bus

  07-12-2019 00:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Charges are pending after a man used a broken beer bottle to divert a bus driving from Fort McMurray to Edmonton early Friday.
  
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• Garbage rates could rise slightly ahead of green-bin rollout

  07-12-2019 00:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton households can expect to pay slightly more for garbage pickup next year, after council's utility committee agreed to a 2.5-per-cent increase Friday. 
  
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