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• Enbridge declines to estimate Line 3 pipeline startup despite positive state ruling

  10-12-2019 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CEO of Enbridge Inc. says an updated environmental review released by a Minnesota state agency on Monday is a "good outcome'' but declined to speculate on when its oft-delayed Line 3 pipeline replacement project will be completed.
  
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• Edmonton Public School Board raising school bus fees Feb. 1 in wake of provincial budget

  10-12-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some parents with kids in the Edmonton Public School District will be paying higher school bus fees starting Feb. 1.
  
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• Report calls for Strathcona County to review emergency response plans in wake of 2018 explosions

  10-12-2019 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The main recommendation put forward is that the county should review its emergency management program.
  
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• Report calls for Strathcona County to review emergency response, communication in wake of 2018 explosions

  10-12-2019 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The main recommendation put forward is that the county should review its emergency management program.
  
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• 'A real funky space': Pendennis Hotel redevelopment nears completion

  10-12-2019 22:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Redevelopment of the historic Pendennis Hotel in downtown Edmonton continues, with the building expected to be open by the fall.
  
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• Matthew Good announces North American tour, 28 Canadian dates

  10-12-2019 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Moving Walls tour also serves as a promotion for Matthew Good's newly announced album of the same name.
  
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• Travis Vader seeks reduced sentence in killings of St. Albert couple

  10-12-2019 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Travis Vader’s defence lawyer argued in front of Alberta’s Court of Appeal Tuesday that his client’s life sentence for the manslaughter of Lyle and Marie McCann was too severe given the evidence.
  
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• Travis Vader asks for reduced sentence in killings of St. Albert couple

  10-12-2019 21:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Travis Vader’s defence lawyer argued in front of Alberta’s Court of Appeal Tuesday that his client’s life sentence for the manslaughter of Lyle and Marie McCann was too severe given the evidence.
  
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• Edmonton city council moves to ban conversion therapy

  10-12-2019 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton city councillors moved to ban conversion therapy in a unanimous vote Tuesday. 
  
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• Deep freeze, extreme cold to spread across much of Canada this week

  10-12-2019 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Temperatures could hit the low -20s C, which, combined with wind, creates a wind chill approaching -40 C.
  
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• Opioids are poisoning prisons, prompting fears of 'weaponization,' study suggests

  10-12-2019 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The prevalence of deadly opioids in western Canadian prisons has inmates and the officers who guard them increasingly fearful the drugs may be weaponized, a new University of Alberta study suggests.
  
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• Global Family Favourites: Rosette Apple Pie with Lisa MacGregor

  10-12-2019 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Part 2 of Global Family Favourites, Lisa MacGregor is stepping up to the plate to share her Rosette Apple Pie recipe made with whole wheat crust.
  
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• $16.8M art gallery at Keyano College creates controversy in Fort McMurray

  10-12-2019 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Anger is growing in Fort McMurray after the Wood Buffalo regional council approved Keyano College's request to build a $16.8 million art gallery.
  
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• Alberta government announces plans to reduce surgery wait times

  10-12-2019 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Conservative government says Albertans are waiting too long for many surgeries and announced Tuesday its plan to tackle those delays. As Kendra Slugoski explains, the health minister says private clinics can take on more of the load.
  
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• Edmonton councillors confirm more details on SE Valley Line LRT delay

  10-12-2019 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  City councillors are confirming more information on the construction delays for Edmonton's south east LRT project. The new timetable has the project opening mid-2021, instead of December of 2020.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers close out home stand against Hurricanes

  10-12-2019 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers are 1-1-1 on their home stand as they prepare to host the Caronlina Hurricanes.
  
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• First Nations youth protest proposed massive oilsands mine at UN climate conference

  10-12-2019 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations youth from Canada are at a United Nations climate change conference in Madrid, Spain, demonstrating against a massive proposed oilsands mine in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta surgery initiative aimed at reducing wait times, funding up to 80,000 more operations

  10-12-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The UCP said it expects a new surgical wait-times initiative to "improve and standardize the entire surgical system."
  
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• Priority ticket draw now open for 2021 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer

  10-12-2019 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fans have until Jan. 5 to enter the draw.
  
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• Kenney in Ottawa to call for approval of massive open-pit oilsands mine

  10-12-2019 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  In Ottawa today to meet with the prime minister, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Justin Trudeau's government faces a stark choice: either approve Teck Resource's massive planned oilsands project or risk leaving the country's oil industry "with no way forward."
  
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• Kenney comes to Ottawa to call for approval of massive open-pit oilsands mine

  10-12-2019 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  In Ottawa today to meet with the prime minister, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Justin Trudeau's government faces a stark choice: either approve Teck Resource's massive planned oilsands project or risk leaving the country's oil industry "with no way forward."
  
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• Third Alberta ‘Fair Deal Panel’ town hall in Calgary sells out

  10-12-2019 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Fair Deal Panel is touring the province until Jan. 30 to hear from Albertans.
  
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• 3 women win $1M in lotto sold in Leduc

  10-12-2019 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A trio of women -- including two Albertans -- are going to have an extra merry Christmas this year, after a winning a $1-million prize.
  
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• How Give Me Shelter donations helped an Edmonton woman escaping her abusive marriage: ‘We felt that love’

  10-12-2019 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Who are you helping when you donate to Give Me Shelter? Meet an Edmonton woman who, along with her children, left an abusive marriage and spent Christmas at a shelter.
  
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• Social media threats force cancellation of Alberta school's holiday dance

  10-12-2019 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A central Alberta elementary school cancelled a holiday family dance due to safety concerns over alleged threatening social media comments about a Grade 4 social studies lesson.
  
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• 'This is home': Meet some of Canada's newest citizens

  10-12-2019 17:26 via cbc.ca
  
  From budding romance to the promise of a new career, some of the country’s newest citizens are celebrating their new lives in Canada — and remembering the reasons that brought them here.
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at home in west Edmonton

  10-12-2019 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firefighters were called to the home in a cul-de-sac on 80 Avenue near 154 Street in Lynnwood just before 8 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Holiday gift ideas with lifestyle expert Natalie Sexton

  10-12-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fashion and lifestyle expert Natalie Sexton shows off last-minute gift ideas for everyone on your list.
  
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• Calgary-based Enbridge to raise dividend by nearly 10 per cent

  10-12-2019 16:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  In its outlook for 2020, Enbridge says it expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of about $13.7 billion.
  
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• Alberta Court of Appeal to live stream carbon tax reference case

  10-12-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Next week’s arguments before the Alberta Court of Appeal on the constitutionality of the federal carbon tax will be livestreamed, following precedents set in Ontario and Saskatchewan.
  
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• New Year’s Eve ideas with Family Fun Edmonton

  10-12-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Family Fun Edmonton city editor Jill Footz talks about New Year’s Eve, Christmas and other fun family events happening around the city.
  
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• Christmas tech gift ideas with Marc Saltzman

  10-12-2019 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  With just 15 days until Christmas, tech expert Marc Saltzman brings you unique tech gift ideas for every age.
  
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• Travis Vader to appeal sentence in deaths of St. Albert couple

  10-12-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s highest court is set to hear Travis Vader’s appeal on Tuesday of the sentence he received in the manslaughter deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann.
  
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• PON Skiers for LIFE financial assistance program at Rabbit Hill

  10-12-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Skiing is a great winter sport, but it can be expensive. That’s why the Rabbit Hill Alpine Ski Club has launched a financial assistance program called PON Skiers for LIFE: making ski racing affordable for all families. Ski coach Casey-Ann Larsen and parent volunteer Carolyn Vaage explain.
  
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• Jason Kenney bringing 5 demands to Justin Trudeau: ‘We are simply asking for a fair deal’

  10-12-2019 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is bringing Justin Trudeau a list of five demands he says must be met to get the Alberta and Canadian economies back up to speed.
  
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• Gary Bettman says the NHL will not tolerate abusive behaviour

  10-12-2019 14:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We will not tolerate abusive behaviour of any kind.," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday.
  
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• Valley Line LRT to Mill Woods delayed a further 6 months, documents say

  10-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The southeast leg of the Valley Line LRT will open six months later than expected, according to documents obtained by CBC News. 
  
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• Valley Line LRT to Mill Woods delayed 6 months, documents say

  10-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The southeast leg of the Valley Line LRT will open six months later than expected, according to documents obtained by CBC News. 
  
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• Cenovus says capital spending to edge higher in 2020, production to rise

  10-12-2019 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cenovus plans to increase its capital spending in 2020 compared with 2019.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, December 10, 2019

  10-12-2019 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, December 10, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alternate payment model is saving province millions at two Alberta clinics

  10-12-2019 12:45 via cbc.ca
  
  A new report by the Health Quality Council of Alberta reveals two Alberta primary care clinics — using an alternative funding model for doctors — are saving the health-care system millions of dollars a year.
  
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• New compensation rules for delayed flights arrive Sunday. Here's what you need to know

  10-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On Dec. 15, federal rules mandating compensation for delayed and cancelled flights finally take off. Here’s what you need to know about how the rules work and collecting compensation.
  
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• Portrait of former Speaker Robert Wanner unveiled at Alberta legislature

  10-12-2019 06:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Speaker Robert Wanner's work serving Albertans was honoured on Monday when a portrait of him was unveiled at the legislature in Edmonton.
  
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• RCMP seek tips after guns stolen from central Alberta sporting goods store

  10-12-2019 05:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP is investigating after several guns were stolen from a sporting goods store in a central Alberta over the weekend.
  
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• Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer sees the Ecto-1 drive through some familiar Alberta locations

  10-12-2019 04:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife dropped Monday, and Albertans were treated to some familiar sights (including a plate of Timbits in a diner).
  
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• Firefighters respond to blaze at home near Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium

  10-12-2019 04:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crews responded to a fire at a home in central Edmonton on Monday night.
  
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• Calgary man’s escape from avalanche caught on camera

  10-12-2019 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Michael Schoemaker of Canadian Scrambling and Moutnaineering, the avalanche didn't appear to be a large one, but it still could have injured or buried someone. 
  
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• Social media threats lead to cancellation of Christmas school dance in Blackfalds, Alta.

  10-12-2019 03:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A school in Blackfalds was forced to cancel its annual family Christmas dance after a parent made threatening comments about a teacher on Facebook.
  
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• Western alienation: the divide between Alberta, Saskatchewan and the rest of Canada

  10-12-2019 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sense of alienation from the rest of Canada has been building in Alberta and Saskatchewan and hit its peak during the 2019 federal election. In this Global News special, we look at the rise of the movement, the issues at the centre of the debate, the players involved, and the way forward.
  
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• 'It's a constant battle': Nearly 40% of Canadians experience racism in the workplace, survey reveals

  10-12-2019 03:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Environics survey on race relations In Canada has found nearly 40 per cent of those surveyed said they have experienced racial discrimination in the workplace.
  
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