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• The pros and cons of using growth charts to track kids’ development

  17-12-2019 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  For Canadian children, growth chart mapping is as routine as medical appointments and immunizations. But one doctor says they are an unreliable marker of health and just lead to stress. Laurel Gregory explains in this Family Matters.
  
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• Random attack led to central Alberta officer-involved shooting: ASIRT

  17-12-2019 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  An RCMP officer pulled over to see if the driver of a car in the ditch needed assistance when they were suddenly attacked by three suspects, ASIRT said.
  
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• 'Greatest existential threat of our time:' Ottawa makes carbon tax case in court

  17-12-2019 23:52 via cbc.ca
  
  The climate crisis is a national and global issue that can't be fought entirely by the provinces, a lawyer for the federal government argued Tuesday.
  
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• Lawyer argues Ottawa’s consultation with Indigenous groups on Trans Mountain pipeline project was meaningful

  17-12-2019 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations with Indigenous groups about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that was reasonable, adequate and fair.
  
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• ‘We’ve got you’: Edmonton community raising money to find home for young man in need

  17-12-2019 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carolyn and her daughter Madison first heard about 19-year-old Keith from a Facebook post. "By the time we were done reading it, we were just in tears."
  
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• Morneau says they will consider calls by provinces to change health transfers

  17-12-2019 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Tuesday that several provinces had expressed interest in changing the health transfers agreement reached in 2017, which he says was to be a 10-year deal, and said they would consider the requests before deciding on next steps.
  
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• Morneau, other ministers not looking yet at ad hoc payments for agriculture industry

  17-12-2019 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his counterparts from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba said on Tuesday they are not yet looking at ad hoc payments to help the agriculture industry, despite a difficult harvest this year. However, Saskatchewan’s minister did say they would be expressing issues their farmers experienced from Ottawa’s carbon pricing program.
  
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• 16-year Christmas card tradition sparks hunt for Grade 2 author ‘Your friend, Angus’

  17-12-2019 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2003 a couple in Edmonton found a Christmas card from a local student in their mailbox. It's become tradition for them to read it aloud every year to friends and family. Now they're trying to find the student who wrote the card.
  
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• Outlook 'brightened' for Alberta oil production, Conference Board of Canada says

  17-12-2019 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada’s energy sector is on the cusp of entering a period of sustained growth thanks to added pipeline capacity and more efficient use of existing infrastructure, according to a report released on Tuesday.
  
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• ‘Greatest existential threat of our time:’ Ottawa makes carbon tax case against Alberta in court

  17-12-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The climate crisis is a national and global issue that can't be fought entirely by the provinces, a lawyer for the federal government argued Tuesday.
  
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• Federal government lawyers defend Canada’s carbon tax in Alberta Court of Appeal

  17-12-2019 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sharlene Telles-Langdon, in her opening arguments in support of Ottawa, called climate change the greatest challenge of our time.
  
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• Charges pending against Spruce Grove school bus driver

  17-12-2019 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Charges are pending against a 46-year-old school bus driver after the woman was arrested for impaired operation, Parkland RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.
  
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• Bus driver arrested for suspected impaired driving at Graminia School in Parkland County

  17-12-2019 21:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A bus driver at a school southwest of Edmonton was arrested for allegedly being impaired on the job on Monday.
  
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• Alberta Teachers Association on education funding in the province

  17-12-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  ATA President Jason Schilling speaks on the issues facing education in Alberta, after the organization penned an open letter warning how dire the situation is.
  
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• Travel advisory in effect for Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke

  17-12-2019 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  DriveBC reporting that the advisory was issued following avalanche debris removal.
  
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• 'Third option' program for reporting sexual assault expands in central Alberta

  17-12-2019 20:53 via cbc.ca
  
  A program that gives people who have been sexually assaulted the choice to have evidence from rape kits stored for up to a year before they decide to report the crime to police will now be available in Red Deer and in AHS Edmonton Zone rural hospitals.
  
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• First Nations accuse Canada of altering internal reviews of marine spill risk reports on Trans Mountain

  17-12-2019 20:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish nations have accused Ottawa of altering internal government documents related to the risks of marine spills before once again approving the Trans Mountain expansion project. 
  
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• Revelstoke RCMP investigating reported overnight theft of Alberta snowmobiles

  17-12-2019 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say the alleged theft occurred on Dec. 16 at a local hotel.
  
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• Crews respond to fire at farm in Parkland County; no injuries reported

  17-12-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The call came in at 7:30 a.m., for what was described as a "very visual fire" that commuters could easily see from Highway 16.
  
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• Latest fire marks 5 blazes at vacant homes in central Edmonton since August

  17-12-2019 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since August, there have been at least five different fires at vacant homes in central Edmonton, including the latest on Tuesday morning. Kendra Slugoski recaps what has happened on Global News at Noon.
  
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• NDP used voters list to get private addresses for Christmas cards

  17-12-2019 19:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The New Democratic Party dipped into Canada's election voters list to send Christmas cards from party leader Jagmeet Singh to dozens of home addresses.
  
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• NDP faces possible fine for misusing voters list

  17-12-2019 19:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The New Democratic Party is facing the prospect of a hefty fine for dipping into Canada's election voters list to send Christmas cards from party leader Jagmeet Singh to dozens of home addresses.
  
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• Big oil, big banks and environment leaders link up to solve climate crisis

  17-12-2019 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Founding members include Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil and Shell Canada, as well as the World Wildlife Federation, and federal and Alberta government representatives.
  
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• Kaetlyn Osmond shares difficult transition from competitive skating

  17-12-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Olympic and world champion figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond is opening up about her struggles with retirement. She hopes it will encourage other athletes to reach out. Su-Ling Goh reports.
  
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• Crews battle fire at potato farm north of Spruce Grove

  17-12-2019 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Parkland County Fire Services are fighting a structure fire on a potato farm on the north side of Highway 16.
  
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• 630 CHED – ESO – Adventures Among Orangutans

  17-12-2019 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  630 CHED is pleased to be apart of Adventures Among Orangutans presented by National Geographic on Monday, January 27th.
  
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• Rural Canada Post offices west of Edmonton hit by string of robberies

  17-12-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP west of Edmonton are investigating a series of robberies at Canada Post offices, with parcels being the number one target.
  
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• Rural Alberta Canada Post offices hit by string of robberies

  17-12-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP are investigating a series of robberies at Canada Post offices throughout the province, with parcels being one of the main targets. 
  
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• Government decreases carbon-tax rebate amounts for 4 provinces

  17-12-2019 18:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements.
  
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• Government decreases carbon-tax rebate amounts for 3 provinces

  17-12-2019 18:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements.
  
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• Government announces revised carbon-tax rebate amounts for four provinces

  17-12-2019 18:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements.
  
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• Residents concerned after fire breaks out at another vacant home in central Edmonton

  17-12-2019 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the second time in a week, fire has broken out in an abandoned home on 86 Street in central Edmonton, with the latest happening Tuesday morning. 
  
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• Fire breaks out at another vacant home in central Edmonton

  17-12-2019 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the second time in a week, fire has broken out in an abandoned home on 86 Street in central Edmonton, with the latest happening Tuesday morning. 
  
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• Scam targets your kid's pure credit score, according to Better Business Bureau

  17-12-2019 16:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Scammers are attempting to steal children's identities as part of an odd new scam, according to the Better Business Bureau. 
  
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• Kids with Cancer Society: Meet Ben, 5, in treatment for a Wilms’ tumor

  17-12-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Every month, the Kids with Cancer Society introduces us to one of their incredible children. Ben Thomas, 5, is currently in treatment for a Wilms’ tumor which was discovered back in May.
  
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• Ski hill at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in B.C. opens this weekend

  17-12-2019 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CEO of the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in B.C. says they’ve invested in a new snow-making machine this year. The hill opens Friday. Kent Morrison talks to Vivek Sharma more about what the resort has to offer.
  
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• Alberta ‘needs action’ from federal government to stem western alienation: Toews

  17-12-2019 15:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews told reporters on Tuesday, before meeting with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, that there is “a real sense of alienation” in the province and that Alberta will need “more than words” from the Trudeau administration if it hopes to foster unity.
  
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• An inside look at Alberta’s ‘war room’

  17-12-2019 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News got a first look inside the Canadian Energy Centre. The "Alberta War Room" — as it was initially dubbed — has been the topic of much discussion ever since it was pitched as part of the UCP platform in the last provincial election.
  
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• Alberta ‘really, really needs’ funds from fiscal stabilization program: Toews

  17-12-2019 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews said on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting between the federal and provincial finance ministers, that his province “really, really needs” more funds from the fiscal stabilization program because of the difficult economic situation.
  
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• Erin Chalmers’ Christmas Morning Wife Saver

  17-12-2019 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News Morning Edmonton anchor Erin Chalmers makes her Christmas Morning Wife Saver dish in studio with help from weatherman Mike Sobel.
  
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• Carbon tax rebate amounts reduced in four provinces

  17-12-2019 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirements.
  
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• Doctors warn Crohn's, arthritis patients will pay a price as province pulls drug funding

  17-12-2019 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Doctors say 2,000 patients in Alberta will pay a price with the government's plan to stop funding Remicade, a drug used to treat people with Crohn's and colitis.
  
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• St. Albert council votes down motion for city-owned utility

  17-12-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  St. Albert city council has voted down a motion that kills a controversial proposal to set up a municipal utility corporation (MUC).
  
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• Global Edmonton morning team shares holiday cooking recipes

  17-12-2019 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  From Christmas morning breakfast to party snacks, Erin Chalmers, Kent Morrison, Mike Sobel and Daintre Christensen will each be cooking some of their favourite holiday dishes this week.
  
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• Fire breaks out early Tuesday at vacant home in central Edmonton

  17-12-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firefighters were called Tuesday morning to a house fire on 86 Street near 113 Avenue, one block north of Commonwealth Stadium in the Parkdale neighbourhood. Kendra Slugoski has more from the scene.
  
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• Kenney government praises Pembina Institute, alleged energy industry enemy, in court documents

  17-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney's claim that the non-profit Pembina Institute is an enemy of Alberta's energy industry is contradicted in documents his own government filed in court.
  
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• Former Edmonton flower shop owner sent to prison for sex crimes

  17-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Majed Zetouni, 54, has been sentenced to three years in prison for having illegal sexual contact with a pair of teenage boys.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, December 17, 2019

  17-12-2019 13:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, December 17, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Finance ministers to push Morneau for health care, stabilization funds at meeting

  17-12-2019 12:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The country's finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa Tuesday, with more federal help for resource-dependent provinces such as Alberta on the agenda.
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: The final homecoming of Lukas Strasser-Hird, Part 2

  17-12-2019 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On this episode of the Global News podcast 'Crime Beat,' crime reporter Nancy Hixt concludes her two-part series on the death of Lukas Strasser-Hird.
  
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