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• ‘He was my everything,’ says wife of man killed in shooting outside Red Deer Walmart

  23-12-2019 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The widow of a 69-year-old man gunned down in a random shooting outside a Red Deer Walmart on Friday night says the last few days have been a blur as she tries to come to terms with what happened.
  
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• Edmontonian looking for Good Samaritan who returned $2,500 in lost Christmas money

  23-12-2019 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton woman is hoping to be reunited with a young man who returned her family's Christmas money to the bank after she lost it in the parking lot.
  
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• Alberta Avenue carollers work to revive Christmas tradition

  23-12-2019 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s a decades old Christmas tradition that a group of Alberta Avenue residents are working hard to revive this holiday season. Videographer Todd Merkley recently caught up with some carollers to find out what’s behind their magical music.
  
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• Man charged after string of break-ins at seniors' residences

  23-12-2019 22:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police have arrested and charged a 38-year-old man in connection with a recent rash of break-ins at central Edmonton assisted-living residences.
  
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• Oilpatch buyers expected to stay on the sidelines in 2020, analysts say

  23-12-2019 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A mindset of "hunkering down" in the face of persistent headwinds means mergers and acquisitions activity in Canada's oilpatch will likely remain at low ebb in 2020, analysts say.
  
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• Police charge Edmonton man posing as maintenance worker to steal from seniors

  23-12-2019 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Raed Ahmad El Harati, 38, was taken into police custody on Sunday, Dec. 22 after officers observed him at a downtown convenience store. 
  
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• ‘Random shots fired’ as accused in fatal Red Deer Walmart shooting fled the scene: RCMP

  23-12-2019 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  More details around the fatal shooting at a Red Deer, Alta. Walmart on Dec. 20 were released by RCMP on Monday, including that there were "random shots" fired at people in the parking lot as the pair of accused fled the scene.
  
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• RCMP reveal more details in random fatal shooting outside Red Deer Walmart

  23-12-2019 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Deer RCMP are releasing more details about a random fatal shooting outside a local Walmart Friday night. Fletcher Kent has more from Red Deer.
  
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• Widespread avalanche warnings in effect for southern B.C. and Alberta

  23-12-2019 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Avalanche forecasters are concerned about people heading out during the holiday week.
  
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• ‘This affects a lot of people’: RCMP speak about fatal Red Deer shooting

  23-12-2019 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Deer RCMP Insp. Mark Groves said a random fatal shooting outside Walmart on Friday night is concerning to the community, but added it is “very rare.”
  
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• ‘Numerous shots’ fired after victim shot at Red Deer Walmart

  23-12-2019 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Deer RCMP Insp. Mark Groves said “numerous shots” were fired after a 69-year-old man was shot at on Friday night outside a local Walmart. Groves said “the shooter had engaged two other people in the parking lot.”
  
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• RCMP believe ‘intended robbery’ behind fatal Red Deer shooting

  23-12-2019 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP believe an “intended robbery” led to a fatal shooting outside a Red Deer Walmart on Friday night. Insp. Mark Groves speaks more about the possible motive.
  
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• Red Deer RCMP speak about fatal shooting outside local Walmart

  23-12-2019 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Insp. Mark Groves with Red Deer RCMP speaks about a fatal shooting outside a local Walmart that left a 69-year-old man dead.
  
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• Setting the table for a Filipino Christmas: Church, family and 'all the food'

  23-12-2019 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  For Ailynn Santos, the magic of Christmas comes in the form of her mother’s mysterious skills in the kitchen. 
  
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• Wife of Walmart shooting victim says she went numb when her husband died

  23-12-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Roxine Williams had spent the day with her husband, Jim, joking and laughing about Christmas shopping, when he realized he forgot to buy deodorant. She suggested they stop at Walmart. Within minutes, Jim would be dead.
  
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• Teenage girl from Vancouver killed in 2-vehicle Jasper National Park crash

  23-12-2019 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A teenage girl from Vancouver was killed and a woman airlifted to an Edmonton hospital in life-threatening condition after their car collided with a minivan in Jasper National Park Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Town of Drayton Valley fined $325K in 2017 workplace death

  23-12-2019 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Town of Drayton Valley has been ordered to pay $325,000 in fines in relation to a 2017 workplace incident that left a 21-year-old man dead.
  
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• Vancouver teen killed in highway crash near Jasper, Alta.

  23-12-2019 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A teenage girl from Vancouver, B.C., died in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 16 near Jasper, Alta., on Sunday afternoon, RCMP said in a news release.
  
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• B.C. teen killed in highway crash near Jasper

  23-12-2019 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A teenage girl from British Columbia died in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 16 near Jasper, Alta., on Sunday afternoon, RCMP said in a news release.
  
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• Fire damages house in southwest Edmonton

  23-12-2019 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  No one was inside the home at 3985 Kennedy Cres. SW when crews arrived at the house at 6:38 a.m., said Carol Hurst, a City of Edmonton spokesperson.
  
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• Most Canadians support increasing e-cigarette legal purchase age to 21: Ipsos poll

  23-12-2019 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  An exclusive poll conducted for Global News by Ipsos has found widespread support for increasing the minimum legal age to purchase electronic cigarettes of vapes to 21, up from the current 18 or 19, depending on the province.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis shares fall after chief corporate officer Cam Battley steps down

  23-12-2019 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cam Battley, often the public face for investors in Edmonton-based Aurora, was credited in the release for being critical to the early success and international growth of the company.
  
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• Man charged after Alberta RCMP officer attacked with machete

  23-12-2019 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 28-year-old man is facing several charges after an Alberta RCMP officer was attacked with a machete over the weekend.
  
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• Fire breaks out inside empty home in southwest Edmonton Monday morning

  23-12-2019 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A fire broke out in a home in southwest Edmonton's Keswick neighbourhood on Monday morning.
  
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• Chinese mystery snail spotted in Alberta lake — and biologists want your help to keep it there

  23-12-2019 17:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Invasive species experts are asking the public to help them keep an eye out for a snail that was detected for the first time in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta biologists hope to keep Chinese mystery snail contained to single lake

  23-12-2019 17:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Invasive species experts are asking the public to help them keep an eye out for a snail that was detected for the first time in Alberta.
  
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• What's less fun than a brand-new toy? The environmental impact of all that packaging

  23-12-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For kids, there is nothing like the excitement of opening a box containing a new toy. But an Edmonton environmental expert says that joy has a downside: the disposal of the cardboard, twist ties and plastics in which the item has been so perfectly packaged.
  
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• Travis Baumgartner sentenced to 40 years for killing 3 co-workers during 2012 HUB Mall shooting

  23-12-2019 15:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  FILE VIDEO: It was, at the time, the harshest ruling an offender has faced since executions were last carried out in Canada in 1962. In September 2013, Travis Baumgartner was sent to prison for life with no chance of parole for 40 years, for gunning down his security company coworkers at HUB Mall in 2012.
  
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• Classic Landscaping: Winter decorating ideas for this Christmas

  23-12-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Perry Stothart from Classic Landscapes and Ellerslie Gift and Garden talks about some beautiful ways to decorate your home over the winter, some gifts you can give to holiday party hosts, and gives tips for keep your poinsettia healthy.
  
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• 'His children were his world': Father of 3 dies suddenly while working in oil patch

  23-12-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The sudden death of an Alberta father this month has devastated his family and community.
  
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• Avalanche risk a concern as 70+ cm of snow blankets Rocky Mountains

  23-12-2019 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A snowstorm over the weekend dumped up to 100 centimetres of fresh powder onto parts of British Columbia and Alberta, just in time for the holidays.
  
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• Alberta survivor of U.S. kidnapping ordeal shares the gift that helped her heal

  23-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Jaydan Hutchinson speaks more frequently and publicly about her kidnapping, she's also making, selling and donating blankets to other sexual assault survivors.
  
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• Alberta kidnapping survivor shares the gift that helped her heal

  23-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Jaydan Hutchinson speaks more frequently and publicly about the kidnapping, she's also making, selling and donating blankets to other sexual assault survivors.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, December 23, 2019

  23-12-2019 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, December 23, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Giving up store-bought gifts reconnected my family to the true spirit of Christmas

  23-12-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ten years ago, I threw up my hands in despair at the whole Christmas "thing."
  
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• 630 CHED – Citadel Theatre – Cost of Living

  23-12-2019 07:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  630 CHED is pleased to help support the Citadel Theatre's presentation of Cost of Living, running from January 11th to February 2nd!
  
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• 630 CHED – Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival

  23-12-2019 07:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival returns to Alberta Avenue on January 11th to January 12th and 630 CHED is thrilled to once again be a part of it!
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Sunday, Dec. 22

  23-12-2019 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Sunday, Dec. 22 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Sunday, Dec. 22

  23-12-2019 02:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Sunday, Dec. 22 with Breanna Karstens-Smith.
  
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• Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree sings last note

  23-12-2019 01:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  It is the final year of the Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree.
  
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• 13 years later, Edmonton rider reunited with stolen bike after a wheelie long time

  23-12-2019 00:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The last time Darcy McKay saw his Norco Manik was 2006. It was his first adult bike, a ride made for high school: slick matte black frame, big suspension and wheels to match. Gone were the days of Walmart starter bikes. When it was stolen outside the local mall, he never thought he'd see it again.
  
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• Edmonton fire chief talks city needs, successes and his resignation

  23-12-2019 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Fire Chief Ken Block sat down with Global's Chris Chacon to discuss city needs, successes and his resignation.
  
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