Edmonton news

• Edmonton social enterprise provides a helping hand to customers and employees

  24-12-2019 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton social enterprise is providing a helping hand to customers and employees through its snow removal service.
  
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• Home for the holidays: Yazidi refugees reunite with families in Calgary

  24-12-2019 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Four Yazidi refugee children have been reunited with their families in Calgary on Christmas Eve, after spending more than four years in ISIS captivity in Iraq.
  
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• Alberta dog breeder first baffled then delighted by ‘shamrock green puppy’

  24-12-2019 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta dog breeder got an early Christmas surprise this week when her Great Dane, Kahlua, gave birth to a "shamrock green puppy."
  
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• Alberta dog breeder delighted by ‘shamrock green puppy’

  24-12-2019 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta dog breeder was confused and then delighted this week when her Great Dane named Kahlua gave birth to a “shamrock green puppy.”
  
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• House fire that killed 5 northwest of Edmonton 'accidental,' RCMP say

  24-12-2019 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  The Dec. 5 house fire that killed three children and their grandparents in Rochfort Bridge, Alta., has been deemed accidental, RCMP said Tuesday.
  
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• Some Edmonton liquor and cannabis stores open on Christmas Day

  24-12-2019 21:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta liquor and cannabis retailers will be allowed to open on Christmas Day this year, but only a limited number will actually take advantage.
  
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• Christmas spirits: Some Edmonton liquor and cannabis stores open on Christmas Day

  24-12-2019 21:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta liquor and cannabis retailers will be allowed to open on Christmas Day this year, but only a limited number will actually take advantage.
  
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• Teen Edmonton swimmer honoured for achievements on world stage

  24-12-2019 21:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Emma O’Croinin, a distance specialist, was a member of the Canadian team that won bronze in the 4x200 metre freestyle event at the FINA World Championships.
  
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• Most Canadians ‘doubtful’ the country will hit its climate targets: federal report

  24-12-2019 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government was told about the findings of the report just before the fall election campaign.
  
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• Welcome Home program providing friends to recently housed Edmontonians

  24-12-2019 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmontonian who used to be homeless has grown more confident and independent since a pair of volunteer friends came into his life.
  
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• Global News at Noon Edmonton Weather: Dec. 24

  24-12-2019 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Phil Darlington’s noon weather forecast for Edmonton and surrounding areas for Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
  
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• Special program gives formerly homeless Edmontonians a meaningful connection

  24-12-2019 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The holidays can be an isolating time for vulnerable Edmontonians. But as Sarah Ryan explains, a special program gives formerly homeless Edmontonians a meaningful connection.
  
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• A look at the work being done by Boyle Street Ventures Inc.

  24-12-2019 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vinesh Pratap takes a look at the work being done by Boyle Street Ventures Inc. and the impact it is having in Edmonton.
  
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• 'Made from the heart': Volunteer sewing group stitches for those in need 

  24-12-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of sewing volunteers has been helping women and children at an emergency shelter with donations of handmade garments and quilts.
  
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• Orwellian: Journalist group protests Alberta war room's use of term 'reporters'

  24-12-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Staff in the Alberta government's so-called war room should stop calling themselves reporters, says the president of the Canadian Association of Journalists: "Don't pretend that you're doing journalism — because you're not."
  
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• Alberta energy war room staff must stop calling themselves 'reporters,' journalist group says

  24-12-2019 19:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Association of Journalists wants staff in the Alberta's so-called energy war room to stop calling themselves "reporters" when speaking to the public, saying using the term for workers in a government public relations office is Orwellian.
  
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• Journalist group protests Alberta war room’s use of term reporters

  24-12-2019 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group for Canadian journalists wants staff in the Alberta government's so-called war room to stop calling themselves reporters when speaking to the public.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis stock still sliding as it reveals executive Battley was asked to leave

  24-12-2019 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shares in Aurora Cannabis Inc. continued to fall on Tuesday as the company confirmed that it asked key executive Cam Battley late last week to step down as chief corporate officer.
  
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• Insolvencies in Alberta spike 15 per cent over last year

  24-12-2019 18:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's volume of insolvency filings continues to surpass the numbers seen during the global financial crisis a decade ago, as people and businesses still suffer the effects of the latest recession.
  
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• Advisories issued as dense fog blankets Calgary and much of central Alberta

  24-12-2019 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary and large parts of central and eastern Alberta were under a fog advisory on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Fire breaks out at mushroom farm east of Edmonton

  24-12-2019 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firefighters responded to a blaze Tuesday morning at Signature Mushrooms, located east of Edmonton in Strathcona County.
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Christmas Message 2019

  24-12-2019 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  In his Christmas message to Canadians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says this time of year is a time to celebrate being together and taking care of each other and asked for all Canadians to come together and move forward together.
  
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• After 2-year hiatus, Edmonton Ski Club carving new season on the slopes

  24-12-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After a two-year hiatus, the Edmonton Ski Club re-opened on Dec. 7. The club faced financial trouble, as well as a backlog of maintenance and repair issues which led the board to decide to cease operations during the 2017-18 season.
  
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• Second fire in 2 months at Stony Plain Road hotel has resident worried

  24-12-2019 15:32 via cbc.ca
  
  One person was rescued while another jumped from a second-floor window of the Jasper Place Hotel in west Edmonton Monday night after a fire broke out in the building.
  
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• One person rescued in west Edmonton hotel fire

  24-12-2019 15:32 via cbc.ca
  
  One person was rescued while another jumped from a second floor window of the Jasper Place Hotel in west Edmonton Monday night after a fire broke out in the building.
  
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• Wetaskiwin emergency shelter reopens without provincial funding

  24-12-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Wetaskiwin has reopened an emergency shelter for the second time this year as it continues to urge the provincial government to help fund action on homelessness. 
  
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• Where's Santa? Follow NORAD's tracking of the jolly fella visiting homes around the world

  24-12-2019 14:13 via cbc.ca
  
  For more than six decades, NORAD has offered real-time animated tracking of Santa Claus as his reindeer-powered sleigh traverses the globe delivering Yuletide gifts to children. Follow Santa's journey here as he makes his way to your neighbourhood.
  
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• Canadian vocalists hope ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ will become a beloved holiday song

  24-12-2019 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Merry Christmas Everybody' features Toronto singer Mark Masri along with the musical group Vivace, which counts Saskatoon native Tiffany Desrosiers as one of its members.
  
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• 'Co-operation, not confrontation': Kenney hopes to avoid public service walkout in 2020

  24-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In his stately wood-panelled legislature office, Premier Jason Kenney sits in a deep-set black leather chair and predicts 2020 will be a better year.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, December 24, 2019

  24-12-2019 13:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, December 24, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Revenge porn and sext crimes: Canada sees more than 5,000 police cases as law marks 5 years

  24-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Police forces across Canada are on track to handle more than 5,000 cases involving the non-consensual distribution of intimate images under legislation enacted five years ago. It's often referred to as "revenge porn," and experts say young people usually share pictures in response to peer pressure.
  
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• Embracing an Edmonton winter takes layers of clothing — and a leap of faith

  24-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On those winter days when the temperature plunges below minus thirty, the icy wind is intolerable, and the sun is rarely seen, it seems impossible to embrace the season. But that is precisely what some in Edmonton are doing.
  
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• Fire breaks out at west Edmonton hotel

  24-12-2019 07:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 20 firefighters responded to the Jasper Hotel in west Edmonton on Monday night after someone reported smoke coming from the second floor of the building, according to a spokesperson for Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.
  
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• 41 people displaced after fire at Jasper Place Hotel in west Edmonton

  24-12-2019 07:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  With just days until Christmas, 41 people were displaced after fire broke out at the Jasper Place Hotel on Stony Plain Road in west Edmonton Monday night.
  
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• Canucks rally in third to topple Edmonton Oilers

  24-12-2019 06:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rookie Quinn Hughes had the game winner.
  
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• Canucks use powerful 3rd-period push to shove aside fast-fading Oilers

  24-12-2019 06:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Quinn Hughes' power-play goal proved to be the game winner as the Vancouver Canucks closed out their pre-Christmas schedule with a third consecutive win. The Canucks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Monday night at Rogers Arena.
  
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• Father at centre of Amber Alert near Hinton, Alta., faces charges

  24-12-2019 05:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A father whose 14-month-old son was the subject of an Amber Alert last week now faces several criminal charges after the child was found unharmed and the dad was taken into custody Friday.
  
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• Crown appeals verdict of manslaughter instead of 2nd degree murder in boy's death

  24-12-2019 04:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The Crown is appealing a judge's decision that convicted a woman of manslaughter in the death of a toddler found outside an Edmonton church, but acquitted her of the more serious charge of second-degree murder.
  
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• Father of Alberta boy who was subject of Amber Alert faces charges

  24-12-2019 04:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The father of an Alberta boy for whom an Amber Alert was issued last week is now formally accused of attacking his son's mother.
  
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• ‘The best decision you can make might be to stay at home’: Avalanche warnings issued across B.C. and Alberta

  24-12-2019 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the wake of a powerful winter storm, and with the holidays here, avalanche officials are issuing an urgent appeal to back- and front-country users to be wary of conditions.
  
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• Crown appeals verdict of manslaughter instead of 2nd-degree murder in death of boy found outside Edmonton church

  24-12-2019 03:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Crown is appealing a judge's verdict that convicted a woman of manslaughter in the death of a toddler found outside an Edmonton church, but acquitted her of the more serious charge of second-degree murder.
  
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• Alberta man passionate about being a pilot and air racing

  24-12-2019 03:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  John Sexsmith profiles an Alberta man who is passionate about flying planes and air racing.
  
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• A look at the interplay between consumerism and social media

  24-12-2019 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s been a decade where we’ve seen and felt the massive impact of social media. Morgan Black explores how businesses are keeping pace with consumers.
  
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• A look at the top medical breakthroughs of the past decade

  24-12-2019 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Su-Ling Goh takes us through some of the top medical breakthroughs of the past decade.
  
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• Health Matters: Dec. 23

  24-12-2019 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Monday’s edition of Health Matters, Su-Ling Goh tells us about some of the top medical breakthroughs of the past decade and a new poll looking at Canadians’ views on vaping.
  
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• Ken Block on leaving Edmonton Fire Rescue Services

  24-12-2019 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ken Block spoke with Global News’ Chris Chacon about stepping away from his role as chief of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services. Here is Part 2 of that interview.
  
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• Small Alberta community coping with homelessness issue

  24-12-2019 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  A small Alberta city is doing what it can to deal with what is normally a big city problem. As Vinesh Pratap reports, an emergency overnight shelter is now open for the winter in Wetaskiwin.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Dec. 23

  24-12-2019 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 weather forecast for Edmonton and the surrounding area.
  
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• Shock and grief in Red Deer after man killed in random shooting

  24-12-2019 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A widow and an entire community is mourning the death of man killed in a random shooting at a Walmart in Red Deer. Fletcher Kent has the latest.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Dec. 23

  24-12-2019 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of the Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 edition of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton.
  
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