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• Nobel laureate Donna Strickland, James Cameron, Inuk actor Johnny Issaluk among Order of Canada appointees

  27-12-2019 23:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A Nobel laureate, a former prime minister and a Hollywood director are just a few of the 120 additions announced in for the New Year’s Day Order of Canada appointments.
  
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• Wrapping paper, ribbons, trees: Where and how to dispose of holiday waste in Edmonton

  27-12-2019 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most of the packaging used for toys and other gifts is not recyclable.
  
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• Unmanned services becoming more popular

  27-12-2019 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  You have seen self checkout and you’re probably familiar with drones that deliver mail. Unmanned services are becoming more popular. Sarah Komadina has the details.
  
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• Edmonton mayor talks economy in year-end interview

  27-12-2019 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Part 3 of his year-end interview with the mayor, Vinesh Pratap talks to Don Iveson about the city’s economy.
  
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• Edmonton mayor opens up about city’s chronic homelessness problem in year-end interview

  27-12-2019 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The plans are in place, but all of the funding is not when it comes to battling chronic homelessness in Edmonton. Vinesh Pratap talks to Mayor Don Iveson about one of the city’s biggest social challenges going in 2020.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers hit halfway point of season with Battle of Alberta

  27-12-2019 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oilers and Flames play for the first time this season Friday night.
  
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• Edmonton’s top stories of 2019

  27-12-2019 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  As 2019 comes to an end, it’s time to look back on the Edmonton-area stories Global News readers found most interesting over the past year.
  
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• Whitecourt businesses destroyed in Boxing Day blaze

  27-12-2019 20:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two businesses were destroyed in an early morning fire in Whitecourt, Alta., on Boxing Day.
  
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• Businesses destroyed in Whitecourt fire

  27-12-2019 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two businesses have been destroyed in a fire in Whitecourt. One of the businesses was a pet store. Sarah Komadina has more from Whitecourt.
  
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• 2 businesses destroyed in Boxing Day fire in Whitecourt

  27-12-2019 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two businesses were destroyed in an early morning fire in Whitecourt, Alta., on Boxing Day. This video was supplied to Global News by Whitecourt Press.
  
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• Christmas Day shooting near downtown Edmonton ruled a homicide

  27-12-2019 19:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A fatal shooting on Christmas morning has been ruled a homicide by Edmonton police following the results of an autopsy. 
  
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• Man shot on Christmas Day identified, death ruled homicide: Edmonton police

  27-12-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Investigators say Abdinasir Abdullahi Shire, 28, died from gunshot wounds.
  
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• Edmonton’s Top 10 stories of 2019

  27-12-2019 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the year, and the decade, come to an end, Global Edmonton is taking a look back at the stories that captivated readers and kept them scrolling, according to online traffic.
  
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• Edmonton woman who lost husband in plane crash writes book about love, loss

  27-12-2019 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Nine years after her husband died in a plane crash while fighting fires in B.C., an Edmonton woman has published a book reflecting on the loss.
  
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• BLOG: Reflecting on the northern Alberta wildfires

  27-12-2019 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reporter Julia Wong reflects on the weeks she spent in northern Alberta this past summer covering the wildfires.
  
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• Skating in Edmonton’s river valley

  27-12-2019 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton’s river valley is a great place to enjoy the outdoors, not just in the summer but the winter as well. Kevin sits down with Braeden Holmstrom with the City of Edmonton to talk about skating in the river valley this winter.
  
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• Our Stories: Reflecting on the northern Alberta wildfires

  27-12-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Summer in Alberta is always marked by wildfires, and this past summer was no different. Global Edmonton’s Julia Wong reflects on covering the past wildfire season as part of Our Stories.
  
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• Year-end interview with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson: 2020 and beyond

  27-12-2019 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Year-end interview with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson. The mayor speaks to several issues that will impact the city in 2020 and beyond.
  
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• Setting the table for Hanukkah: latkes and a 'little bit of light'

  27-12-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For Debby Waldman, Hanukkah is the flickering glow of candlelight from the menorah and the smell of latkes sizzling on the stove.
  
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• AMA Travel: Top travel trends of 2020

  27-12-2019 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  From Japan to Greece, Roland Van Meurs with AMA Travel takes a look at the travel trends ahead in 2020. Sponsored by AMA.
  
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• Tough stretch makes Edmonton athlete wise

  27-12-2019 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Local athlete Brielle Wise has faced some bad luck over the last three years. A pair of knee injuries and serious car accident have thrown her curve balls she could've never expected, but through it all she's learned a lot about herself.
  
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• Edmonton boy battles rare disease that makes him ‘itch like crazy’

  27-12-2019 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  It started with a terrible itch, then the toddler turned yellow.
  
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• Liberals face challenge to climate, economic policies early in 2020

  27-12-2019 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads into 2020 promising to chart a path to Canada's most ambitious greenhouse-gas emissions target yet: getting to a point within 30 years where Canada is adding no emissions that will stay in the atmosphere.
  
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• Alberta oilsands project to test Trudeau's climate pledge in 2020

  27-12-2019 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads into 2020 promising to chart a path to Canada's most ambitious greenhouse-gas emissions target yet: getting to a point within 30 years where Canada is adding no emissions that will stay in the atmosphere.
  
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• 'Itch like crazy:' Edmonton boy battles ultra-rare disease

  27-12-2019 14:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Armando Perez was only three months old when he got itchy.
  
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• Edmonton boy battles ultra-rare disease that makes him 'itch like crazy'

  27-12-2019 14:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Armando Perez was only three months old when he got itchy.
  
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• Alberta gets a new carbon tax Jan. 1 — but that could be good news for your wallet

  27-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta scrapped its carbon pricing this spring, which means on Jan. 1, 2020, the federal price will be imposed on the province.
  
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• Liberal government faces challenges to climate, economic policies early in 2020

  27-12-2019 12:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians can expect legislation in 2020 to set five-year goals on the way to both 2030 and 2050 emissions targets.
  
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• Meet the stars behind the success of the Mac’s Triple AAA Hockey Tournament

  27-12-2019 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tournament of this magnitude would be impossible if not for the tireless efforts of hundreds of volunteers.
  
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• Edmonton Ski Club reopens to public

  27-12-2019 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Ski Club reopened on Thursday after going through years of uncertainty. Chris Chacon was there for the grand opening.
  
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• Edmonton Boxing Day shopping

  27-12-2019 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thousands of Edmonton residents were out to get the best Boxing Day deals possible. But as Lisa MacGregor reports the shopping day isn’t what it used to be.
  
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• Edmonton police continuing investigation into Christmas Day suspicious death

  27-12-2019 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police are continuing to investigate the suspicious death of a 28-year-old on Christmas Day. Laurel Gregory has the latest.
  
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• Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson on 2019: Part 1

  27-12-2019 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vinesh Pratap speaks to Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson after the ups and downs of 2019 for the city in part one of a three part series.
  
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• Edmonton Ski Club reopens after years of struggle: ‘People are excited’

  27-12-2019 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I'm so connected to this place in my heart," said Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Heil.
  
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• No injuries after plane makes emergency landing near Grande Prairie

  27-12-2019 01:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A pilot and passenger are safe after making an emergency landing in a field north of Grande Prairie, Alta. on Christmas.
  
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• Christmas Bureau of Edmonton reports fundraising shortfall for the year

  27-12-2019 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The organization said it was aiming to raise $1.3 million but came up about $165,000 short.
  
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• Edmonton barber hosts free haircuts to give back to less fortunate

  27-12-2019 00:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Barbers and hair stlylists spent Boxing Day giving haircuts, trims and shaves to Edmonton's less fortunate.
  
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• Pilot and passenger escape Christmas Day plane crash without injury

  27-12-2019 00:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The two people onboard a plane that crashed in northwestern Alberta on Christmas Day were found uninjured.
  
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• Pilot and passenger escape Christmas Day northern Alberta plane crash without injury

  27-12-2019 00:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The two people onboard a plane that crashed in northwestern Alberta on Christmas Day were found uninjured.
  
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