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• Ice Castles returns to Edmonton on Friday for attraction’s 5th year

  31-12-2019 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton attraction that's becoming a winter tradition at Hawrelak Park is set to open on Friday, Jan. 3.
  
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• Your dog hates fireworks. Here's how to help Sparky survive New Year's Eve

  31-12-2019 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  You may love a good fireworks show, but your dog probably doesn't. Here are some tips for helping your little buddy enjoy New Year's Eve.
  
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• ‘We’re going to continue this fight’: Alberta Justice Minister vows to battle federal carbon tax

  31-12-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We know what Albertans don't want," Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer said. "We've heard them loud and clear."
  
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• Edmonton Oilers hope road to recovery begins against Rangers

  31-12-2019 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We needed some practice time. We had a couple of good practice days here," head coach Dave Tippett said of the team's three days between games.
  
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• 2 teens charged after Edmonton zoo employee hit by car in parking lot

  31-12-2019 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police said a BMW sedan and a BMW SUV were driving erratically and stunting in the zoo parking lot when the car hit an employee earlier this month.
  
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• Postcard to politics: Legislature reporter Kim Trynacity looks back on 2 decades of memories

  31-12-2019 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Health-care costs, labour unrest, education funding and the struggle to exert influence in Ottawa — I reported on these stories extensively as I began to cover the Alberta legislature for CBC Edmonton in 2000, and they remain top of the public agenda some 20 years later.
  
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• Edmonton's Best Restaurants 2019

  31-12-2019 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  We rounded up the best restaurants — new and old — of 2019 and named two local establishments "best of the decade."
  
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• Alberta justice minister says province will 'fight back' against federal carbon tax

  31-12-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s justice minister reiterated on Tuesday his government’s determination to fight the federal carbon tax, which is set to come into force in the province on New Year’s Day.
  
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• Alberta justice minister highlights legal fight against federal carbon tax

  31-12-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s justice minister is set to speak to reporters on Tuesday about his government’s legal challenge to the federal carbon tax, which is set to come into force in the province on New Year’s Day. Watch Doug Schweitzer speak LIVE at 11:15 a.m. MT 
  
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• Alberta government optimistic court will rule Ottawa's carbon tax unconstitutional, Doug Schweitzer says

  31-12-2019 17:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s justice minister reiterated on Tuesday his government’s determination to fight the federal carbon tax, which is set to come into force in the province on New Year’s Day.
  
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• 630 CHED – Edmonton Renovation Show

  31-12-2019 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  630 CHED proudly supports the Edmonton Renovation Show happening at the Edmonton Expo Centre January 24th-26th, 2020. 
  
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• 'There's nobody to talk to': New Air Canada booking system leaves some travellers hanging

  31-12-2019 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new reservation system at Air Canada is creating roadblocks of frustration for some customers wanting to change flights, use rewards points or request bereavement fares.
  
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• Avenue Edmonton Magazine: January 2020 edition

  31-12-2019 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Avenue Edmonton Magazine editor Steven Sandor shares details on stories in the January 2020 edition, including a piece on wedding traditions in different cultures, the rise of food delivery ghost kitchens, and how to find your fitness comfort zone.
  
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• This woman's family paid $4,400 to fly home for Christmas — but their travel agent never bought the tickets

  31-12-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Precious Emelogu worked at McDonald's for a year, saving money to pay for a trip to Nigeria to see her family over Christmas and bring her brother home to Fort McMurray. Two days before her flight, she discovered her travel agent hadn't booked it — and she wasn't the only one.
  
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• Fort McMurray residents say travel agency took their money, didn't book flights

  31-12-2019 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fort McMurray residents say a well-established local travel agent took their money, claimed to book flights and then disappeared.
  
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• With taxidermist's help, Alberta man preserves bones of his amputated arm

  31-12-2019 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  When Mark Holmgren had his arm amputated this spring, he couldn't stand the thought of his severed limb ending up in the trash.
  
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• Alberta NDP launching efforts to regain support among rural voters

  31-12-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In a year-end interview with CBC News, Rachel Notley admits the Alberta New Democrats failed to capitalize on the support the party had earned in 2015 among rural Albertans.
  
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• 15 stories that defined the decade in Edmonton and northern Alberta

  31-12-2019 13:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Massive wildfires, shocking crimes, downtown Edmonton's revitalization, political drama and heartbreaking tragedies generated in-depth news coverage this past decade.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, December 31, 2019

  31-12-2019 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, December 31, 2019 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Are 2020's tax changes 'significant' or 'a wash'?

  31-12-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Several income tax changes will appear on Canadian pay stubs in the new year. But if you don't look closely, you might miss them.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Monday, December 30, 2019

  31-12-2019 07:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Orca Wiesblatt put his team ahead for good at 16:56 of the second period, and the Calgary Hitmen held on to beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-3 on Monday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• No foul play suspected after man’s body found in Jasper National Park: RCMP

  31-12-2019 06:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The body of a young man, believed to have earlier gone missing, has been recovered in Jasper National Park, RCMP said Monday evening.
  
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• Body of young man recovered from river in Jasper

  31-12-2019 05:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Jasper RCMP say the search for a missing person Monday ended when a body of a young man was pulled from a river. 
  
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• Edmonton Oilers look to return to winning ways in 2020

  31-12-2019 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers will ring in 2020 with their 42nd game of the NHL regular season on Tuesday. As John Sexsmith reports, the team has called up a couple of players from the minors as they look to bounce back from a rough patch.
  
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• Alberta castle opens doors as bed and breakfast

  31-12-2019 03:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you didn’t know already, there is actually a castle in Alberta. As Sarah Ryan explains, it will soon open its doors to customers as a bed and breakfast.
  
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• Bright lights above Edmonton aren’t UFOs: scientist

  31-12-2019 03:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Edmontonians have been seeing a line of bright lights in the sky lately. Breanna Karstens-Smith has more on the mysterious sightings.
  
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• A look back at political developments in Alberta in 2019

  31-12-2019 03:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tom Vernon takes a look back at political developments that took place in Alberta in 2019.
  
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• More people come forward with concerns about Alberta travel agent

  31-12-2019 03:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  More people are coming forward about trips they say they purchased through a Fort McMurray travel agent that they say were either cancelled or never booked. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Fire breaks out at second Edson vehicle dealership in less than a month

  31-12-2019 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation is underway after another vehicle dealership caught fire in Edson, Alta. As Lisa MacGregor reports, it’s the second fire at a dealership in that town in less than a month.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Dec. 30

  31-12-2019 02:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Quinn Ohler from Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.
  
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• Bright lights above Edmonton aren’t UFOs, says scientist

  31-12-2019 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans fear alien invasion as planets and satellites align.
  
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• Lethbridge mother shocked after she says washing machine ‘exploded from the inside out’

  31-12-2019 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta family is steering clear of their basement after they say their washing machine spontaneously exploded three days before Christmas.
  
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• RCMP confirm investigation into Fort McMurray travel company, asking victims to come forward

  31-12-2019 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wood Buffalo RCMP have confirmed they are investigating International Travel Services, after several complaints were made about the company.
  
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• Edmonton homicide total for 2019 lowest in a decade

  31-12-2019 01:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton has seen 26 homicides so far this year, the lowest annual total in a decade. 
  
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• Alberta Castle opens doors as Bed & Breakfast for New Year’s Eve

  31-12-2019 01:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A castle in Sturgeon County, Alta. is transforming into a bed and breakfast — inviting its first guests inside on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: Dec. 30

  31-12-2019 01:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of the Monday, Dec. 30, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke.
  
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• McDavid and Draisaitl to represent Edmonton Oilers at 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend

  31-12-2019 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The best players in the National Hockey League are set to assemble for a star-studded weekend in St. Louis next month and the Edmonton Oilers will have a pair of players representing their team.
  
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• ‘My washing machine exploded… From the inside out.’: Lethbridge family shocked

  31-12-2019 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Lethbridge family had a horrifying experience just before Christmas, when their washing machine spontaneously exploded during a load of bed sheets. Emily Olsen reports.
  
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• Parody website launched after Alberta’s energy war room runs into logo issues

  31-12-2019 00:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It's kind of a laugh. I don't think it really mattered what way you leaned politically."
  
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