Edmonton news

• ‘We’re looking for our own country’: Wexit supporters brave cold in Edmonton for referendum protest Saturday

  11-01-2020 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 100 Edmontonians braved the cold on Saturday at the provincial legislature for a protest aimed to get the UCP on board with a secession referendum.
  
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• Skier rescued after being buried by avalanche for 45 minutes

  11-01-2020 22:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A skier was rescued and airlifted to hospital after she was buried by an avalanche on Friday in Banff National Park. 
  
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• Edmonton’s seasonal parking ban ends Saturday as cold sets in

  11-01-2020 21:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmontonians will be free to park on the city streets again after a season parking ban lifts on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Wexit party granted eligibility for next federal election

  11-01-2020 21:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Voters in four provinces could be allowed to cast their ballot for the western separatist Wexit Canada party in the next federal election.
  
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• RCMP investigating after officer-involved shooting in Cold Lake, Alberta

  11-01-2020 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been called in to investigate, after a 26-year-old man was shot by an RCMP officer in Cold Lake, Alta.
  
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• SCARS adoptable pets: Saturday, Jan. 11

  11-01-2020 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Second Chance Animal Rescue Society showcases some of the adoptable animals the organization has in its care.
  
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• Financial tips with Servus Credit Union

  11-01-2020 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Getting ready to save in 2020 with some tips from Servus Credit Union.
  
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• If you love the pizzas at Rosso, you'll be happy at Bianco, too

  11-01-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Skip the spaghetti and the brisket. Focus instead on the pizza and the prosecco. "You can't go wrong with that," says Edmonton AM restaurant reviewer Twyla Campbell.
  
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• In the Global Edmonton Kitchen with June’s Delicatessen

  11-01-2020 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the Global Edmonton Kitchen with a new brunch spot in #yeg that offers bagel spreads and more.
  
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• Breakfast blintz with June’s Delicatessen

  11-01-2020 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The blintz plate from June’s Delicatessen features a buckwheat crepe, cottage cheese, apple butter, and seasonal fruit.
  
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• The art of the breakfast bagel with June’s Delicatessen

  11-01-2020 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Allan Suddaby and Nate Box from June’s Delicatessen visit the Global Edmonton Kitchen to show of the art of a breakfast classic: the bagel.
  
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• Working out with Orangetheory

  11-01-2020 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Orangetheory Fitness visits Global News Morning Weekend to give some New Year’s workout tips.
  
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• Trudeau speaks to Iranian president, calls for thorough investigation into plane crash

  11-01-2020 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, following the Iranian government's stunning admission that it "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed this week and killed all 176 people on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• Trudeau says Iran must take 'full responsibility' after admitting its missiles brought down PS752

  11-01-2020 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday that Tehran must take full responsibility for downing Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• Trudeau says Iran must take "full responsibility" after admitting its missiles brought down Flight PS752

  11-01-2020 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday that Tehran must take full responsibility for downing Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• Trudeau, foreign affairs minister to attend Edmonton vigil at University of Alberta Sunday

  11-01-2020 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday that Tehran must take full responsibility for downing Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• PM to speak to media following Iran's admission its military shot down Flight PS752

  11-01-2020 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak to the public following the Iranian government's announcement that it "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed this week and killed all 176 people on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• PM speaks to media following Iran's admission its military shot down Flight PS752

  11-01-2020 18:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, following the Iranian government's stunning admission that it "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed this week and killed all 176 people on board, including 57 Canadians.
  
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• Man shot in leg during Cold Lake officer-involved shooting: RCMP

  11-01-2020 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A 26-year-old man was shot in the leg during a confrontation with police early Saturday, according to Cold Lake RCMP.
  
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• Man seriously injured in Cold Lake officer-involved shooting

  11-01-2020 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The province's police watchdog is investigating after a man was seriously injured in an officer-involved shooting this weekend.
  
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• Hinton wildlife officers kill two cougars after attacks on dogs

  11-01-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Two young cougars believed to be responsible for two recent attacks on dogs in Hinton, Alta., have been shot and killed by wildlife officials.
  
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• Edmonton-area doc walking the walk when it comes to care

  11-01-2020 16:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The cold snap may mean many of us aren't getting outside to exercise, but a free program is helping Albertans get fit no matter the weather.
  
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• Climate change education in Canada’s medical schools needs to improve, students say

  11-01-2020 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The growing health effects of climate change, such as the spread of Lyme disease and heat-related deaths, mean medical students must be prepared, the students' group wrote in a comment for the Lancet's Planetary Health journal last week.
  
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• Not all measures to protect Alberta caribou welcome by local communities

  11-01-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Since the end of the 1970s, the provincial government has put measures in place to try to curb of Alberta's caribou heads, but not all of them are welcomed by local communities.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Friday, January 10, 2020

  11-01-2020 09:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brayden Tracey scored 1:46 into overtime as the Victoria Royals edged the Portland Winterhawks 2-1 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.
  
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• No wage increases for Alberta nurses and teachers, arbitrators rule

  11-01-2020 05:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s teachers and registered nurses will not receive a wage increase for the final year of their contract, after two arbitration decisions were handed down Friday.
  
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• Ukrainian airline shot down unintentionally due to ‘human error,’ Iran says

  11-01-2020 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Iran had denied for several days that a missile downed the aircraft.
  
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• Ukrainian aircraft shot down unintentionally due to ‘human error,’ Iran says

  11-01-2020 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Iran had denied for several days that a missile downed the aircraft.
  
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• Iran says its military ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jetliner

  11-01-2020 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Iran had denied for several days that a missile downed the aircraft.
  
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• Ukrainian plane was 'unintentionally' shot down, Iran says

  11-01-2020 04:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Iran announced Saturday that its military "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Jan. 10

  11-01-2020 04:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney from Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.
  
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• Pickleball is a sport on the rise

  11-01-2020 04:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pickleball is a sport with a funny name that’s now being taken very seriously. John Sexsmith reports.
  
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• Bob Layton’s editorial: Jan. 10

  11-01-2020 04:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  In his latest editorial, Bob Layton talks about the deadly plane crash in Iran this week.
  
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• Edmonton pharmacist suspended for improperly filling narcotics prescriptions

  11-01-2020 03:30 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton pharmacist has been suspended and fined $75,000 after a provincial regulator found his pharmacy improperly filled nearly 1,400 narcotic prescriptions from a disgraced Sherwood Park physician.
  
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• WEXIT political party can now run candidates in Canadian federal elections

  11-01-2020 02:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  WEXIT Canada plans to run 104 candidates in the next federal election throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
  
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• Don Cherry’s name removed from WHL’s annual ‘Suits Up’ fundraising games

  11-01-2020 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The third annual "Suits Up" season is set to get underway next week in Edmonton, but this year it's flying under a different banner.
  
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• Alberta arbitration outcomes result in no wage increases in cases involving ATA and UNA

  11-01-2020 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Finance Minister Travis Toews says rulings made in a pair of arbitration cases involving the Alberta Teachers Association and the United Nurses of Alberta "reflect the current economic realities in the province."
  
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• Youth hockey team from Australia arrives in Edmonton

  11-01-2020 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of young hockey players is getting a crash course on Canadian winter. The team is coming from Down Under, where temperatures are scorching right now. Julia Wong was at the airport as they arrived.
  
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• Young Ringette players compete at WEM to raise money for cancer research

  11-01-2020 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Things are heating up at West Edmonton Mall. Young Ringette players from western Canada are taking part in a competition this weekend to raise money for cancer research. Morgan Black has more.
  
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• Down Under to deep freeze: Indigenous hockey team from Australia arrives in Edmonton

  11-01-2020 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The temperature difference between Adelaide, where the team is based, and Edmonton is approximately 50 degrees.
  
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• Edmonton man found guilty of manslaughter in death of baby son

  11-01-2020 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Joey Crier has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of his 19-month-old son. The baby’s body was found near an Edmonton church in 2017. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Most Edmonton shelters full overnight at cold snap hits

  11-01-2020 01:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the cold snap settled in Edmonton, work continues to ensure the most vulnerable are not left exposed to elements. As Vinesh Pratap reports, most shelters were full overnight.
  
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• How to save energy but stay warm during Alberta’s first cold snap of 2020

  11-01-2020 01:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  As temperatures plunge, furnaces will be working overtime to keep homes heated. Here are some ways to avoid hefty energy bills.
  
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• Remembering Edmonton victims of plane crash in Iran

  11-01-2020 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The plane crash in Iran marked the worst single-day loss of life in Edmonton since the Black Friday tornado in 1987. Here, we remember the 13 victims with ties to the city.
  
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• Another tough month for Alberta on jobs front

  11-01-2020 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 176,000 Albertans entered the New Year unemployed. The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show the province had another tough month on the jobs front. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Canada’s newest astronauts finish basic training at NASA in Texas

  11-01-2020 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Joshua Kudryk and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, who both hail from Alberta, graduated Friday along with 11 Americans from NASA's basic astronaut training and will be part of the next generation of space explorers hoping to return to Earth's satellite and beyond.
  
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• Pickleball has grown 650% in the last 6 years

  11-01-2020 00:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The sport with the funny name is now being taken very seriously. Pickleball has grown 650 per cent in the last six years. John Sexsmith has more on the local scene.
  
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• Minute at the Movies: Jan. 10

  11-01-2020 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  In this edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “The Song of Names” and “Like a Boss.”
  
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• New numbers confirm Alberta drivers facing higher auto insurance costs

  11-01-2020 00:44 via cbc.ca
  
  New numbers confirm that many Alberta drivers are getting hit with rate hikes, and even some sharp spikes, in their auto insurance.
  
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• University endowment fund being created in memory of Edmonton victims of Iran plane crash

  11-01-2020 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The society hopes to raise about $20,000. After offering support to local families, the remaining funds will be put towards an endowment fund at the University of Alberta.
  
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