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• Dangerous driving sentencing hearing delayed a second time

  17-01-2020 23:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Todd Lambert was supposed to be sentenced Friday for dangerous driving causing death. Instead, the Bruderheim man fired his lawyer who told the judge Lambert wanted to change his earlier guilty plea.
  
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• Counter-speaking group trying to make social media a better place

  17-01-2020 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  I Am Here Canada hopes to encourage people who tend to avoid commenting because they don't feel comfortable to add their voices to the conversation.
  
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• U.S. court rejects Omar Khadr’s request for military to hear his appeal

  17-01-2020 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Khadr turned to the D.C. Circuit Court to order the U.S. Court of Military Commission review to hear the appeal.
  
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• Feds to avoid selling Trans Mountain pipeline so long as risks remain

  17-01-2020 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government is studying the best options for Indigenous communities to reap economic benefits from the Trans Mountain pipeline but Ottawa is not planning to sell the project while legal and political risks remain.
  
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• Teen in government care found dead near Rocky Mountain House

  17-01-2020 23:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's Children Services is investigating the death of a 16-year-old youth who was reported missing in the Rocky Mountain House area one week ago.
  
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• Métis nations ask Ottawa to negotiate directly with them, not national body

  17-01-2020 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Three provincial Métis nations are asking the federal government to negotiate directly with them on issues of self-government and not through their national representative body.
  
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• Downtown Edmonton building evacuated after vehicle hits sprinkler room

  17-01-2020 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A building in the downtown core was evacuated Friday morning after a vehicle hit a sprinkler room, causing water to spew all over the parkade.
  
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• Edmonton tech CEO calls out Alberta government for lack of support at Las Vegas tech show

  17-01-2020 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CEO of an Edmonton-based tech company is calling out the province for its lack of representation at a major electronics trade show earlier this month.
  
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• Trevor Harris excited about reunion with Milanovich

  17-01-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last off season, it was tap dancing. This off season, Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Trevor Harris is again going outside the box for his training.
  
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• 'Bit of a masochist': Cold snap continues, for final chilly commute

  17-01-2020 18:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Gibby Davis has proven himself impervious to the cold.
  
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• Bob Layton: Long-term care centres should keep senior couples together

  17-01-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Long-term care centres should have rooms that can house couples, Bob Layton says.
  
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• Corus Radiothon Supporting the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation

  17-01-2020 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 21st Annual Corus Radiothon is a live, two-day broadcast on CISN Country 103.9 from the Stollery Children’s Hospital, with support from sister stations 630 CHED, 92.5 The ‘Chuck, Global News Radio 880 Edmonton and Global Edmonton. During Radiothon, dozens of young patients and their families share stories of hope, help and healing to inspire...
  
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• Lunar New Year celebrated at West Edmonton Mall

  17-01-2020 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lunar New Year is being celebrated at West Edmonton Mall. Daintre Christensen sits down with Danielle Woo and Mannat Kahlon to learn more about the festivities.
  
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• Could Calgary be banning conversion therapy?

  17-01-2020 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conversion therapy is the practice of counselling people in an attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.
  
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• Could Calgary ban conversion therapy?

  17-01-2020 16:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conversion therapy is the practice of counselling people in an attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity.
  
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• Alberta house speaker showcases retro Question Period

  17-01-2020 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Question Period at the Alberta legislature is taking a step back in time. In an effort to keep Question Period and the day-to-day happenings at the legislature more engaging for Albertans, House Speaker Nathan Cooper is taking a page out of history.
  
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• AMA Travel: Trips to Egypt

  17-01-2020 16:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Every week Roland Van Meurs from AMA Travel stops by Global News Morning Edmonton with some great travel destinations. This week, he’s talking about Egypt. Sponsored by AMA Travel.
  
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• Long hours and full kennels: animal rescues contend with cold dogs

  17-01-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As the extreme cold continues across the province, animal rescues are struggling to keep up with demand.
  
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• Edmonton tech company disappointed by lack of provincial support at Consumer Electronics Show

  17-01-2020 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showcases the best of the best in technology. But for one Edmonton company, it was a disappointment due to the lack of support from the province. TIQ Software CEO Jason Suriano shares his experience.
  
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• Dene Nation seeks formal apology for TB treatment in 'Indian hospitals'

  17-01-2020 15:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The Dene Nation is seeking a formal apology for the way its members were treated in medical institutions. The move comes as a class action lawsuit seeking redress for ‘Indian hospitals’ heads toward certification.
  
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• Driver gets $155 ticket for licence plate covered with snow

  17-01-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man says he's fighting a ticket after being pulled over on one of the coldest days of the year because his licence plate was covered with snow.
  
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• How to make sure your furnace keeps working during bitterly cold temperatures

  17-01-2020 14:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bitter cold has set in and furnaces are working overtime. How do you make sure it keeps going strong? Mike Sobel sits down with Keven Lackey with Acclaimed Heating to learn more.
  
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• Persistent Albertan dogging 'fair deal' panel advocating for changes to laws around sex trade

  17-01-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamish Tergarthen is pretty sure the Alberta government panel won't act on his concerns but that won't stop him from trying.
  
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• Off-topic but persistent: Albertan dogs 'fair deal' panel seeking decriminalization of sex work

  17-01-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamish Tergarthen is pretty sure the Alberta government panel won't act on his concerns but that won't stop him from trying.
  
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• How Twitch viewers helped police narrow down location of possible child abuser in just hours

  17-01-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A video game streamer sprung into action after he spotted a disturbing video on social media. He spent the next 24 hours tracking down evidence and providing it to police. The result was a Calgary woman being charged with assaulting a child.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Is it over yet? - Edmonton Journal

  17-01-2020 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Is it over yet?  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Disappointment, 'humiliation': B.C. politicians react to Trans Mountain court decision

  17-01-2020 06:46 via cbc.ca
  
  British Columbia has lost its latest legal effort aimed at stopping the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and, for many in the province, the decision comes as a “disappointing” blow — and, for others, it’s “humiliation.”
  
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• Disappointed, humiliated: B.C. reacts to Trans Mountain court decision

  17-01-2020 06:46 via cbc.ca
  
  British Columbia has lost its latest legal effort aimed at stopping the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and, for many in the province, the decision comes as a “disappointing” blow — and, for others, it’s “humiliation.”
  
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• Central Alberta village pleads guilty to improper application of pesticide in case that saw 2 dogs die

  17-01-2020 06:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Village of Cereal, the village's foreman and a campground caretaker have pleaded guilty to improper application of a pesticide in a 2017 case that saw two dogs ingest strychnine and later die.
  
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• Top court's TMX decision a 'slap-down' for B.C., Alberta government says

  17-01-2020 05:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered its verdict on B.C.'s attempt to challenge the Trans Mountain expansion project — and its decision was music to the Government of Alberta's ears.
  
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• B.C. appoints special prosecutor to probe Crown conduct in decade-old child murder case

  17-01-2020 04:52 via cbc.ca
  
  The office of B.C.'s attorney general has appointed one of the country's top defence lawyers to probe the conduct of prosecutors involved in a second-degree murder charge laid against a babysitter in 2011.
  
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• Cold re-leaf: Greenhouse opens doors to dogs during cold snap

  17-01-2020 04:02 via cbc.ca
  
  In the recent cold snap it's been too cold for many Edmonton dog owners to bring their pet to the dog park, but a local greenhouse is filling the void.
  
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• Health specialist looks to tackle problem of kids swallowing batteries

  17-01-2020 04:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Medical teams in Alberta are noticing an increase in kids swallowing batteries. Now, a specialist at the Stollery Children’s Hospital is helping to come up with guidelines for how emergency room staff manage such cases. Su-Ling Goh explains
  
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• 77 Canadians on their way to help Australia as wildfires rage on

  17-01-2020 03:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada has mutual aid agreements with Australia, New Zealand, the U.S., Mexico and South Africa.
  
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• Alberta chief medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim resigns

  17-01-2020 02:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim has resigned, the third departure from that position in five years.
  
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• B.C. government, environmentalists ‘disappointed’ over Trans Mountain court decision

  17-01-2020 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environmentalists say B.C. can still impose additional conditions on Trans Mountain for the project despite the court loss.
  
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• How furry pals at MacEwan University are reducing student stress

  17-01-2020 02:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Pets Assisting With Student Success (PAWSS) uses pets to alleviate stress for MacEwan University students. Since it launched in 2017, has become very popular — last semester they recorded 3,600 visits.
  
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• Day 5 of deep freeze in Edmonton

  17-01-2020 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  These prolonged cold temperatures are taking a toll on pretty much everyone and everything in Edmonton. Fletcher Kent looks at the fallout from the frosty week.
  
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• Brrrr! Edmonton plummets to around -45°C with wind chill

  17-01-2020 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians from coast to coast to coast are facing extreme winter weather, with the entire province of Alberta hit especially hard. In Edmonton this week, temperatures have felt as low as -45°C with wind chill. Quinn Ohler reports on how people there are coping with this bone-chilling cold.
  
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• Vehicle crashes into front of south Edmonton daycare

  17-01-2020 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were some frightening moments for many parents of a south Edmonton daycare. As Chris Chacon reports, a car crashed into the front of the building while children were inside.
  
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• Batteries, beer and car wash bays: failure to function in extreme cold

  17-01-2020 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  We're not the only ones that don't want to work when it's this cold out, some things just fail to function at extreme low temperatures.
  
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• Baby boom for labour and delivery nurses at Edmonton hospital

  17-01-2020 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the Royal Alexandra Hospital’s labour and delivery unit, there’s a baby boom. But it’s not just the patients; 14 nurses on the unit are expecting or have just had their babies. Sarah Ryan reports.
  
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• Conscience rights bill, recall legislation likely to die if UCP granted prorogation

  17-01-2020 01:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four bills, including a UCP MLA's controversial private member's bill, will effectively die now if Premier Jason Kenney's government receives approval for its plan to not have the Legislative Assembly reconvene until late February.
  
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• Global News at 5 Edmonton: Jan. 16

  17-01-2020 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke.
  
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• Edmonton nightclub consultant guilty of 5 counts of sexual assault

  17-01-2020 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former nightclub promoter in Edmonton has been found guilty of five counts of the 13 charges of sexual assault he faced. A jury of five men and five women deliberated for more than two days before reaching a verdict. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Why did Alberta government delay accepting applications for Rutherford Scholarship?

  17-01-2020 01:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are still questions over why exactly applications for the Rutherford Scholarship – popular for Alberta post-secondary students – were delayed last summer. The government says it was a technical error; the Opposition says there’s more to the story. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Father-son duo volunteer in support of Edmonton Minor Hockey Week

  17-01-2020 01:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A ton of volunteer hours go into making Edmonton Minor Hockey Week a success. Among them, a father and son who are helping call the shots. Morgan Black has their story.
  
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• Bitter cold created challenges for Edmonton firefighters Thursday

  17-01-2020 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The deep freeze made things tough for fire crews responding to a blaze in south Edmonton Thursday morning. Kendra Slugoski reports.
  
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• Alberta energy minister responds to Supreme Court’s Trans Mountain appeal rejection

  17-01-2020 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage speaks to the media after the Supreme Court rejected B.C.’s appeal of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  
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• Edmonton gamer makes living playing pro e-sports

  17-01-2020 01:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  E-sports has developed into an international, billion-dollar video game industry. A local gamer has been playing professionally for the past three years. John Sexsmith has the story.
  
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