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• South Edmonton residents voice concerns with low-income housing proposal in Keheewin

  21-01-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dozens of Keheewin neighbourhood residents came to voice concerns to Edmonton city council about a low-income housing proposal on a vacant lot by an elementary school.
  
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• Alberta premier says province may close or relocate some drug consumption sites

  21-01-2020 23:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says it's possible Alberta could close or relocate some of the seven supervised drug consumption sites in the province, while an NDP MLA warns it could have devastating consequences.
  
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• Hockey player on Oilers’ farm team suspended 5 games for using racial slur

  21-01-2020 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The American Hockey League has suspended Bakersfield Condors defenceman Brandon Manning five games for using a racial slur against Ontario Reign left-wing Bokondji Imama.
  
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• A 'second class' spy: Muslim CSIS agent alleges discrimination, abuse

  21-01-2020 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Muslim CSIS analyst is suing the spy agency, alleging he endured almost two decades of suspicion, bullying and abuse, including attacks while he prayed.
  
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• Oilers' AHLer Brandon Manning suspended 5 games for using racial slur

  21-01-2020 22:40 via cbc.ca
  
  The American Hockey League has suspended Bakersfield Condors defenceman Brandon Manning five games for using a racial slur against Ontario Reign left-winger Bokondji Imama in a game on Monday.
  
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• Alberta’s supervised consumption sites could be closed or moved: Kenney

  21-01-2020 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says neighbourhoods with consumption sites have seen an increase in crime and property damage.
  
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• Young Stars Classic, featuring NHL rookies and hopefuls, returning to South Okanagan

  21-01-2020 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The four-team tournament will feature Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg.
  
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• $50,000 reward issued by EPS for man wanted for 1st-degree murder

  21-01-2020 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A $50,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help locate a man wanted for first-degree murder. Edmonton police are partnering with the Bolo program to find Amin Yussuf. Lisa MacGregor has more.
  
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• Gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay denied by Parks Canada

  21-01-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort.
  
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• Over-representation of Indigenous people in federal prisons reaches 'disturbing' historic high

  21-01-2020 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The over-representation of Indigenous people in federal custody has reached a new historic high according to a statement released by Canada's correctional investigator, Ivan Zinger, who describes the trend as “disturbing” and evidence of “entrenched imbalances.”  
  
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• $50K bounty for suspect in fatal Edmonton bar shooting wanted on Canada-wide warrants

  21-01-2020 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A $50,000 bounty has been issued for Amin Yussuf, 29, who is accused of killing one man and injuring two others at a hookah bar in Edmonton's Whyte Avenue area.
  
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• Crews to tackle 'substantial snowpack' on major roads in Edmonton

  21-01-2020 19:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Last week's frigid weather resulted in a substantial snowpack on major roads in Edmonton so the city has declared a seasonal parking ban to clear arterial and collector roads.
  
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• $50,000 reward offered in fatal shooting at Edmonton lounge in 2019

  21-01-2020 19:34 via cbc.ca
  
  A $50,000 reward has been offered in the search for a suspect wanted in the murder of a man at an Edmonton lounge last spring.
  
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• How to turn your kids’ smartphone time into marketable skills for the future

  21-01-2020 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  "HR Mom" Melissa Griffin is encouraging parents to challenge their children to use their smartphones to create and contribute, rather than for simply texting or using social media.
  
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• Proposed gondola from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay rejected by Parks Canada

  21-01-2020 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort.
  
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• Parks Canada rejects proposed gondola from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay

  21-01-2020 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from the Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort.
  
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• Building children’s independence and confidence with real-life tech skills

  21-01-2020 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  They spend hours on their phones but are teens getting real-life tech skills as a result? One human resources professional says no, adding young adults are ill-prepared for the real world. But, as Laurel Gregory reports, she says there is a remedy.
  
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• Police say alcohol might have contributed to fatal crash near Revelstoke

  21-01-2020 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta driver is dead after being involved in two collision on the Trans-Canada Highway.
  
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• 77-year-old Alberta ‘baby whisperer’ fosters dozens of children in care

  21-01-2020 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  They call him the baby whisperer. Luther Burbank has been a temporary father to 88 children, 66 of whom were babies, over the last 21 years.
  
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• Alberta doctors advised to watch for new coronavirus as 1st North American case diagnosed

  21-01-2020 18:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Doctors in Alberta are being told to be on the lookout for a new, SARS-like illness that originated in China, where it has killed six and made several hundred people sick, as news broke Tuesday that the first North American case had been diagnosed.
  
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• Alberta doctors advised to be on watch for coronavirus

  21-01-2020 18:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Doctors in Alberta are being told to be on the lookout for a new, SARS-like illness that originated in China and has made several hundred people sick and is blamed for six deaths.
  
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• Trudeau: TMX approval process ‘needs to be done right’

  21-01-2020 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to reporters in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government is moving slowly and carefully on the approval process for the Trans Mountain Pipeline, purchased by the federal government in 2018 for a cost of $4.5 billion CDN, because it “needs to be done right.”
  
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• Alberta Ballet bringing ‘DIAVOLO – Architecture in Motion’ to Edmonton

  21-01-2020 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  “DIAVOLO – Architecture in Motion” is a Los Angeles-based dance company pushing the edge of performance and the Alberta Ballet is bringing it to Edmonton. Creative Director Jacques Heim explains what makes the live, abstract theatre experience unlike anything else you’ve ever seen.
  
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• Making the cut: Team Canada prepares to compete in 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge

  21-01-2020 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's the first time Canda will be competing in the annual meat-cutting competition, which is billed as "the greatest butchery event on earth."
  
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• 'Levelled the playing field': Alberta regulator puts immigrant engineers on equal ground

  21-01-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Divyesh Kumar Patel was a professional chemical engineer with nine years experience working for a massive, multinational firm. But when he moved from India to Edmonton in 2015, his engineering job applications went unanswered. 
  
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• Kids with Cancer: Paisley-Anne being treated for eye cancer

  21-01-2020 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  In this month’s Kids with Cancer Society segment, we meet Cold Lake’s Paisley-Anne Jean – who is being treated for a tumour behind her eye – as well as her mom Ricky Jean, and executive director Val Figliuzzi.
  
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• Home makeover ideas at the Edmonton Renovation Show

  21-01-2020 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer or you’re just looking for some ideas, the Edmonton Renovation Show has it all. Holly Baker is one of the dozens of experts who will be on hand to offer advice and inspiration.
  
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• Jumbo Glacier, the municipality with no residents, being shut down by B.C. government

  21-01-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With the land once planned for Jumbo Glacier now being transferred to the Ktunaxa Nation to create a conservation zone, the B.C. government is formally beginning the process of dissolving the town with a mayor, a council — but no people. 
  
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• Former Edmonton MLA Carl Benito heading to trial on immigration-fraud charges

  21-01-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Former Progressive Conservative MLA Carl Benito is heading to trial on several immigration-fraud charges.
  
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• Coldest Night of the Year Walk-a-Thon for the Bissell Centre

  21-01-2020 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Next month, Edmontonians will head outside for the Coldest Night of the Year Family Friendly Walk-a-Thon in support of Edmonton’s homeless. Scarlet Bjornson with the Bissell Centre shares details.
  
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• Seasonal parking ban to take effect Wednesday in Edmonton

  21-01-2020 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  During the seasonal parking ban taking effect Wednesday, city crews will be looking to plow and scrape off the snowpack that remained on roads during a bitterly cold deep freeze over the past week. Kendra Slugoski has the details.
  
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• Nine times lucky? Alberta’s Northern Cree takes another shot at Grammy gold

  21-01-2020 14:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's the ninth time Alberta Indigenous singing group Northern Cree is nominated at music industry's biggest night.
  
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• Alberta justice minister presses Ottawa to toughen sentences for rural crime

  21-01-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's justice minister is calling on his federal counterpart to introduce tougher penalties for perpetrators convicted of committing crimes in rural areas, in a letter obtained by CBC. Doug Schweitzer also says NCR review boards must give more weight to public safety concerns.
  
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• Outdoor recess returns to Edmonton schools as cold snap comes to an end

  21-01-2020 13:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last week’s bitterly cold temperature made for some very long days for students and teachers at Alberta schools. On Monday, some schools in Edmonton had their first outdoor recess in ages. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Tuesday, January 21, 2020

  21-01-2020 13:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Tuesday, January 21, 2020 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Winterruption, Ice on Whyte, and Edmonton Pet Expo - Edmonton Journal

  21-01-2020 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Winterruption, Ice on Whyte, and Edmonton Pet Expo  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta woman frustrated to learn provincial review means she is not on rent supplement program waitlist

  21-01-2020 05:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  With two rent supplement programs currently under review by the provincial government, an Alberta woman hoping to be on the waitlist for one of them says she is frustrated.
  
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• Vancouver man receives parking ticket after signing up for mobile alert reminder

  21-01-2020 03:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Impark customer is warning people not to depend on the parking provider’s text messaging alert technology after he says it failed him.
  
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• Health Matters: Jan. 20

  21-01-2020 03:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Monday’s edition of Health Matters, Su-Ling Goh tells us about a Mornville baby who is now considered cured for his rare immune disorder and about how someone is taking to the ice to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease.
  
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• Morinville baby’s rare immune disorder considered cured

  21-01-2020 03:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s an amazing update for a Morinville baby and his family. As Su-LinG Goh reports, his rare immune disorder is now considered cured.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Jan. 20

  21-01-2020 03:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 weather forecast for Edmonton and the surrounding area.
  
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• Planet Organic shelves empty as Alberta vendors claim they are owed money

  21-01-2020 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some shelves at Planet Organic Market in Edmonton are noticeably empty and several Alberta vendors said they've been waiting months for the popular organic grocery store to pay them.
  
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• Edmonton’s air quality reaches ‘high-risk’ levels on Monday: Environment Canada

  21-01-2020 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton's air quality rose to a 9 on the Air Quality Health Index at one point on Monday, a level that Environment Canada deems to be a "high risk" to people in the affected area.
  
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• With deadline looming, city council sorts out confusion over Edmonton Transit Service fares

  21-01-2020 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sometimes you have to wait longer than planned for a bus. Well, on Monday, Edmonton city councillors realized they might have to wait longer for the proper legal language for new bus fares.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Jan. 20

  21-01-2020 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 edition of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney.
  
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• Shelves looking bare, vendors waiting for payment at Planet Organic Market

  21-01-2020 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shelves at Planet Organic Market are starting to look empty and several of their Alberta vendors say they’ve been waiting months to be paid for their products. The organic grocery store says it’s trying to find a solution. Lisa MacGregor reports.
  
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• Amount of unpaid property taxes oil companies owe rural municipalities soaring

  21-01-2020 02:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some are calling it a tax revolt. The amount of unpaid property taxes that oil and gas companies owe rural Alberta municipalities has more than doubled over the last year. Quinn Ohler has more.
  
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• Albertans in limbo as province reviews rental-supplement programs

  21-01-2020 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some low-income Albertans say their voices aren’t being heard and their lives are in limbo while the province reviews rental-supplement programs. Vinesh Pratap spoke to one person who said their attempts to talk with the minister have gone nowhere.
  
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• Tech helps battle liquor store robberies in Edmonton

  21-01-2020 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Liquor store thefts have become such a big problem in Edmonton one retailer has decided to take action. Fletcher Kent has more on the crime-fighting technology that’s helping, among other steps.
  
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• Liberal cabinet to talk Western priorities in Winnipeg retreat

  21-01-2020 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his inner circle are on a three-day retreat in Winnipeg, where Western alienation is a hot topic. As Abigail Bimman reports, Trudeau and his cabinet are focusing on building bridges in provinces where they have plenty of political enemies.
  
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