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• Encana completes corporate shakeup as it becomes Ovintiv, shifts to U.S.

  24-01-2020 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Encana Corp. says it has completed its corporate reorganization under the new name Ovintiv Inc.
  
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• Restocking Alberta's lakes with walleye could promote economy, says province

  24-01-2020 23:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The creation of a walleye restocking program could promote the economy and tourism, says Alberta Environment and Parks.
  
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• Alberta health officials testing people for coronavirus if ‘there’s any suspicion’

  24-01-2020 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health authorities in Alberta are testing people for a coronavirus that has killed more than 20 people and made close to 900 others sick, however, all tests that have come back so far have been negative.
  
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• 'Get to the bottom of this': Civil liberties group wants inquiry into buried records in Alta. criminal cases

  24-01-2020 22:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Michael Bryant, executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, says Alberta should hold a public inquiry after an investigation by The Fifth Estate found possible problems were raised about the work of a forensic pathologist involved in criminal cases.
  
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• Football field-sized load to travel north from Edmonton next week - CTV News

  24-01-2020 22:33 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Football field-sized load to travel north from Edmonton next week  CTV News
  
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• Parking ban lifts after Edmonton crews work around the clock to reach bare pavement

  24-01-2020 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  A parking ban that has been in place since mid-week to accommodate the clearing of snow and ice from Edmonton streets ends Friday afternoon.
  
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• Edmonton’s seasonal parking ban ends at 4 p.m. Friday - Global News

  24-01-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton’s seasonal parking ban ends at 4 p.m. Friday  Global News
  
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• Edmonton’s seasonal parking ban ends at 4 p.m. Friday

  24-01-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  City and contractor crews worked 24 hours a day to clear snow and ice accumulation from major roads, bus routes and active pathways.
  
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• ‘Special needs’ Alberta rescue dog ‘Best Boy Brodie’ becomes international sensation

  24-01-2020 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A perfectly imperfect Alberta rescue dog is garnering international attention.
  
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• RCMP looking into Amber Tuccaro case tip but caution against ‘erroneous information’

  24-01-2020 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP are looking into a tip from man who believes his father was involved in the 2010 disappearance and murder of Amber Tuccaro south of Edmonton.
  
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• Alberta retail sales plunge to lowest level in years as vehicle spending declines sharply

  24-01-2020 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans are spending less and less money, particularly on cars, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada, which show retail sales falling to lowest level in years.
  
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• B.C. man dies in ‘firearms-related incident’ in southern Alberta: RCMP

  24-01-2020 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP are investigating the death of a B.C. man who suffered a firearms-related injury in central Alberta on Thursday.
  
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• Fire at Edmonton Women's Institution was deliberately set: police - Edmonton Journal

  24-01-2020 19:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Fire at Edmonton Women's Institution was deliberately set: police  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton rental vacancy rates forecasted to go down, prices expected to rise - Edmonton Journal

  24-01-2020 19:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton rental vacancy rates forecasted to go down, prices expected to rise  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fire lit inside cell during disagreement with staff at Edmonton women’s prison

  24-01-2020 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two inmates and three staff members of the Edmonton Institution for Women were taken to hospital after a disagreement and fire at the prison.
  
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• RCMP investigate latest tip in Amber Tuccaro murder

  24-01-2020 19:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Police are investigating a new tip received about the disappearance and murder of Amber Tuccaro.
  
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• Judge denies request to revoke guilty plea in dangerous driving case that killed Alberta woman

  24-01-2020 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Todd Lambert, 51, admitted to being behind the wheel of a car that slammed into the back of Natalie Anne Hawkins' SUV at a speed of more than 200 kilometres an hour.
  
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• Calgary father found guilty in drunk driving rollover that killed daughter

  24-01-2020 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary father has been found guilty of drunk driving in a 2016 crash that killed his 17-year-old daughter and seriously injured her friend.
  
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• Bob Layton: Another successful Corus Radiothon for Stollery Children’s Hospital

  24-01-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Stollery helps children stay in Edmonton for life-saving treatments instead of travelling across the country, thanks to your generosity, Bob Layton says.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers trade list from Jujhar Khaira to Adam Larsson: Who might move at the 2020 deadline? - Edmonton Journal

  24-01-2020 17:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers trade list from Jujhar Khaira to Adam Larsson: Who might move at the 2020 deadline?  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'Doing squats the whole time': Chinese lion dance brings good fortune and sore muscles

  24-01-2020 17:29 via cbc.ca
  
  For Catherine Wong, lion dancing is both a passion and challenging feat of physical fitness. 
  
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• Police investigate alleged arson at Edmonton Institution for Women

  24-01-2020 17:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police say a fire Thursday night inside the Edmonton Institution for Women was deliberately set following a confrontation between guards and inmates. 
  
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• Fire at Edmonton Institution for Women was deliberately set, police say

  24-01-2020 17:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police say a fire Thursday night inside the Edmonton Institution for Women was deliberately set following a confrontation between guards and inmates. 
  
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• Oilers' Connor McDavid says he chose risk of rehab over surgery for knee injury

  24-01-2020 16:15 via cbc.ca
  
  The documentary, made by longtime Oilers filmmaker Don Metz, details McDavid's decision not to have surgery on his badly injured left knee -- which he sustained April 6 during Edmonton's final game of the 2018-19 season -- taking the route of intense physiotherapy and rehab instead.
  
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• Alberta landowners urge farmers to cut power to wells with unpaid debts

  24-01-2020 16:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Most of Alberta's roughly 400,000 wells are on private property. Provincial law forbids owners to deny access to energy companies and the industry is required to pay compensation.
  
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• Butchering names disrespects foreign students, U of A psychology study finds

  24-01-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In a recent survey of 173 international students at the U of A, 75 percent said their foreign surnames were mispronounced and half of those students said they felt it was important for people to try to pronounce them correctly. 
  
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• Alberta health officials testing people for coronavirus out of 'excess of caution'

  24-01-2020 15:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Health officials in Alberta say they've tested several people for the new coronavirus that's killed 26 people and made more than 800 people sick, mostly in China.
  
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• AMA Travel: Polynesian cruises

  24-01-2020 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shelley Samycia from AMA Travel talks about all-inclusive cruises in the South Pacific’s Polynesian islands. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• Calgary’s airport sees record-breaking year despite Boeing 737 Max 8 grounding

  24-01-2020 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary was the fourth most-impacted airport in North America and eighth-most impacted in the world by the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Risk of freezing rain tonight. Terrific. - Edmonton Journal

  24-01-2020 15:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Risk of freezing rain tonight. Terrific.  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Increased violence leads to state of emergency at Onion Lake Cree Nation

  24-01-2020 15:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leaders at Onion Lake Cree Nation said they made the declaration due to increased violence in the community.
  
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• Edmonton woman convicted of stalking seeks bail, leave to appeal

  24-01-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After spending less than three weeks behind bars for criminal harassment, an Edmonton woman has asked Alberta's highest court to grant her bail while she seeks leave to appeal her 12-month sentence. 
  
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• 27-year-old man dies in crash near Red Deer, Alta.

  24-01-2020 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A semi-trailer traveling west on Highway 11 collided with a pickup truck heading south on Burnt Lake Trail, RCMP said in a release.
  
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• Discover Jasper in January for fun, food and adventure

  24-01-2020 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The annual Jasper in January festival is underway in Jasper National Park, where there’s street parties, discounts on hotels and lift tickets to Marmot Basin, and other fun events. Pursuit Jasper marketing manager Erin Reade shares more details.
  
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• Why some Alberta ski resorts faced their 'worst season ever' in 1982

  24-01-2020 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  In theory, it was the best of times for skiers, but the worst of times for ski resorts.
  
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• 'Help us': Drug, gang deaths prompt First Nation to declare state of emergency

  24-01-2020 14:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A string of drug and gang-related violence has prompted leaders of Onion Lake Cree Nation to declare a state of emergency. The community has experienced three deaths apparently connected to drug and gang activity in the last two months.
  
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• 'Heartbroken': Mother says daughter still waiting for reading with 'Mom's a Medium' star

  24-01-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton-area mother says she has given up hope that she will get a refund from the Mom's A Medium star, but wants to share her experience.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, January 24, 2020

  24-01-2020 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, January 24, 2020 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• WHL Roundup: Thursday, January 23, 2020

  24-01-2020 07:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gage Goncalves scored twice to lift the Everett Silvertips to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Giants on Thursday in the Western Hockey League.
  
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• NHL all-stars curious to see how Edmonton Oilers’ rivalry with Tkachuk plays out

  24-01-2020 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Even though Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl missed Thursday's media session ahead of the NHL's all-star weekend, the Edmonton Oilers' renewed rivalry with the Calgary Flames -- and namely Matthew Tkachuk -- was still front and centre.
  
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• MacEwan University Griffins to retire jersey of former player on anniversary of his death

  24-01-2020 05:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  When the MacEwan University Griffins host the Augustana Vikings on Saturday, the team will honour a former player who passed away last year by retiring his jersey number.
  
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• MacEwan University Griffins to honour former player on anniversary of his death

  24-01-2020 05:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  This Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of MacEwan Griffins hockey player Nakehko Lamothe who died of cardiac arrest following a game in Calgary. Kevin Karius has more.
  
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• A look at how much the 2020 Corus Radiothon raised

  24-01-2020 05:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Su-Ling Goh tells us how much the 2020 Corus Radiothon raised for the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.
  
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• Community rallies to support University of Alberta athlete paralyzed after Costa Rica fall

  24-01-2020 05:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A recent graduate and member of the University of Alberta Pandas soccer program has been paralyzed from the waist down following a cycling accident in Costa Rica. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Community rallies to support Alberta university grad paralyzed after Costa Rica fall

  24-01-2020 05:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A recent graduate and member of the University of Alberta Pandas soccer program has been paralyzed from the waist down following a cycling accident in Costa Rica. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Police investigating after pickup truck driver killed in central Alberta crash

  24-01-2020 04:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 27-year-old driver of a pickup truck died after the vehicle collided with a semi-truck west of Red Deer on Thursday, according to RCMP.
  
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• Some municipal politicians in Alberta fear partisan bent will be introduced into election campaigns

  24-01-2020 03:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi are among a number of municipal politicians in Alberta expressing concerns about the provincial government mulling over potential changes to municipal election campaign rules.
  
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• Alberta Pandas volleyball player making waves

  24-01-2020 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Pandas volleyball program has produced a lot of players who have continued their careers professionally. There’s another one coming down the pipe. Quinn Phillips reports.
  
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• Little helpers come to aid of Edmonton cafe trying to do good

  24-01-2020 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton’s cold winter can be tough for the city’s most vulnerable but the owner of a downtown cafe is striving to do her part. As Morgan Black explains, it’s been a hard few months for the Nook Cafe but now, some sweet little souls are coming to the rescue.
  
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• House becomes Edmonton’s first in 2020 to receive historic designation

  24-01-2020 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A house in Strathcona that’s almost a century old has been designated as a municipal historic resource. The Kenneth T. Henderson residence was built after the First World War. Nicole Stillger has more.
  
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