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• 1 dead after weekend crash NE of Edmonton - CTV News

  03-02-2020 23:37 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  1 dead after weekend crash NE of Edmonton  CTV News
  
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• Minnesota regulators give key approvals for Line 3 pipeline

  03-02-2020 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Line 3 starts in Alberta and clips a corner of North Dakota before crossing northern Minnesota en route to Enbridge's terminal in Superior, Wisconsin.
  
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• Edmonton Freestyle Club’s first competition

  03-02-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 100 young athletes between the ages of six and 18 took on aerials, moguls and big air at the Edmonton Freestyle Club’s first competition that took place at Sunridge over the weekend.
  
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• Noise ticket violates Edmonton street preacher's charter rights, advocacy group says

  03-02-2020 22:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says Dale Malayko, a retired firefighter, was given the $250 ticket last June when he and a colleague were preaching on a street corner.
  
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• Noise ticket violates Edmonton street preacher’s charter rights: advocacy group - Global News

  03-02-2020 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Noise ticket violates Edmonton street preacher’s charter rights: advocacy group  Global News
  
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• Noise ticket violates Edmonton street preacher’s charter rights: advocacy group

  03-02-2020 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says Dale Malayko was given the $250 ticket last June when he and a colleague were preaching in Edmonton.
  
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• Noise ticket violates Edmonton street preacher's charter rights: advocacy group - CTV News

  03-02-2020 21:32 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Noise ticket violates Edmonton street preacher's charter rights: advocacy group  CTV News
  
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• Oscar Arfmann sentenced to life in prison without parole for 25 years for killing Abbotsford police officer

  03-02-2020 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Last week, a judge upheld the guilty verdict and rejected a hearing to determine Arfmann's mental fitness at the time of the murder.
  
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• All fired up: Business started by Edmonton girls is turning clay creations into pottery gold - CBC.ca

  03-02-2020 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  All fired up: Business started by Edmonton girls is turning clay creations into pottery gold  CBC.ca
  
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• All fired up: Business started by Edmonton girls is turning clay creations into pottery gold

  03-02-2020 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Millie Mulholland and her sister Ella are the pint-sized potters behind Petite Pieces, an Edmonton-based pottery business that sells mugs, bowls and decorations.
  
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• Woman pleads guilty in partner’s 2017 stabbing death: ‘I killed him and I loved him’

  03-02-2020 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laurie Cunningham, a family lawyer, had been in a relationship with the victim and testified that he proposed to her on the night the stabbing happened.
  
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• Edmonton council votes to take closer look at downtown-Old Strathcona gondola - CTV News

  03-02-2020 20:51 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton council votes to take closer look at downtown-Old Strathcona gondola  CTV News
  
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• Alberta government nixes AHS review recommendation to close 5 rural hospitals, Edmonton trauma centre - Global News

  03-02-2020 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta government nixes AHS review recommendation to close 5 rural hospitals, Edmonton trauma centre  Global News
  
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• Alberta government nixes AHS review recommendation to close 5 rural hospitals, Edmonton trauma centre

  03-02-2020 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The report says Alberta spends 43 per cent of its budget on health — higher per capita than almost all other provinces — but with outcomes that put the province in the middle of the pack.
  
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• Alberta can get up to $2B a year in better value for health care: AHS review report

  03-02-2020 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The report says Alberta spends 43 per cent of its budget on health — higher per capita than almost all other provinces — but with outcomes that put the province in the middle of the pack.
  
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• Plant-based carbonara pasta with Doppio Zero Pizza

  03-02-2020 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Plant-based diets are becoming quite popular and restaurants are adjusting their menus to include more meat-free options. Doppio Zero Pizza chef Michael O’Neill and general manager Patrick Smith joined Global News at Noon to show how you can make a plant-based carbonara pasta — traditionally containing bacon or pancetta, egg and cheese — with mushrooms,...
  
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• City council unanimously passes conversion therapy ban - Edmonton Sun

  03-02-2020 20:01 via edmontonsun.com
  
  City council unanimously passes conversion therapy ban  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Review finds Alberta can get up to $2B a year in better value for health care

  03-02-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A deep dive into Alberta Health Services ordered by the UCP government has identified nearly two billion dollars in potential savings. Tom Vernon has the details.
  
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• Lethbridge police investigate suspected dog poisoning

  03-02-2020 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police in Lethbridge are investigating reports that two dogs who died in the southern Alberta city over the weekend may have been poisoned.
  
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• Mining firm Teck Resources sets target to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2050

  03-02-2020 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Vancouver-based mining company says it will look at alternative ways of moving materials at its mines, using cleaner power sources and implementing efficiency measures.
  
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• Review of AHS identifies 72 ways to save up to $1.9B per year

  03-02-2020 18:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A major review of Alberta Health Service conducted by a team of external consultants spells out dozens of ways the province could save money and find new efficiencies.
  
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• Results of review of Alberta Health Services to be revealed today

  03-02-2020 18:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is set to reveal Monday the results of a review that was conducted into the structure, processes and programs of Alberta Health Services (AHS). Watch the news conference here LIVE at 11 a.m. MT.
  
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• AHS review finds ways to save up to $1.9B — next up is deciding which measures to implement

  03-02-2020 18:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A major review of Alberta Health Service conducted by a team of external consultants spells out dozens of ways the province could save money and find new efficiencies.
  
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• 11 Big Shiny Things to know about the Edmonton Oilers in their 11 game heater - Edmonton Journal

  03-02-2020 18:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  11 Big Shiny Things to know about the Edmonton Oilers in their 11 game heater  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Armed robbery of Edmonton cannabis store caught on camera | CTV News - CTV News

  03-02-2020 18:24 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
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• Armed robbery of Edmonton cannabis store caught on camera - CTV News

  03-02-2020 18:24 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Armed robbery of Edmonton cannabis store caught on camera  CTV News
  
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• Mining company Teck Resources aims to be 'carbon neutral' by 2050

  03-02-2020 17:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The Vancouver-based mining company proposing to build the massive Frontier oilsands mine in northeastern Alberta has set a target to be "carbon neutral" by 2050.
  
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• Company proposing enormous oilsands project aims to be 'carbon neutral' by 2050

  03-02-2020 17:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Vancouver-based Teck Resources, which is proposing to build the massive Frontier oilsands mine in northeastern Alberta, has set a target to be "carbon neutral" by 2050.
  
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• Great Valentines Day Gift Ideas

  03-02-2020 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  People will be in a mad dash over the next couple of weeks to find the perfect Valentines Day gift for their significant other. Lifestyle blogger Sacha DeVoretz shares some great gift ideas for the special day.
  
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• Edmonton Hair Massacure

  03-02-2020 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmontonians are going pink again in support of kids battling chance and other life-threatening illnesses. Global News reporter Kendra Slugoski was live at the kickoff the 18th annual Hair Massacure Monday morning.
  
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• Pretty in pink: 18th annual Hair Massacure kicks off in Edmonton - CTV News

  03-02-2020 16:29 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Pretty in pink: 18th annual Hair Massacure kicks off in Edmonton  CTV News
  
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• Tiny homes provide hope for homeless military veterans in Calgary

  03-02-2020 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A community of 15 tiny homes for military veterans opened in Calgary in November, and a second one is set to open in Edmonton later this year.
  
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• Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week

  03-02-2020 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A province wide campaign is underway encouraging Albertans to test their carbon monoxide alarms. Fred Tyrell with the Alberta Fire Chiefs Association and Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Deputy Chief Russell Croome tell us why the campaign is important.
  
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• ASIRT investigating after man killed in Lloydminster officer-involved shooting: RCMP - Edmonton Journal

  03-02-2020 16:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  ASIRT investigating after man killed in Lloydminster officer-involved shooting: RCMP  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week in Edmonton

  03-02-2020 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A province wide campaign is underway encouraging Albertans to test their carbon monoxide alarms. Fred Tyrell with the Alberta Fire Chiefs Association and Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Deputy Chief Russell Croome tell us why the campaign is important.
  
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• Business, pipelines on agenda as Alberta premier heads to Montreal and Washington, D.C.

  03-02-2020 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A statement from Kenney's office says the trip, which starts Monday and continues until next Sunday, will promote the government's work to drive investment, expand Alberta exports and get pipelines built.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Cold for a day keeps the freezing rain at bay - Edmonton Journal

  03-02-2020 15:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Cold for a day keeps the freezing rain at bay  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Trial begins for Calgary father accused of killing four-year-old daughter

  03-02-2020 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Oluwatosin Oluwafemi is charged with second-degree murder in the December 2014 death of his four-year-old daughter.
  
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• Edmonton-born Bernie Ebbers, CEO of bankrupt telecom fraud WorldCom, dead at 78

  03-02-2020 15:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian-born Bernard Ebbers, who built WorldCom Inc into a telecommunications giant and was convicted in one of the largest U.S. accounting scandals, died on Sunday, his family said in a statement. He was 78.
  
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• Bernie Ebbers, CEO of bankrupt telecom fraud WorldCom, dead at 78

  03-02-2020 15:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian-born Bernard Ebbers, who built WorldCom Inc into a telecommunications giant and was convicted in one of the largest U.S. accounting scandals, died on Sunday, his family said in a statement. He was 78.
  
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• Man dead after RCMP officers fire weapons in suspected stolen vehicle stop

  03-02-2020 15:10 via cbc.ca
  
  In a news release late Sunday night, RCMP said an officer was conducting a traffic stop at about 1 p.m. of a suspected stolen vehicle when an altercation occurred that resulted in the officer firing their service pistol.
  
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• U of A steps closer to developing lands near south campus

  03-02-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The University of Alberta is forging ahead with plans to develop its land in south-central Edmonton.
  
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• Going pink for the Edmonton Hair Massacure

  03-02-2020 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmontonians are going pink again in support of kids battling chance and other life-threatening illnesses. Global News reporter Kendra Slugoski was live at the kickoff the 18th annual Hair Massacure Monday morning.
  
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• Edmonton Silver Skate Festival 2020

  03-02-2020 14:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Silver Skate Festival is the longest running festival in Edmonton, combining sport, culinary art and culture. This week, the tradition continues at Hawrelak Park.
  
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• Edmonton Weather Forecast: Feb 3, 2020

  03-02-2020 14:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Weather specialist Mike Sobel delivers the weather forecast for Edmonton and surrounding areas on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
  
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• 2020 Edmonton Silver Skate Festival gets underway at Hawrelak Park

  03-02-2020 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Silver Skate Festival is the longest running festival in Edmonton, combining sport, culinary art and culture. This week, the tradition continues at Hawrelak Park.
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, February 3, 2020

  03-02-2020 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, February 3, 2020 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• New app unveiled to measure impact of reduced speed limits in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  03-02-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New app unveiled to measure impact of reduced speed limits in Edmonton  CBC.ca
  
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• New app unveiled to measure impact of reduced speed limits in Edmonton

  03-02-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  City councillor Aaron Paquette hopes a new app will solidify support for slower speed zones on residential roads. The app allows Edmontonians to input their address and destination to see the original travel time and how it would change if city council reduces speed limits.
  
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• Condo owners group swamped with requests for help to resolve disputes

  03-02-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Condo Owners Council of Alberta says it's getting overwhelmed with emails from Albertans needing help — prompting an urgent request for some type of dispute resolution tribunal in Alberta similar to the one in B.C.
  
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