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• Diabetes DIY: why thousands of people are hacking their insulin pumps

  06-02-2020 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thousands of people with Type 1 diabetes are hacking into their insulin pumps in an attempt to better control their condition. The DIY technique is called "looping."
  
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• Highway 16 potholes have Yellowhead County asking residents to file complaints with province

  06-02-2020 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The county stressed: "Yellowhead County is not in charge of maintaining Highway 16; a provincial highway maintained by Alberta Transportation."
  
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• Aurora Cannabis cuts 500 jobs across company, CEO steps down

  06-02-2020 23:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Aurora Cannabis Inc., headquartered in Edmonton, announced Thursday that CEO Terry Booth has stepped down and 500 workers across the company  will be laid off.
  
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• Canadian mayors pitch transit to win dollars in feds’ green-themed budget

  06-02-2020 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are pressing the federal government for immediate money to address climate change, as well as a promise of predictable transit funding down the tracks.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis laying off 500 people, CEO to step down

  06-02-2020 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The moves are part of a restructuring of spending plans related to technology, sales and marketing, travel and entertainment, professional services and non-revenue generating third-party costs.
  
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• 2nd derailment in two months near Guernsey, Sask. raises maintenance questions

  06-02-2020 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  A rail expert says he would be shocked if the entire track in this zone isn’t visually examined closely by Canadian Pacific after a second train derailment near Guernsey, Sask.
  
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• 27 year old arrested for murder after man found dead in Wetaskiwin home

  06-02-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The first-degree murder charges were laid on Jan. 28 after a 34-year-old man was found dead inside a home in Wetaskiwin on Jan. 3. 
  
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• Dining Out: June's Delicatessen fits the bill for Edmonton's underserved deli crowd - Edmonton Journal

  06-02-2020 22:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Dining Out: June's Delicatessen fits the bill for Edmonton's underserved deli crowd  Edmonton Journal
  
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• How parents can tackle amount of time teens play video games

  06-02-2020 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you feel like your teen is spending more time in a virtual world than the real one, you’re not alone. A new survey finds the majority of parents are concerned about the hours spent gaming. But what are we doing to curb it? Laurel Gregory reports.
  
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• Exhibit immerses visitors in ideas of mortality, the end of days and sitting in tubs with strangers

  06-02-2020 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A new exhibit at the Art Gallery of Alberta invites visitors to take the plunge into exploring the end of the world. Nests for the End of the World presents five projects, including a hot tub which can be booked for a quick dip.
  
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• Amarjeet Sohi on Trans Mountain Pipeline decision

  06-02-2020 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  This week, four First Nations lost a court challenge against the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. The federal court of appeal sided with the government’s decision to approve TMX a second time. Former Minister Amarjeet Sohi joins us with more.
  
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• Demolition of Baccarat Casino in downtown Edmonton begins | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  06-02-2020 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Demolition of Baccarat Casino in downtown Edmonton begins | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Demolition of Baccarat Casino in downtown Edmonton begins

  06-02-2020 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The luck has finally run out on the old Baccarat Casino building in downtown Edmonton, with demolition now underway. Vinesh Pratap is on site with some of the sights and sounds – and a look at what happens next.
  
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• Canadians trapped in Wuhan, China on their way home

  06-02-2020 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians who were in Wuhan, China, boarded a plane back home. Meanwhile, Alberta health officials are asking anyone who has visited Hubei province in the past 14 days is being asked to self-isolate. Kendra Slugoski reports.
  
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• Victims of sex trafficking sought after charges laid in Alberta-Quebec investigation

  06-02-2020 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police released photos and names of the men, saying there may be additional victims that have not yet come forward.
  
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• Tyler Benson to make NHL debut for Edmonton Oilers against Sharks

  06-02-2020 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It's going to be special. Having my family there to be there for me, it's going to be awesome."
  
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• Edmonton Oilers F Joakim Nygard out six-to-eight weeks - Oilers Nation

  06-02-2020 20:07 via oilersnation.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers F Joakim Nygard out six-to-eight weeks  Oilers Nation
  
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• California Pizza Kitchen to open 1st Canadian restaurant in Edmonton - Global News

  06-02-2020 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  California Pizza Kitchen to open 1st Canadian restaurant in Edmonton  Global News
  
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• California Pizza Kitchen to open 1st Canadian restaurant in Edmonton

  06-02-2020 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  California Pizza Kitchen, known for its hand-tossed pizzas and creative entrees, is expanding into Canada and its first location will be in Edmonton.
  
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• Eskimos extend contract of LB Santos-Knox; re-sign receiver Anthony Parker

  06-02-2020 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Eskimos have signed linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox and receiver Anthony Parker to one-year contract extensions.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos bring back linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox

  06-02-2020 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Eskimos signed linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox on Thursday to a one-year contract extension.
  
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• Mother of Alberta student locked in seclusion room weighs options after losing appeal

  06-02-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  A woman who filed a lawsuit against Alberta Education after her son was locked in a seclusion room at school says she is "very disheartened" after a legal blow.
  
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• Impaired driving charge laid in death of teen pedestrian near Rocky Mountain House, Alta.

  06-02-2020 18:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A 22-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving causing death in the death of a 17-year-old girl on the O'Chiese First Nation reserve near Rocky Mountain House.
  
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• Manslaughter charge laid following Wetaskiwin altercation - Edmonton Journal

  06-02-2020 18:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Manslaughter charge laid following Wetaskiwin altercation  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Being black in Edmonton

  06-02-2020 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Robert Tyndale and Nigel Williams discuss the challenges they face in their city.
  
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• Chinook Festival provides launch for local choreographer's award-winning new work - Edmonton Journal

  06-02-2020 18:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Chinook Festival provides launch for local choreographer's award-winning new work  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Demolition of Baccarat Casino ends the eyesore's reign over downtown intersection

  06-02-2020 18:18 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s been described as Edmonton’s ugliest building, sitting on a site called the “gateway to downtown from the north.” On Thursday, the squat Baccarat Casino building is being bulldozed to make room for another surface parking lot in the Ice District.
  
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• Creepy caller targets underage Calgary babysitters, warn police

  06-02-2020 17:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police are warning youth in the city about a man who has been using babysitting services to make “indecent phone calls.”
  
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• Justin Trudeau thanks big city mayors for their support following Iran plane crash

  06-02-2020 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau became visibly emotional on Thursday morning at a Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) press conference with Canada’s big city mayors, thanking them for their support in the days following the tragic downing of a passenger plane in Iran which claimed 57 Canadian lives.
  
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• Indigenous leaders say pipeline ruling highlights Canada’s need for UNDRIP law

  06-02-2020 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  A unanimous decision cleared a major legal hurdle for construction to continue on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion — a move long contested by Indigenous communities.
  
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• Changes to senior drug benefits cruel,won't save money, says Alberta NDP

  06-02-2020 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Opposition says changes to drug plan benefits affecting 60,000 people are not only heartless but could lead to higher health spending in the long run. 
  
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• Changes to senior drug benefits cruel, won't save money, says Alberta NDP

  06-02-2020 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Opposition says changes to drug plan benefits affecting 60,000 people are not only heartless but could lead to higher health spending in the long run. 
  
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• Alberta RCMP on distracted driving awareness month

  06-02-2020 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cpl. Laurel Scott with Alberta RCMP joined us to talk about distracted driving awareness month and the need for people to put down their phones, cosmetics and other dangers when behind the wheel.
  
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• AHS to maintain air ambulance bases despite recommendation to consolidate

  06-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services will maintain its air ambulance services despite a recommendation to consolidate four northern Alberta bases, a relief to municipal leaders who slammed the recommendation as out of touch with the needs of their communities.
  
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• Several arrested at Wet'suwet'en anti-pipeline camp as RCMP move in to enforce injunction

  06-02-2020 15:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Supporters of the Coastal GasLink blockade say police in tactical vehicles and gear carried out a pre-dawn raid of the camp.
  
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• RCMP moves in on anti-pipeline camp, makes arrest, protesters against Coastal GasLink say

  06-02-2020 15:43 via cbc.ca
  
  At least one person has been arrested on traditional Wet'suwet'en territory, protesters say, one day after RCMP said they were ready to enforce an injunction order against protesters of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
  
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• 6 arrested at Wet'suwet'en anti-pipeline camp

  06-02-2020 15:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Supporters of the Coastal GasLink blockade say police in tactical vehicles and gear carried out a pre-dawn raid of the camp.
  
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• FCL seeks court injunction to stop blockade at Alberta fuel-distribution terminal

  06-02-2020 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A decision on the injunction is expected to happen in a Calgary courtroom at 9 a.m. MT on Thursday.
  
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• FCL granted court injunction to stop blockade at Alberta fuel-distribution terminal

  06-02-2020 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A decision on the injunction is expected to happen in a Calgary courtroom at 9 a.m. MT on Thursday.
  
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• Train derails near Guernsey, southeast of Saskatoon

  06-02-2020 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP said a train derailed Thursday morning just west of Guernsey.
  
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• Guernsey, Sask. evacuated after CP freight train derailment

  06-02-2020 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP said a train derailed Thursday morning just east of Guernsey.
  
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• Guernsey, Sask. being evacuated after CP freight train derailment

  06-02-2020 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP said a train derailed Thursday morning just west of Guernsey.
  
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• CP train derails near Guernsey, southeast of Saskatoon

  06-02-2020 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP said a train derailed Thursday morning just west of Guernsey.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Warming melting and melting warmth - Edmonton Journal

  06-02-2020 15:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Warming melting and melting warmth  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Liens coming off St. Albert homes after resolution of Telus contractor dispute

  06-02-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  St. Albert homeowners who were unwittingly dragged into a dispute involving Telus contractor Ledcor and its subcontractor will have the liens removed from their homes by Thursday. 
  
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• Sask. village evacuated after train derailment sparks massive fire

  06-02-2020 14:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The village of Guernsey, Sask. is being evacuated after a train derailment near the community Thursday morning.
  
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• Sask. Public Safety Agency says 31 cars derailed in fiery train crash

  06-02-2020 14:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the village of Guernsey, Sask. is now under a voluntary evacuation order after a large train crash Thursday morning.
  
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• Sask. Public Safety Agency gives update after fiery train derailment

  06-02-2020 14:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The village of Guernsey, Sask. is being evacuated after a train derailment near the community Thursday morning.
  
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• 'It looks like an inferno': Eyewitness sees massive fire after Sask. train derailment

  06-02-2020 14:37 via cbc.ca
  
  An eyewitness says he saw a huge fire after a train derailment near Guernsey, Sask. Thursday morning.
  
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• Federal transport minister orders trains to slow down after fiery crash in Sask.

  06-02-2020 14:37 via cbc.ca
  
  "I cannot compromise on safety," Transport Minister Marc Garneau says hours after a CP crude oil train derailed and burst into flames in rural Saskatchewan. It's the second derailment in the same area in the last two months.
  
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