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• First Nation chief and Alberta’s Kenney government in war of words as Teck oil mine decision nears

  12-02-2020 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Indigenous relations minister says a last-minute war of words with a First Nations leader over a multibillion-dollar oilsands mine is a case of bare-knuckle bargaining.
  
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• Strathcona County rejects invite to join regional transit plan that would cover greater Edmonton area

  12-02-2020 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Strathcona County has moved to reject an invitation to join the Regional Transit Services Commission, which would have seen one service encompassing Edmonton and 12 of its neighbouring communities.
  
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• Bouwmeester ‘doing very well’ after cardiac episode during game: Blues GM

  12-02-2020 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The St. Louis Blues say defenceman Jay Bouwmeester is "doing very well'' after suffering a cardiac episode during a game Tuesday night.
  
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• Alberta refutes First Nation's claims about Teck Frontier in letter to federal minister

  12-02-2020 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  In a letter Wednesday to federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon said claims from the chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation are not accurate.
  
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• Alberta disputes First Nation's claims about Teck Frontier in letter to federal minister

  12-02-2020 22:35 via cbc.ca
  
  In a letter Wednesday to federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon said claims from the chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation are not accurate.
  
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• 7 New Restaurants In Edmonton That You Need To Check Out ASAP - Narcity

  12-02-2020 22:32 via narcity.com
  
  7 New Restaurants In Edmonton That You Need To Check Out ASAP  Narcity
  
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• Firefighter ramps up rooftop camp out with ‘ice coffin’

  12-02-2020 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of firefighters is camping out on a roof to raise money for muscular dystrophy. It’s something they tackle every year in Edmonton, but this year one of them took the icy challenge to the extreme. Kendra Slugoski explains.
  
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• Cenovus ramps crude-by-rail volumes to 120,000 bpd without provincial contracts

  12-02-2020 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crude-by-rail shipments by oilsands producer Cenovus Energy Inc. jumped to 120,000 barrels per day in January from 106,000 in December.
  
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• Edmonton councillor confident regional transit plan will move forward without Strathcona County - CBC.ca

  12-02-2020 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton councillor confident regional transit plan will move forward without Strathcona County  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton councillor confident regional transit plan will move forward without Strathcona County

  12-02-2020 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A proposed regional transit system across the Edmonton area isn’t dead yet, despite Strathcona County declining to participate this week.
  
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• Edmonton council confident regional transit plan will move forward without Strathcona County

  12-02-2020 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A proposed regional transit system across the Edmonton area isn’t finished yet, despite Strathcona County declining to participate this week.
  
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• Sentencing expected for Edmonton man who killed his mother during ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’

  12-02-2020 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the April 2017 stabbing death of his mother will be sentenced Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Edmonton man who killed his mother during ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’ sentenced - Global News

  12-02-2020 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton man who killed his mother during ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’ sentenced  Global News
  
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• Edmonton man who killed his mother during ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’ sentenced

  12-02-2020 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the April 2017 stabbing death of his mother will be sentenced Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Wet’suwet’en to hold all-clan meetings amid solidarity protests, internal division

  12-02-2020 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief Na'moks says 'it's the first in my lifetime' a meeting of this nature has taken place.
  
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• Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests: How Canadian law protects demonstrators

  12-02-2020 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  What rights do protesters have in Canada? Here's what experts say.
  
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• LGBTQ gym to permanently close months after online harassment campaign - Edmonton Journal

  12-02-2020 21:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  LGBTQ gym to permanently close months after online harassment campaign  Edmonton Journal
  
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• ‘I’m not very pleased’: Edmonton councillor calls out poor snow clearing - Global News

  12-02-2020 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘I’m not very pleased’: Edmonton councillor calls out poor snow clearing  Global News
  
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• ‘I’m not very pleased’: Edmonton councillor calls out poor snow clearing

  12-02-2020 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I'm not very pleased with the way snow clearing's gone so far this winter," said Coun. Michael Walters.
  
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• Edmonton Man convicted of killing pregnant wife allowed to leave prison unsupervised

  12-02-2020 20:48 via cbc.ca
  
  White was convicted in 2006 of second-degree murder and offering an indignity to a dead body in the killing of his wife, Liana White.
  
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• Edmonton Garrison tests for contaminated water - St. Albert Today

  12-02-2020 20:00 via stalberttoday.ca
  
  Edmonton Garrison tests for contaminated water  St. Albert Today
  
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• 3 killed, 2 badly hurt in head-on crash between taxi, 2 semis in northern Alberta

  12-02-2020 19:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A taxi attempting to pass a vehicle on Highway 55 was driving in the oncoming lane when it collided with a tractor-trailer.
  
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• Three from Fort McMurray killed after collision involving two semis - Edmonton Journal

  12-02-2020 19:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Three from Fort McMurray killed after collision involving two semis  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton firefighter unofficially breaks world record in ice coffin during muscular dystrophy campout - Global News

  12-02-2020 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton firefighter unofficially breaks world record in ice coffin during muscular dystrophy campout  Global News
  
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• Edmonton firefighter unofficially breaks world record in ice coffin during muscular dystrophy campout

  12-02-2020 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton firefighter had an especially freezing start to his Wednesday, when he spent over two hours in an "ice coffin", unofficially breaking the world record.
  
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• 'It was a wonderful experience:' Skydiving senior celebrates 100th birthday above the clouds

  12-02-2020 19:13 via cbc.ca
  
  By the time she turned 100, Patricia MacKenzie had been dreaming about skydiving long enough, she decided, and resolved to just do it.
  
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• Tyler Benson with another chance with Edmonton Oilers, James Neal on injured reserve - Edmonton Journal

  12-02-2020 19:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Tyler Benson with another chance with Edmonton Oilers, James Neal on injured reserve  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton man who killed his mother sentenced to 3 years, 9 months in prison - CTV News

  12-02-2020 18:43 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton man who killed his mother sentenced to 3 years, 9 months in prison  CTV News
  
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• Low-cost airline Flair connecting Ottawa to Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto this summer - Ottawa Business Journal

  12-02-2020 18:21 via obj.ca
  Low-cost airline Flair connecting Ottawa to Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto this summer  Ottawa Business Journal
  
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• Edmonton LGBTQ gym targeted in 'malicious' online campaign closes down - CBC.ca

  12-02-2020 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton LGBTQ gym targeted in 'malicious' online campaign closes down  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton LGBTQ gym targeted in 'malicious' online campaign closes down

  12-02-2020 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The blog posts about staff and clients of Queerflex had prompted a hate-crime investigation by the Edmonton Police Service.
  
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• Alberta environment minister says First Nations concerns with Teck Frontier are about money

  12-02-2020 17:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Ahead of a meeting today between the Alberta Premier and the province's chiefs, the Alberta government is going on the attack against a First Nation that accuses the province of sabotaging the Teck Resources Frontier oilsands project.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society: Daya + Valentine’s Day pet safety

  12-02-2020 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  In our Adopt a Pet segment with the Edmonton Humane Society, Dr. Ted Purcell introduces us to Daya the cat and talks about pet safety when it comes to Valentine’s Day chocolates and flowers.
  
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• Coastal GasLink blockades a 'dress rehearsal' for future project fights, Kenney says

  12-02-2020 16:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he's concerned that blockades in support of First Nations opponents to a northern British Columbia natural gas pipeline are a "dress rehearsal" for opposition to future energy projects.
  
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• Coastal GasLink blockades a 'dress rehearsal' for future project fights: Kenney

  12-02-2020 16:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he's concerned that blockades in support of First Nations opponents to a northern British Columbia natural gas pipeline are a "dress rehearsal" for opposition to future energy projects.
  
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• ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ comes to the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

  12-02-2020 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dear Evan Hansen tells the story of a young man struggling with social anxiety but yearning to connect with his peers. The Broadway show is in Edmonton, so actress Stephanie LaRochelle joined the morning news to talk about the emotional play at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.
  
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• Edmonton firefighter spends an hour in ice to raise money for muscular dystrophy

  12-02-2020 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kendra Slugoski was live from Fire Hall #2 Wednesday morning for the Edmonton Fire Rescue Services annual Rooftop Campout for muscular dystrophy, where one member did an ice coffin challenge.
  
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• Edmonton library board member forced to resign following tweets - CBC.ca

  12-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton library board member forced to resign following tweets  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton library board member forced to resign following tweets

  12-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A former Edmonton Public Library board member claims she was asked to resign after sending out a tweet inviting the public to meetings in November and calling out library CEO Pilar Martinez for posting an article she believed was “quite transphobic."
  
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• PHOTOS: Edmonton Oilers defeat Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 - Edmonton Journal

  12-02-2020 15:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  PHOTOS: Edmonton Oilers defeat Chicago Blackhawks 5-3  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather: Surprise! It's -20 C and everything is frozen - Edmonton Journal

  12-02-2020 15:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Surprise! It's -20 C and everything is frozen  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Ask The Doctor: Eating disorders

  12-02-2020 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  During this week’s Ask The Doctor segment, Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod talks about eating disorders and how early intervention can help those affected.
  
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• Flair Airlines pulling out of Abbotsford as competition with Swoop takes off

  12-02-2020 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Flair cited an intense focus on the Abbotsford-Edmonton route by its competitor Swoop — a subsidiary of WestJet — resulting in a glut of cheap tickets.
  
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• Global News reporter details work that went into investigating Alberta’s funeral industry

  12-02-2020 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News Edmonton reporter Julia Wong joined the morning news to talk about her investigation into Alberta’s funeral industry after the mix-up of cremated remains.
  
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• 3 suspects charged after RCMP vehicle rammed during police pursuit

  12-02-2020 15:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Three people are facing charges after a stolen truck which was pursued by police from Wetaskiwin to Edmonton rammed an RCMP vehicle and collided with two other drivers at a busy intersection. 
  
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• Global News Investigates: Calls for change in funeral home procedures after mix-up of cremated remains

  12-02-2020 15:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jana Semeniuk filed a complaint with the Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board after her mother's remains were given to a different family.
  
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• Teen vaping rates rise as Alberta set to make legislative changes

  12-02-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The rate of vaping among Alberta high school students jumped dramatically from eight per cent in 2014-15 to 22 per cent two years later. 
  
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• Alberta families asking for improved process after loved ones’ remains mixed up

  12-02-2020 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Alberta families are asking for more oversight in the funeral industry after the remains of their loved ones were given to the wrong family. There are roughly 16,000 cremations in Alberta every year. Julia Wong takes a closer look at the complaints filed.
  
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• Calgary-based Cenovus reports $113M fourth quarter profit, total production up

  12-02-2020 14:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cenovus reported a fourth-quarter profit of $113 million compared with a loss of nearly $1.36 billion in the same quarter a year earlier.
  
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• 50 people in Edmonton in self-imposed quarantine to prevent spreading COVID-19 coronavirus - Global News

  12-02-2020 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  50 people in Edmonton in self-imposed quarantine to prevent spreading COVID-19 coronavirus  Global News
  
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