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• Edmonton pair facing 88 break-and-enter charges - CTV News

  14-02-2020 23:45 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton pair facing 88 break-and-enter charges  CTV News
  
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• Edmonton Oilers’ Zack Kassian awaiting decision after kick to chest of Tampa Bay Lightning’s Erik Cernak

  14-02-2020 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The kick happened late in the first period when Tampa Bay hosted the Edmonton Oilers Thursday night.
  
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• Home Hardware: Discover Edmonton area's top new home industry award finalists - Edmonton Journal

  14-02-2020 22:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Home Hardware: Discover Edmonton area's top new home industry award finalists  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Opening date for northwest Edmonton Police Service campus slated for mid-2020

  14-02-2020 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton said it expects the Edmonton Police Service's northwest campus to open later this year, after issues with the roof led to delays with the project. 
  
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• Worker injured by electric shock at Amazon warehouse site in Leduc County

  14-02-2020 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Occupational Health and Safety is investigating after a man was critically injured Thursday on a work site just north of the Edmonton International Airport lands.
  
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• Worker, 25, injured by electric shock at Amazon warehouse site in Leduc County

  14-02-2020 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Occupational Health and Safety is investigating after a man was critically injured Thursday on a work site just north of the Edmonton International Airport lands.
  
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• Demolition starts ahead of Misericordia expansion

  14-02-2020 22:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Demolition is slated to begin Monday and take four months as part of a long-promised expansion at the Misericordia Community Hospital.
  
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• Alberta eyeing rules to stop sex offenders from changing their names

  14-02-2020 21:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is considering new rules to stop sex offenders from being legally allowed to change their names.
  
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• Treaty 6 grand chief says resource projects must be considered on their own merits

  14-02-2020 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  As clashes erupt across the nation over resource development and Indigenous rights, Treaty 6 Grand Chief Billy Morin shares his views on the Teck Frontier mine project, increasing demands for First Nation leaders to consider the environment, and forming a business relationship with the UCP government.
  
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• 7 easy tips to develop healthier habits with your cellphone use

  14-02-2020 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  From asking yourself one simple question to creating physical space from your phone, we've curated some easy ways you can lessen your device's grip on your life.
  
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• Central Tower puts residents' needs at the heart of its amenities - Edmonton Journal

  14-02-2020 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Central Tower puts residents' needs at the heart of its amenities  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Short-staffed Oilers recall Markus Granlund in anticipation of Kassian suspension - Edmonton Journal

  14-02-2020 21:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Short-staffed Oilers recall Markus Granlund in anticipation of Kassian suspension  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta considering rules to stop sex offenders from changing their names

  14-02-2020 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Service Alberta is exploring options that include whether the ban should only be for sex offenders or anyone with a major criminal conviction.
  
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• 19 cars ‘involved in a pool of fire’ after CP train derailment near Guernsey, Sask.

  14-02-2020 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A CP train was travelling 67 kph when it experienced an emergency brake application near Guernsey, Sask.
  
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• Family Day turns 30: Edmonton-area free holiday events - Edmonton Journal

  14-02-2020 20:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Family Day turns 30: Edmonton-area free holiday events  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Calgary-based Enbridge raises bets on U.S. Gulf Coast LNG, reports higher Q4 earnings

  14-02-2020 20:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Enbridge is raising its bets on the growing liquefied natural gas export sector on the U.S. Gulf Coast by buying the pipeline that would supply the proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility.
  
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• Man convicted in son’s death makes charter challenge, cites assaults in Edmonton jail

  14-02-2020 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Joey Crier was convicted of manslaughter last month in the death of 19-month old Anthony Joseph Raine, whose lifeless body was found outside an Edmonton church in 2017.
  
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• Edmonton judge will reduce overall sentence for man convicted in son’s death following charter challenge - Global News

  14-02-2020 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton judge will reduce overall sentence for man convicted in son’s death following charter challenge  Global News
  
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• Edmonton judge will reduce overall sentence for man convicted in son’s death following charter challenge

  14-02-2020 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Joey Crier was convicted of manslaughter last month in the death of 19-month old Anthony Joseph Raine, whose lifeless body was found outside an Edmonton church in 2017.
  
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• Worker critically injured at Amazon warehouse worksite in Leduc County - Global News

  14-02-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Worker critically injured at Amazon warehouse worksite in Leduc County  Global News
  
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• Worker critically injured at Amazon warehouse worksite in Leduc County

  14-02-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man was taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition after being electrocuted while working at the Amazon warehouse at the southern edge of Edmonton.
  
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• The Grandma Archives: Documenting the extraordinary lives of Edmonton matriarchs - CBC.ca

  14-02-2020 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Grandma Archives: Documenting the extraordinary lives of Edmonton matriarchs  CBC.ca
  
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• The Grandma Archives: Documenting the extraordinary lives of Edmonton matriarchs

  14-02-2020 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The wedding shoes were unearthed from a dust-covered box in the cellar. White leather with little bows, they had been stored alongside a delicate bridal veil in a long-forgotten trunk.
  
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• Trudeau won’t force end to railway blockades; Scheer tells protesters to ‘check their privilege’

  14-02-2020 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Those demonstrating support the hereditary chiefs of Wet'suwet'en Nation, who oppose the construction of a pipeline through their land.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos decide to keep name in wake of calls to change it - Edmonton Journal

  14-02-2020 18:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton Eskimos decide to keep name in wake of calls to change it  Edmonton Journal
  
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• CFL's Edmonton Eskimos keep team name following consultations

  14-02-2020 18:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League have decided to keep their team name. The club says consultations in the North provided no agreement on whether the name should be changed.
  
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• Edmonton CFL team sticking with Edmonton Eskimos, will increase engagement with Inuit community - Global News

  14-02-2020 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton CFL team sticking with Edmonton Eskimos, will increase engagement with Inuit community  Global News
  
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• Edmonton CFL team sticking with Edmonton Eskimos, will increase engagement with Inuit community

  14-02-2020 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The club says there were a "range of views" regarding the team name, but no consensus emerged to support a name change.
  
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• 'She was near death': Edmonton dog recovering after suffering severe abuse - CTV News

  14-02-2020 17:53 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  'She was near death': Edmonton dog recovering after suffering severe abuse  CTV News
  
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• Unifor barricades Co-op card lock in Saskatoon

  14-02-2020 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor has barricaded a Co-op bulk terminal in Saskatoon on the eve of the two sides sitting down with a provincially-appointed mediator.
  
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• Edmonton police hand out Valentine’s cookies to ‘Practise Safe Text!’ and avoid distracted driving - Global News

  14-02-2020 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police hand out Valentine’s cookies to ‘Practise Safe Text!’ and avoid distracted driving  Global News
  
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• Edmonton police hand out Valentine’s cookies to ‘Practise Safe Text!’ and avoid distracted driving

  14-02-2020 16:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Distracted driving laws have been in effect in Alberta since September 2011.
  
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• Take heed, singles: Edmonton's bartenders and baristas weigh in with first date tips - CBC.ca

  14-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Take heed, singles: Edmonton's bartenders and baristas weigh in with first date tips  CBC.ca
  
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• Take heed, singles: Edmonton's bartenders and baristas weigh in with first date tips

  14-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As dating apps have become de rigueur for setting up first meetings with potential love interests, Edmonton’s bartenders, servers, and baristas have had a front-row seat.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Do you hate sun? Good because it's all clouds this weekend - Edmonton Journal

  14-02-2020 15:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Do you hate sun? Good because it's all clouds this weekend  Edmonton Journal
  
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• AMA Travel: Tips for travel amid coronavirus outbreak + California mini vacations

  14-02-2020 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roland Van Meurs with AMA Travel talks about what travellers should know and look into amid the current coronavirus outbreak, plus talks about quick trips to California to explore things beyond Disneyland. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation’s Courage Gala

  14-02-2020 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation’s Courage Gala celebrates patients while also raising funds to support state-of-the-art equipment and programs at the Edmonton hospital. Patient and co-emcee Christian Zyp – who survived a deadly and rare infection – and Rick Vogel from the foundation share details.
  
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• Local elections act review under scrutiny at Edmonton city hall - CBC.ca

  14-02-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Local elections act review under scrutiny at Edmonton city hall  CBC.ca
  
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• Local elections act review under scrutiny at Edmonton city hall

  14-02-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton city councillors are questioning the timing and length of a review the Alberta government is doing on legislation outlining the rules for candidates running in municipal elections.
  
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• How Albertans have celebrated marriage over the past 128 years

  14-02-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Look at how Alberta couples dressed and posed for one of the most memorable days of their lives, over the past 128 years.
  
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• Friday's letters: Residential blading was pointless - Edmonton Journal

  14-02-2020 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Friday's letters: Residential blading was pointless  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Carstairs author hoping to bring John Ware story to life

  14-02-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  "So few people know his story," said Ayesha Clough, the author of "Howdy, I'm John Ware."
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Friday, February 14, 2020

  14-02-2020 13:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, February 14, 2020 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Study examines disease transmission risk between livestock and wildlife in Alberta

  14-02-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new study by scientists in Alberta looks at the risk for disease transmission between wildlife and livestock and how it could be minimized.
  
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• Elk are passing disease to cattle and it could infect humans too

  14-02-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Academics from the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta found it's very common to have wildlife and livestock passing diseases back and forth. The zoonotic strains can also infect people.
  
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• Edmonton looking at lower speed limits in residential areas

  14-02-2020 07:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton city councillors are discussing lowering speed limits in some parts of the city. As Sarah Komadina explains, one of the ideas would see different residential speeds in the core versus the suburbs.
  
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• Deaf theatre festival gets underway in Edmonton

  14-02-2020 06:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Morgan Black tells us about a deaf theatre festival in Edmonton and how the performances are being made more inclusive.
  
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• Health Matters: Feb. 13

  14-02-2020 06:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  In Thursday’s edition of Health Matters, Su-Ling Goh tells us about new research being planned at the University of Alberta that looks at how we fight illness and about an initiative to get walkers to Edmontonians who really need them.
  
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• Alberta researchers seek volunteers for new study to learn about how we fight illness

  14-02-2020 06:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for volunteers to eat free food for a month to learn more about how we fight illness. Su-Ling Goh explains.
  
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• Public school students in Edmonton celebrate milestone

  14-02-2020 05:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Public school students in Edmonton are celebrating a milestone that was marked by students in Catholic schools a week ago. As Nicole Stillger explains, it all comes down to how the school divisions treat professional development.
  
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