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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Shakespeare, Tanya Tagaq, and Afroman - Edmonton Journal

  18-02-2020 23:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Shakespeare, Tanya Tagaq, and Afroman  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Coastal GasLink pipeline investor committed to closing deal despite demonstrations

  18-02-2020 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investment firm buying a stake in the Coastal GasLink pipeline says it remains "committed'' to the deal despite ongoing protests.
  
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• $3.7M of funding announced for 12 housing and homelessness projects across rural Alberta

  18-02-2020 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Rural Development Network will be distributing $3.7 million for 12 projects in 11 communities, through the Government of Canada's Reaching Home Program.
  
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• Coastal GasLink pipeline investor committed to closing deal despite protests

  18-02-2020 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  An investment firm buying a stake in the Coastal GasLink pipeline says it remains "committed" to the deal despite protester blockades that have shut down railway lines in parts of Canada and threaten to inflict damage to the Canadian economy.
  
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• Tribute for victims of Iranian plane crash to be held at Edmonton City Hall

  18-02-2020 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tribute is being held Saturday in Edmonton to remember the Canadians who were killed when a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed minutes after takeoff from Tehran.
  
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• Inmate assaults and workplace fear: Report details ongoing problems at Edmonton Institution

  18-02-2020 22:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A “culture of impunity” persists at Edmonton's maximum security men’s prison, contributing to a toxic environment for staff, and conditions that have led to coordinated assaults on some inmates by their peers.
  
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• Alberta government given 10 days to make decision on Rigel oilsands project

  18-02-2020 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government says it will appeal a ruling that gives the province 10 days to make a decision on a bitumen recovery project in the oilsands.
  
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• Why the 1990 Oka Crisis is being evoked amid the Wet’suwet’en pipeline dispute

  18-02-2020 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here's a closer look at the crisis, and what's being about it now amid the current disagreement over pipeline construction on Wet'suwet'en territory.
  
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• Edmonton actor lands villainous role in Netflix series Locke and Key - CBC.ca

  18-02-2020 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton actor lands villainous role in Netflix series Locke and Key  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton actor lands villainous role in Netflix series Locke and Key

  18-02-2020 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Thomas Mitchell Barnet doesn't mind playing the bad guy.
  
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• Alberta schools will be funded on three-year average enrolment, province says

  18-02-2020 21:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta schools will receive per-capita student funding based on three-year average enrolment, the education minister said Tuesday, as she promised every district in the province will get more operation money in the budget coming later this month.
  
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• Alberta schools will be funded on three-average enrolment, province says

  18-02-2020 21:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta schools will receive per-capita student funding based on three-year average enrolment, the education minister said Tuesday, as she promised every district in the province will see get more operation money in the budget coming later this month.
  
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• Supreme Court grants Alberta woman new trial in husband's death - Edmonton Journal

  18-02-2020 21:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Supreme Court grants Alberta woman new trial in husband's death  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Family, friends can now officiate your wedding in Alberta

  18-02-2020 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pilot project is underway in Alberta that removes some of barriers for people seeking to serve as a temporary marriage commissioner.
  
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• 'Feared one another more than inmates': Workplace toxicity persists at Edmonton prison, report finds - Edmonton Journal

  18-02-2020 21:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  'Feared one another more than inmates': Workplace toxicity persists at Edmonton prison, report finds  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta unveils new provincial education funding formula - Edmonton Journal

  18-02-2020 21:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta unveils new provincial education funding formula  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto Recieve 'CDP Cities A List' Ranking - Net Newsledger

  18-02-2020 21:05 via netnewsledger.com
  
  Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto Recieve 'CDP Cities A List' Ranking  Net Newsledger
  
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• Alberta streamlines grants, changes formula for K-12 education funding

  18-02-2020 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government calls the move a way to reduce red tape for administration.
  
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• Alberta cutting grants, changing model of K-12 education funding

  18-02-2020 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of grants available to K-12 schools will be reduced from 36 to 15. The government calls the move a way to reduce red tape for administration.
  
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• Alberta government releases new education funding model LIVE

  18-02-2020 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Education Minister Adriana LaGrange shares details on the new model the province will use to fund kindergarten to Grade 12 education in the future.
  
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• Court orders Alberta government to stop delaying decision on proposed oilsands project

  18-02-2020 20:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary energy company has won its case against the Alberta government after a court ruling on Tuesday morning ordered the provincial cabinet to make a decision on whether to approve a new oilsands project.
  
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• Edmonton man who killed wife made progress in prison, parole board says

  18-02-2020 20:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The Parole Board of Canada says an Edmonton man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body nearly 15 years ago has made progress in addressing family violence while in prison.
  
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• Supreme Court grants Alberta woman new trial in husband’s death

  18-02-2020 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta woman sentenced to life in prison for killing her husband and setting her home on fire will get a new trial.
  
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• Drugs, weapons seized after 2 people from Edmonton arrested in Inuvik - CBC.ca

  18-02-2020 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Drugs, weapons seized after 2 people from Edmonton arrested in Inuvik  CBC.ca
  
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• Alberta Fish and Wildlife searching for poachers after 4 elk killed near Wainwright

  18-02-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials believe the animals were killed around 10 p.m. on Feb. 7.
  
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• Oilers' Oscar Klefbom sidelined with shoulder injury

  18-02-2020 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom is expected to be sidelined two to three weeks with a shoulder injury, the team announced Tuesday.
  
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• Edmonton man who killed wife made ‘positive progress’ in prison: parole board - Global News

  18-02-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton man who killed wife made ‘positive progress’ in prison: parole board  Global News
  
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• Edmonton man who killed wife made ‘positive progress’ in prison: parole board

  18-02-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Liana White was four months pregnant with the couple's second child when she was stabbed to death in July 2005.
  
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• Four elk shot and dumped east of Edmonton; Fish and Wildlife investigating - CTV News

  18-02-2020 19:06 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Four elk shot and dumped east of Edmonton; Fish and Wildlife investigating  CTV News
  
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• On Location: Connect Hearing

  18-02-2020 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, February 25th from 1:00pm-5:00pm, stop by Connect Hearing at Lakeside Landing on Castle Downs Road for the Grand Opening of their new location. Come in and book a hearing test during the Grand Opening and you’ll be entered in for the chance to win a pair of hearing aids — valued at over...
  
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• Body found north of Calgary believed to be missing man Kalix Langenau: RCMP

  18-02-2020 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP say a body discovered in a rural area north of Calgary on Monday is believed to 19-year-old Kalix Langenau, last seen in Calgary on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom out with shoulder injury

  18-02-2020 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers say Oscar Klefbom will be out of action for two to three weeks.
  
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• Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester ‘on the road to recovery’ after collapsing on bench

  18-02-2020 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Blues defenceman and Edmonton native Jay Bouwmeester says he has returned to St. Louis and is recovering from a cardiac episode during a game last week.
  
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• Injuries hammering on Edmonton Oilers with Oscar Klefbom latest to go out - Edmonton Journal

  18-02-2020 18:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Injuries hammering on Edmonton Oilers with Oscar Klefbom latest to go out  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fearful of coronavirus, Edmonton family opts for self-imposed isolation - CBC.ca

  18-02-2020 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Fearful of coronavirus, Edmonton family opts for self-imposed isolation  CBC.ca
  
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• Fearful of coronavirus, Edmonton family opts for self-imposed isolation

  18-02-2020 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Winnie Fen and her father Mark haven’t left their family home in Edmonton since Feb 6, when they returned from China after celebrating the new year with extended family.
  
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• Jay Bouwmeester 'on the road to recovery' in St. Louis after cardiac episode during game

  18-02-2020 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester says he has returned to St. Louis and is recovering from a cardiac episode during a game last week. He made his first public comments Tuesday since collapsing on the team's bench.
  
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• Alberta athletes prepare for Special Olympics Canada Winter Games

  18-02-2020 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly 100 athletes from across the province are getting ready for the national Special Olympic Games later this month in Thunder Bay, Ont. The games are about more than just winning medals, they’re about being part of a team. Mike Sobel sits down with Special Olympics athlete Wyatt Oostendorp and his mother Kelly Oostendorp.
  
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• The List: Edmonton concerts, arts and culture, Feb. 18-26 - Edmonton Journal

  18-02-2020 17:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The List: Edmonton concerts, arts and culture, Feb. 18-26  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta minister's tweet about low-income transit passes was 'tone deaf,' critic says

  18-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s minister of community and social services is being called tone-deaf  for suggesting AISH and income support recipients prepare for her government’s payment date change by buying transit passes ahead of time. 
  
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• 'We need Canadians to show resolve': Trudeau asks for patience as rail blockades continue

  18-02-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the House of Commons Tuesday asking Canadians to be patient with his government as Ottawa seeks a negotiated end to Indigenous protests that have crippled the country's transportation network.
  
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• Trudeau to address the House as anti-pipeline blockades continue

  18-02-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the House of Commons this morning on the anti-pipeline blockades that have paralyzed rail lines across the country. 
  
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• Trudeau to address House of Commons as anti-pipeline blockades continue

  18-02-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the House of Commons this morning on the anti-pipeline blockades that have paralyzed rail lines across the country. 
  
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• Trudeau asks for patience as rail blockades continue, bars Scheer from leaders' meeting

  18-02-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the House of Commons Tuesday asking Canadians to be patient with his government as Ottawa seeks a negotiated end to Indigenous protests that have crippled the country's transportation network.
  
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• Trudeau addressing House of Commons as anti-pipeline blockades continue

  18-02-2020 15:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the House of Commons this morning on the anti-pipeline blockades that have paralyzed rail lines across the country. 
  
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• Rural Albertans use ERs more than those in Edmonton and Calgary, review shows

  18-02-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Rural Albertans visit hospital emergency rooms for less urgent or non-urgent issues far more often than their urban counterparts, a review of government review of Alberta Health Services says.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Extreme cold today, t-shirt weather tomorrow - Edmonton Journal

  18-02-2020 14:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Extreme cold today, t-shirt weather tomorrow  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Brrr. Extreme cold grips Edmonton, northern Alberta - CBC.ca

  18-02-2020 14:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Brrr. Extreme cold grips Edmonton, northern Alberta  CBC.ca
  
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• Brrr. Extreme cold grips Edmonton, northern Alberta

  18-02-2020 14:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmontonians are being told to brace for a brutally chilly day in the city.
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne cancelling North American tour, including stop in Edmonton - CityNews Edmonton

  18-02-2020 14:29 via edmonton.citynews.ca
  
  Ozzy Osbourne cancelling North American tour, including stop in Edmonton  CityNews Edmonton
  
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