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• New leader of End Poverty Edmonton wants more community involvement - Edmonton Journal

  19-02-2020 23:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  New leader of End Poverty Edmonton wants more community involvement  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Canadian government cannot send RCMP to arrest Wet’suwet’en protesters, expert says

  19-02-2020 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal opposition is calling on the government to send in police, but is there anything the government can do?
  
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• Shelved Suncor thermal oilsands project wins Alberta government approval

  19-02-2020 23:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government has approved an application by Suncor Energy Inc. to build a 40,000-barrel-per-day thermal oilsands project but construction is unlikely to start any time soon.
  
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• Shelved Suncor thermal oilsands project gets approval from Alberta government

  19-02-2020 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government has approved an application by Suncor Energy Inc. to build a 40,000-barrel-per-day thermal oilsands project but construction is unlikely to start any time soon.
  
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• Alberta Energy Regulator confirms 200 more employees laid off

  19-02-2020 23:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid off 200 more employees, following dozens of layoffs earlier this year.
  
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• AER confirms 200 more employees laid off

  19-02-2020 23:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Energy Regulator has laid off 200 more employees, following dozens of layoffs earlier this year.
  
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• How do electric vehicles handle Alberta’s freezing temperatures?

  19-02-2020 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Electric Vehicle Association of Alberta is issuing a challenge to drivers to show off the power of electric.
  
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• This Edmonton Diner Will Make You Feel Like You're In "Riverdale" - Narcity

  19-02-2020 23:12 via narcity.com
  
  This Edmonton Diner Will Make You Feel Like You're In "Riverdale"  Narcity
  
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• Edmonton city council drives regional transit forward with unanimous vote - CBC.ca

  19-02-2020 22:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton city council drives regional transit forward with unanimous vote  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton city council drives regional transit forward with unanimous vote

  19-02-2020 22:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The proposed network would link Edmonton buses and LRT with the transit services of 11 other municipalities including Leduc, Spruce Grove, Devon and Stony Plain.
  
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• 'I will always hold hope': Mother's search continues 2 years after son vanishes in B.C.

  19-02-2020 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Two years after her son disappeared without a trace following a house party at the Sun Peaks Resort in B.C., an Alberta mother returns every month to continue the search, still hoping for a miracle.
  
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• CN Rail layoffs will ‘further complicate’ tangled supply chain, industries say

  19-02-2020 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the situation feels familiar, for many industries, the impacts are only adding to a pile of issues tangling the rail system.
  
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• 'They came bustin' out!': Herd of bison runs loose in village of Hythe

  19-02-2020 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A herd of 15 bison was reported on the loose after breaking out of a trailer in the Village of Hythe Tuesday night. The bison were last seen travelling north through Hythe along Highway 43. RCMP are warning motorists, and residents to keep an eye out for the wild animals and to not approach them.
  
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• 'Look for the story': Gifted photojournalist captured life in the mid-1900s West

  19-02-2020 22:32 via cbc.ca
  
  After returning to Canada from his first major assignment — the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics — photojournalist Harry Rowed set out to tell the stories of people and industry in the early years of Alberta and the West.
  
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• Ottawa formally asks Alberta to enact cap on oilsands emissions as Teck Frontier decision looms

  19-02-2020 22:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's environment minister has formally asked his counterpart in Alberta to give regulatory teeth to the province's legislated but not enforceable 100-megatonne annual cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands industry.
  
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• Debunking myths about electric vehicles in Alberta winter

  19-02-2020 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s gotten cold again, meaning you might be letting your vehicle run a bit longer in the morning. But what if you go electric? Andrew Bell and William York are directors with the Electric Vehicle Association of Alberta. They join Kent Morrison to debunk some myths and misconceptions about electric vehicles and cold.
  
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• Victim flown to Edmonton hospital after shooting in Abasand home, one man arrested - Fort McMurray Today

  19-02-2020 21:59 via fortmcmurraytoday.com
  
  Victim flown to Edmonton hospital after shooting in Abasand home, one man arrested  Fort McMurray Today
  
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• 2020 Memorial Cup hosts Kelowna Rockets release Adam Foote as head coach

  19-02-2020 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  'With 14 games remaining in the regular season, I felt a change was necessary at this time,' said Kelowna Rockets GM Bruce Hamilton.
  
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• Herd of 15 bison on the lam in Hythe, Alberta after escaping trailer

  19-02-2020 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Beaverlodge RCMP said that 15 bison escaped their trailer while the owner had parked at the Hythe Husky gas station.
  
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• Will Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests set the stage for what’s to come with TMX?

  19-02-2020 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  During an emergency debate in the House of Commons Tuesday evening, Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, called the protests a "dress rehearsal" for TMX protests in the future.
  
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• Family confirms worker shocked at future Edmonton-area Amazon warehouse has died - Global News

  19-02-2020 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Family confirms worker shocked at future Edmonton-area Amazon warehouse has died  Global News
  
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• Family confirms worker shocked at future Edmonton-area Amazon warehouse has died

  19-02-2020 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Colton Quast, who was an employee of A Circuit Electric Ltd., suffered life-threatening injuries last Thursday while working at the site in Nisku, Alta.
  
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• RCMP looking for bank fraudsters from incidents in Leduc and Edmonton - Global News

  19-02-2020 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP looking for bank fraudsters from incidents in Leduc and Edmonton  Global News
  
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• RCMP looking for bank fraudsters from incidents in Leduc and Edmonton

  19-02-2020 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of suspects who have been involved in "fraudulent activity" at banking institutions in Edmonton and Leduc.
  
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• Tensions rise at blockade protest on CN rail line on Edmonton’s edge

  19-02-2020 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Just hours after a group blocked a CN train in Edmonton Wednesday morning, the rail company is headed to court to get the group removed. Nicole Stillger has more from the Winterburn industrial area, where the situation is getting heated.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers leaning more on young players with injuries piling up

  19-02-2020 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oilers host the Bruins Wednesday night. Expect to see more of the younger players with McDavid and Klefbom out.
  
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• Three easy ways to get more plants on your plate

  19-02-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  With plant-based diets all the rage, we surveyed notable Edmonton chefs for their advice on getting more plants on your plate.
  
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• Attacker returns to save Edmonton senior after setting her house on fire - Calgary Herald

  19-02-2020 18:26 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Attacker returns to save Edmonton senior after setting her house on fire  Calgary Herald
  
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• Carbon risk for Alberta’s public pension manager AIMCo questioned

  19-02-2020 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's largest labour organization is concerned that public-service pensions may be used to prop up a struggling fossil fuels industry.
  
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• Adopt A Pet: Meet three-month-old Neon

  19-02-2020 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Ted Purcell from the Edmonton Humane Society is back. Today, he brought with him a three-month-old pup named Neon who had to have his leg amputated after a fracture. Plus, hear more about the Paws and Claws Gala.
  
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• PCL starts demolition work at Edmonton hospital, making way for $85M expansion - On-Site Magazine

  19-02-2020 17:17 via on-sitemag.com
  
  PCL starts demolition work at Edmonton hospital, making way for $85M expansion  On-Site Magazine
  
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• Demonstrators block rail line west of Edmonton in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  19-02-2020 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Demonstrators block rail line west of Edmonton in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Demonstrators block rail line west of Edmonton in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

  19-02-2020 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Those involved in a rail blockade west of Edmonton in support Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs say they will remain in place until RCMP and Coastal GasLink leave Wet’suwet’en territory. Kendra Slugoski has the latest from the scene.
  
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• Demonstrators block rail line in west Edmonton in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

  19-02-2020 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Those involved in a rail blockade in west Edmonton in support Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs say they will remain in place until RCMP and Coastal GasLink leave Wet’suwet’en territory. Kendra Slugoski has the latest from the scene.
  
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• Aerial footage of rail blockade west of Edmonton | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  19-02-2020 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aerial footage of rail blockade west of Edmonton | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Aerial footage of rail blockade west of Edmonton

  19-02-2020 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aerial footage from the Global 1 News helicopter shows a group of protesters at a blockade along a rail line west of Edmonton Wednesday morning, as Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades continue in communities across Canada.
  
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• Aerial footage of rail blockade in west Edmonton

  19-02-2020 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aerial footage from the Global 1 News helicopter shows a group of protesters at a blockade along a rail line in west Edmonton Wednesday morning, as Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades continue in communities across Canada.
  
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• Oilsands on 'collision course' with Canada's climate goals, global market changes: report

  19-02-2020 16:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The oilsands have reduced the amount of greenhouse gas they emit per barrel of oil produced but remain more carbon-intensive than the average barrel worldwide and are the fastest-growing source of emissions in Canada, according to a new report from the Pembina Institute.
  
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• Ask The Doctor: Dealing with tragic events

  19-02-2020 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Studies suggest that over 70 per cent of Canadians have been exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, and that nearly one out of 10 Canadians may develop PTSD at some point in their lives. Mike Sobel sits down with Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod to talk about what you need to know about...
  
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• Science teacher Michael Ng having fun with inertia

  19-02-2020 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Science is about learning, but it’s also about fun. Science teacher Michael Ng is having fun with inertia this week.
  
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• Engineering with ice: U of A students build beam with visiting Dutch expert

  19-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Engineering students at the University of Alberta are learning the basics of building with ice this week, working with Arno Pronk, an assistant professor at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.
  
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• Homicide detectives investigating suspicious death on Stony Plain Road - Edmonton Journal

  19-02-2020 15:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Homicide detectives investigating suspicious death on Stony Plain Road  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Protesters block rail line west of Edmonton in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en - Global News

  19-02-2020 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Protesters block rail line west of Edmonton in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en  Global NewsCN heads to court, seeking injunction against rail blockade in west Edmonton  CBC.caJustice minister vows rail blockade in Edmonton 'will not be tolerated'  Calgary SunAnti-pipeline protesters blocking CN Rail line west of Edmonton  CTV NewsBlockade supporting Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs on rail line in Edmonton  OttawaMatters.comView Full coverage on Googl
  
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• Protesters block rail line west of Edmonton in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

  19-02-2020 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of protesters set up a blockade along a rail line west of Edmonton Wednesday morning, as Wet'suwet'en solidarity blockades continue in communities across Canada.
  
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• Protesters block rail line in west Edmonton in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

  19-02-2020 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of protesters set up a blockade along a rail line on the western edge of Edmonton Wednesday morning, as Wet'suwet'en solidarity blockades continue in communities across Canada.
  
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• Protesters block rail line in west Edmonton in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

  19-02-2020 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of protesters set up a blockade along a rail line west of Edmonton Wednesday morning, as Wet'suwet'en solidarity blockades continue in communities across Canada.
  
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• Counter-protesters tear down CN rail blockade in west Edmonton - Global News

  19-02-2020 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Counter-protesters tear down CN rail blockade in west Edmonton  Global News
  
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• Protestors block rail line west of Edmonton in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

  19-02-2020 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of protesters set up a blockade along a rail line west of Edmonton Wednesday morning, as Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades continue in communities across Canada. Kendra Slugoski has the details.
  
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• Protestors block rail line in west Edmonton in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

  19-02-2020 15:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of protesters set up a blockade along a rail line in west Edmonton Wednesday morning, as Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades continue in communities across Canada. Kendra Slugoski has the details.
  
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• New anti-pipeline blockade set up by protesters west of Edmonton

  19-02-2020 15:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Protesters have set up a blockade on a CN rail line west of Edmonton, the latest protest staged by supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs over a contentious pipeline project.
  
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