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• Highlights from Alberta budget 2020

  27-02-2020 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget 2020-21 Thursday. Here are some of the highlights:
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for accused Edmonton killer - CBC.ca

  27-02-2020 23:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Arrest warrant issued for accused Edmonton killer  CBC.ca
  
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• Alberta Budget 2020: What does it mean for Red Deer?

  27-02-2020 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  From funding for the Red Deer Integrated Emergency Shelter to a significant investment in the Red Deer Integrated Emergency Shelter, here's how Alberta Budget 2020 affects Red Deer.
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for accused Edmonton killer

  27-02-2020 23:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police have issued an arrest warrant after an accused killer failed to show up at the Edmonton courthouse for the start of his preliminary hearing Monday. 
  
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• WHL Roundup: Thursday, February 27, 2020

  27-02-2020 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kyle Olson scored twice and added an assist as the Calgary Hitmen downed the Winnipeg Ice 4-1 in Western Hockey League action Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Budget 2020: Health budget sees doubling of private clinic surgeries, deductibles on seniors drug plan

  27-02-2020 23:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta will double the amount of surgeries done in private clinics over the next three years as part of an effort to cut wait times laid out in budget documents presented Thursday.
  
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• Alberta Budget 2020: What does it mean for Edmonton? - Global News

  27-02-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Budget 2020: What does it mean for Edmonton?  Global News
  
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• Alberta Budget 2020: What does it mean for Edmonton?

  27-02-2020 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  From new details on vaping and short-term housing rental taxes to school board funding implications, here's how Alberta Budget 2020 affects Edmonton.
  
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• From education to camping to jobs, how the second UCP budget will impact your bottom line

  27-02-2020 23:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Fees and taxes will continue to rise for Albertans as part of the government's latest cost-saving budget. 
  
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• Coastal GasLink to pause work as talks begin between hereditary chiefs, ministers

  27-02-2020 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have meetings confirmed on Thursday and Friday with federal and B.C. ministers of Indigenous relations.
  
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• 'This shows we are winning': Greta Thunberg responds after sexually graphic illustration surfaces on Facebook

  27-02-2020 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Seventeen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg responded Saturday to a widely-condemned sexually graphic illustration posted on Facebook.
  
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• Alberta oilfield company draws fire for sexually graphic 'Greta' image

  27-02-2020 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Two Alberta cabinet ministers have joined the chorus of condemnation levelled at a Red Deer energy company over a graphic image that surfaced this week on Facebook. 
  
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• Alberta energy company under fire for image appearing to depict Greta Thunberg

  27-02-2020 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta energy company is facing a wave of criticism on social media for an image that includes their company logo, and a woman or girl resembling climate activist Greta Thunberg.
  
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• Trudeau to meet provincial, territorial leaders mid-March amid rising tensions

  27-02-2020 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Announcement of the meeting comes as Trudeau is struggling to reconcile the competing demands of environmental concerns, resource development and Indigenous reconciliation.
  
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• Man arrested throwing rocks in B.C. last week now charged with Edmonton killing - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2020 21:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Man arrested throwing rocks in B.C. last week now charged with Edmonton killing  Edmonton Journal
  
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• A case of fowl play? Man sought after rubber chicken used to steal donation box

  27-02-2020 20:03 via cbc.ca
  
  If you recognize this man clutching a rubber chicken, you might be able to help police crack a case of a donation box stolen from a Tim Hortons in Alberta.
  
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• How did this elderly Alberta man wind up in a ditch, and what happened to his truck?

  27-02-2020 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP are searching for Harvey Tessman's truck after the 80 year old was found on Tuesday morning in a ditch north of Irma. He can't remember what happened to him or his truck.
  
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• RCMP allege man used rubber chicken during Tim Hortons robbery

  27-02-2020 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP in Airdrie, Alta. are investigating an act of fowl play.
  
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• Sheep farmers join forces to bring lamb to the tables of Canadians

  27-02-2020 19:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Demand for lamb products is growing across Canada, and a new collective of farmers is hoping to grow the sheep farming industry to meet it.
  
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• Do Tyendinaga Mohawk protests amount to ‘terrorism’? Experts say no

  27-02-2020 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The actions of protesters who set a fire under a passing a CN Rail train in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory were quickly condemned as reckless and unsafe, but resulted in no arrests.
  
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• Defending champion Kevin Koe among headliners of strong Brier field

  27-02-2020 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  "There's more teams now that are capable of winning a Brier than there probably has been in a number of years."
  
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• Circle of Angles raises awareness for palliative care, funds for charity

  27-02-2020 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Circle of Angels project started as a way for Kristen Edmiston and Beverley Hasinoff to say thank you to the countless people who impacted their dad’s life when he was in palliative care. Now, the project has seen more than 20,000 angels take flight and raised more then $12,000 for charitable causes.
  
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• Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute patient shares experience on Heart Pledge Day

  27-02-2020 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thursday is 630 CHED Heart Pledge Day, which aims to support work being done at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute. Morgan Black speaks to heart attack patient Jason Tetro, and host of the Super Awesome Science Show, about the care he received at the hospital.
  
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• Corporate growth summit focuses on pushing Alberta beyond its borders

  27-02-2020 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 8th annual corporate growth summit is coming up and this year’s theme is pushing Alberta beyond our borders. Business professionals can listen to keynote speakers to gain valuable insight, learn about new opportunities and build new relationships. Leah Tolton and Jesse Warwa join Global News Morning to talk more about it.
  
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• Ministers head to Wet’suwet’en territory for ‘truly important meetings’

  27-02-2020 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The chiefs call the meetings a "first step" after both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier John Horgan declined an invitation to meet directly. 
  
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• Ministers en route to Wet’suwet’en territory for ‘truly important meetings’

  27-02-2020 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hopes are growing for a meeting between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and provincial and federal ministers on Thursday.
  
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• University of Alberta scientist part of NASA Mars 2020 rover mission

  27-02-2020 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A University of Alberta scientist has been chosen for an out of this world experience. Chris Herd will have a key role in NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.
  
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• Throwback Thursday: On this day in 2012, Edmonton Oilers trade Tom Gilbert to Minnesota Wild - Oilers Nation

  27-02-2020 18:00 via oilersnation.com
  
  Throwback Thursday: On this day in 2012, Edmonton Oilers trade Tom Gilbert to Minnesota Wild  Oilers Nation
  
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• Angel Whispers group supports those who have lost a child

  27-02-2020 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  There is no greater loss for a parent than the loss of a child. A group called Angel Whispers was created to support families who have lost a child. Lori-Ann Huot and Heather Boonstra join Global News Morning to talk about their work.
  
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• Italian Centre Shop opening 5th location in Sherwood Park - Global News

  27-02-2020 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Italian Centre Shop opening 5th location in Sherwood Park  Global News
  
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• Italian Centre Shop opening 5th location in Sherwood Park

  27-02-2020 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton-based grocery store stocks European specialty foods and products, as well as local and imported produce, meats, cheeses and baked goods.
  
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• 'A wonderful opportunity': Inclusive playground planned for Clareview community

  27-02-2020 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An inclusive playground to be built outside the Clareview Recreation Centre will be the first of its kind in Edmonton and only the second in Alberta.
  
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• Edmonton could be a leader for cannabis cafes and lounges, advocates say - CBC.ca

  27-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton could be a leader for cannabis cafes and lounges, advocates say  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton could be a leader for cannabis cafes and lounges, advocates say

  27-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates of cannabis edibles are pushing Edmonton and Alberta to sanction social venues so people can consume in public, curbing the underground market.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Oh yay it's warmer so all our problems are solved - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2020 15:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Oh yay it's warmer so all our problems are solved  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather for Thursday, February 27 - CTV News

  27-02-2020 15:40 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather for Thursday, February 27  CTV News
  
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• 'Salt of the earth': Family and hard work are cornerstones of Franco's

  27-02-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fred Perri finds it hard to believe that it's been 40 years since he opened Franco's restaurant with his older brother Frank, in Edmonton's Clareview neighbourhood.
  
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• Edmonton AM broadcasts live from Clareview Recreation Centre

  27-02-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Join hosts Mark Connolly and Tara McCarthy, along with guests, as they take the show on the road to Clareview Recreation Centre, where CBC Edmonton has been running a pop-up bureau all week.
  
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• Husky Energy reports $2.3B fourth quarter loss

  27-02-2020 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Husky says non-cash asset impairments and other charges totalled $2.3 billion after tax in its most recent quarter primarily related to its upstream assets in North America, including its Sunrise project.
  
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• ‘Support them or lose them’: Chinatowns across Canada grapple with coronavirus fears

  27-02-2020 14:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  "People are not coming out very much,'' one Calgary restaurant owner said. "It was the slowest Family Day I've seen.
  
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• New Horizon Mall will be 50% leased with addition of family entertainment centre

  27-02-2020 14:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The New Horizon Mall just north of Calgary says it will finally exceed 50 per cent retail tenant occupation nearly two years after opening thanks to the addition of a family entertainment centre called Sky Castle.
  
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• IRC has no qualms with Edmonton CFL team keeping Eskimos name - Cabin Radio

  27-02-2020 14:22 via cabinradio.ca
  
  IRC has no qualms with Edmonton CFL team keeping Eskimos name  Cabin Radio
  
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• Thursday's letters: Plowed bike paths keep people active - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2020 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Thursday's letters: Plowed bike paths keep people active  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Budget 2020: Alberta continues plan to cut spending amid volatile economy

  27-02-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government plans to reduce operating expenses spending over the next three years to the tune of $1.2 billion, or 2.5 per cent, while increasing some user fees, according to the provincial budget released Thursday. 
  
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• Alberta budget comes amid questions over resource development

  27-02-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Released only four months after UCP's first budget, Budget 2020 comes amid heightened turmoil due to job losses, union unrest and growing uncertainty around the province's energy industry. 
  
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• How Global News is covering Alberta budget 2020

  27-02-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta budget will table its 2020 provincial budget on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Alberta legislature rally planned to support public sector while budget is being tabled

  27-02-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Premier Jason Kenney's UCP government tables its 2020 budget at the Alberta legislature on Thursday afternoon, protesters plan to rally outside the building in support of the province's public sector workforce.
  
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• Harm reduction advocates to rally in Calgary, Edmonton - Medicine Hat News

  27-02-2020 12:15 via medicinehatnews.com
  
  Harm reduction advocates to rally in Calgary, Edmonton  Medicine Hat News
  
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• COVID-19 outbreak: Here's what's happening around the world Thursday

  27-02-2020 09:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Countries with their first confirmed cases of coronavirus should "move swiftly" to contain the virus, WHO's director-general said Thursday, noting that the concern over cases outside of China is growing as the number of people infected mounts.
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers start well but run out of gas in a 3-0 loss to the red-hot Vegas Golden Knights - Edmonton Journal

  27-02-2020 08:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Oilers start well but run out of gas in a 3-0 loss to the red-hot Vegas Golden Knights  Edmonton Journal
  
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