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• FIVE THINGS: That's really the best the Edmonton Elks have to offer? - Edmonton Sun

  30-10-2021 23:46 via edmontonsun.com
  
  FIVE THINGS: That's really the best the Edmonton Elks have to offer?  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Alberta’s opioid poisoning crisis approaching deadly record, data shows

  30-10-2021 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is on track to see its deadliest year for opioid deaths ever.
  
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• Northern Lights could light up Halloween weekend skies across Canada

  30-10-2021 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect following Thursday’s solar flare, which could lead to the Northern Lights being seen from Yellowknife to New York.
  
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• City of Hamilton honours CFL legend Russ Jackson

  30-10-2021 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Hamilton held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday to officially unveil the Russ Jackson Football Field in honour of the Canadian Football League icon.
  
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• Grande Prairie teen caught and charged for impersonating officer

  30-10-2021 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  An 18-year-old man has been caught and charged for pulling over a vehicle and pretending to be a police officer.
  
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• 'Treat or tricks': 1922 Edmonton Bulletin article has claim to first printed reference to popular Halloween phrase - Edmonton Journal

  30-10-2021 20:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  'Treat or tricks': 1922 Edmonton Bulletin article has claim to first printed reference to popular Halloween phrase  Edmonton Journal
  
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• JONES: Time for Edmonton Elks to blow it all up - Edmonton Sun

  30-10-2021 20:30 via edmontonsun.com
  
  JONES: Time for Edmonton Elks to blow it all up  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Canucks: Betting odds and prediction vs. Edmonton Oilers (October 30th) - The Canuck Way

  30-10-2021 20:24 via thecanuckway.com
  
  Canucks: Betting odds and prediction vs. Edmonton Oilers (October 30th)  The Canuck Way
  
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• Last-minute Halloween costume ideas

  30-10-2021 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Halloween is Sunday and many people, young and old, will be dressing up. October 31 snuck up quickly, which might result in a scramble for a costume. Costume designer Ivan Brozic shares some last-minute ideas.
  
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• Edmonton’s Kids Kottage nominated for International Peace Award

  30-10-2021 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton’s Kids Kottage Foundation, an infant and children’s shelter, has been nominated for the International Peace Award. Executive director Janine Fraser shares how Kids Kottage is being acknowledged for its work dealing with poverty and homelessness.
  
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• On Alberta's dryland farms, reflections on a devastating year and an eye to what's next

  30-10-2021 19:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Snow fell on devastated dryland farms in southern Alberta on Friday. It was welcome moisture after a summer of extremely challenging weather conditions. But on Alberta's dryland farms, farmers say they're unsure if they could take another year like this one.
  
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• Students at 4 Alberta universities protest tuition increases, budget cuts in 'Day of Action' Friday

  30-10-2021 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Dozens of students gathered in the snow at the University of Calgary quad Friday afternoon to demand that the provincial government reverse budget cuts and reinstate a freeze on tuition hikes.
  
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• As UN climate conference begins, Alberta has much on the line

  30-10-2021 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  As world leaders descend on Glasgow this week for the start of the 2021 UN Climate Conference, Alberta — the Canadian jurisdiction with perhaps the most on the line — will be watching.
  
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• ‘Gradual and insidious’: Working from home becoming a real pain in the neck for some

  30-10-2021 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you’re working from home and reading this, chances are you’re not doing it right.
  
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• Alberta has much on the line as UN climate conference gets set to begin

  30-10-2021 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta will be watching closely as the most significant global climate change summit since Paris in 2015 gets underway in Glasgow.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, Oct. 30

  30-10-2021 16:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 603 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. There are 765 Albertans in hospital with the disease, and 180 in intensive care. 
  
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• Set to close this weekend, Edmonton emergency shelter gets one-month reprieve - CBC.ca

  30-10-2021 16:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Set to close this weekend, Edmonton emergency shelter gets one-month reprieve  CBC.ca
  
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• Set to close this weekend, Edmonton emergency shelter gets one-month reprieve

  30-10-2021 16:30 via cbc.ca
  
  An emergency shelter set to close this weekend will remain open at least another month, following the extension of provincial funding.
  
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• 13 Halloween happenings in the Edmonton area this weekend - CBC.ca

  30-10-2021 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  13 Halloween happenings in the Edmonton area this weekend  CBC.ca
  
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• 13 Halloween happenings in the Edmonton area this weekend

  30-10-2021 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The spooky season is upon us and there’s no shortage of things to do. Here are 13 frightful suggestions for your Halloween weekend.
  
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• University VP has extra security on campus after showing solidarity with Indigenous struggle

  30-10-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In July, linda manyguns, the associate vice-president of indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University, announced she would be using only lower-case letters for her name, in addition to not using capital letters except to acknowledge the Indigenous struggle for recognition. Then the hate mail came.
  
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• 'No idea my life would be threatened,' says Calgary professor after thousands of hate messages

  30-10-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There is no name on the frosted window of her office, no signage pointing to the office's location on the Mount Royal University campus. Panic buttons have been installed, and security guards do daily area checks. 
  
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• Bakeries, diners and bars serve up defiance to Alberta's vaccine passport program

  30-10-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The tables at Karen’s Homestyle Cooking in downtown Peace River, Alta., sit empty. Owner Karen Greaves would rather turn diners away than participate in Alberta's vaccine passport program.
  
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• Where does hydrogen fit into Alberta's energy future?

  30-10-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian policy-makers will meet with other world leaders at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, starting on Sunday. A big part of their pitch on how Canada can curb its carbon emissions focuses on expanding the country's hydrogen industry, which would have a major impact on Alberta. 
  
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• Oil Spills: Oilers steady as they aim to stay consistent - Sault Star

  30-10-2021 11:07 via saultstar.com
  
  Oil Spills: Oilers steady as they aim to stay consistent  Sault Star
  
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• 'Senator-in-waiting' who topped Alberta vote applying for job through federal process

  30-10-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The top vote-getter in Alberta's so-called "Senate election" says she's prepared to wait years, if necessary, to get named to Canada's upper chamber.
  
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• Oil Kings and Ice provide possible WHL semifinal preview - Edmonton Sun

  30-10-2021 07:39 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Oil Kings and Ice provide possible WHL semifinal preview  Edmonton Sun
  
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• SIDELINES: Elks receiver Ellingson remains as one half of familiar duo - Edmonton Journal

  30-10-2021 07:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  SIDELINES: Elks receiver Ellingson remains as one half of familiar duo  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Tiger-Cats drop the hammer on Edmonton Elks' crossover chance - Edmonton Sun

  30-10-2021 07:22 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Tiger-Cats drop the hammer on Edmonton Elks' crossover chance  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Recap: Hamilton 39, Edmonton 23 - CFL.ca

  30-10-2021 07:20 via cfl.ca
  
  Recap: Hamilton 39, Edmonton 23  CFL.ca
  
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• Edmonton Elks remain winless at home after 39-23 loss to Hamilton Tiger-Cats

  30-10-2021 07:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the win, the Ticats (6-5) moved into a tie for second place in the CFL's East Division with Toronto with 12 points, while the Elks suffered their sixth straight loss.
  
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• Students gather in Edmonton to honour lives of Indigenous children who died at residential schools

  30-10-2021 05:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of local students gathered in Edmonton’s river valley this afteroon to honour the lives of Indigenous children who died at residential schools.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers forward lines coming together, all except one of them - Edmonton Journal

  30-10-2021 05:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers forward lines coming together, all except one of them  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta town worries loss of local bank could deter business and new residents

  30-10-2021 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  In late September, Bruderheim's residents learned ATB plans to close the town's only bank in March.
  
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• Fatal drug poisonings top 1,000 as Alberta on track for deadliest year on record

  30-10-2021 03:42 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 1,000 people died from poisonings between January and August this year, according to new data from the Alberta substance use surveillance system. That’s nearly two hundred fatalities more than over the same period in 2020, the worst year yet on record.
  
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• Pepper spray and ballistic vest carrier stolen from RCMP car in Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  30-10-2021 03:34 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Pepper spray and ballistic vest carrier stolen from RCMP car in Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Body armour, pepper spray stolen from RCMP vehicle in Edmonton

  30-10-2021 03:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police issued a plea for tips from the public as they investigate the theft of body armour and pepper spray from an RCMP vehicle while it was parked in the city this week.
  
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• Edmonton police investigating after RCMP vest, pepper spray stolen from vehicle - Edmonton Journal

  30-10-2021 03:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton police investigating after RCMP vest, pepper spray stolen from vehicle  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Oct. 29, 2021

  30-10-2021 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 evening weather forecast for Edmonton and the surrounding area.
  
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• Increase in people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton: ‘No one should die alone in a cold dark ravine’ - Global News

  30-10-2021 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Increase in people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton: ‘No one should die alone in a cold dark ravine’  Global News
  
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• Increase in people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton: ‘No one should die alone in a cold dark ravine’

  30-10-2021 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city has seen a 22 per cent increase of homeless encampments in Edmonton, with number of people experiencing homelessness doubling since the start of the pandemic.
  
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• Setting up provincial police force would cost Alberta hundreds of millions of dollars: report

  30-10-2021 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report suggests setting up a provincial police force in Alberta would likely cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars but could also possibly offer more cost-effective law enforcement. Tom Vernon reports.
  
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• Homeless encampments on the rise in Edmonton

  30-10-2021 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a steady decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll. As Sarah Komadina explains, more people are living rough and many are turning to building encampments in the river valley.
  
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• Small Alberta town worries loss of local bank could hamper growth

  30-10-2021 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents in Bruderheim, Alta., recently learned their only local bank will be shutting down in March. As Sarah Ryan explains, they’re fearful losing the ATB branch could have wider consequences when it comes to attracting new businesses and residents.
  
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• Albertans asked to be careful while enjoying Halloween during COVID-19 pandemic

  30-10-2021 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s top doctor hopes this Halloween weekend doesn’t trigger a spike in COVID-19 cases. With Halloween just two days away, she is once again stressing the importance of safety. Kim Smith has more.
  
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• Brazil among teams competing at curling event in Lacombe this weekend

  30-10-2021 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Things will definitely be rocking in Lacombe, Alta., this weekend. John Sexsmith tells us about a curling event in which Brazil has a team participating.
  
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• Ahead of Halloween, well-known historic building in Edmonton experiences eerie scenarios

  30-10-2021 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you thought Edmonton didn’t have its share of paranormal activity, you could be wrong. Ciara Yaschuk has the story behind a historic building that still gives workers the creeps.
  
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• TransAlta Renewables finds cracks in turbine foundations at New Brunswick wind farm

  30-10-2021 01:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  TransAlta Renewables lowered its financial guidance for this year as it said it has found cracks in several foundations of turbines at a wind farm in New Brunswick.
  
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• Life sentence for central Alberta man who murdered his father

  30-10-2021 01:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Patrick Freeman Jr., 30, has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years for the shooting death of his father, Patrick Freeman Sr., in June 2019.
  
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• Police investigate after person found dead in central Edmonton - Global News

  30-10-2021 01:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police investigate after person found dead in central Edmonton  Global News
  
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