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• Brier champion skip Brendan Bottcher weighs in on surprise split with vice-skip Darren Moulding

  06-12-2021 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bottcher apologized Sunday afternoon for the statement's wording during a solo media availability on a Curling Canada Zoom call.
  
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• Stock markets rally on hopes about Omicron variant as crude oil prices climb

  06-12-2021 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's main stock index surged as reassurances about the latest COVID-19 variant powered the energy sector higher and prompted a broad-based rally.
  
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• Deportation decision delayed for trucker who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash

  06-12-2021 23:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A decision on whether a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash should be deported to India likely won't be coming until the new year.
  
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• O'Toole calls for Commons probe into harassment allegations against Conservative MP

  06-12-2021 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has asked the House of Commons to investigate workplace harassment complaints made against a member of his own caucus, Alberta MP Shannon Stubbs.
  
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• O’Toole asks House to investigate toxic workplace allegations against Alberta MP

  06-12-2021 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's asked the House of Commons to probe allegations that Alberta MP Shannon Stubbs created a toxic work environment for her staff.
  
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• Edmonton police adopt 911eye video technology to reduce in-person contact, speed up response times - Global News

  06-12-2021 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police adopt 911eye video technology to reduce in-person contact, speed up response times  Global News
  
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• Edmonton police adopt 911eye video technology to reduce in-person contact, speed up response times

  06-12-2021 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Police Service is the first Canadian agency to adopt a live video technology allowing 911 callers to remotely show first responders what they calling for help with.
  
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• CP train derails near hamlet southeast of Calgary

  06-12-2021 21:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Emergency Alert said in an alert issued at 11:25 a.m. that 39 cars carrying residual amounts of liquid petroleum or ammonia were involved in the derailment.
  
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• ‘Not getting on a plane any time soon’: Deportation decision delayed in Humboldt Broncos case

  06-12-2021 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in the April 2018 collision that killed 16 people.
  
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• Where to order Christmas dinner to-go in Edmonton | Dished - Daily Hive

  06-12-2021 20:42 via dailyhive.com
  
  Where to order Christmas dinner to-go in Edmonton | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• Young Edmonton actress featured in Netflix film along with Sandra Bullock - Global News

  06-12-2021 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Young Edmonton actress featured in Netflix film along with Sandra Bullock  Global News
  
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• Young Edmonton actress featured in Netflix film along with Sandra Bullock

  06-12-2021 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton's Neli Kastrinos, 8, will be featured along with Sandra Bullock in the Netflix film The Unforgivable.
  
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• Alberta surgeon who hung noose in hospital receives four-month suspension

  06-12-2021 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Grande Prairie surgeon Dr. Wynand Wessels has received a four-month suspension from a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) hearing tribunal.
  
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• Federal government will soon hand over more residential school records: Miller

  06-12-2021 18:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations minister says the federal government will soon release a volume of the residential school records it's been criticized for withholding to a national archives centre.
  
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• 2 Alberta schools notified after new cases of omicron variant confirmed since Friday

  06-12-2021 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
  There are now 11 cases of the omicron variant in the province, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said Monday on Twitter.
  
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• 2 Alberta schools notified after 8 new cases of omicron variant confirmed since Friday

  06-12-2021 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
  There are now 12 cases of the omicron variant in the province, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said on Twitter. The total includes 11 cases identified in returning travellers, and one case in a household contact.
  
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• Holiday gift ideas with tech expert Marc Saltzman

  06-12-2021 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tech Expert Marc Saltzman joined Global News Morning to chat about some of his gift ideas for the 2021 holiday season.
  
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• Holiday Cooking on Global News Morning Edmonton: Tracie Gray’s Rudolph Brownies

  06-12-2021 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News Morning Edmonton’s Tracie Gray shows how to whip up two of her favourite holiday dishes: Rudolph themed brownies as well as a cranberry cosmo cocktail.
  
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• 8 new Omicron cases detected in Alberta, schools may have been exposed

  06-12-2021 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health said 8 new COVID-19 Omicron variant cases had been detected in the province, with potential exposures in north zone schools.
  
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• The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant back to live performances for 2021

  06-12-2021 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant is set to take the stage again for the 2021 holiday season. Cheryl Jameson, the artistic director of Whizgiggling Productions, explains how the production has decided to offer both online and in-person options for attendees.
  
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• Young Edmontonian stars in Netflix film alongside Sandra Bullock

  06-12-2021 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight-year-old Neli Kastrinos joined Global News Morning Weekend Edmonton to discuss her role in The Unforgivable, an upcoming Netflix film starring Sandra Bullock.
  
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• Family of 5 from B.C. homeless after finding newly-purchased Edmonton home damaged by fire - CBC.ca

  06-12-2021 17:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Family of 5 from B.C. homeless after finding newly-purchased Edmonton home damaged by fire  CBC.ca
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, Dec. 6

  06-12-2021 17:25 via cbc.ca
  
  The age of Albertans eligible for COVID-19 third-doses, or booster shots, has lowered to 60 as of Monday, while the number of people in the province confirmed to have the omicron variant of concern has tripled since Friday, to 12.
  
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• Surgeon handed four-month suspension for noose incident at Alberta hospital

  06-12-2021 16:41 via cbc.ca
  
  A white, South-African born surgeon who tied and taped a noose to an operating room door in 2016 to allegedly target a Black Nigerian-born surgical assistant has been suspended from practising for four months.
  
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• Surgeon handed 4-month suspension for noose incident at Alberta hospital

  06-12-2021 16:41 via cbc.ca
  
  A white, South African-born surgeon who tied and taped a noose to an operating room door in 2016 to allegedly target a Black, Nigerian-born surgical assistant has been suspended from practising for four months.
  
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• Family of 5 from B.C. left homeless after moving to find their newly-purchased Edmonton home destroyed by fire

  06-12-2021 15:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Members of a family of five from Courtenay, B.C. are stuck living in an Edmonton hotel room, after arriving in the city only to find the home they were supposed to move into had burned weeks ago in a fire.
  
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• Family of 5 from B.C. homeless after finding newly-purchased Edmonton home damaged by fire

  06-12-2021 15:37 via cbc.ca
  
  A family of five from Courtenay, B.C., is stuck living in an Edmonton hotel room after arriving in the city to find the home they were supposed to move into had been damaged in a fire weeks ago.
  
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• Family from B.C. left homeless after finding newly-purchased Edmonton home damaged by fire

  06-12-2021 15:37 via cbc.ca
  
  A family of five from Courtenay, B.C., is stuck living in an Edmonton hotel room after arriving in the city to find the home they were supposed to move into had been damaged in a fire weeks ago.
  
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• Edmonton weather for Dec. 6: Chilly Monday, warmer Tuesday - CTV News Edmonton

  06-12-2021 15:16 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather for Dec. 6: Chilly Monday, warmer Tuesday  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton early morning weather forecast: Monday, December 6, 2021

  06-12-2021 15:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, December 6, 2021 early morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Calls for more permanent public washrooms in Edmonton after COVID-19 funding approved - CBC.ca

  06-12-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calls for more permanent public washrooms in Edmonton after COVID-19 funding approved  CBC.ca
  
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• Calls for more permanent public washrooms in Edmonton after COVID-19 funding approved

  06-12-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton city councillors and business leaders are making the case to build more permanent public washrooms as the city prepares to install more temporary toilets next year. 
  
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• After 2 weeks stuck inside, Edmontonian wants more snow cleared from sidewalks

  06-12-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A man in a wheelchair is calling on the City of Edmonton to step up its sidewalk snow clearing, after being stuck in his house for two weeks after recent winter storm.
  
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• The science says there's no difference between a dry or a wet cold. Sorry

  06-12-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Each winter, the debate of dry cold vs wet cold rages on. But does the humidity actually make a difference? Turns out, it doesn’t.
  
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• Residential school records to be provided to national archive centre soon,

  06-12-2021 12:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Marc Miller says there's no evidence the Liberal cabinet was told of a 2015 decision to drop a court case that freed the Catholic Church from compensating survivors.
  
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• Residential school records, previously withheld, to be released within 30 days: Miller

  06-12-2021 12:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government will also review other residential school records it has withheld, the minister said, which may in fact be able to be released.
  
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• No evidence Liberals knew appeal over residential school payments was dropped: Miller

  06-12-2021 12:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Marc Miller says there's no evidence the Liberal cabinet was told of a 2015 decision to drop a court case that freed the Catholic Church from compensating survivors.
  
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• Liberals to release previously withheld residential school records, says Miller

  06-12-2021 12:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Marc Miller says there's no evidence the Liberal cabinet was told of a 2015 decision to drop a court case that freed the Catholic Church from compensating survivors.
  
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• Cash fare for Edmonton transit set to spike to $4 in February despite continued delays in smart fare implementation - Edmonton Journal

  06-12-2021 11:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Cash fare for Edmonton transit set to spike to $4 in February despite continued delays in smart fare implementation  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 630 CHED supports Chris de Burgh

  06-12-2021 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Worldwide hit maker, Chris de Burgh is excited to once again be returning to Canada with his The Legend of Robin Hood and Other Hits tour. The British singer-song writer, whose career spans close to five decades is best known for his hits such as The Lady in Red, Spanish Train and A Spaceman Came Travelling. Chris de Burgh will...
  
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• Banned for decades, releasing oilsands tailings water is now on the horizon

  06-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Tailing ponds have been growing for decades because it's been illegal to release their toxic water. Now, the federal government has begun developing regulations to allow oilsands operators in northern Alberta to begin releasing treated tailings water back into the environment. Currently, companies must store any water used to extract oil during the mining process because it becomes toxic.
  
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• Kings snap losing skid, hand Oilers 2nd consecutive loss with blowout win

  06-12-2021 05:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Adrian Kempe scored a pair of goals and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a two-game losing skid by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Sunday.
  
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• William Lagesson's agent puts Edmonton Oilers head coach on blast - Oilers Nation

  06-12-2021 05:24 via oilersnation.com
  William Lagesson's agent puts Edmonton Oilers head coach on blast  Oilers Nation
  
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• OILERS NOTES: Nurse just what doctor ordered on Edmonton blue line - Edmonton Sun

  06-12-2021 05:17 via edmontonsun.com
  
  OILERS NOTES: Nurse just what doctor ordered on Edmonton blue line  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Connor McDavid ejected for boarding as Edmonton Oilers fall to Kings

  06-12-2021 05:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers lose back-to-back games for the first time this season as the Los Angeles Kings capitalize on a five-minute power play to seal a 5-1 win on Sunday.
  
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• McDavid kicked out, Edmonton Oilers just plain kicked by L.A. Kings - Edmonton Sun

  06-12-2021 05:02 via edmontonsun.com
  
  McDavid kicked out, Edmonton Oilers just plain kicked by L.A. Kings  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Celiac woman says she hasn’t eaten in 40 hours while at Toronto quarantine hotel

  06-12-2021 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Janet Game said she has not been given gluten-free food at the hotel and cannot eat the food otherwise due to her extreme celiac disease.
  
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• Celiac woman says she didn’t eat for 40 hours while at Toronto quarantine hotel

  06-12-2021 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Janet Game said she has not been given gluten-free food at the hotel and cannot eat the food otherwise due to her extreme celiac disease.
  
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• Alberta government announces its plan to open new U.S. trade offices in Chicago, Seattle, Denver

  06-12-2021 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an effort to expand trade and improve economic partnerships, the Alberta government will open new offices in the United States. While one political expert sees this move as a good step forward for the province, critics say more could be done. Chris Chacon explains.
  
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• Edmonton man shares frustrating travel experience returning home from Nigeria - Globalnews.ca

  06-12-2021 02:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton man shares frustrating travel experience returning home from Nigeria  Globalnews.ca
  
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