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• How Luminaria lighting design comes to life

  11-12-2021 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Each year Edmontonians are blown away by “Luminaria”, the winter festival of lights at the U of A Botanic Gardens. Lighting designer for the festival, Scott Peters, explains how the spectacular light and music displays all comes together for guests.
  
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• Edmonton brewery teams up with local animal rescue with calendar fundraiser - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 23:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton brewery teams up with local animal rescue with calendar fundraiser  Edmonton Journal
  
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• JONES: Winnipeg Blue Bombers going for Grey Cup repeat - Edmonton Sun

  11-12-2021 23:27 via edmontonsun.com
  
  JONES: Winnipeg Blue Bombers going for Grey Cup repeat  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Snowfall, winter storm warnings issued for mountain passes in B.C.’s Southern Interior

  11-12-2021 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada has also issued a snow squall watch is also in effect for the North Columbia, South and North Thompson regions.
  
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• Street-skating becomes a city-wide activity in Edmonton, Alta. - The Weather Network

  11-12-2021 23:12 via theweathernetwork.com
  Street-skating becomes a city-wide activity in Edmonton, Alta.  The Weather Network
  
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• Little Santas event brings holiday cheer to Edmonton-area single-parent families - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 23:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Little Santas event brings holiday cheer to Edmonton-area single-parent families  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fort McMurray UCP byelection vote happens this weekend - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 22:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Fort McMurray UCP byelection vote happens this weekend  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Ethan Bear returns as Hurricanes visit Edmonton Oilers

  11-12-2021 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  When asked if he feels any tension coming back to Edmonton, Bear said he tries to think past the negative comments and puts a focus more on the positives
  
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• Bear excited to face former team in Edmonton: 'I've been thinking about it for a long time' - TSN

  11-12-2021 22:20 via tsn.ca
  
  Bear excited to face former team in Edmonton: 'I've been thinking about it for a long time'  TSN
  
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• Dave Tippett staying the course with Edmonton Oilers lines despite diminishing offensive returns - Belleville Intelligencer

  11-12-2021 21:43 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Dave Tippett staying the course with Edmonton Oilers lines despite diminishing offensive returns  Belleville Intelligencer
  
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• No doctor at McLennan emergency department for total 72 hours this week

  11-12-2021 21:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The emergency department in McLennan, Alta., will be without an on-site physician for a 24-hour period and a separate 48-hour period this week, Alberta Health Services says.
  
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• Emergency department in McLennan to be without on-site doctor for a 24-hour, 48-hour period next week: AHS

  11-12-2021 21:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The emergency department in McLennan, Alta., will be without an on-site physician for a 24-hour and 48-hour period next week, Alberta Health Services says.
  
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• To mine or not to mine? Rocky Mountain coal mining decision set for 2022

  11-12-2021 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's energy minister is said to release reports in early 2022 that will determine the future of coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountain foothills and eastern slopes.
  
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• Edmonton likely to surpass 2020 homicide count - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 18:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton likely to surpass 2020 homicide count  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather: Sunny start to an above average day, flurries in the afternoon - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 18:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Sunny start to an above average day, flurries in the afternoon  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, Dec. 11

  11-12-2021 17:40 via cbc.ca
  
  In Edmonton, three units at Grey Nuns Community Hospital have declared outbreaks. Seven people have tested positive for COVID-19 and one death is associated with the outbreak.
  
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• How a small town gas station manager became a jiu-jiutsu world champ

  11-12-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ahmad Kabalan, of Lac La Biche, Alta., won gold in black belt at the 2021 World Master Jiu-Jitsu Championship on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.
  
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• How a small-town gas station manager became a jiu-jitsu world champ

  11-12-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ahmad Kabalan, of Lac La Biche, Alta., won gold in black belt at the 2021 World Master Jiu-Jitsu Championship on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.
  
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• Saturday's letters: The evils of warming up your vehicle - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 14:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Saturday's letters: The evils of warming up your vehicle  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Senior's cancer surgery cancelled during 4th wave, now given just months to live

  11-12-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Anne LeBlanc, 76, was given three to six months to live after her cancer surgery was cancelled in October.
  
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• Omicron rapidly shifts the need for boosters in Canada

  11-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Omicron is ramping up the push for widespread boosters in Canada, shifting the conversation away from providing added protection to the most vulnerable and toward giving everyone eligible an additional shot to stave off potential spread of the highly transmissible variant.
  
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• Embrace winter with this 5-minute outdoor yoga practice to connect with the earth and stand tall

  11-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Yoga instructor Harmony Johnson-Harder teaches a short yoga routine focusing on breathing and standing tall.
  
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• Dave Tippett staying the course with Edmonton Oilers' line combos despite diminishing offensive returns - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Dave Tippett staying the course with Edmonton Oilers' line combos despite diminishing offensive returns  Edmonton Journal
  
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• New Top 4 d-man crushing it so far for Edmonton Oilers but should that really surprise us? - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 07:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  New Top 4 d-man crushing it so far for Edmonton Oilers but should that really surprise us?  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Speedskater Laurent Dubreuil shatters Canadian record at World Cup stop in Calgary

  11-12-2021 04:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laurent Dubreuil didn't just break Jeremy Wotherspoon's Canadian record, he shattered it.
  
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• Bettman says NHL continues to have ‘real concerns’ regarding Olympic participation

  11-12-2021 04:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  If hockey's best want to participate at the Beijing Games and COVID-19 doesn't meaningfully disrupt the league's schedule, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will give his blessing.
  
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• U SPORTS All-Stars ready to challenge Team Canada hopefuls

  11-12-2021 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  There's more than just bragging rights on the line as Alberta's top university hockey players square up against Team Canada's World Junior hopefuls.
  
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• Highway rollover kills Edmonton man in Athabasca County: RCMP - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 03:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Highway rollover kills Edmonton man in Athabasca County: RCMP  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Collaros, Bighill, O’Shea and Bryant all winners at 2021 CFL Awards

  11-12-2021 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers cleaned up at Friday's 2021 CFL Awards, with all four nominees from the team taking home the hardware they were up for.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Dec. 10, 2021

  11-12-2021 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 evening weather forecast for Edmonton and the surrounding area.
  
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• Icy sidewalks pose problem for Edmontonians with mobility issues

  11-12-2021 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Days after freezing rain coated much of Edmonton with ice, people with mobility issues are the ones having the most trouble navigating uncleared sidewalks. Chris Chacon caught up with one man who is doing is best to stay off the ground and away from the hospital.
  
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• Grande Prairie’s new hospital open for care

  11-12-2021 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  After years of delays, an Alberta hospital is finally open for care and its first patients are now settling in. Morgan Black reports on the opening of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.
  
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• Edmonton man behind popular holiday light display takes a break

  11-12-2021 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton light display that normally draws thousands of onlookers is much dimmer this year. As Dan Grummett reports, the toned-down setup is a reflection of how the man behind the annual holiday tradition is feeling.
  
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• Festival of Trees raising money for critical causes at the University of Alberta Hospital

  11-12-2021 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  For more than 35 years, the Festival of Trees has been raising money for critical causes at the University of Alberta Hospital. Ciara Yaschuk explains how you can help Albertans living with end-stage kidney disease.
  
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• Alberta health minister says surgery backlog stabilized

  11-12-2021 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s health minister says the province’s surgery backlog has stabilized at just over 80,000 cases. Jason Copping says the plan is to shave that number down to pre-pandemic levels by sometime next year. But as Nicole Stillger reports, for some families, the damage has been done.
  
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• COVID-19: Edmonton couple stuck quarantining in Toronto

  11-12-2021 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A doctor and his wife have twice been denied flights home to Edmonton, after travelling to Africa for humanitarian work. As Sarah Ryan reports, the vaccinated couple has had five negative COVID-19 tests between them, including two taken after arriving in Toronto.
  
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• Edmonton couple stuck quarantining in Toronto, say they were denied flights home - Global News

  11-12-2021 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton couple stuck quarantining in Toronto, say they were denied flights home  Global News
  
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• Edmonton couple stuck quarantining in Toronto, say they were denied flights home

  11-12-2021 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A flight to Africa last month to do humanitarian work turned into a procedural mess when an Edmonton couple tried to return home.
  
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• Falling behind plagues Edmonton Oilers - Global News

  11-12-2021 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Falling behind plagues Edmonton Oilers  Global News
  
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• Falling behind plagues Edmonton Oilers

  11-12-2021 01:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Falling behind has become an ugly routine for the Edmonton Oilers.
  
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• Bedard aims to join Gretzky, Crosby, McDavid in playing for Canadian junior hockey team at 16

  11-12-2021 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The half-dozen who played for the Canadian junior men's hockey team at age 16 is sprinkled with names like Gretzky, Crosby and McDavid.
  
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• CPL50 – 36. Fraser Aird (FC Edmonton) – Canadian Premier League - Canadian Premier League

  11-12-2021 00:58 via canpl.ca
  
  CPL50 – 36. Fraser Aird (FC Edmonton) – Canadian Premier League  Canadian Premier League
  
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• Iconic Edmonton pizzeria The Funky Pickle resurfaces in England, might come back | CTV News - CTV News Edmonton

  11-12-2021 00:56 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Iconic Edmonton pizzeria The Funky Pickle resurfaces in England, might come back | CTV News  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• City of Edmonton backtracks on building new composting site, instead sending majority of organics to private contractors - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 00:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  City of Edmonton backtracks on building new composting site, instead sending majority of organics to private contractors  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Man killed in single-vehicle crash west of Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  11-12-2021 00:36 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man killed in single-vehicle crash west of Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Alberta reports 287 new COVID-19 cases Friday, one more death

  11-12-2021 00:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta public health officials have identified another four cases of the omicron variant.
  
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• 2 men dead after pair of unrelated central Alberta highway crashes Thursday

  11-12-2021 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two separate highway crashes in central Alberta on Thursday resulted in the deaths of two drivers, the RCMP confirmed on Friday.
  
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• Edmontonians could be placing bets at sports games, casinos and racing entertainment centres in 2022 - Edmonton Journal

  11-12-2021 00:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmontonians could be placing bets at sports games, casinos and racing entertainment centres in 2022  Edmonton Journal
  
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