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• Woman stabbed in central Edmonton dies, murder charge pending - CTV News Edmonton

  04-02-2022 23:48 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Woman stabbed in central Edmonton dies, murder charge pending  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Freezing rain warning issued for Edmonton, east-central Alberta

  04-02-2022 23:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Much of east and central Alberta, including the area in and around the city of Edmonton, was placed under a freezing rain warning on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers season about to get crazy — and revealing - Edmonton Sun

  04-02-2022 23:36 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers season about to get crazy — and revealing  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Red Deer woman killed while trying to stop vehicle theft now a homicide: RCMP

  04-02-2022 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Deer RCMP said Reichel Alpeche, 30, discovered someone was trying to steal her vehicle and died while trying to stop them on Tuesday night.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine passports can be reviewed, but experts caution against dropping them

  04-02-2022 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vaccinated people remain less likely to spread COVID-19 because they're less likely to become sick in the first place, experts say.
  
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• Westpointe of Windermere is surrounded by nature and near amenities - Edmonton Journal

  04-02-2022 23:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Westpointe of Windermere is surrounded by nature and near amenities  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Cy Becker Landing is off to a flying start - Edmonton Journal

  04-02-2022 23:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Cy Becker Landing is off to a flying start  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Olympic viewing guide: When will Canada win its first medal?

  04-02-2022 22:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Here's what to watch Friday night and Saturday morning, including three solid chances for Canada to reach its first podium of the Games.
  
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• Edmonton’s luxury market finally seeing noteworthy sales activity - Edmonton Journal

  04-02-2022 22:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton’s luxury market finally seeing noteworthy sales activity  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton mayor expects Alberta premier will respect local autonomy on COVID-19 rules - CTV News Edmonton

  04-02-2022 22:06 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton mayor expects Alberta premier will respect local autonomy on COVID-19 rules  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• NDP members resign from Alberta safe drug supply committee, calling it a ‘political stunt’

  04-02-2022 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Opposition members say a committee tasked to examine a safe drug supply is a "political stunt" by the province instead of meaningful work to address spiking overdose deaths.
  
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• Fresh Tracks: AV unearths stories of Edmonton's inner city on new album, Everybody Matters - Edmonton Journal

  04-02-2022 20:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Fresh Tracks: AV unearths stories of Edmonton's inner city on new album, Everybody Matters  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta’s Chuba Hubbard says rookie NFL year ‘a dream come true’

  04-02-2022 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Mine (dream) was to go to the NFL. I worked hard, and it's God's glory I was able to make it," Chuba Hubbard said, reflecting on his rookie year with the Carolina Panthers.
  
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• Pandemic restrictions have non-profits casting wider net for fundraising

  04-02-2022 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For the second year in a row, the non-profit and community-owned team will be hosting an ice fishing derby to help raise money for the Jr. A team.
  
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• Phase 2 parking ban to be lifted in Edmonton at 7 p.m. Friday

  04-02-2022 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Phase 2 parking ban has been in place for nearly a month, with city and contract crews working to clear snow and ice in residential neighbourhoods down to bare pavement. 
  
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• Phase 2 parking ban lifted in Edmonton Friday night - Global News

  04-02-2022 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Phase 2 parking ban lifted in Edmonton Friday night  Global News
  
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• City's bike plan includes 678 kilometres of new and improved routes over next 10 years

  04-02-2022 19:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A lot of the work in upgrading the expanded network of active pathways will be filling in missing links to create better connections between trails, councillor says
  
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• The Loop: Who cares for the caregivers?

  04-02-2022 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  This week CBC's Elise Stolte starts a series focusing on Alberta caregivers.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' All-Time Top All-Star Skills Performances - The Hockey Writers

  04-02-2022 18:35 via thehockeywriters.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers' All-Time Top All-Star Skills Performances  The Hockey Writers
  
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• Canada needs to adopt a 'more sustainable' approach to COVID-19, Tam says

  04-02-2022 18:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's top doctor said today the country needs to find a more "sustainable" way to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and future variants of the virus.
  
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• Pain at the pumps: Gas prices breaking records as crude oil tops US$90 a barrel

  04-02-2022 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  There is more pain at the pumps for Canadian drivers this week as gasoline prices climb to new record highs.
  
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• No dangerous goods spilled in Grande Prairie train derailment: RCMP

  04-02-2022 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The derailment happened around 7:15 a.m. at the railway crossing on 68 Avenue between Resources Road and 92 Street in Grande Prairie, Alta.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Cloudy with a chance of snow but also warmer - Edmonton Journal

  04-02-2022 16:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Cloudy with a chance of snow but also warmer  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Central and northern Alberta Olympians to watch at Beijing 2022

  04-02-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Canada's Olympic athletes are set to attempt to win medal over the next couple of weeks, 11 are from central and northern Alberta.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Feb. 4

  04-02-2022 15:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta must prepare to adopt an endemic approach to managing COVID-19, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said Thursday.
  
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• Warren Foegele a bust? No, I'm not in that camp - Edmonton Journal

  04-02-2022 15:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Warren Foegele a bust? No, I'm not in that camp  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Traffic lights out in central Edmonton due to collision involving a power pole - Edmonton Sun

  04-02-2022 15:26 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Traffic lights out in central Edmonton due to collision involving a power pole  Edmonton Sun
  
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• What should the Edmonton Oilers do with Tyson Barrie? - Oilers Nation

  04-02-2022 15:00 via oilersnation.com
  What should the Edmonton Oilers do with Tyson Barrie?  Oilers Nation
  
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• Clock running out on stayed murder charge in Edmonton infant's death - CBC.ca

  04-02-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Clock running out on stayed murder charge in Edmonton infant's death  CBC.ca
  
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• Clock running out on stayed murder charge in Edmonton infant's death

  04-02-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Six-month-old Phoenix Pidgeon died in July 2016 of lethal head trauma. His babysitter, Darren James Gagnon, was charged with second-degree murder, but the charge was stayed in March 2021 after a judge ruled his confession to police was inadmissible.
  
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• Alberta RCMP unsure when Coutts border protest will end as demonstration enters 7th day

  04-02-2022 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  An RCMP spokesman says there's no way to predict when the protest at Alberta's main border crossing will end but he understands the public's growing frustration as it drags on.
  
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• Edmonton authors Natasha Deen and Marty Chan dominate the young-readers realm - Edmonton Journal

  04-02-2022 14:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton authors Natasha Deen and Marty Chan dominate the young-readers realm  Edmonton Journal
  
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• As Coutts anti-mandate blockade continues, Alberta government plans to drop vaccine passports

  04-02-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  On January 22, Premier Jason Kenney declared in a tweet that "Ottawa's trucker vaccine mandate has to go." Days later, a truck convoy of protesters angry at the vaccine mandate began tying up an Alberta-Montana border crossing.
  
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• Alberta Indigenous leaders speak up against approach to Coutts border crossing protest and blockade

  04-02-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Linda manyguns, associate vice-president of Indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University, says she is offended by what is happening at Coutts, Alta., as an ongoing impasse has complicated travel to the southern border.
  
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• My dad now makes risky choices and I need to accept the role reversal

  04-02-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  I see vulnerability; my father sees autonomy. Here’s what I’ve learned trying to support this strong-willed, independent member of the silent generation.
  
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• PTSD, anxiety and learning to walk again — recovering from ICU can take years

  04-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Anthony George, 53, is one of thousands of Canadians with COVID-19 who have been discharged from the ICU and are struggling to regain their old lives. They’re finding challenges they did not expect — not just for their physical rehabilitation, but also for their mental health.
  
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• Chinese president declares Olympic Winter Games open

  04-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Olympic Winter Games open on Friday, during a subdued opening ceremony that is following less than six months after the end of the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Summer Games.
  
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• Chinese president declares Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games open

  04-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Olympic Winter Games open on Friday, during a subdued opening ceremony that is following less than six months after the end of the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Summer Games.
  
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• Beijing 2022 officially gets underway Friday with opening ceremony

  04-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Athletes from more than 90 countries are settled into Beijing’s National Stadium, a.k.a. the "Bird’s Nest," for the opening ceremony of these Olympic Winter Games — a familiar scene as the city is the first to host both a Summer and Winter Olympics, with many venues repurposed for winter use after the 2008 Summer Games.
  
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• Police say suspect in custody after Edmonton stabbing victim dies in hospital - Globalnews.ca

  04-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say suspect in custody after Edmonton stabbing victim dies in hospital  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Police say suspect in custody after Edmonton stabbing victim dies in hospital - Global News

  04-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say suspect in custody after Edmonton stabbing victim dies in hospital  Global News
  
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• Stolen memorial plaques for fallen Edmonton firefighters replaced and reinforced - Global News

  04-02-2022 06:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stolen memorial plaques for fallen Edmonton firefighters replaced and reinforced  Global News
  
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• Stolen memorial plaques for fallen Edmonton firefighters replaced and reinforced

  04-02-2022 06:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Plaques honouring fallen Edmonton firefighters are back. The bronze memorials were stolen in Old Strathcona last year.
  
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• Kenney commits to lifting COVID-19 restrictions as Alberta highway protests continue

  04-02-2022 04:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenney made the announcement in a livestream on social media where he would not need to face questions from reporters.
  
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• City of Edmonton exploring options to keep Restrictions Exemption Program once scrapped by province | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  04-02-2022 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  City of Edmonton exploring options to keep Restrictions Exemption Program once scrapped by province | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• City of Edmonton exploring options to keep Restrictions Exemption Program once scrapped by province - Globalnews.ca

  04-02-2022 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  City of Edmonton exploring options to keep Restrictions Exemption Program once scrapped by province  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Police investigating report of homeless man being assaulted by shelter security - Global News

  04-02-2022 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police investigating report of homeless man being assaulted by shelter security  Global News
  
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• Police investigating report of homeless man being assaulted by shelter security

  04-02-2022 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are investigating a report of an assault on a homeless Edmontonian by guards at the Herb Jamieson Centre.
  
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• Edmonton mountain biking community concerned with river valley plan - Global News

  04-02-2022 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton mountain biking community concerned with river valley plan  Global News
  
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• Edmonton mountain biking community concerned with river valley plan

  04-02-2022 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mountain bikers in Edmonton say they're worried they could lose the majority of trails in the river valley if a city plan is approved.
  
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