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• Homicide investigators probe suspicious southeast Edmonton death - Edmonton Journal

  25-02-2022 23:27
  
  Homicide investigators probe suspicious southeast Edmonton death  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Trudeau announces sanctions on Putin, calls for Russia's removal from SWIFT banking system

  25-02-2022 22:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada will impose sanctions directly on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle of advisers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday afternoon.
  
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• Why you should say ‘Ukraine’ not ‘the Ukraine’

  25-02-2022 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  There's an important reason why you shouldn't be calling Ukraine 'the Ukraine' and it's one that's mired in a history of changing borders that dates back centuries.
  
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• Inmate affiliated with Hells Angles dies in B.C. prison

  25-02-2022 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the time of his death at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford, Alan Peter Knapczyk was serving a 10-year sentence handed out in 2012 for drug trafficking and other offences.
  
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• Inmate affiliated with Hells Angels dies in B.C. prison

  25-02-2022 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the time of his death at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford, Alan Peter Knapczyk was serving a 10-year sentence handed out in 2012 for drug trafficking and other offences.
  
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• ASIRT investigating 3rd police shooting in Alberta this week after Picture Butte standoff

  25-02-2022 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation is underway after an officer fired a gun during an arrest warrant execution at a home in Picture Butte Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre getting new operating rooms under Alberta Surgical Initiative Capital Program

  25-02-2022 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly half of the $133 million for the Alberta Surgical Initiative Capital Program will be spent at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre for 11 new operating rooms.
  
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• Imitation firearm recovered after robbery suspect shot dead by Edmonton police: ASIRT

  25-02-2022 21:19 via cbc.ca
  
  An imitation firearm was recovered from the scene after Edmonton police shot and killed an armed robbery suspect Wednesday in an incident that also led to the death of an innocent bystander.
  
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• ASIRT says imitation firearm recovered from Edmonton fatal police shooting scene - Global News

  25-02-2022 20:51
  
  ASIRT says imitation firearm recovered from Edmonton fatal police shooting scene  Global News
  
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• ASIRT says imitation firearm recovered from Edmonton fatal police shooting scene

  25-02-2022 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  ASIRT says an imitation firearm was recovered at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in downtown Edmonton that left an innocent man and a robbery suspect dead. 
  
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• Edmonton police search for suspect who stabbed man walking with 2 children - Globalnews.ca

  25-02-2022 19:05
  
  Edmonton police search for suspect who stabbed man walking with 2 children  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton police search for suspect who stabbed man walking with 2 children - Global News

  25-02-2022 19:05
  
  Edmonton police search for suspect who stabbed man walking with 2 children  Global News
  
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• Edmonton police search for suspect who stabbed man walking with 2 children

  25-02-2022 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  At about 7:20 p.m. on Feb. 4, a man was walking west on Jasper Avenue in the area of 92 Street with his five-year-old daughter and six-year-old son. 
  
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• Ottawa anti-government convoy organizer Pat King denied bail

  25-02-2022 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A prominent organizer of the three-week convoy protest near Parliament Hill has been denied bail.
  
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• Edmontonians helping drive hot Okanagan market, resale figures show - Edmonton Journal

  25-02-2022 18:00
  
  Edmontonians helping drive hot Okanagan market, resale figures show  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fort Macleod meat-processing plant has licence suspended

  25-02-2022 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said as of Friday morning, there were no food recalls related to the Feb. 17 licence suspension.
  
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• Alberta universities voice mixed feelings about budget 2022

  25-02-2022 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thursday's budget outlined $171 million over three years to create new post-secondary spots in high-demand areas, including computer and data science and finance.
  
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• What Are the Edmonton Oilers Doing Here? - Oilers Nation

  25-02-2022 16:30
  What Are the Edmonton Oilers Doing Here?  Oilers Nation
  
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• 4 men charged with first-degree murder in death of Drumheller Institution inmate

  25-02-2022 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Correctional Service Canada says David James Klassen was found dead on Monday at Drumheller Institution after a serious assault.
  
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• Alberta budget shows 'same-old neglect' of Edmonton, says mayor - CBC.ca

  25-02-2022 16:00
  
  Alberta budget shows 'same-old neglect' of Edmonton, says mayor  CBC.ca
  
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• Alberta budget shows 'same-old neglect' of Edmonton, says mayor

  25-02-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi says the Alberta government's budget released Thursday neglects the capital city.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Feb. 25

  25-02-2022 15:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Hospitalizations in Alberta have gone down by 16 people, but two more people were admitted to ICU.
  
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• Alberta budget claims of diversifying away from oil and gas revenues questioned

  25-02-2022 15:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government says the province's economy is shifting away from heavy reliance on oil and gas revenues. But some experts say they shouldn't get the credit.
  
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• Peak perfection: Alberta Rockies rise as popular ice climbing destination

  25-02-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The sport of ice climbing has been around for years but interest in it has grown exponentially in the last decade.
  
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• TradeCentre NHL rumours Mark Giordano Edmonton Oilers - TSN

  25-02-2022 14:49
  
  TradeCentre NHL rumours Mark Giordano Edmonton Oilers  TSN
  
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• Edmonton Elks record highest single-day season ticket sales in franchise history: report - 3downnation.com

  25-02-2022 14:25
  Edmonton Elks record highest single-day season ticket sales in franchise history: report  3downnation.com
  
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• Alberta's budget is bizarrely a win-win for both Kenney and Notley

  25-02-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Thursday’s budget good news won’t be enough on its own to turn the heads of Premier Jason Kenney’s most ardent detractors, but they will help him sell a narrative that Alberta is turning a corner with nation-leading economic recovery, higher employment, more investment and, of course, a surplus budget.
  
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• The Loop: Alberta's budget balance

  25-02-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  This week on The Loop, Rod Kurtz takes a look at how the province plans to spend your money. He's joined by political columnist Graham Thomson and Taleesha Thorogood, senior business advisor at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin and a former Conservative staffer.
  
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• What I learned when I moved in with my grandmother during the pandemic

  25-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Colin Smith describes what happened when he moved in with his grandmother during the pandemic. What started as a sacrifice became a gift, he writes.
  
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• 'Fading geopolitical risks': Alberta's new budget outdated and likely amiss by billions

  25-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For a province so heavily reliant on oil prices and the oilpatch to support its finances and economy, the budget felt archaic and unable to provide an accurate picture of Alberta’s financial health.
  
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• Bail decision expected for protest organizer Pat King

  25-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A leader of the so-called Freedom Convoy is expected to learn today whether or not he will be released on bail. 
  
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• Edmonton transit safety plan approved for $3.9M - CTV News Edmonton

  25-02-2022 09:00
  
  Edmonton transit safety plan approved for $3.9M  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• City of Edmonton disappointed in provincial budget - Global News

  25-02-2022 09:00
  
  City of Edmonton disappointed in provincial budget  Global News
  
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• City of Edmonton launching transit safety pilot project with police, Indigenous community - Globalnews.ca

  25-02-2022 05:22
  
  City of Edmonton launching transit safety pilot project with police, Indigenous community  Globalnews.ca
  
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• City of Edmonton launching transit safety pilot project with police, Indigenous community

  25-02-2022 05:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city, Edmonton police and Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society are teaming up for a new $3.9-million project aimed at making people feel more safe on the bus and LRT system.
  
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• Few details on Alberta natural gas rebate in 2022 budget: ‘No help is coming for their utility bills now’

  25-02-2022 05:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Modeled after a similar rebate program from nearly 20 years ago, a natural gas rebate in Alberta is due to come into effect in next fall.
  
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• Mayor Amarjeet Sohi calls Alberta budget’s lack of Edmonton funding a ‘slap in the face’

  25-02-2022 03:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi slammed the Alberta government's 2022 budget Thursday, saying the city submitted four urgent requests and got next to nothing in return.
  
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• Alberta budget 2022 receives mixed grade from Calgary leaders

  25-02-2022 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  “The city is so important to the economic potential of the province," Calgary Chamber of Commerce CEO Deborah Yedlin said.
  
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• Innocent man, suspect both killed during shooting involving police in downtown Edmonton - Globalnews.ca

  25-02-2022 03:26
  
  Innocent man, suspect both killed during shooting involving police in downtown Edmonton  Globalnews.ca
  
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• 'Freedom Convoy' leader Pat King denied bail, remains in jail

  25-02-2022 02:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Leader of the so-called Freedom Convoy Pat King has been denied bail because of a "substantial likelihood" he would reoffend, according to Justice of the Peace Andrew Seymour, and a dissatisfaction with the surety.
  
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• Bail decision expected today for protest leader Pat King

  25-02-2022 02:51 via cbc.ca
  
  A leader of the so-called Freedom Convoy is expected to learn this afternoon whether or not he will be released on bail. 
  
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• Fort McMcMurray RCMP steps up patrols to combat sharp rise in downtown break-ins

  25-02-2022 02:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Fort McMurray's RCMP has been cracking down on commercial break-ins in the community's downtown, and offered residents an update on Thursday about its work to stop to rash of property attacks.
  
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• OILERS NOTES: Josh Archibald is back with clean bill of health - Edmonton Sun

  25-02-2022 02:18
  
  OILERS NOTES: Josh Archibald is back with clean bill of health  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Golden Bears basketball looking to cap perfect regular-season record - Edmonton Sun

  25-02-2022 01:58
  
  Golden Bears basketball looking to cap perfect regular-season record  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Alberta reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, dip in hospitalizations Thursday

  25-02-2022 01:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta public health officials reported two more COVID-19 deaths Thursday, while hospitalizations declined.
  
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• Alberta reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, dip in hospitalizations Friday

  25-02-2022 01:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta public health officials reported two more COVID-19 deaths Thursday, while hospitalizations declined.
  
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• Alberta Budget 2022: Edmonton mayor says lack of funding is 'a slap in the face' - CTV News Edmonton

  25-02-2022 01:38
  
  Alberta Budget 2022: Edmonton mayor says lack of funding is 'a slap in the face'  CTV News EdmontonAlberta budget 2022: What’s in it for Edmonton?  Global NewsSohi says Alberta budget a 'slap in the face' for Edmonton  Edmonton JournalSupport for FIFA bid high on Edmonton's wish list in provincial budget  CBC.caGUNTER: Alberta budget surplus mere luck based on oil fortunes  Edmonton SunView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Alberta's Ukrainian community comes together to support each other, family overseas

  25-02-2022 01:03 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 345,000 Albertans have Ukrainian heritage, according to the provincial government, and many have been worried about family and friends in Ukraine after news of the Russian invasion.
  
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to slowly decline in Alberta

  25-02-2022 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Thursday, there were 1,357 people hospitalized with COVID-19 across the province, a slight drop from 1,373 patients on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta Budget: Ambitious plans for education, despite small funding increase - Edmonton Journal

  25-02-2022 00:57
  
  Alberta Budget: Ambitious plans for education, despite small funding increase  Edmonton Journal
  
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