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• Ex-Wildrose leader Danielle Smith returns to Alberta politics, will vote against Kenney leadership

  01-04-2022 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  If Jason Kenney loses the upcoming leadership review, then the UCP must hold a contest to pick a new leader — a race Danielle Smith says she wants in on.
  
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• Edmonton average temperatures March 2022 - CTV News Edmonton

  01-04-2022 23:21 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton average temperatures March 2022  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton police officer charged with fraud - Global News

  01-04-2022 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police officer charged with fraud  Global News
  
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• Edmonton police officer charged with fraud

  01-04-2022 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 14-year member of the Edmonton Police Service has been charged with one count of fraud in relation to a damage expense claim made last summer.
  
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• Edmonton's High Level Bridge due for rehab by 2025, city engineers say - CBC.ca

  01-04-2022 22:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton's High Level Bridge due for rehab by 2025, city engineers say  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton's High Level Bridge due for rehab by 2025, city engineers say

  01-04-2022 22:38 via cbc.ca
  
  One of Edmonton’s most iconic structures, the High Level Bridge, needs to be rehabilitated to extend its life another 25 years. Or it could be replaced, a city report says. 
  
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• Tick Tick Boom! Edmonton Oilers bringing two fiery fireballs back into line-up against Blues - Edmonton Journal

  01-04-2022 22:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Tick Tick Boom! Edmonton Oilers bringing two fiery fireballs back into line-up against Blues  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton new homes activity expected to pick up to meet demand - Edmonton Journal

  01-04-2022 21:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton new homes activity expected to pick up to meet demand  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fuel tax break comes into effect as Albertans struggle with high prices at the pump

  01-04-2022 21:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's pause on its provincial fuel tax has come into effect, meaning the government will not collect the provincial tax of 13 cents per litre of gasoline or diesel until at least June 30.
  
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• Exploring Edmonton: Royal Alberta Museum - The Gateway Online

  01-04-2022 21:15 via thegatewayonline.ca
  
  Exploring Edmonton: Royal Alberta Museum  The Gateway Online
  
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• Southwest Edmonton stabbing victim’s death ruled homicide - Global News

  01-04-2022 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Southwest Edmonton stabbing victim’s death ruled homicide  Global News
  
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• Southwest Edmonton stabbing victim’s death ruled homicide

  01-04-2022 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton man died last week after being found suffering from stab wounds. That death has now been ruled the city's latest homicide.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers go after 9th straight home win with Blues in town

  01-04-2022 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oilers have won eight straight home games. Their best streak is nine, achieved at the end of the 2016/17 season.
  
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• Canadian men’s soccer team to face Belgium, Morocco and Croatia in World Cup first round

  01-04-2022 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada will face Belgium, Morocco and Croatia in Group F in the opening group stage of the World Cup in Qatar this November.
  
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• Alberta’s drug crisis continues with 160 deaths in January 2022: government data

  01-04-2022 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The vast majority of deaths were opioid-related and took place in Calgary and Edmonton, however the city with the highest rate of overdose deaths was Lethbridge.
  
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• Alberta’s deadly drug problem continues: government data

  01-04-2022 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The vast majority of deaths were opioid-related and took place in Calgary and Edmonton.
  
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• High Level Bridge rehabilitation options range from the bare minimum to total replacement

  01-04-2022 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of Edmonton's most iconic and historic structures, the last major rehabilitation of the High Level Bridge took place in 1995.
  
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• Review: Alberta Ballet injects David Bowie into sci-fi PHI premiere - Edmonton Journal

  01-04-2022 19:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Review: Alberta Ballet injects David Bowie into sci-fi PHI premiere  Edmonton Journal
  
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• ‘Now I’m able to forgive’: Alberta residential school survivors speak out on Pope apology

  01-04-2022 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta survivors of residential schools are speaking out after Pope Francis delivered an official apology on behalf of the Catholic church.
  
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• ‘Now I’m able to forgive’: Alberta residential school survivor speaks out on Pope apology

  01-04-2022 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta survivors of residential schools are speaking out after Pope Francis delivered an official apology on behalf of the Catholic church.
  
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• COVID-related hospitalizations at a low point but BA.2 subvariant is driving new infections: modelling

  01-04-2022 17:47 via cbc.ca
  
  New federal modelling released today suggests there will be an increase in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks because the much more infectious BA.2 subvariant is circulating widely.
  
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• Gas prices drop as Alberta stops collecting gas tax

  01-04-2022 17:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  At 12:01 a.m., Friday the provincial government stopped collecting the 13-cent-per-litre gas tax. The move was made as a way to help consumers with the rising price of gas.
  
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• COVID-19 updates: Canada sees steady increase of BA.2 variant, more waves expected; Vaccinated travellers to Canada won't need a test starting Friday - Edmonton Journal

  01-04-2022 17:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19 updates: Canada sees steady increase of BA.2 variant, more waves expected; Vaccinated travellers to Canada won't need a test starting Friday  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Read Pope Francis's full remarks, apology for abuses by some Catholic Church members in residential schools

  01-04-2022 17:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Pope Francis apologized on Friday for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada's residential school system, following a week of talks with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations.
  
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• Bayern Munich says Edmonton soccer star Alphonso Davies should be back for April 12 Champions League quarterfinal

  01-04-2022 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Phonzie should be available around the second leg against Villarreal,' Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann said.
  
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• Indigenous health-care clinic planned for Fort McMurray hospital

  01-04-2022 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services has signed an agreement to help design and build an Indigenous health-care clinic in Fort McMurray, in partnership with the Athabasca Tribal Council. 
  
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• One of Alberta's last dry communities could soon see pours of alcohol

  01-04-2022 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Raymond, a close-knit agricultural community about 250 kilometres southeast of Calgary, has been dry since it was founded in 1903. These days, you can drink in town, but you just can't purchase alcohol there — yet.
  
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• Opinion: Alberta's teacher discipline process failed me - Edmonton Journal

  01-04-2022 14:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Opinion: Alberta's teacher discipline process failed me  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Oversubscribed Calgary resilient roofing rebate provides 3:1 benefit: study

  01-04-2022 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary homeowners are still encouraged by the city to apply for the resilient roofing rebate, and a study shows there's a benefit even without a rebate.
  
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• Edmonton Elks sign Ricky Ray, will convert him to linebacker - 3downnation.com

  01-04-2022 14:00 via 3downnation.com
  
  Edmonton Elks sign Ricky Ray, will convert him to linebacker  3downnation.com
  
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• City of Red Deer welcomes gondola proposal, but not all local businesses are on board 

  01-04-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton developer Prairie Sky Gondola announced plans this week to build a 350-metre urban ropeway in Red Deer, crossing the Red Deer River between the Capstone neighbourhood and Bower Ponds.
  
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• The carbon price rose Friday — here's what you can expect

  01-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal carbon price rose Friday for everyone — but some Canadians can expect to get more money back from the program than others, and to see their rebates sooner and more frequently.
  
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• The carbon price rises today — here's what you can expect

  01-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal carbon price rises today for everyone — but some Canadians can expect to get more money back from the program than others, and to see their rebates sooner and more frequently.
  
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• Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous delegates for 'deplorable' abuses at residential schools

  01-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Pope Francis has apologized for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada's residential school system, following a week of talks with First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations.
  
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• My kokum blessed what the world said was incompatible: I became an Indigenous priest

  01-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When Cristino Bouvette was preparing to become a priest, he feared telling his grandmother — a residential school survivor. After her death, he learned reconciliation comes in many forms.
  
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• As Mounties celebrate pay raise, municipalities look to upcoming budget for federal help

  01-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Thousands of Mounties will see their salaries rise after today thanks to the force's first-ever collective agreement — but the group that represents municipalities across the country says many towns and cities need federal help to foot the bill.
  
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• Man wanted on provincewide warrants in connection with 2021 shooting in Edmonton | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  01-04-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Man wanted on provincewide warrants in connection with 2021 shooting in Edmonton | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Man wanted on provincewide warrants in connection with 2021 shooting in Edmonton - Global News

  01-04-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Man wanted on provincewide warrants in connection with 2021 shooting in Edmonton  Global News
  
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• Eat, stroll and indulge all in one afternoon in Edmonton - Global News

  01-04-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eat, stroll and indulge all in one afternoon in Edmonton  Global News
  
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• 11 things to do this weekend in Edmonton: April 1 to 3 | Listed - Daily Hive

  01-04-2022 09:00 via dailyhive.com
  
  11 things to do this weekend in Edmonton: April 1 to 3 | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• Is Alberta in a 6th wave? Doctors and scientists say be prepared

  01-04-2022 02:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Some doctors and scientists are warning that Alberta's sixth COVID-19 wave has already begun despite a message from government that it's too early to say for sure.
  
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• Alberta’s child and youth advocate leaves office with biting review

  01-04-2022 02:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's child and youth advocate spent his last day on the job advocating for government to do more to protect children in care in the province.
  
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• Danielle Smith looking to re-enter Alberta politics, seeking UCP nomination in Livingstone-Macleod

  01-04-2022 02:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Danielle Smith is seeking the nomination candidacy for the United Conservative Party in the riding of Livingstone-Macleod for next year's general election.
  
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• Don't know your cumulonimbus from your cirrus? We're here to help

  01-04-2022 01:59 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC meteorologist Christy Climenhaga breaks down five common cloud types and offers tips on how to recognized them, and know what each means for the forecast.
  
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• Danielle Smith returning to politics with sights on UCP leadership

  01-04-2022 01:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Danielle Smith, former leader of the Wildrose Party, has confirmed she'll be stepping forward for the UCP nomination for Livingstone-Macleod and could even seek the party's leadership.
  
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• ‘Intense’ intervention key to childhood reading struggles: U of A study

  01-04-2022 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The results of a recent reading intervention study are encouraging for parents of children having reading difficulties after two years of pandemic-related learning disruptions.
  
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• Alberta Teachers' Association to lose disciplinary powers under new bill

  01-04-2022 01:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The new Alberta Teaching Profession Commissioner would be appointed by cabinet through an order in council but is intended to operate at arm’s length from government.
  
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• Edmonton hospital provides essential service for transgender patients - Global News

  01-04-2022 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton hospital provides essential service for transgender patients  Global News
  
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• Edmonton hospital provides essential service for transgender patients

  01-04-2022 01:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton woman is haring her story about what post-operative care in Alberta looks like and how an Edmonton hospital is helping people begin a new life.
  
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• 11 of the best free and cheap things to do in Edmonton this April - Curiocity

  01-04-2022 00:31 via curiocity.com
  
  11 of the best free and cheap things to do in Edmonton this April  Curiocity
  
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