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• Rural municipalities formally reject Alberta provincial police

  05-04-2022 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta rural municipalities joined their urban colleagues in rejecting the idea of replacing the RCMP with a provincial police force, saying it adds cost without benefit.
  
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• Cadence Weapon Shares How the Edmonton Oilers are "Inextricable" from His Home City - Exclaim!

  05-04-2022 23:57 via exclaim.ca
  
  Cadence Weapon Shares How the Edmonton Oilers are "Inextricable" from His Home City  Exclaim!
  
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• Edmonton council votes 'no' to grants for businesses impacted by construction - Edmonton Journal

  05-04-2022 23:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton council votes 'no' to grants for businesses impacted by construction  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Suncor says $300M wind farm project in southern Alberta to be completed despite divestiture

  05-04-2022 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary-based Suncor Energy Inc. says an announced $300-million wind power project located in southeastern Alberta will continue with construction despite the company's plans to get rid of its wind and solar assets.
  
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• New Alberta child and youth advocate sworn in - Edmonton Journal

  05-04-2022 22:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  New Alberta child and youth advocate sworn in  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta's strained hospitals could struggle with a 6th wave, health-care workers warn

  05-04-2022 22:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta health-care workers are bracing for yet another wave of COVID-19, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron subvariant, and they're worried hospitals, which never recovered after previous surges, will be unable to cope.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers Versus San Jose Sharks: Pre-Game - Oil on Whyte

  05-04-2022 22:10 via oilonwhyte.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers Versus San Jose Sharks: Pre-Game  Oil on Whyte
  
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• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C., near Alberta, to close again for month-long construction shutdown

  05-04-2022 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction continues on the Kicking Horse Canyon project, which will see a full highway closure from April 19 to May 20.
  
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• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C., near Alberta, to close again for month-long construction

  05-04-2022 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction continues on the Kicking Horse Canyon project, which will see a full highway closure from April 19 to May 20.
  
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• Suncor’s move to get out of wind and solar criticized by Greenpeace Canada

  05-04-2022 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary-based energy giant Suncor announced Monday its plans to divest its wind and solar assets to focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels instead.
  
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• 15+ Spring, Easter & Mother’s Day Markets in Edmonton - To Do Canada

  05-04-2022 21:15 via todocanada.ca
  15+ Spring, Easter & Mother’s Day Markets in Edmonton  To Do Canada
  
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• ‘We are stronger together’: Ukrainian dancers across Alberta unite for benefit performance

  05-04-2022 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ukrainian and Polish dancers from around Alberta are collaborating for a special performance. The benefit concert will help unify the cultures and support Ukraine.
  
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• 25 Restaurants For 2022 Easter Brunch or Dinner in Edmonton - To Do Canada

  05-04-2022 20:02 via todocanada.ca
  25 Restaurants For 2022 Easter Brunch or Dinner in Edmonton  To Do Canada
  
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• Alberta launches program to control wild boar population: ‘Taking action to get rid of this menace’

  05-04-2022 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  After been documented in 28 rural Alberta municipalities, the province said the goal is to eliminate the destructive pest's threat to crops, livestock and the environment. 
  
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• COVID-19 updates: Provinces should prepare to administer 4th dose: NACI; WHO warns XE variant could be most transmissible yet - Edmonton Journal

  05-04-2022 19:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19 updates: Provinces should prepare to administer 4th dose: NACI; WHO warns XE variant could be most transmissible yet  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton police charge two men after gun incidents reported at fast-food restaurants - Edmonton Journal

  05-04-2022 19:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton police charge two men after gun incidents reported at fast-food restaurants  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Watch Live: Tackling utility bills. Get your questions answered before a summer spike

  05-04-2022 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Join CBC host Rob Brown and local experts to get your utility bill questions answered. Power and heat; rates and consumption — it's not too late to lock in or improve home efficiency. Summer is peak power season in Calgary.
  
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• Tackling utility bills. Get your questions answered before a summer spike

  05-04-2022 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Join CBC host Rob Brown and local experts to get your utility bill questions answered. Power and heat; rates and consumption — it's not too late to lock in or improve home efficiency. Summer is peak power season in Calgary.
  
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• Replay: Tackling utility bills. Get your questions answered before a summer spike

  05-04-2022 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Join CBC host Rob Brown and local experts to get your utility bill questions answered. Power and heat; rates and consumption — it's not too late to lock in or improve home efficiency. Summer is peak power season in Calgary.
  
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• Local experts take on your questions about utility rates, contracts and fees at 7 p.m.

  05-04-2022 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Join CBC host Rob Brown and local experts to get your utility bill questions answered. Power and heat; rates and consumption — it's not too late to lock in or improve home efficiency. Summer is peak power season in Calgary.
  
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• Live tonight: Local experts take on your questions about utility rates, contracts and fees

  05-04-2022 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Join CBC host Rob Brown and local experts to get your utility bill questions answered. Power and heat; rates and consumption — it's not too late to lock in or improve home efficiency. Summer is peak power season in Calgary.
  
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• Itty Bitty Crew from Edmonton auditioning for Canada's Got Talent - CTV News Edmonton

  05-04-2022 19:24 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Itty Bitty Crew from Edmonton auditioning for Canada's Got Talent  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Get your utility bill questions answered during our live Q&A

  05-04-2022 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Join CBC host Judy Aldous and local experts to get your utility bill questions answered. Power and heat; rates and consumption — it's not too late to lock in or improve home efficiency. Summer is peak power season in Calgary.
  
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• Fees, rates and utility bills: Get your questions answered before a summer spike

  05-04-2022 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Join CBC host Judy Aldous and local experts to get your utility bill questions answered. Power and heat; rates and consumption — it's not too late to lock in or improve home efficiency. Summer is peak power season in Calgary.
  
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• Concert news: Backstreet Boys hitting Rogers Place Aug. 26 - Edmonton Journal

  05-04-2022 18:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Concert news: Backstreet Boys hitting Rogers Place Aug. 26  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Backstreet Boys concert in Edmonton in August - CTV News Edmonton

  05-04-2022 18:16 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Backstreet Boys concert in Edmonton in August  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton city council eliminates aerial mosquito control program

  05-04-2022 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton city council has voted to do away with a program that aims to fight the mosquito population by air.
  
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• FC Edmonton acquires Shamit Shome, Cale Loughrey on loan from Forge FC - Canadian Premier League

  05-04-2022 16:40 via canpl.ca
  
  FC Edmonton acquires Shamit Shome, Cale Loughrey on loan from Forge FC  Canadian Premier League
  
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• Calgary researchers say there may be a link between fracking and premature births

  05-04-2022 16:26 via cbc.ca
  
  A University of Calgary study says there may be a link between the density of certain oil and gas operations and increased health risks for nearby pregnant women and their babies.
  
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• 'Nation-building' investments in electricity grid needed to reach net-zero: experts

  05-04-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A price tag in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, and a project scope akin to that of the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1800s.
  
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• Can the Edmonton Oilers Afford To Re-Sign Evander Kane? - The Hockey News

  05-04-2022 15:59 via thehockeynews.com
  
  Can the Edmonton Oilers Afford To Re-Sign Evander Kane?  The Hockey News
  
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• Possible link between fracking and premature births: University of Calgary researchers

  05-04-2022 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  ``It would be a weird coincidence if it wasn't that, but it's not something we're able to assess from this particular study.''
  
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• Edmonton weather: Slight chance of showers but mostly windy - Edmonton Journal

  05-04-2022 15:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Slight chance of showers but mostly windy  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 2 Alberta paramedics sanctioned for forcing drug on unconscious patient in RCMP custody

  05-04-2022 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Two paramedics have been sanctioned for unprofessional conduct after using forceps to insert an oral drug into the rectum of an incapacitated man in RCMP custody in northeastern Alberta.
  
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• Third parties won’t face criminal charges in Michael Gregory teacher sex abuse case

  05-04-2022 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police said no further charges will be laid in the case of Michael Gregory, a teacher charged with sex-related offences two decades ago.
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Why does it matter where EPS officers live? - Edmonton Journal

  05-04-2022 14:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Tuesday's letters: Why does it matter where EPS officers live?  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Majority of Albertans support federal equalization program, survey suggests

  05-04-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s referendum on equalization had little effect on Canadians’ support for the program, concludes a new national survey report released today.
  
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• "Tremendous public support" leads to Edmonton trio's copper-theft arrests - DiscoverEstevan.com

  05-04-2022 13:27 via discoverestevan.com
  
  "Tremendous public support" leads to Edmonton trio's copper-theft arrests  DiscoverEstevan.com
  
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• As Alberta's oil and gas industry rebounds, there's a new problem: not enough workers

  05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The price of oil has been rising steadily the last several months, and while that should spell good news for the energy-producing province of Alberta, it has instead shone a spotlight on a problem — there aren't enough workers.
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: Mr. Gregory’s dark secret

  05-04-2022 08:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the latest episode of 'Crime Beat,' Nancy Hixt how one woman’s bravery cracked open one of the most high-profile sex assault cases in Calgary’s history. 
  
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• 2 youths killed, 1 injured in single-vehicle crash in south Edmonton

  05-04-2022 07:14 via cbc.ca
  
  A teen and a young man were killed Monday evening when a Land Rover lost control on a major thoroughfare in south Edmonton.
  
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• 2 people dead after single-vehicle crash on Calgary Trail: Edmonton police

  05-04-2022 06:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two people have died after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed on Calgary Trail, the Edmonton Police Service said Monday night.
  
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• Ukrainian family starts new life in Edmonton

  05-04-2022 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The family fled Poltava, a city that sits in between Kyiv and Kharkiv.
  
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• Canadian star Alphonso Davies named top CONCACAF men's player for 2021

  05-04-2022 05:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies has been named CONCACAF 2021 men's player of the year after helping Canada qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
  
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• Suncor shifts focus to hydrogen and renewable fuel over wind and solar

  05-04-2022 04:56 via cbc.ca
  
  In a news release Monday, the Calgary-based company says it still intends to be net-zero emissions by 2050, but will accelerate progress towards that target by focusing on hydrogen and renewable fuels instead.
  
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• Non-smoker hit with $400 smoking fee from car rental company

  05-04-2022 04:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four days after returning her rental car, Andrea Caplan received an unexpected surprise on her invoice indicating a smoking charge.
  
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• Edmonton archdiocese to follow apology by Pope Francis with 'concrete action': Archbishop - Edmonton Journal

  05-04-2022 03:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton archdiocese to follow apology by Pope Francis with 'concrete action': Archbishop  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta medical examiner's office in disarray, former ME testifies in lawsuit

  05-04-2022 02:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s former chief medical examiner has told a judge that her office uncovered problems with firearms seized at homicide scenes going missing, staff members allegedly taking drugs from evidence lockers, fabricated overtime claims and body movers stealing drugs and money from murder victims.
  
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• City to use dragonflies, education — and no pesticides — in summer skeeter fight

  05-04-2022 02:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton won't spray pesticides this summer to control mosquitoes after city council voted Monday to use the money on biological pest control and education. 
  
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• Metis Nation of Alberta marks historic return of bison to traditional lands

  05-04-2022 02:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Metis Nation of Alberta says the arrival of 20 wood bison at a site northeast of Edmonton is a milestone for reconciliation.
  
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