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• Heavy rain, snow melt creates 'perfect storm' for flooding in northern Alberta, says chief

  10-05-2022 23:47 via cbc.ca
  
  As rising floodwaters forced his family to flee their home community of Chateh in northern Alberta, Robby Didzena remained behind. 
  
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• 2 people hurt in ‘small avalanche’ in Banff National Park

  10-05-2022 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parks Canada said everyone involved was accounted for and three people were rescued. Two people suffered minor injuries in the avalanche.
  
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• Sources say CFL to table new contract offer to CFL Players’ Association

  10-05-2022 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to league sources, the CFL will table a new offer to the CFL Players' Association Wednesday morning.
  
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• CFL to table new contract offer to players association, sources say

  10-05-2022 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to league sources, the CFL will table a new offer to the CFL Players' Association Wednesday morning.
  
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• Alberta police chiefs work to restore confidence of Indigenous communities

  10-05-2022 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police is holding a conference on Tsuut'ina Nation in the spirit of reconciliation.
  
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• Staffing shortages worsen as patients transferred out of Red Deer for surgery

  10-05-2022 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Red Deer doctors are warning patient care is at risk as staffing shortages worsen at the local hospital and people continue to be sent out of the region for care.
  
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• 2022 World Juniors ticket packages now on sale

  10-05-2022 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ticket packages for the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton are now available for purchase on Hockey Canada's website.
  
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• Conservative leadership candidates to face off in Edmonton for next debate

  10-05-2022 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservatives tuning into the next leadership debate hope to see the six candidates vying for the party's top job lay off the personal attacks, says one campaign manager.
  
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• Edmonton drug bust nets $1.3M in cash, drugs - CTV News Edmonton

  10-05-2022 20:27 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton drug bust nets $1.3M in cash, drugs  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• 4 charged in $1.3M south Edmonton drug bust

  10-05-2022 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four men have been charged after a 14-month organized crime investigation that led Edmonton police to seizing $1.3 million in drugs, cash, ammunition and vehicles. 
  
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• Edmonton Oilers shake up lines for Game 5 against Kings

  10-05-2022 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers are going to shuffle things around for Game 5 Tuesday night after being shut out by the L.A. Kings over the weekend.
  
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• 3rd northern Alberta community under local state of emergency due to flooding

  10-05-2022 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Paddle Prairie Métis Nation Settlement has issued a local state of emergency due to localized flooding, which is also impacting two other communities in northwestern Alberta.
  
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• Edmonton Alberta COVID-19 updates for May 10 2022 Hinshaw Kenney - Edmonton Journal

  10-05-2022 19:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton Alberta COVID-19 updates for May 10 2022 Hinshaw Kenney  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Rising diesel prices latest hurdle for Alberta farmers

  10-05-2022 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The price of diesel has surged across the country in recent weeks. In Alberta, it has farmers worrying about the impact on the bottom line.
  
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• Edmonton councillor concerned about pace, affordability of Blatchford development - Global News

  10-05-2022 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton councillor concerned about pace, affordability of Blatchford development  Global News
  
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• Edmonton councillor concerned about pace, affordability of Blatchford development

  10-05-2022 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton's Blatchford community has been touted as a signature neighbourhood, but one councillor is concerned about the pace and affordability of the development so far.
  
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• After almost 20 years, Edmonton will once again host Canada's Juno Awards - CBC.ca

  10-05-2022 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  After almost 20 years, Edmonton will once again host Canada's Juno Awards  CBC.ca
  
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• After almost 20 years, Edmonton will once again host Canada's Juno Awards

  10-05-2022 18:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The 2023 Juno Awards, Canada's largest celebration of music across all genres, will be held at Edmonton's Rogers Place on March 12, 2023.
  
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• Alberta Court of Appeal to rule whether federal assessment law is unconstitutional

  10-05-2022 18:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's highest court is set to release a decision today on the province's attempt to declare the federal government's environmental assessment act unconstitutional.
  
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• Alberta Appeal Court says federal environmental impact law violates constitution

  10-05-2022 18:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Court of Appeal says the federal government's environment impact law is unconstitutional.
  
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• Juno Awards set return to Edmonton in 2023

  10-05-2022 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The last time the Juno Awards took place in Edmonton was in 2004, when Alanis Morissette played host.
  
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• Juno Awards returning to Edmonton in 2023

  10-05-2022 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The last time the Juno Awards took place in Edmonton was in 2004, when Alanis Morissette played host.
  
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• Junos Edmonton: Rogers Place to host in 2023 - CTV News Edmonton

  10-05-2022 17:34 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Junos Edmonton: Rogers Place to host in 2023  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton Elks hire Jordan Linnen as running backs coach - 3downnation.com

  10-05-2022 17:00 via 3downnation.com
  
  Edmonton Elks hire Jordan Linnen as running backs coach  3downnation.com
  
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• Appellate court to rule on Alberta’s challenge to federal environmental impact law

  10-05-2022 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government has called the Impact Assessment Act a ``Trojan Horse'' that attempts to invade provincial powers by a back door.
  
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• Alberta Appeal Court says federal environmental impact law not OK

  10-05-2022 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government, calling it a Trojan Horse, had challenged the Impact Assessment Act over what the province argued was its overreach into provincial powers.
  
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• Alberta parole board heard fewer than 100 cases in its first 15 months

  10-05-2022 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Parole Board has reviewed 96 applications since it was created 15 months ago, compared to thousands of Alberta cases handled by the federal parole board in a similar timeframe.
  
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• Alida Announces New Edmonton Office to Propel Canadian Expansion Plans - Business Wire

  10-05-2022 15:00 via businesswire.com
  
  Alida Announces New Edmonton Office to Propel Canadian Expansion Plans  Business Wire
  
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• Canada’s child-care program will be unbalanced to start, study suggests. Why?

  10-05-2022 14:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since provinces and territories are taking different approaches to try to meet Ottawa's initial fee reduction targets, some might miss them, the study found.
  
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• Alberta woman says asthma prevented her from completing breathalyzer test

  10-05-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Alberta woman who says her asthma prevented her from completing an alcohol breath test at a roadside stop in December says she endured a three-month driver’s license suspension and has spent thousands of dollars trying to prove her innocence.
  
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• Calgary and Edmonton will miss federal child care fee reduction targets: think tank - Edmonton Journal

  10-05-2022 11:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Calgary and Edmonton will miss federal child care fee reduction targets: think tank  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta's hip and knee replacement waits improving, but still not at pre-pandemic capacity: report - Edmonton Journal

  10-05-2022 11:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta's hip and knee replacement waits improving, but still not at pre-pandemic capacity: report  Edmonton Journal
  
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• I love my son, but I wish having him had been my choice

  10-05-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Danielle Barnsley was 17 years old when she found out she was pregnant. Almost 20 years later, she doesn’t know if she would have chosen differently, but she wishes that she had been given the choice of abortion.
  
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• 'Stop holding Edmonton's economy back': Mayor Sohi blasts province in state of city address - Edmonton Journal

  10-05-2022 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  'Stop holding Edmonton's economy back': Mayor Sohi blasts province in state of city address  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Oilers look to reset after Game 4 shellacking - Edmonton Journal

  10-05-2022 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers look to reset after Game 4 shellacking  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Oilers look to reset after Game 4 shellacking - Montreal Gazette

  10-05-2022 07:39 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers look to reset after Game 4 shellacking  Montreal Gazette
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings take 3-0 series lead with 5-4 OT win over Red Deer Rebels - Global News

  10-05-2022 07:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Oil Kings take 3-0 series lead with 5-4 OT win over Red Deer Rebels  Global News
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings take 3-0 series lead with 5-4 OT win over Red Deer Rebels

  10-05-2022 07:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jake Neighbours scored the winner in overtime and the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Red Deer Rebels 5-4 to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.
  
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• City council aims to keep Edmonton property taxes affordable despite difficult fiscal position: Sohi

  10-05-2022 07:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We want to make sure that Edmontonians' living remains affordable, that our taxes remain affordable," the mayor said Monday.
  
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• Hundreds flee homes in northern Alberta due to flooding

  10-05-2022 06:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents in the northern Alberta community of Chateh, west of High Level, could be out of their homes for several months after flooding forced them to evacuate Sunday and Monday. 
  
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• Veteran Elks QBs to participate in rookie camp following exemption from CFLPA - TSN

  10-05-2022 05:35 via tsn.ca
  
  Veteran Elks QBs to participate in rookie camp following exemption from CFLPA  TSN
  
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• Edmonton heads toward tough budget with steep tax increases or deep service cuts - Edmonton Journal

  10-05-2022 04:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton heads toward tough budget with steep tax increases or deep service cuts  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Veteran offensive lineman Derek Dennis says CFL doesn’t appreciate its players

  10-05-2022 04:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The turbulent state of contract talks between the CFL and CFLPA isn't giving veteran offensive lineman Derek Dennis a warm, fuzzy feeling about the upcoming season.
  
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• Recycling cannabis containers is booming business for Edmonton startup | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  10-05-2022 04:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Recycling cannabis containers is booming business for Edmonton startup | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Recycling cannabis containers is booming business for Edmonton startup - Global News

  10-05-2022 04:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Recycling cannabis containers is booming business for Edmonton startup  Global News
  
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• Recycling cannabis containers is booming business for Edmonton startup

  10-05-2022 04:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  In less than two years, [Re] Waste has recycled low end plastic and turned it into a lucrative business in the Edmonton region.
  
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• Coastal GasLink pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project

  10-05-2022 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A statement from the Environmental Assessment Office says more than 40 inspections have been carried out along the pipeline construction route since the project began in 2019.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers seek power play potency in bid to bounce back for Game 5 - Global News

  10-05-2022 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers seek power play potency in bid to bounce back for Game 5  Global News
  
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• Edmonton Oilers seek power play potency in bid to bounce back for Game 5

  10-05-2022 03:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stacked with two of the NHL's top talents, the Oilers' power play is nothing short of lethal.
  
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• Edmonton Pride Festival returns to Churchill Square under new organization - Global News

  10-05-2022 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Pride Festival returns to Churchill Square under new organization  Global News
  
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