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• Dozens speak for and against Prairie Sky Gondola proposal at Edmonton city hall - Global News

  10-08-2022 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dozens speak for and against Prairie Sky Gondola proposal at Edmonton city hall  Global News
  
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• Dozens speak for and against Prairie Sky Gondola proposal at Edmonton City Hall

  10-08-2022 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were split views between the public about whether or not the proposed gondola project would benefit the city and the robust river valley.
  
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• Autopsy deems central Edmonton death a homicide - Edmonton Journal

  10-08-2022 23:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Autopsy deems central Edmonton death a homicide  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton’s Marco Arop breaks Canadian record in 1,000 metres at Diamond League meet

  10-08-2022 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Marco Arop shattered the Canadian record in the 1,000 metres en route to a second-place finish at the Herculis Diamond League meet on Wednesday.
  
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• Oilers fan Ben Stelter dies after fight with cancer: ‘The world lost the most special boy’

  10-08-2022 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  'You had a bigger heart than anyone we've ever met. Our hearts are left with a Ben-sized hole in them and life will never be the same without you. We are absolutely crushed.'
  
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• Beloved Oilers fan Ben Stelter dies after fight with cancer: ‘The world lost the most special boy’

  10-08-2022 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  'You had a bigger heart than anyone we've ever met. Our hearts are left with a Ben-sized hole in them and life will never be the same without you. We are absolutely crushed.'
  
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• Trans Mountain announces Dawn Farrell as new CEO and president

  10-08-2022 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The pipeline operator says Farrell has more than 35 years of experience in the energy business, where she has held senior level positions.
  
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• Arop runs to Canadian record over 1,000 metres, placing 3rd at Diamond League Monaco

  10-08-2022 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Marco Arop held off world 1,500-metre champion Jake Wightman of Great Britain until the final straightaway but the 800 specialist didn't have the legs to go the extra distance and pull out the victory, finishing second in Wednesday's 1,000 race at Diamond League Monaco.
  
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• Arop runs to Canadian record over 1,000 metres, placing 2nd at Diamond League Monaco

  10-08-2022 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Marco Arop held off world 1,500-metre champion Jake Wightman of Great Britain until the final straightaway but the 800 specialist didn't have the legs to go the extra distance and pull out the victory, finishing second in Wednesday's 1,000 race at Diamond League Monaco.
  
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• Alberta NDP slams United Conservative Party for health centre closures

  10-08-2022 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Recent data from AHS showed most of the reductions happened in rural communities such as Peace River, Rocky Mountain House and Sundre.
  
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• Mammogram trailer gives safe space for women at Enoch Cree Nation to get screened

  10-08-2022 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
  A mobile mammogram clinic is on the road with a two-day stop at Enoch Cree Nation giving Indigenous women a chance to get screened for breast cancer.
  
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• Alberta Bug Minute: Giant moths without mouths and bees without colonies

  10-08-2022 20:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Insect expert Ilan Domnich returns with herbivorous bug facts sure to impress.
  
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• Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast LRT delayed again after inspectors discover cracks in piers

  10-08-2022 19:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton's $1.8 billion Valley Line Southeast LRT will not open by the end of the summer as previously planned due to the discovery of cracks in concrete piers, the consortium of companies building the project announced Wednesday. 
  
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• Cracks found in 18 piers delay Valley Line LRT southeast extension yet again

  10-08-2022 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Cracks found in 18 concrete piers that support some of the elevated LRT tracks along the Valley Line extension mean the opening date will be delayed again. 
  
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• Edmonton weather: Hot summer weather, could it get any better? - Edmonton Journal

  10-08-2022 16:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Hot summer weather, could it get any better?  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Albertan wakes up $13M richer with lotto jackpot win

  10-08-2022 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  One winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot in Alberta worth a cool $13 million.
  
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• Albertan to wake up $13M richer with lotto jackpot win

  10-08-2022 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  One winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot in Alberta worth a cool $13 million.
  
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• Indigenous women have generally poorer health than Indigenous men, UBCO professor finds

  10-08-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous women living off-reserve across Canada tend to have poorer physical and mental health than Indigenous men, according to research published by an economist at the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus (UBCO) in Kelowna.
  
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• Host family backlog leaves Ukrainians scrambling to find homes

  10-08-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Ukrainians who have arrived in Edmonton are struggling to find accommodations due to a backlog on the main host family resource.
  
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• ‘Under a microscope’: Team Canada preps for World Juniors

  10-08-2022 14:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Less than 200 people were in the stands for the first game of the tournament Tuesday, an afternoon tilt between Slovakia and Czechia.
  
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• Central Alberta farmers hit by hailstorm ask for fruit and vegetable crop insurance

  10-08-2022 14:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Unlike grain crops, market crops — such as fruits and vegetables — are ineligible for straight hail insurance under the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation in Alberta. That’s why farmers are calling on AFSC and provincial and federal governments to extend crop insurance coverage and create a risk mitigation program for farmers.
  
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• Central Alberta farmers hit by hail storm ask for fruit and vegetable crop insurance

  10-08-2022 14:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Unlike grain crops, market crops — those growing fruits and vegetables — are ineligible for straight hail insurance under the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation in Alberta. That’s why Staples and other farmers are calling on AFSC and provincial and federal governments to extend crop insurance coverage, and create a risk mitigation program for farmers.
  
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• Concerns raised over proposed Edmonton gondola because of traditional burial grounds - CBC.ca

  10-08-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Concerns raised over proposed Edmonton gondola because of traditional burial grounds  CBC.ca
  
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• Concerns raised over proposed Edmonton gondola because of traditional burial grounds

  10-08-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton residents concerned that a gondola station may disrupt traditional burial grounds — and their ancestors' remains — near the Rossdale power plant are planning to speak at city hall on Wednesday.
  
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• Anohka Distillery looks forward to Alberta on the Plate - Taproot Edmonton

  10-08-2022 14:00 via edmonton.taproot.news
  
  Anohka Distillery looks forward to Alberta on the Plate  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• A moment in history: Aug. 10, 1968 - Taproot Edmonton

  10-08-2022 14:00 via edmonton.taproot.news
  
  A moment in history: Aug. 10, 1968  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Risky business: Plan to move Camrose casino to Edmonton meets opposition - Edmonton Journal

  10-08-2022 11:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Risky business: Plan to move Camrose casino to Edmonton meets opposition  Edmonton Journal
  
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• You tip your hairdresser, but what about your mechanic? Expect to see more 'tip creep'

  10-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  'Tip creep' is spreading to card payment machines way beyond restaurants, bars and hair salons - prompting questions over those companies' motives and calls for a rethink of Canada's tipping culture.
  
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• These charts show nurses are doing more OT than ever. They say it's driving many from the profession

  10-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As emergency rooms in some parts of Canada reduce their hours due to staffing shortages, analysts warn the system is buckling. Data from Statistics Canada shows the rise in overtime among nurses predates the pandemic, and it has only gotten worse.
  
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• Edmonton weather for Aug. 10: Lengthy heat streak begins - CTV News Edmonton

  10-08-2022 09:00 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather for Aug. 10: Lengthy heat streak begins  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton weather for Aug. 10: Lengthy heat streak begins | CTV News - CTV News Edmonton

  10-08-2022 09:00 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Edmonton weather for Aug. 10: Lengthy heat streak begins | CTV News  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Oil Kings acquire younger players in trade that sends Jalen Luypen to Americans

  10-08-2022 03:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oil Kings announced Tuesday the club has traded 20-year-old forward Jalen Luypen to the Tri-City Americans
  
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• COVID restrictions would've been more stringent if not for rural cabinet voices, Toews says

  10-08-2022 03:25 via cbc.ca
  
  United Conservative Party leadership candidate Travis Toews says his presence at the cabinet table lessened the intensity of COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta.
  
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• Elks in playoff mode already as team prepares to face Riders

  10-08-2022 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Elks on Saturday have the chance to draw closer to a playoff spot with a win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders despite a 2-6 record.
  
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• More than 100 farms preparing for kickoff of Alberta Open Farm Days

  10-08-2022 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Open Farm Days takes place over the weekend, Aug. 13-14, with more than 100 farms across Alberta participating.
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after 63-year-old woman killed in northeast Edmonton

  10-08-2022 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault come after an autopsy was done on Tuesday in Edmonton.
  
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• Claims against Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz dropped from U.S. lawsuit

  10-08-2022 01:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Claims that Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz paid an underage ballerina for sex have been withdrawn from a U.S. civil suit after the lawyer for the plaintiffs conceded he was wrong about the dancer's age.
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid in Edmonton death - CTV News Edmonton

  10-08-2022 01:16 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Second-degree murder charge laid in Edmonton death  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Rourke, Rhymes and Wall named CFL’s top performers for Week 9

  10-08-2022 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nathan Rourke and Dominque Rhymes, both of the B.C. Lions, and Titus Wall of the Calgary Stampeders were named the top performers for Week 9 of the CFL season Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta girls' softball team thrilled to represent Canada at Little League World Series

  10-08-2022 00:20 via cbc.ca
  
  For the first time in more than two decades, an all-girls team from Alberta will compete at the Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, N.C. – kicking off their opening game on Tuesday night.
  
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• Alberta cannabis regulator allows pot shops to take down window coverings

  10-08-2022 00:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) says it has removed portions of its retail cannabis store handbook that prohibit pot products from being visible from the exterior of shops.
  
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