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• Concerns unheeded over Edmonton buffalo sculpture: Indigenous consultant - Alberta Prime Times

  26-08-2022 23:53 via albertaprimetimes.com
  
  Concerns unheeded over Edmonton buffalo sculpture: Indigenous consultant  Alberta Prime Times
  
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• Homicide detectives investigate death of man in west Edmonton

  26-08-2022 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officers were called to a disturbance at a multi-unit residence near 102 Avenue and 158 Street Friday morning. 
  
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• Homicide section investigating death in west Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  26-08-2022 23:39 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Homicide section investigating death in west Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• NATO chief warns Canada that Russia, China have designs on the Arctic

  26-08-2022 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ended his trip to Canada’s Arctic on Friday by underlining the threats to the region posed by both Russia and China.
  
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• RCMP say driver believed dead as fiery explosion closes Alaska Highway north of Fort St. John

  26-08-2022 22:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Police say they have been unable to search scene due to dangers posed by commercial tanker truck's materials as Highway 97 closed  indefinitely to travellers.
  
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• Calgary club helps cultivate girl power in skateboarding scene

  26-08-2022 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Women are helping usher in a revival in a male-dominated sport. A Calgary club dedicated to that inclusivity has helped foster the rise of the skater girl.
  
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• Alberta Health expands COVID-19 booster eligibility for children aged 5-11

  26-08-2022 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Children aged five to 11 in Alberta will soon be able to get a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta Health announced Friday.
  
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• Alberta expands COVID-19 vaccine boosters to children aged 5 to 11

  26-08-2022 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Children in the five to 11 age group are recommended to wait at least six months after completing their second dose before getting their booster dose.
  
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• Tanya Fir named Alberta jobs minister after Doug Schweitzer resignation

  26-08-2022 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  United Conservative Party MLA for Calgary-Peigan, Tanya Fir, has been named Alberta minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation, the premier announced Friday. 
  
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• Alberta man found guilty in deaths of Métis hunters to be sentenced

  26-08-2022 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of the men found guilty in the shooting deaths of two Métis hunters in March 2020 has his sentencing hearing in Edmonton Friday. 
  
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• Alberta man found guilty in deaths of Métis hunters sentenced to 6 years

  26-08-2022 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  One of the men found guilty in the shooting deaths of two Métis hunters in March 2020 was sentenced to 10 years less 1,624 days (4.5 years) on Friday. 
  
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• Edmonton Oilers, Hockey Edmonton launch U18 AAA female team - Oilers Nation

  26-08-2022 17:45 via oilersnation.com
  Edmonton Oilers, Hockey Edmonton launch U18 AAA female team  Oilers Nation
  
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• 3 UCP leadership candidates go head-to-head in debate hosted by pro-independence group

  26-08-2022 15:58 via cbc.ca
  
  A United Conservative Party leadership debate Thursday co-hosted by a pro-independence group saw three candidates spar over provincial autonomy, equalization and the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  
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• Edmonton-based chair of national migrant rights group faces deportation - CBC.ca

  26-08-2022 15:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton-based chair of national migrant rights group faces deportation  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton-based chair of national migrant rights group faces deportation

  26-08-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Danilo De Leon, chair of Migrante Canada, is fighting his own deportation order. He's also calling on the federal government to bring in a regularization program that would provided undocumented and temporary foreign workers with permanent resident status.
  
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• Edmonton Trail and 16 Avenue NE serious crash | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  26-08-2022 14:14 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Trail and 16 Avenue NE serious crash | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Rural Alberta frustrated with oil and gas 'bad actors' not paying tax as industry swims in cash

  26-08-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As questions loom about how Canada's oilpatch will spend its record profits, Alberta's rural municipalities are once again calling for what they're owed in outstanding property taxes.
  
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• Alberta to list deceased teachers in new public registry of professionals

  26-08-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sel Healy says she was appalled when the Alberta government sent her husband a letter in June saying he’d be included in a new public teacher registry set to go live in September.
  
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• Adding the names of deceased teachers to Alberta's new registry is unnecessary and hurtful, families say

  26-08-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sel Healy says she was appalled when the Alberta government sent her husband a letter in June saying he’d be included in a new public teacher registry set to go live in September.
  
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• Adding the names of deceased teachers Alberta's new registry is unnecessary and hurtful, families say

  26-08-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sel Healy says she was appalled when the Alberta government sent her husband a letter in June saying he’d be included in a new public teacher registry set to go live in September.
  
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• Trudeau, NATO’s Stoltenberg to visit Alberta military base

  26-08-2022 12:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will be in Cold Lake, Alta., Friday as they wrap up a visit focused on northern defences.
  
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• Universities, colleges taking varied approaches to COVID-19 as students set to return to campus

  26-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As students make their way onto Canadian post-secondary campuses for a new term, some may be facing starkly different pandemic protocols than when they last left. A patchwork of approaches is emerging, depending on the college or university.
  
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• A new round of Freedom Convoy reviews is coming. Here's what you need to know

  26-08-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The inquiry that will examine the federal government's reasons for using emergency measures to end last winter's Freedom Convoy protests is asking members of the public to share their stories of the occupation of downtown Ottawa.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Sizing up to be another scorcher - Edmonton Journal

  26-08-2022 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Sizing up to be another scorcher  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Former B.C. public health officer charged with additional sex crimes involving a child

  26-08-2022 04:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Albert de Villiers, who lives in Kelowna and was formerly the chief medical officer for Interior Health, has been charged with invitation to sexual touching, voyeurism, and making sexually explicit material available to a child.
  
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• Edmonton considering drug checking program to prevent overdoses

  26-08-2022 04:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton could develop a drug screening program for toxic substances but it won’t be a swift fix to the ongoing opioid crisis, the city outlined in a report this week.
  
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• Hockey Edmonton looks to address hockey culture - CityNews Edmonton

  26-08-2022 04:07 via edmonton.citynews.ca
  Hockey Edmonton looks to address hockey culture  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Semi rollover causes highway closure near Leduc

  26-08-2022 03:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said the truck was carrying a load of poles when it flipped while taking the Grant Park exit just before 5:30 p.m.
  
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• Calgary siblings conquer the Rubik’s Cube

  26-08-2022 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pair of Calgary siblings is taking on the Rubik's Cube, but with different abilities. It's a hobby their neuroscientist father heartily endorses.
  
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• Calgary siblings conquer the cube

  26-08-2022 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pair of Calgary siblings are taking on the Rubik's cube, but with different abilities. It's a hobby their neuroscientist father heartily endorses.
  
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• Edmonton mayor says Alberta needs plan to stop discharging patients, inmates into homelessness - Edmonton Journal

  26-08-2022 03:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton mayor says Alberta needs plan to stop discharging patients, inmates into homelessness  Edmonton Journal
  
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• First medical flight in Alberta marks 90 years as aviation historians find first patient

  26-08-2022 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A significant milestone is being marked for Canada's oldest operating airport. Cooking Lake, east of Edmonton, is marking a special anniversary with a story from its archives.
  
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• U.S. man accused of kidnapping, rape of Edmonton girl faces 3 new charges - CBC.ca

  26-08-2022 01:54 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. man accused of kidnapping, rape of Edmonton girl faces 3 new charges  CBC.ca
  
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• U.S. man accused of kidnapping, rape of Edmonton girl faces 3 new charges

  26-08-2022 01:54 via cbc.ca
  
  Noah Madrano, 40, now faces eight criminal charges related to the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a 13-year-old Edmonton teenager.
  
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• City opts not to install sculptures at Walterdale Bridge, fearing they could be 'misinterpreted'

  26-08-2022 00:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A pair of statues that have sat in storage for years will not be installed, with the city expressing concern that they could be misinterpreted "as a celebration of colonization."
  
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• Materials, heat make west Edmonton industrial fire difficult

  26-08-2022 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thick, black plumes of smoke could be seen rising from an industrial area near 199 Street and 113 Avenue N.W. late Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Crews battle industrial fire in west Edmonton

  26-08-2022 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thick, black plumes of smoke could be seen rising from an industrial area near 199 Street and 113 Avenue N.W. late Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Freeland hits back at Kushner following book release, calls Trump a bully

  26-08-2022 00:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says former U.S. President Donald Trump used "bully" tactics during negotiations for a new North American free-trade agreement.
  
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• Freeland hits back at Kushner book, calls Trump a ‘bully’ during new NAFTA talks

  26-08-2022 00:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says former U.S. President Donald Trump used "bully" tactics during negotiations for a new North American free-trade agreement.
  
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