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• Youth pleads guilty to manslaughter in Sierra Chalifoux-Thompson stabbing - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 23:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Youth pleads guilty to manslaughter in Sierra Chalifoux-Thompson stabbing  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Carbon emissions from forestry masked by government accounting, says report

  18-10-2022 23:50 via cbc.ca
  An analysis suggests Canada is using questionable methods to dramatically underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry industry, which it says equal those from Alberta's oilsands in some years.
  
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• Canadian forestry carbon emissions equal to Alberta's oilsands some years, report says

  18-10-2022 23:50 via cbc.ca
  An analysis suggests Canada is using questionable methods to dramatically underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry industry, which it says equal those from Alberta's oilsands in some years.
  
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• Edmonton weather: It's been a warm October - CTV News Edmonton

  18-10-2022 23:36 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Edmonton weather: It's been a warm October  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Ban on teaching anti-racism, diversity included in Alberta UCP policy resolutions - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 23:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ban on teaching anti-racism, diversity included in Alberta UCP policy resolutions  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton South Soccer Centre opens $30M expansion - CTV News Edmonton

  18-10-2022 23:24 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Edmonton South Soccer Centre opens $30M expansion  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Children’s hospitals ‘gravely worried’ about upcoming flu season amid ER crisis

  18-10-2022 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  As flu season approaches, officials at children’s hospitals across the country say they are “gravely worried” about an influx of children with flu, COVID-19 or other viruses.
  
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• Youth pleads guilty to 2020 death of 13-year-old Sierra Chalifoux Thompson

  18-10-2022 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  The assault that led to Sierra Bailey Rain Chalifoux Thompson's death happened Oct. 2, 2020, near Edmonton's Eastwood neighbourhood.
  
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• Elderly pilot survives airplane crash in northern Alberta - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 23:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Elderly pilot survives airplane crash in northern Alberta  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'This is real': Alberta doctors warn long COVID is not a trivial risk

  18-10-2022 23:05 via cbc.ca
  Specialists who treat long COVID patients are urging Albertans to take the threat of infection seriously as virus transmission rises in the province.
  
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• Q&A: Mayor Amarjeet Sohi on downtown safety, police budget, and transit delays in his 1st year

  18-10-2022 22:45 via cbc.ca
  Mayor Amarjeet Sohi joined Edmonton AM to discuss his first year in office, reflecting on the challenges council has faced and how it's handled contentious issues around downtown safety, the police budget and transit delays. 
  
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• Alberta recommends women start getting mammograms at age 45 - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 22:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta recommends women start getting mammograms at age 45  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 83-year-old pilot crashes his plane in northern Alberta

  18-10-2022 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  The pilot was able to safely land the plane and only sustained minor injuries, Athabasca RCMP said.
  
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• CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT: Raffi returns to Alberta's Jubilee Auditoriums next June - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 21:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT: Raffi returns to Alberta's Jubilee Auditoriums next June  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton program helping girls, newcomers join sports - CTV News Edmonton

  18-10-2022 21:32 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Edmonton program helping girls, newcomers join sports  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Indigenous Ceremonial Ground In Edmonton Nears Completion - Turtle Island News

  18-10-2022 21:20 via theturtleislandnews.com
  Indigenous Ceremonial Ground In Edmonton Nears Completion  Turtle Island News
  
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• Edmonton murder suspect is fifth among Canada's most wanted fugitives - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 20:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton murder suspect is fifth among Canada's most wanted fugitives  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Stuart Skinner gets the call for Edmonton Oilers against Sabres

  18-10-2022 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Skinner, 23, appeared in 13 NHL games last season, spending time on the Oilers roster while Mike Smith was injured.
  
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• One person found dead after central Edmonton apartment fire - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 20:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person found dead after central Edmonton apartment fire  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 1 person found dead after apartment fire east of downtown Edmonton - Global News

  18-10-2022 19:27 via news.google.com
  1 person found dead after apartment fire east of downtown Edmonton  Global News
  
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• 1 person found dead after apartment fire east of downtown Edmonton

  18-10-2022 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Rescue Services said a person was found dead after a fully involved apartment fire was brought under control Monday evening. 
  
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• Canada’s most wanted fugitive is a B.C. man wanted for murder who escaped from prison

  18-10-2022 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  The number one spot has been awarded to Rabih Robby Alkhalil who escaped from North Fraser Pretrial in Coquitlam B.C. on July 21. 
  
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• What would've happened if the Edmonton Oilers lost the Connor McDavid lottery and drafted Jack Eichel? - Oilers Nation

  18-10-2022 18:28 via oilersnation.com
  What would've happened if the Edmonton Oilers lost the Connor McDavid lottery and drafted Jack Eichel?  Oilers Nation
  
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• Alberta lowers age for women to be screened for breast cancer

  18-10-2022 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta Health Services has lowered the recommended age for biennial breast cancer screening for average-risk women from 50 to 45.
  
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• Fresh Tracks: Colleen Brown works through heartache in Winging It - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 17:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fresh Tracks: Colleen Brown works through heartache in Winging It  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton wins national Cultural Planning Award, MacEwan launches Zwozdesky artist residency - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 17:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton wins national Cultural Planning Award, MacEwan launches Zwozdesky artist residency  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Man charged after homemade explosive device found in vehicle in west Edmonton: police - Global News

  18-10-2022 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  Man charged after homemade explosive device found in vehicle in west Edmonton: police  Global News
  
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• Man charged after homemade explosive device found in vehicle in west Edmonton: police

  18-10-2022 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  A 32-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences after a homemade explosive device was found in a vehicle in west Edmonton on Sunday. 
  
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• Edmonton weather: October is summer now, those are the rules - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 16:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: October is summer now, those are the rules  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta Health Services board member resigns in response to premier's plan to replace directors

  18-10-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  With the looming threat of firing hanging over their heads, at least one Alberta Health Services board member has resigned.
  
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• Alberta Health Service board member resigns in response to premier's plan to replace directors

  18-10-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  With the looming threat of firing hanging over their heads, at least one Alberta Health Services board member has resigned.
  
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• AHS board member resigns in response to premier's plan to replace directors

  18-10-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  With the looming threat of firing hanging over their heads, at least one Alberta Health Services board member has resigned.
  
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• Armed organized crime groups are changing the focus of EPS gang unit

  18-10-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The head of Edmonton Police Service's gang suppression unit says guns are increasingly a part of the conflict between organized crime and gang members operating in the city.
  
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• Armed organized crime groups are changing the focus of Edmonton police gang unit - CBC.ca

  18-10-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Armed organized crime groups are changing the focus of Edmonton police gang unit  CBC.ca
  
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• Armed organized crime groups are changing the focus of Edmonton police gang unit

  18-10-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The head of Edmonton Police Service's gang suppression unit says guns are increasingly a part of the conflict between organized crime and gang members operating in the city.
  
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• 'Show me the Mounties:' Ottawa mayor pleaded for more resources as protesters dug in, inquiry hears

  18-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Outgoing Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says the city did not have the police resources it required to handle last winter's anti-COVID-19 restriction protests — and it needed swifter help from other levels of government.
  
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• For one year, I desperately chased sleep. Once I stopped trying, it found me

  18-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Saniya Warwaruk tried — and abandoned — pills, potions and breathing exercises in her year-long battle with insomnia. Finally, she realized her own anxiety about not sleeping was fuelling the flames.
  
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• Employers look for new ways to recruit as aging workers contribute to ongoing labour shortage

  18-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Companies in many sectors across Canada are reworking their hiring practices as they face high post-lockdown demand for services and a tight labour market.
  
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• Fire rips through apartment building east of downtown Edmonton: ‘It just went fast’

  18-10-2022 05:06 via globalnews.ca
  Edmonton firefighters were called to an apartment building on the corner of 104 Avenue and 92 Street in the Boyle Street neighbourhood Monday afternoon.
  
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• Edmonton Transit Service bus and SUV collide, injuring 3 people: police

  18-10-2022 04:56 via globalnews.ca
  A woman and two children were taken to hospital on Monday after the SUV they were in collided with an ETS bus in west Edmonton, according to police.
  
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• Fire rips through apartments in building east of downtown Edmonton - Global News

  18-10-2022 04:40 via globalnews.ca
  Fire rips through apartments in building east of downtown Edmonton  Global News
  
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• Why don’t more Indigenous communities have locally-administered police service?

  18-10-2022 04:26 via globalnews.ca
  "We're not asking for any more than other police services get, certainly we don't want to receive less," said Tsuut'ina Nation Police Chief Keith Blake.
  
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• Ambulance involved in north Edmonton collision while responding to pedestrian hit by car - Global News

  18-10-2022 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  Ambulance involved in north Edmonton collision while responding to pedestrian hit by car  Global News
  
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• Ambulance involved in north Edmonton collision while responding to pedestrian hit by car

  18-10-2022 03:56 via globalnews.ca
  EPS said investigators were told the ambulance was headed north in the southbound lanes of 127 Street.
  
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• What 2 new studies reveal about long COVID in Canada

  18-10-2022 03:41 via cbc.ca
  Two new large-scale reports, one published by Statistics Canada and the other in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, are giving a clearer picture of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 infections on Canadians and the health-care system.
  
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• Opioid-dependent patients worry changes to Alberta’s prescription methods will be harmful

  18-10-2022 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  A new provincial strategy to fight addiction could backfire, according to patients. Harm reduction advocates say the changes could put people at higher risk for opioid poisoning.
  
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• Canadian sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison for recruiting ISIS fighters

  18-10-2022 01:39 via cbc.ca
  An Edmonton man directly funded "violent acts of terrorism," including the kidnapping and killing of people in Syria, said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman in a statement.
  
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• Sputtering starts plague Edmonton Oilers

  18-10-2022 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  In 120 minutes of hockey against Vancouver and Calgary, the Oilers have trailed for 95:01. They've been tied for 20 minutes and been ahead for just 4:59.
  
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• Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi gets 20-year sentence for recruiting Islamic State fighters

  18-10-2022 01:16 via globalnews.ca
  Prosecutors said Abdullahi provided money to send an 18-year-old cousin from Minneapolis to join IS fighters in Syria, as well as three other cousins from Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton Startup week returns with nearly 80 events - Edmonton Journal

  18-10-2022 00:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Startup week returns with nearly 80 events  Edmonton Journal
  
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