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• Premier Smith says journey to fix Alberta health-care system will be ‘bumpy’ and ‘perilous’

  20-10-2022 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Smith has publicly blamed AHS for botching its response to the COVID-19 pandemic by not delivering the promised extra hospital beds to handle the flood of patients.
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says journey to fix health-care system will be ‘bumpy’ and ‘perilous’

  20-10-2022 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  Smith has publicly blamed AHS for botching its response to the COVID-19 pandemic by not delivering the promised extra hospital beds to handle the flood of patients.
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith admits 'bumpy' first days in office while addressing Edmonton Chamber of Commerce - Edmonton Journal

  20-10-2022 23:40 via news.google.com
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith admits 'bumpy' first days in office while addressing Edmonton Chamber of Commerce  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Convicted Alberta killer accused of smashing Vancouver bank windows for 2nd time

  20-10-2022 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  Curtis George McCallum, 47, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 2006 killing of his aunt, and is accused of smashing windows at the same TD bank in September.
  
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• B.C. Lions have their own streak to worry about heading to Edmonton - The Province

  20-10-2022 23:15 via news.google.com
  B.C. Lions have their own streak to worry about heading to Edmonton  The Province
  
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• RCMP find homicide victim on rural property southwest of Edmonton - iHeartRadio.ca

  20-10-2022 23:01 via news.google.com
  RCMP find homicide victim on rural property southwest of Edmonton  iHeartRadio.ca
  
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• Canada 'likely' headed into recession but will fare better than many other economies, says Carney

  20-10-2022 22:55 via cbc.ca
  Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney says Canada likely will head into a recession next year but will fare better than many other countries and bounce back faster because of its strong economic fundamentals.
  
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• City park rangers investigating attack by coyote near Mill Creek Ravine - Edmonton Journal

  20-10-2022 22:47 via news.google.com
  City park rangers investigating attack by coyote near Mill Creek Ravine  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Canada should announce an aggressive cap on oil, gas emissions: environmental groups

  20-10-2022 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  Environmental groups are urging the Canadian government to move quickly to announce an aggressive cap on emissions from the country's oil and gas sector.
  
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• 6-hour standoff prompted shelter-in-place notice in Tofield

  20-10-2022 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP provided more details Thursday about why some residents of Beaver County west of Township Road 502 near Tofield, Alta., were asked to shelter in place Wednesday. 
  
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• Help us build the ultimate 2022 Trick or Treat Map for Edmonton - Curiocity

  20-10-2022 22:32 via news.google.com
  Help us build the ultimate 2022 Trick or Treat Map for Edmonton  Curiocity
  
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• Teen hospitalized after being struck by driver in south Edmonton - iHeartRadio.ca

  20-10-2022 21:58 via news.google.com
  Teen hospitalized after being struck by driver in south Edmonton  iHeartRadio.ca
  
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• Grande Prairie RCMP officer charged after hitting man with car: ASIRT

  20-10-2022 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  Const. Damien Lessard-Jomphe has been charged with “dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm” after hitting a 28-year-old man with an RCMP vehicle.
  
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• Ten startups to be showcased at Edmonton Startup Week Launch Party - BetaKit - Canadian Startup News

  20-10-2022 21:24 via news.google.com
  Ten startups to be showcased at Edmonton Startup Week Launch Party  BetaKit - Canadian Startup News
  
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• Edmonton Oilers face tough test with Hurricanes in town

  20-10-2022 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  The Carolina Hurricanes are 3-0 and are considered by many to be Stanley Cup contenders.
  
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• Walmart just opened a massive new Supercentre in Edmonton & it’s hiring for various roles - Curiocity

  20-10-2022 20:33 via news.google.com
  Walmart just opened a massive new Supercentre in Edmonton & it’s hiring for various roles  Curiocity
  
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• Imperial inks deal with Quebec-based EV charging network company

  20-10-2022 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  Imperial says it has signed an agreement with FLO, a Quebec-based company that manufactures EV charging stations for property managers, business owners and employers.
  
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• Mining industry digs into alternative methods as climate risks rise

  20-10-2022 20:14 via cbc.ca
  While no strangers to extreme weather, the growing risks from climate change are forcing the mining industry to take a hard look at their methods and how to prepare for the worst.
  
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• Private Edmonton council meeting on homelessness sparks concern, accusations of ‘toxic’ governance

  20-10-2022 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  Ward sipiwiyiniwak Coun. Sarah Hamilton said it was indicative of a “toxic governance structure” and that she thought council was ignoring the advice of city staff.
  
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• Alberta teacher charged with sexual assault involving a youth

  20-10-2022 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP said the accused is a school teacher in Caroline, Alta., but that "these offences did not occur at or involve a student at the school."
  
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• 10 of the best concerts to check out in Edmonton this November - Curiocity

  20-10-2022 19:51 via news.google.com
  10 of the best concerts to check out in Edmonton this November  Curiocity
  
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• One third of Canadians can’t afford to remove deadly radon gas from homes: study

  20-10-2022 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  Radon is a radioactive gas that forms naturally when uranium, thorium or radium, which are radioactive metals, break down in rocks, soil and groundwater.
  
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• Fire in Fort McMurray’s Timberlea area ‘being held’: RMWB

  20-10-2022 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  A fire that broke out Tuesday in a tree line in Fort McMurray is being held, officials said Thursday morning.
  
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• Canada's newest Walmart Supercentre opens in Edmonton - Walmart Canada

  20-10-2022 17:39 via news.google.com
  Canada's newest Walmart Supercentre opens in Edmonton  Walmart Canada
  
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• You can get up to $225 in cash card rewards simply by booking a stay in Edmonton - Curiocity

  20-10-2022 17:24 via news.google.com
  You can get up to $225 in cash card rewards simply by booking a stay in Edmonton  Curiocity
  
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• Youth charged in relation to north central Edmonton homicide - Edmonton Sun

  20-10-2022 17:23 via news.google.com
  Youth charged in relation to north central Edmonton homicide  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Teen charged with manslaughter in man’s northeast Edmonton stabbing death

  20-10-2022 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  A 17-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 20-year-old man in northeast Edmonton last week.
  
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• Preview: October 20 at Edmonton - NHL.com

  20-10-2022 15:40 via news.google.com
  Preview: October 20 at Edmonton  NHL.com
  
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• CRTC outlines rules for virtual wireless companies — but they'll still need their own networks

  20-10-2022 15:39 via cbc.ca
  The CRTC has published new rules governing cellular networks known as Mobile Virtual Network Operators, or MVNOs — rules the telecom regulator says it hopes will provide greater competition in the wireless market.
  
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• Canada's telecom regulator sets new rules for virtual wireless networks to boost competition

  20-10-2022 15:39 via cbc.ca
  The CRTC has published new rules governing cellular networks known as Mobile Virtual Network Operators, or MVNOs — rules the telecom regulator says it hopes will provide greater competition in the wireless market.
  
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• Fort McMurray speaker series aims to improve cancer care for Indigenous people

  20-10-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Fort McMurray is getting a new speaker series coming to town aimed at helping people learn how to help deliver culturally appropriate cancer care for Indigenous people.
  
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• Edmonton will run extreme weather buses for winter, private homelessness debate provokes ire of councillors - Edmonton Journal

  20-10-2022 14:06 via news.google.com
  Edmonton will run extreme weather buses for winter, private homelessness debate provokes ire of councillors  Edmonton Journal
  
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• VR app seeks to change the way you think - Taproot Edmonton

  20-10-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
  VR app seeks to change the way you think  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Hungry Zine satisfies appetite for new voices in food - Taproot Edmonton

  20-10-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
  Hungry Zine satisfies appetite for new voices in food  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton police chief to intervene in Crown appeal of case tossed over officer's Taser use - Edmonton Journal

  20-10-2022 13:05 via news.google.com
  Edmonton police chief to intervene in Crown appeal of case tossed over officer's Taser use  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Severed pig's head on rainbow crosswalk at elementary school prompts RCMP investigation

  20-10-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Parkland RCMP is investigating a possible hate crime after a severed pig’s head was found on the rainbow crosswalk of an elementary school.
  
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• Severed pig's head on rainbow crosswalk at Alberta school prompts RCMP investigation

  20-10-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Parkland RCMP is investigating a possible hate crime after a severed pig’s head was found on the rainbow crosswalk of an Alberta school.
  
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• N.W.T. inmate numbers are the lowest they've been in 20 years

  20-10-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca
  More than half the beds in the territory's largest facility, the North Slave Correctional Complex (NSCC), are unoccupied, while the two-year-old female wing at the Fort Smith Correctional Centre currently has only one inmate.
  
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• Why the price of vegetable oil has spiked more than other food items

  20-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Food prices are increasing at the fastest pace since 1981. But the rise varies widely by product, an analysis by CBC News shows. And among the many items that have gotten more expensive in the past year, vegetable oil tops the list.
  
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• Norwegian company hopes to generate energy, capture carbon from Alberta garbage

  20-10-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Varme Energy, which was incorporated in Edmonton this summer, wants to set up facilities in Alberta that use Aitos gasification technology, owned by its parent company in Norway, to convert waste to energy and capture carbon in the process.
  
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• Best new restaurants in Edmonton you have to check out soon | Dished - Daily Hive

  20-10-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Best new restaurants in Edmonton you have to check out soon | Dished  Daily Hive
  
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• Elks’ Decoud among 4 players fined by CFL on Wednesday

  20-10-2022 05:34 via globalnews.ca
  Ambles and Decoud were disciplined for their roles in a post-game altercation following the Argos' 28-23 win over the Elks on Oct. 15.
  
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• Edmonton's emergency shelter plan still a work in progress as winter looms

  20-10-2022 05:29 via cbc.ca
  Plans to create more overnight winter shelter spaces in Edmonton will come up short for filling the entire need — a need city councillors say needs a permanent solution.
  
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• How a Japanese player made the unlikely journey to Canadian college hockey

  20-10-2022 05:21 via globalnews.ca
  Rintaro Mashio, 21, moved from Tokyo to Edmonton earlier this year to study English at NAIT. He also decided to lace up his skates again.
  
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• Martha Hall Findlay, Suncor Energy’s 1st ‘chief climate officer,’ to retire from role

  20-10-2022 04:54 via globalnews.ca
  Suncor Energy Inc.'s first-ever chief climate officer is departing her role at the end of November.
  
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• Ukrainian aid fundraiser questions Danielle Smith’s apology for Russian invasion comments

  20-10-2022 04:25 via globalnews.ca
  A former member of Alberta's legislative assembly says he's skeptical about Premier Danielle Smith's apology for remarks she made about Ukraine's conflict with Russia.
  
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• Wingless Wonders: Only one Edmonton Oilers winger bringing his "A" game so far - Edmonton Journal

  20-10-2022 03:36 via news.google.com
  Wingless Wonders: Only one Edmonton Oilers winger bringing his "A" game so far  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 deaths climb by 32 as hospitalizations continue to rise

  20-10-2022 03:15 via cbc.ca
  The province is likely to surpass 5,000 total deaths next week.
  
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• Albertans call on CRTC following numerous reports of dropped cellphone calls

  20-10-2022 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  Albertans growing increasingly frustrated with cellphone problems and dropped calls are asking the federal regulator to help solve the issues.
  
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• City investigating after disturbing video posted of coyote attacking dog in Edmonton

  20-10-2022 03:03 via globalnews.ca
  A chilling video of a small dog being attacked by a coyote in Edmonton has triggered an investigation by the city's park rangers.
  
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