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• Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley pitches stability to business crowd in Calgary

  15-12-2022 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  Rachel Notley says she would lead a "no surprises government'' focused on growing the Alberta economy and providing strong public health care and education if elected next year.
  
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• Fatal encampment fires top concern this year, says Edmonton's fire chief

  15-12-2022 23:32 via cbc.ca
  Five people have died in encampment fires so far in 2022, Edmonton fire Chief Joe Zatylny said Thursday.
  
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• Regional transit plan crumbles after Edmonton decides not to fund first phase

  15-12-2022 21:56 via cbc.ca
  During budget debates, Edmonton city council voted 8-5 against Coun. Andrew Knack’s motion to pay $13 million annually for the Edmonton Metropolitan Transit Services Commission.
  
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• Edmonton violent offender Jaycee Bigstone rearrested days after release from jail

  15-12-2022 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  Jaycee Bigstone, 22, was under EPS’ behavioural assessment unit supervision, but he breached his conditions within days of being released and was arrested Sunday by Westlock RCMP.
  
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• Edmonton violent offender Jaycee Bigstone rearrested days after ... - Global News

  15-12-2022 21:16 via news.google.com
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• In an effort to raise revenue, Edmonton city council approves higher parking fees among other changes

  15-12-2022 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  Ward Métis coun. Salvador said she put forward the motion because city staff told her parking fees have not been rising at the same rate as transit fees.
  
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• Alberta police warn of continued sextortion with more than 100 victims this year

  15-12-2022 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  Sextortion is a form of online blackmail where criminals deceive young people through various digital platforms like Snapchat and Instagram to obtain explicit images.
  
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• Minister asks feds to raise rent top up threshold, says thousands of Albertans on AISH ineligible

  15-12-2022 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta is asking Ottawa to adjust the criteria for its $500 rent top up, saying the current limit makes tens of thousands of Albertans with disabilities ineligible. 
  
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• Edmonton won't say where racist attacks against mayor were made - True North

  15-12-2022 18:45 via news.google.com
  Edmonton won't say where racist attacks against mayor were made  True North
  
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• Sundance Film Festival to screen Alberta-made short The Flying Sailor - Edmonton Journal

  15-12-2022 18:43 via news.google.com
  Sundance Film Festival to screen Alberta-made short The Flying Sailor  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Twenty Edmonton artists receive grants to support their creative ... - Edmonton Journal

  15-12-2022 18:18 via news.google.com
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• Alberta’s justice minister to announce new firearm measures

  15-12-2022 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Shandro's announcement comes after the province passed Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, on Dec. 8.
  
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• Alberta’s Crown prosecutors to determine charges under federal Firearms Act: Shandro

  15-12-2022 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  Shandro's announcement comes after the province passed Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, on Dec. 8.
  
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• Major Canadian grocery chain says cyberattack cost $25 million

  15-12-2022 16:22 via cbc.ca
  The grocery store operator disclosed the estimate in second-quarter results released Thursday by Empire Co.
  
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• New strategy aims to tackle high suicide rates among Métis youth

  15-12-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  According to the MNA, suicide rates among its members are nearly double that of non-Indigenous identifying Albertans.
  
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• Edmonton's public library starts lending program for CO2 monitors to measure air quality

  15-12-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton's public library has joined a growing list of libraries across the country lending carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors to the public. 
  
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• 10 things to do in and around Edmonton this weekend (December ... - Curiocity

  15-12-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
  10 things to do in and around Edmonton this weekend (December ...  Curiocity
  
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• Ukrainian newcomers celebrate their first Christmas in Canada, wishing for peace back home

  15-12-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca
  For centuries, Ukrainians have celebrated Christmas on Jan. 7, as per the Julian calendar, but now many will also observe it on Dec. 25. For many displaced by the Russian invasion, this will be the first Christmas in Canada.
  
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• Toronto ranks below Edmonton and Ottawa as best city in Canada to ... - blogTO

  15-12-2022 11:30 via news.google.com
  Toronto ranks below Edmonton and Ottawa as best city in Canada to ...  blogTO
  
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• Tradition be damned: these Christmas treats are way past their best-before date

  15-12-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Christmas cake, mincemeat and booze-filled chocolates are monstrosities that need to be trashed, not eaten.
  
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• Strategist muses about making a bolder Edmonton - Taproot Edmonton

  15-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Strategist muses about making a bolder Edmonton  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Leaving Toronto for Edmonton? You have nothing to lose but your chain restaurants - Toronto Star

  15-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Leaving Toronto for Edmonton? You have nothing to lose but your chain restaurants  Toronto Star
  
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• Fatal encampment fires top concern this year, says Edmonton's fire ... - CBC.ca

  15-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Fatal encampment fires top concern this year, says Edmonton's fire ...  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton's regional transit plan is dead - Edmonton Journal

  15-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Edmonton's regional transit plan is dead  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather: Today's forecast is going to knock your socks off - Edmonton Journal

  15-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Edmonton weather: Today's forecast is going to knock your socks off  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton council votes to leave regional transit service plan - CTV News Edmonton

  15-12-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  Edmonton council votes to leave regional transit service plan  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• City of Edmonton forced to spend more money each year in response to bus shelter vandalism

  15-12-2022 06:04 via globalnews.ca
  There is still more than two weeks until the start of a new year but already, more bus shelter windows in Edmonton have needed replacing in 2022 than in the previous two years.
  
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• City of Edmonton forced to spend more money each year in ... - Global News

  15-12-2022 06:04 via news.google.com
  City of Edmonton forced to spend more money each year in ...  Global News
  
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• TC Energy opens segment of Keystone pipeline as oil spill cleanup continues

  15-12-2022 04:47 via globalnews.ca
  TC Energy Corp. says it has restarted the section of the Keystone pipeline that was unaffected by last week's oil leak in Kansas.
  
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• Alex Ovechkin at 800 goals now, chasing Gordie Howe for 2nd place on NHL’s all-time list

  15-12-2022 03:40 via globalnews.ca
  Alex Ovechkin becoming just the third NHL player with 800 goals has put him on the verge taking his next big step in hockey history.
  
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• Budget and tax talks causing concern for Edmonton businesses - CityNews Edmonton

  15-12-2022 03:15 via news.google.com
  Budget and tax talks causing concern for Edmonton businesses  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Federal government investigates consumer complaints against solar company

  15-12-2022 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  The federal government is now investigating consumer complaints against company Sunwave Solar after multiple Alberta homeowners said they paid for services never delivered.
  
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• 19th annual Global Edmonton Give Me Shelter donation drive | Watch News Videos Online - Global News

  15-12-2022 02:47 via news.google.com
  19th annual Global Edmonton Give Me Shelter donation drive | Watch News Videos Online  Global News
  
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• Health Matters: Gene therapy for blindness available in Edmonton, respiratory illness advice, battery warning | Watch News Videos Online - Global News

  15-12-2022 02:44 via news.google.com
  Health Matters: Gene therapy for blindness available in Edmonton, respiratory illness advice, battery warning | Watch News Videos Online  Global News
  
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• Edmonton budget increase could now be 5% — and they're not done yet | Watch News Videos Online - Global News

  15-12-2022 02:33 via news.google.com
  Edmonton budget increase could now be 5% — and they're not done yet | Watch News Videos Online  Global News
  
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• Agriculture minister says province will take action on unpaid taxes from oil and gas companies

  15-12-2022 02:17 via cbc.ca
  Alberta’s agriculture minister says the province is working on a long-term solution to crack down on solvent oil and gas companies that skirt paying property taxes.
  
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• Daughter desperate for return of late mother’s stolen, irreplaceable keepsakes

  15-12-2022 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  An Edmonton family grappling with the devastating death of their matriarch Eileen Vettese is also dealing with another blow — the theft of all they had left to remember her by.
  
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• Ukrainian newcomers prepare for first Christmas in Calgary

  15-12-2022 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  Thousand of refugees who fled the war in Ukraine are preparing to spend their first Christmas in Calgary, and there could be some marked differences.
  
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• Photos and letters from recently passed grandmother stolen in Edmonton | Watch News Videos Online - Global News

  15-12-2022 01:48 via news.google.com
  Photos and letters from recently passed grandmother stolen in Edmonton | Watch News Videos Online  Global News
  
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• Alberta Health Services adds influenza, RSV to online assessment tool

  15-12-2022 01:38 via globalnews.ca
  An updated online assessment tool can help Albertans determine whether they have COVID-19, RSV or influenza, and find out the best course of treatment.
  
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• Smith’s comments comparing Ottawa’s treatment of Alberta to Indigenous experience prompts criticism

  15-12-2022 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Danielle Smith's comments Tuesday compared Alberta's relationship with Ottawa to what Indigenous people have experienced under the Indian Act.
  
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• Generosity helps Edmonton team replace adaptive sledge hockey equipment - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  15-12-2022 01:06 via news.google.com
  Generosity helps Edmonton team replace adaptive sledge hockey equipment - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Generosity helps Edmonton team replace adaptive sledge hockey equipment

  15-12-2022 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  The team was missing about $35,000 worth of equipment after it was stolen while the Edmonton Adaptive Sports Association (EASA) Storm was in Irvine, California for a tournament.
  
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• Christmas giveaway at Hope Mission youth centre helps local families - Edmonton Journal

  15-12-2022 00:50 via news.google.com
  Christmas giveaway at Hope Mission youth centre helps local families  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton teen Taiki Crockett with Olympic potential selected for RBC Training Ground | Watch News Videos Online - Global News

  15-12-2022 00:45 via news.google.com
  Edmonton teen Taiki Crockett with Olympic potential selected for RBC Training Ground | Watch News Videos Online  Global News
  
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• New funding for Alberta food banks on the way amid holiday rush

  15-12-2022 00:38 via cbc.ca
  Last month the Alberta government announced millions in funding for food banks in Alberta struggling amidst growing demand. Now the details about how the cash is being spent and when are being released.
  
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• Treaty 6 chiefs berate Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for not understanding treaty rights - Edmonton Journal

  15-12-2022 00:18 via news.google.com
  Treaty 6 chiefs berate Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for not understanding treaty rights  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Treaty 6 chiefs berate Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for not ... - Edmonton Journal

  15-12-2022 00:18 via news.google.com
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• $60M cut in Edmonton operating budget could mean city job losses - CBC.ca

  15-12-2022 00:15 via news.google.com
  $60M cut in Edmonton operating budget could mean city job losses  CBC.caEdmonton City Hall: Tax increases could top 5% per year  CTV News EdmontonEdmonton budget: Sweeping cuts to city administration, more funds for snow removal, on-demand transit, affordable housing  Edmonton JournalBusiness community has 'deep concerns' with Edmonton budget, tax increases - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca  Global NewsBudget deliberations continue following $100M for Edmonton Bi
  
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• $60M cut in Edmonton operating budget could mean city job losses

  15-12-2022 00:15 via cbc.ca
  The City of Edmonton is looking to save $60 million over four years in services and programs which could mean cutting redundant staff and middle and upper management positions.
  
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