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• Edmonton students donate clothes for Ukrainian newcomers - CTV News Edmonton

  23-02-2023 23:47
  Edmonton students donate clothes for Ukrainian newcomers  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton charity renews call to help Ukrainians fleeing war, one year after Russian invasion - Edmonton Journal

  23-02-2023 23:34
  Edmonton charity renews call to help Ukrainians fleeing war, one year after Russian invasion  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Firm led by former Danielle Smith campaign manager awarded $72K provincial contract

  23-02-2023 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government last November awarded a sole-source, three-month contract worth $72,500 to a marketing agency where Premier Danielle Smith's former leadership campaign manager is part-owner and executive producer, government records show.
  
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• Do you think Edmonton's traffic is bad? Here's how it compares to ... - Curiocity

  23-02-2023 23:32
  
  Do you think Edmonton's traffic is bad? Here's how it compares to ...  Curiocity
  
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• Extreme winter weather will hit Canada over the weekend. What to expect

  23-02-2023 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Much of Canada is under a winter weather warning, and it's expected that very cold wind chills will continue until the weekend. 
  
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• Calgary to launch officer exchange with Edmonton Police Service - Calgary Herald

  23-02-2023 23:11
  Calgary to launch officer exchange with Edmonton Police Service  Calgary Herald
  
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• Mom struggling to make ends meet left ‘teary-eyed’ after $100 mailed to her by stranger

  23-02-2023 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chantel Greene is a single mom who works full-time managing the car wash and laundromat at Fisher River Cree Nation, a three-hour drive north of Winnipeg.
  
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• A return to Edmonton for trumpet prodigy Lina Allemano - Edmonton Journal

  23-02-2023 22:50
  A return to Edmonton for trumpet prodigy Lina Allemano  Edmonton Journal
  
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• New CBC docuseries explores world of ‘Wheelie Peeps’

  23-02-2023 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton-based docuseries Push follows the lives of and friendships of a group called ‘Wheelie Peeps’, a collection of friends bonded by their shared experience of navigating life on wheels.
  
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• Here’s how much home you could buy in 8 Canadian cities — if you had a million dollars

  23-02-2023 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A million dollars goes a lot further in some Canadian housing markets than others. Here's what Royal LePage estimates show you could afford with that money across Canada.
  
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• Slave Lake RCMP release age-progression photos of male reported missing in 1980, ask for public’s assistance

  23-02-2023 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jeffrey Dupres was three when he went missing from Slave Lake 43 years ago.
  
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• Slave Lake RCMP release age-progression photos of boy who went missing in 1980, ask for public’s help

  23-02-2023 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jeffrey Dupres was a toddler when he went missing from his front yard in Slave Lake 43 years ago.
  
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• k.d. lang announced as 2023 Governor General laureate - Edmonton Journal

  23-02-2023 20:58
  k.d. lang announced as 2023 Governor General laureate  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta auditor says staff shortages led to major care home problems during pandemic

  23-02-2023 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's auditor general made eight recommendations to improve the system, including formalizing a centre of expertise to address future outbreaks.
  
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• Police find large portion of stolen Gretzky memorabilia collection at home in rural Sask. town

  23-02-2023 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Police say investigators have located about three-quarters of a hockey memorabilia collection valued at around $100,000. The items were discovered at a home in a rural Saskatchewan town.
  
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• Local Edmonton Group Buys Edmonton Stingers Basketball Team - CEBL

  23-02-2023 19:30
  
  Local Edmonton Group Buys Edmonton Stingers Basketball Team  CEBL
  
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• Edmonton artist hub Harcourt House faces closure after 34 years - CBC.ca

  23-02-2023 16:00
  
  Edmonton artist hub Harcourt House faces closure after 34 years  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton artist hub Harcourt House faces closure after 34 years

  23-02-2023 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Harcourt House's two buildings in the Oliver neighbourhood offer affordable studio spaces, public galleries, and instructional spaces. But the future of the space is in jeopardy unless the non-profit can raise millions of dollars.
  
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• Everyone needs health care. What's your experience getting that care in rural Alberta?

  23-02-2023 15:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Getting the health care we need, when we need it, is something Albertans in every corner of the province count on — from help managing chronic conditions to emergency surgery in a moment of crisis.
  
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• TransAlta reports $163M Q4 loss, revenue up 40% from year ago

  23-02-2023 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  TransAlta Corp. reported a loss of $163 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $78 million in the same quarter a year earlier as its revenue rose 40 per cent.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Extreme cold warning in effect provincewide - Edmonton Journal

  23-02-2023 15:36
  Edmonton weather: Extreme cold warning in effect provincewide  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather for Feb. 23: Cold spell drags on - CTV News Edmonton

  23-02-2023 15:24
  
  Edmonton weather for Feb. 23: Cold spell drags on  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• A hero's welcome and caribou stew as Indigenous-led snowmobile expedition winds north

  23-02-2023 15:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Organizers say the First Nations Expedition is the longest off-trail snowmobile expedition ever attempted and carries a message of reconciliation, education and a desire to reconnect different Indigenous nations across Quebec.
  
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• Hockey Canada renews partnership with Sheldon Kennedy’s Respect Group

  23-02-2023 15:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Canada says it has renewed and expanded a partnership with Respect Group, an advocacy organization co-founded by former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy.
  
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• Direct Travel Debuts Multilingual Virtual Assistant - Edmonton Journal

  23-02-2023 15:05
  Direct Travel Debuts Multilingual Virtual Assistant  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Chris Jones' plan for Edmonton Elks in free agency: get players with ... - 3downnation.com

  23-02-2023 15:00
  
  Chris Jones' plan for Edmonton Elks in free agency: get players with ...  3downnation.com
  
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• Canada completes Rivalry Series comeback with 5-0 victory over U.S.

  23-02-2023 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Blayre Turnbull scored twice in a 32-second span midway through the second period.
  
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• Loblaw earns $529M in Q4 profits as Canadians struggle with rising food prices

  23-02-2023 14:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Loblaw Companies Ltd.'s fourth-quarter results beat analysts' expectations on Thursday as the Canadian retailer was boosted by its pharmacy business and a continued demand for groceries.
  
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• ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse indicted in Nevada sex abuse case

  23-02-2023 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Charges are mounting against a "Dances With Wolves'' actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades.
  
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• Woman who miscarried given wrong remains due to Alberta lab error

  23-02-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A woman who suffered a miscarriage is grieving for a second time after learning she was given the wrong remains. Cara Roan is now speaking out in the hope the same thing does not happen again.
  
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• The Pulse: Feb. 23, 2023 - Taproot Edmonton

  23-02-2023 14:00
  
  The Pulse: Feb. 23, 2023  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Future Fields gets funding to scale fruit-fly-powered biomanufacturing - Taproot Edmonton

  23-02-2023 14:00
  
  Future Fields gets funding to scale fruit-fly-powered biomanufacturing  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton kills 50-year-old higher apartment tax, other homeowners will pay more - Edmonton Journal

  23-02-2023 13:50
  Edmonton kills 50-year-old higher apartment tax, other homeowners will pay more  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Thursday's letters: Swimsuit decorum remains at city pool - Edmonton Journal

  23-02-2023 13:09
  
  Thursday's letters: Swimsuit decorum remains at city pool  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Temitope Oriola: RCMP Commissioner Lucki's retirement opens door for reform - Edmonton Journal

  23-02-2023 13:08
  Temitope Oriola: RCMP Commissioner Lucki's retirement opens door for reform  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Canada's carbon emissions rose in 2021 but were still below pre-pandemic highs: report

  23-02-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The independent Canadian Climate Institute says Canada's carbon emissions increased in 2021 over the previous year's amount but still remained below pre-pandemic norms.
  
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• As tip amounts rise, many Canadians say they'd rather skip the tip — and some restaurants agree

  23-02-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The no-tipping, all-inclusive payment model, where staff are paid higher wages and customers pay only the bill, is catching on at restaurants in Canada as people grow weary of the pressure to dole out bigger tips.
  
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• Edmonton Stingers announce new owners - CTV News Edmonton

  23-02-2023 09:00
  Edmonton Stingers announce new owners  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Psychedelic drug ketamine being hailed a life-saving mental health treatment in Alberta

  23-02-2023 07:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Unlike typical traditional antidepressant medications, which takes about two to four weeks to work, Ketamine works within hours.'
  
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• Job Opportunities: City of Edmonton Muslim History Interpreters ... - Muslim Link

  23-02-2023 07:46
  
  Job Opportunities: City of Edmonton Muslim History Interpreters ...  Muslim Link
  
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• Edmonton couple part of kidney donation chain helping change lives - iHeartRadio.ca

  23-02-2023 03:36
  
  Edmonton couple part of kidney donation chain helping change lives  iHeartRadio.ca
  
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• Alta. government commits nearly $10M to possible Grande Prairie city police force

  23-02-2023 02:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Grande Prairie is pondering the creation of a municipal police that could take over from the RCMP by 2027.
  
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• How to protect your pet from cold weather

  23-02-2023 02:03 via cbc.ca
  
  As the mercury drops, veterinarian Michelle Meckelborg shares the signs you should watch for when your pet is exposed to the cold, and offers tips on how you can help your four-legged friends safely enjoy the outdoors.
  
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• Drug decriminalization in province ‘premature’ says Alberta police chiefs

  23-02-2023 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police said a "systemic and ordered approach" must be in place before the province can consider decriminalizing drugs.
  
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• Manor Clinic in Edmonton using Ketamine to treat depression - CTV News Edmonton

  23-02-2023 01:08
  Manor Clinic in Edmonton using Ketamine to treat depression  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Manor Clinic in Edmonton using Ketamine to treat depression | CTV ... - CTV News Edmonton

  23-02-2023 01:08
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• All of Alberta under extreme cold warning as Arctic air sweeps south

  23-02-2023 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Overnight wind chills of -40 or lower will be experienced across all of Alberta for the next few days.
  
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• Physician assistants want to help Albertans without a family doctor but say barriers remain

  23-02-2023 00:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Some health-care providers say physician assistants could help ease Alberta's family doctor shortage but they need more support from the provincial government.
  
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• Alberta budget to include money to help municipalities transition away from RCMP 

  23-02-2023 00:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government says that any municipality that wants to move away from the RCMP and start their own police service will receive provincial assistance.
  
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• Stuart Skinner calms Oilers’ crease: ‘Pretty crazy evolution’

  23-02-2023 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Skinner returned to action Tuesday after Campbell surrendered 14 combined goals in three consecutive games, all extra-time losses.
  
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