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• Calgary Fire Department suspects house explosion caused by natural gas leak

  28-03-2023 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  An explosion that destroyed a Calgary home and sent 10 to hospital on Monday is suspected to be caused by natural gas.
  
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• Pizza Hut employee shot on the job in Edmonton recovering - CTV News Edmonton

  28-03-2023 23:03 via news.google.com
  Pizza Hut employee shot on the job in Edmonton recovering  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• After strong season and rookie of the month win, Edmonton Oilers ... - Oilers Nation

  28-03-2023 23:03 via news.google.com
  After strong season and rookie of the month win, Edmonton Oilers ...  Oilers Nation
  
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• Northern Alberta oilsands tailings leak to face third-party probe, energy regulator says

  28-03-2023 22:20 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Energy Regulator says it's looking for an investigator to dig into a release of oilsands tailings water that wasn't made public for nine months.
  
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• From groceries to booze, payday loans to plane tickets — here's what the budget means for your wallet

  28-03-2023 22:19 via cbc.ca
  
  With inflation still near its highest level in decades, the federal budget unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday offered a lot of talk about making life more affordable for Canadians — but few details about how it's all going to work.
  
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• Freeland's 2023 budget includes billions for dental care, spending cuts and tax hikes to tame rising deficit

  28-03-2023 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program.
  
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• Budget 2023 offers billions for dental care, plus spending cuts and tax hikes to tame deficit

  28-03-2023 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a federal budget Tuesday projecting a deficit about $10 billion higher than initially forecast — an increase driven by a worsening economy and new spending on initiatives like a national dental care program.
  
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• ASIRT releases additional details on police-involved shooting in Red Deer         

  28-03-2023 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP have released information about an item found where the man fell after being shot by police.
  
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• Alberta Energy Regulator to launch third party probe of Kearl oilsands tailings leak

  28-03-2023 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The regulator says in a news release today it is looking for a qualified, impartial third party to conduct the probe.
  
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• Suspect arrested in Edmonton as RCMP investigate online scams - Edmonton Journal

  28-03-2023 20:37 via news.google.com
  Suspect arrested in Edmonton as RCMP investigate online scams  Edmonton Journal
  
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• On this day in 1982: Edmonton Oilers forward Wayne Gretzky scores ... - Oilers Nation

  28-03-2023 20:02 via news.google.com
  On this day in 1982: Edmonton Oilers forward Wayne Gretzky scores ...  Oilers Nation
  
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• WATCH: Couple filmed brazenly having sex on Edmonton LRT - Western Standard

  28-03-2023 19:51 via news.google.com
  
  WATCH: Couple filmed brazenly having sex on Edmonton LRT  Western Standard
  
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• Crescent Point to buy Spartan Delta Corp.’s Montney assets in $1.7 billion deal

  28-03-2023 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  The deal will see the Calgary-based company significantly grow its presence in what is one of North America's largest unconventional petroleum plays.
  
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• Deadly overdose crisis escalating among Alberta children and youth, child advocate warns

  28-03-2023 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  The crisis of overdose deaths among Alberta children and youth requires immediate government intervention, Alberta’s child advocate said in a report Tuesday.
  
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• Here's what the Edmonton Oilers' 2023 Heritage Classic jerseys ... - Oilers Nation

  28-03-2023 19:21 via news.google.com
  Here's what the Edmonton Oilers' 2023 Heritage Classic jerseys ...  Oilers Nation
  
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• Some Flair customers say they’re owed more after plane seizures, flight cancellations

  28-03-2023 18:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The seizures meant multiple flights that day had to be cancelled, sending customers scrambling to rebook on other airlines.
  
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• 1 killed in weekend crash northwest of Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  28-03-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  1 killed in weekend crash northwest of Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton weather: 20 degree temperature swings are normal, right? - Edmonton Journal

  28-03-2023 16:09 via news.google.com
  Edmonton weather: 20 degree temperature swings are normal, right?  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Graffiti complaints in Edmonton more than double in early 2023 - CBC.ca

  28-03-2023 15:00 via news.google.com
  
  Graffiti complaints in Edmonton more than double in early 2023  CBC.ca
  
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• Graffiti complaints in Edmonton more than double in early 2023

  28-03-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Graffiti is perennial problem in any city but complaints in Edmonton more than doubled in the first part of 2023 compared to the same time last year.
  
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• Alberta doctors sound alarm over low number of grads seeking residency in province

  28-03-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of medical residencies in Alberta that go unfilled has grown during the last decade, especially in family medicine, data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service shows.
  
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• Player grades: Edmonton Oilers survive scrambly affair in Arizona, pull out 5-4 win - Edmonton Journal

  28-03-2023 10:40 via news.google.com
  Player grades: Edmonton Oilers survive scrambly affair in Arizona, pull out 5-4 win  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Nunavut flips stance on caribou protection again, now supports development ban on calving grounds

  28-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The government of Nunavut has once again flipped its position on resource development on caribou calving grounds, now supporting a "prohibition of development within calving grounds and key access corridors, with seasonal restrictions on activities in post-calving grounds."
  
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• If rural Alberta lacks support for agriculture's future, others will swoop in

  28-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Mark Olson sees little willingness among politicians to address or even recognize the crossroad now facing rural Alberta. His opinion piece is part of a series of personal essays the CBC is running ahead of the Alberta election.
  
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• Freeland's budget expected to focus on green investments, helping the vulnerable

  28-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to deliver a budget Tuesday that will offer limited cost-of-living relief to the vulnerable and promote green investments as uncertainty continues to cloud the economic horizon.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers pull out 5-4 win over Coyotes

  28-03-2023 06:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers scored two goals on the power play and one shorthanded to register a 5-4 win over the Arizona Coyotes Monday night. Matias Maccelli put Arizona in front just prior to the game’s four minute mark. It took the Oilers only 50 seconds to respond with Zach Hyman on the scoring end of...
  
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• How grieving together can help a community affected by loss

  28-03-2023 06:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Ashley Mielke, a psychologist from The Grief and Trauma Centre, talks about how people honour their grief after a great loss
  
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• Canadian Pacific train derails in rural North Dakota, spilling hazardous chemicals

  28-03-2023 04:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were no injuries and no fire associated with the derailment, which occurred in a rural area southwest of Fargo, but some chemicals and vapours were released.
  
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• Japan reopens its doors to imports of Canadian beef

  28-03-2023 03:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Japan is lifting the last of its restrictions against Canadian beef, 20 years after BSE, often called mad cow disease, devastated this country's cattle industry.
  
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• Return runaround by Amazon makes Alberta woman feel like a ‘criminal’

  28-03-2023 02:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta woman says online retail giant Amazon refused to refund her for a faulty sound system because it said the item sent her was not the one sent back.
  
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• 'Broken by the system': Edmonton Athlete details Gymnastics Canada's mishandling of abuse claims

  28-03-2023 01:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A gymnast says he was abused in his sport and then broken by a Canadian system that failed to address that abuse. Ryan Sheehan spoke Monday in Ottawa to a parliamentary committee on safe sport.
  
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• Why Adanna Madueke is teaching Black women to style their natural hair

  28-03-2023 01:04 via cbc.ca
  
  When she moved from Nigeria to Edmonton, Alta., Adanna Madueke struggled to find stylists willing to take on her natural hair, so she started teaching herself how to do it. Now, her classes are watched by millions on YouTube.
  
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• Japan to resume imports of Canadian processed beef, 20 years after mad cow disease

  28-03-2023 00:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 40 countries closed their borders to Canadian beef during the height of the 2003 BSE crisis, resulting in billions of dollars in losses for the industry.
  
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• Xylazine suspected to be in drugs taken on Blood Reserve; Calgary’s wastewater tested

  28-03-2023 00:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer normally prescribed for horses and cattle, also known as "the zombie drug."
  
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• Xylazine suspected to be in drugs taken on Blood Reserve

  28-03-2023 00:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer normally prescribed for horses and cattle, also known as "the zombie drug."
  
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• Third-party transit planning app no longer free for Edmonton riders - CBC.ca

  28-03-2023 00:10 via news.google.com
  
  Third-party transit planning app no longer free for Edmonton riders  CBC.ca
  
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• Third-party transit planning app no longer free for Edmonton riders

  28-03-2023 00:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Transit App gives municipalities and transit agencies the option buy bulk subscriptions to give riders access to the premium features for free. So far, Edmonton hasn't opted to pay.
  
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