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• Edmonton police officer convicted of sexual assault argues for no criminal record

  14-04-2023 23:46 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton police officer says reporting a fellow officer for sexual assault was “mortifying and intrusive” and that she felt largely unsupported by her employer until there was a conviction in the case.
  
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• Edmonton police officer convicted of sexual assault argues for no ... - CBC.ca

  14-04-2023 23:46 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton police officer convicted of sexual assault argues for no ...  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton Starbucks store unionizes, low unemployment could boost trend in retail, service: experts - Global News

  14-04-2023 23:38 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Starbucks store unionizes, low unemployment could boost trend in retail, service: experts  Global News
  
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• Edmonton Starbucks store unionizes, low unemployment could boost trend in retail, service: experts

  14-04-2023 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The pandemic was a catalyst for many frontline workers, who unions say were spurred to fight for better pay and working conditions in sectors where unionization is uncommon.
  
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• Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

  14-04-2023 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Political scientists say Smith is making the change to avoid accountability, particularly over her phone call with Artur Pawlowski.
  
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• Edmonton mother charged with second degree murder of infant girl - Western Standard

  14-04-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton mother charged with second degree murder of infant girl  Western Standard
  
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• Beloved Londonderry Mall Santa called to North Pole for final time

  14-04-2023 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Santa Cecil and his Mrs. Claus paid special attention to children with special needs every year at Londonderry Mall's Silent Santa events.
  
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• Edmonton police respond to 18 shootings injuring 13 in March - Edmonton Journal

  14-04-2023 22:38 via news.google.com
  Edmonton police respond to 18 shootings injuring 13 in March  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Voters choose ‘River’ redesign for Alberta legislature grounds

  14-04-2023 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sixty-five per cent of respondents have chosen the 'River' water feature concept out of three proposed redesign options for the Alberta legislature grounds.
  
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• $20M pool restoration underway at Alberta legislature grounds

  14-04-2023 22:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Work is underway at the Alberta legislature grounds to restore existing pools and install a new water feature.
  
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• Edmonton police officer who groped colleague should get jail time, Crown argues - Edmonton Journal

  14-04-2023 22:00 via news.google.com
  Edmonton police officer who groped colleague should get jail time, Crown argues  Edmonton Journal
  
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• The Last of Us success spilling over into Edmonton film industry, say ... - CTV News Edmonton

  14-04-2023 21:56 via news.google.com
  The Last of Us success spilling over into Edmonton film industry, say ...  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Terrace Plaza Starbucks workers in Edmonton join United ... - Business Wire

  14-04-2023 21:27 via news.google.com
  
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• Support pours in for Ukrainian man stabbed at Edmonton bus stop: ‘It’s unbelievable’

  14-04-2023 21:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leo Leshchinsky started fundraising for his friend Ivan Pylypchuk and his family after the 48-year-old was randomly attacked while waiting for a bus in Mill Woods.
  
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• Despite bump in 2021, Canada's carbon emissions were still below pre-pandemic levels: report

  14-04-2023 21:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021 compared to the previous year but remained below what they were before the pandemic hit.
  
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• Elections Alberta clarifies messaging after incorrectly stating voters 'must show ID'

  14-04-2023 21:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Elections Alberta says it is pausing its radio ads, revising its online advertisements and changing its website language around voter registration following a flurry of concern on social media that muddy messaging could discourage some from showing up on voting day.
  
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• Mom charged with murder after 5-month-old dies from traumatic injuries at Edmonton hospital

  14-04-2023 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  A five-month-old girl died at the Stollery Children's Hospital from traumatic injuries on March 11 and now her mother has been charged with second-degree murder.
  
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• Terrace Plaza Starbucks workers in Edmonton join United ... - USW Canada

  14-04-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
  Terrace Plaza Starbucks workers in Edmonton join United ...  USW Canada
  
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• Big Rock Brewery Extends Partnership with Edmonton Folk Music ... - Canadian Beer News

  14-04-2023 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  Big Rock Brewery Extends Partnership with Edmonton Folk Music ...  Canadian Beer News
  
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• 'Unrepentant' harasser Kevin J. Johnston ordered to pay $650,000 to AHS worker

  14-04-2023 19:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Notorious anti-vaxxer, one-time fugitive and disgraced mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston must pay an Alberta Health Services employee $650,000, a Calgary judge has ruled. 
  
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• Justin Gray Homes builds on a passion for carpentry - Edmonton Journal

  14-04-2023 19:45 via news.google.com
  Justin Gray Homes builds on a passion for carpentry  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Artist in small town Manitoba draws Edmonton Oilers cartoons for every game. Every. Single. Game.

  14-04-2023 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Lance Maxwell has drawn more than 1,000 cartoons, a result of his “addiction” to recapping every Edmonton Oilers game with ink on paper.
  
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• Edmonton man killed in Kensington shooting had extensive criminal record - Calgary Herald

  14-04-2023 19:02 via news.google.com
  Edmonton man killed in Kensington shooting had extensive criminal record  Calgary Herald
  
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• Police watchdog to investigate after man fatally shot by Red Deer RCMP

  14-04-2023 18:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after a 33-year-old man was fatally shot inside a Red Deer home by an RCMP officer.
  
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• Cooler by the lakeside: Price growth is slowing for Edmonton area lake communities - Edmonton Journal

  14-04-2023 18:25 via news.google.com
  Cooler by the lakeside: Price growth is slowing for Edmonton area lake communities  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Photos: Edmonton firefighters tackle morning blaze at Times Square XXX Liquidators - Edmonton Journal

  14-04-2023 17:46 via news.google.com
  Photos: Edmonton firefighters tackle morning blaze at Times Square XXX Liquidators  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Cam 'N' Eggs: The Oilers and Kings renew their playoff rivalry - Edmonton Sun

  14-04-2023 17:29 via news.google.com
  Cam 'N' Eggs: The Oilers and Kings renew their playoff rivalry  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Red Deer RCMP officers shoot and kill man during altercation with knife

  14-04-2023 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP officers in Red Deer were called to a home on April 13 at around 4:30 p.m. regarding a man who was reportedly threatening to hurt people with a knife. 
  
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• Edmonton weather: So you're saying there's a chance...of rain - Edmonton Journal

  14-04-2023 16:03 via news.google.com
  Edmonton weather: So you're saying there's a chance...of rain  Edmonton Journal
  
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• David Staples: 'What's happening to our cities?': Poilievre on Alberta's crime wave - Edmonton Journal

  14-04-2023 15:39 via news.google.com
  David Staples: 'What's happening to our cities?': Poilievre on Alberta's crime wave  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Chopper video of commercial fire on Stony Plain Road in west Edmonton - Global News

  14-04-2023 15:32 via news.google.com
  Chopper video of commercial fire on Stony Plain Road in west Edmonton  Global News
  
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• Average house price was $686,371 in March — slightly up from February but still $130K below 2022 peak

  14-04-2023 15:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of homes being sold and the prices they're selling for are still dramatically lower than they were a year ago, but Canada's housing market is showing signs of rebound this spring with prices and sales volumes inching higher in March compared to February.
  
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• Huge fire burns at commercial complex on Stony Plain Road in west Edmonton

  14-04-2023 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton fire department called a second alarm at 6:07 a.m. and 13 units were responding to the blaze at Stony Plain Road and 156 Street as of 7 a.m.
  
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• Alberta medical students lobby to change approach to opioid crisis

  14-04-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of medical students is calling for improved access to evidence-based interventions to help address the opioid crisis in Alberta.
  
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• Downtown park presents chance to get winter-city design right - Taproot Edmonton

  14-04-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Downtown park presents chance to get winter-city design right  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Health services reduced in 6 Nunavut communities amid staff shortages

  14-04-2023 13:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Health services have been reduced in six Nunavut communities because of critical staffing shortages.
  
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• Fraudster who orchestrated sports investment scams deserves 7-year sentence, Crown says

  14-04-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Crown is seeking a seven-year prison term for an Alberta man who used bogus connections in the hockey world to orchestrate a series of fraudulent sports investment schemes that cost his victims more than $1.7 million.
  
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• Why most Canadians don't need another COVID-19 booster — at least not yet 

  14-04-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Most of the latest guidance around COVID-19 vaccination recommends another booster shot this spring only for higher-risk adults. What about everyone else?
  
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• Dangerous 'tranq dope' detected in Alberta as supply spreads across North America

  14-04-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Over the past few years, Health Canada has been tracking the spread of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, in the country's street drugs. Informally, it's often referred to as "tranq dope" or just the "zombie drug."
  
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• 1 charged in New Year's Day killing in Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  14-04-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  1 charged in New Year's Day killing in Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Artist in small town Manitoba draws Edmonton Oilers cartoons for ... - CBC.ca

  14-04-2023 08:00 via news.google.com
  
  Artist in small town Manitoba draws Edmonton Oilers cartoons for ...  CBC.ca
  
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• Expert gives tips and tricks on how to ace a job interview

  14-04-2023 07:21 via cbc.ca
  
  In the first installment of our new workplace series called 'Workday', Richard Perlow from MacEwan University breaks down how to nail a one-on-one interview.
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers wrap up a fabulous regular season with a 5-2 win over San Jose: Cult of Hockey Player Grades - Edmonton Journal

  14-04-2023 06:21 via news.google.com
  The Edmonton Oilers wrap up a fabulous regular season with a 5-2 win over San Jose: Cult of Hockey Player Grades  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Oilers defeat Sharks, close regular season with franchise record-tying 9th straight win

  14-04-2023 06:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Mattias Janmark scored a pair of goals, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers earned a franchise record-tying ninth straight win with a 5-2 victory over the visiting San Jose Sharks in their regular season finale on Thursday.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers end regular season with ninth straight win

  14-04-2023 05:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers tied a team record with their ninth straight win with a 5-2 decision over the San Jose Sharks Thursday night at Rogers Place. By going 1/3 on the power play, the Oilers finished the season at 32.4% with the man advantage to set a new NHL record. The Oilers opened the scoring...
  
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• Kevin J. Johnston to pay $650K for defaming, harassing AHS inspector

  14-04-2023 04:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Mr. Johnston is unrepentant, and I have no confidence that the damages award will function as any sort of disincentive to him continuing to defame and harass Ms. Nunn.'
  
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• Edmonton man gets Zellers tattoo because he thought 'it was funny' - CTV News Edmonton

  14-04-2023 04:19 via news.google.com
  Edmonton man gets Zellers tattoo because he thought 'it was funny'  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• NDP challenges Alberta Premier Smith to explain whether she shares ‘extremist views’

  14-04-2023 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Albertans deserve to know whether they are on the verge of selecting a premier whose views are deeply extreme and offside with the opinions of the vast majority of Albertans."
  
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• Girl, 13, who died in Sylvan Lake remembered by family: ‘We are heartbroken and devastated’

  14-04-2023 01:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Olivia Dawn Johnson, 13, from Red Deer was one of the two girls who died tragically over the Easter weekend in Sylvan Lake, Alta.
  
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• Ottawa may delay sustainable jobs bill opposed by Alberta government, federal minister says

  14-04-2023 00:58 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal natural resources minister has pushed back the timeline to introduce legislation guiding a transition of workers from emissions-intensive fields to what the government calls "sustainable jobs."
  
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