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• Canadians returning from ISIS camps may pose long-term threat, CSIS warns

  04-05-2023 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  In its annual report, Canada's intelligence service said returning "extremist travellers" could fundraise and recruit.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Rural Yellowhead County residents told to flee to Wildwood

  04-05-2023 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  After most people in Wildwood were allowed to return home Wednesday, some rural residents north of the community in Yellowhead County were told to flee on Thursday. 
  
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• Canadian sex workers gather in Edmonton for national assembly - CBC.ca

  04-05-2023 23:28 via news.google.com
  
  Canadian sex workers gather in Edmonton for national assembly  CBC.ca
  
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• Canadian sex workers gather in Edmonton for national assembly

  04-05-2023 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  About 190 people have convened at an Edmonton hotel this week for the National Sex Workers Assembly. Dozens more have joined virtually for four days of panels, workshops and keynote speakers. 
  
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• Canadian sex-trade workers gather in Edmonton for national assembly

  04-05-2023 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  About 190 people have convened at an Edmonton hotel this week for the National Sex Workers Assembly. Dozens more have joined virtually for four days of panels, workshops and keynote speakers. 
  
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• Suspect arrested after series of assaults targeting women in northwest Edmonton - Global News

  04-05-2023 23:25 via news.google.com
  Suspect arrested after series of assaults targeting women in northwest Edmonton  Global News
  
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• Suspect arrested after series of assaults targeting women in northwest Edmonton

  04-05-2023 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police said a 26-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and charges are pending, including sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, after seven incidents in Cumberland.
  
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• Edmonton police issue warrants for 3 people after 11 firearms seized - Global News

  04-05-2023 22:10 via news.google.com
  Edmonton police issue warrants for 3 people after 11 firearms seized  Global News
  
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• Edmonton police issue warrants for 3 people after 11 firearms seized

  04-05-2023 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police have issued warrants for three people in connection with a significant firearms seizure believed to be associated with drug trafficking.
  
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• Sherwood Park fraudster who impersonated NHL player addresses court ahead of sentencing - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2023 22:09 via news.google.com
  Sherwood Park fraudster who impersonated NHL player addresses court ahead of sentencing  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Notley perceived as more trustworthy leader but Smith's UCP closing party support gap: Leger poll - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2023 22:09 via news.google.com
  Notley perceived as more trustworthy leader but Smith's UCP closing party support gap: Leger poll  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton-South West: Controversial candidate and key Danielle ... - The Calgary Journal

  04-05-2023 21:51 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton-South West: Controversial candidate and key Danielle ...  The Calgary Journal
  
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• Elks sign Canadian DL Charles-Pierre, American WR Sullivan-Brown - TSN

  04-05-2023 21:44 via news.google.com
  Elks sign Canadian DL Charles-Pierre, American WR Sullivan-Brown  TSN
  
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• Another wildfire breaks out along Anthony Henday Drive in west Edmonton - Global News

  04-05-2023 21:44 via news.google.com
  Another wildfire breaks out along Anthony Henday Drive in west Edmonton  Global News
  
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• Another wildfire breaks out along Anthony Henday Drive in west Edmonton

  04-05-2023 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Flames were spotted Thursday at the same place in west Edmonton where a wildfire sent thick plumes of smoke into the air and shut down Anthony Henday Drive on Monday.
  
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• Parkland rejects activist investor’s call to sell or spin off Burnaby refinery

  04-05-2023 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  U.S.-based Engine Capital LP has been calling on Parkland to consider selling or spinning off its Burnaby refinery in order to become a pure-play fuel marketer and retailer.
  
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• Enbridge signs tolling deal with shippers for Mainline pipeline system

  04-05-2023 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's a major milestone for Enbridge, which has been negotiating with oil shippers on a new agreement ever since an earlier proposal was rejected by the federal regulator in 2021.
  
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• Imperial’s Kearl oil sands tailings leak will face formal federal investigation

  04-05-2023 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tailings, a toxic mining by-product containing water, silt, residual bitumen and metals, have been seeping from Imperial's northern Alberta site since last May.
  
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• Wildfire in northwest Edmonton still considered active - CTV News Edmonton

  04-05-2023 21:10 via news.google.com
  Wildfire in northwest Edmonton still considered active  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Here's how Edmonton will commemorate the coronation of King ... - Curiocity

  04-05-2023 21:01 via news.google.com
  
  Here's how Edmonton will commemorate the coronation of King ...  Curiocity
  
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• Canada opens formal investigation into Imperial's oilsands tailings leak in northern Alberta

  04-05-2023 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's federal environment ministry on Thursday opened a formal investigation into a tailings leak at Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
  
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• Wildfire evacuation in northern Alberta forces up to 3,700 people out

  04-05-2023 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The fire, located in the community of Fox Lake, is out of control and burning at almost 1,500 hectares as of Thursday, according to Alberta Wildfire.
  
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• Wildfire evacuation in northern Alberta forces up to 3,000 people out

  04-05-2023 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The fire, located in the community of Fox Lake, is out of control and burning at almost 1,500 hectares as of Thursday, according to Alberta Wildfire.
  
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• Alberta wildfire forces thousands to evacuate northern community

  04-05-2023 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The fire, located in the community of Fox Lake, is out of control and burning at almost 1,500 hectares as of Thursday, according to Alberta Wildfire.
  
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• Alberta election campaign continues with Smith and Notley in Calgary

  04-05-2023 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta election campaign continues today with United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith and NDP Leader Rachel Notley making appearances in Calgary.
  
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• Dangerous avalanche warning issued for Banff, Yoho, Kootenay national parks

  04-05-2023 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The warm weather, the lack of overnight refreezes and a weak snowpack have caused the largest avalanche cycle of the season, Parks Canada said.
  
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• 6-year sentence recommended for Edmonton man involved in drug ... - CBC.ca

  04-05-2023 19:35 via news.google.com
  
  6-year sentence recommended for Edmonton man involved in drug ...  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton is on a Roll | Edify. - EDify Edmonton

  04-05-2023 19:06 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton is on a Roll | Edify.  EDify Edmonton
  
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• Former Oiler Petr Klima, who scored memorable 1990 playoffs goal, dead at 58

  04-05-2023 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Petr Klima's triple-overtime goal against Boston in Game 1 of the 1990 NHL final ended the longest game in Stanley Cup final history.
  
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• Tickets now on sale for 2023 Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

  04-05-2023 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tickets went on sale Thursday for this year’s Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest as organizers also announced several new activities connected to this year’s Bavarian Festival.
  
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• Halal Ribfest Coming to Calgary and Edmonton This June - To Do Canada

  04-05-2023 18:20 via news.google.com
  Halal Ribfest Coming to Calgary and Edmonton This June  To Do Canada
  
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• 50 Cent coming to Edmonton, Calgary in September - CTV News Edmonton

  04-05-2023 18:07 via news.google.com
  
  50 Cent coming to Edmonton, Calgary in September  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton Arts Prizes winners celebrated in new combined ceremony - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2023 18:05 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton Arts Prizes winners celebrated in new combined ceremony  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Former Edmonton Oiler Petr Klíma has passed away - Oilers Nation

  04-05-2023 18:02 via news.google.com
  Former Edmonton Oiler Petr Klíma has passed away  Oilers Nation
  
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• Charges laid in series of intentionally set Alberta wildfires, residential arsons

  04-05-2023 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation began last August after several wildfires in the Hilda Lake, Cold Lake Provincial Park, Ardmore and Cherry Grove areas were found to have been intentionally set.
  
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• Evacuation order lifted for Leduc County; wildfire under control

  04-05-2023 17:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leduc County said the evacuation was lifted as of 9 a.m. and residents have been notified that they may return to their homes.
  
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• The Oilers may have an even-strength problem - TSN

  04-05-2023 17:28 via news.google.com
  The Oilers may have an even-strength problem  TSN
  
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• Cam ‘N’ Eggs: Edmonton Oilers voice Al Stafford celebrates 40 years in broadcasting - Edmonton Sun

  04-05-2023 17:13 via news.google.com
  Cam ‘N’ Eggs: Edmonton Oilers voice Al Stafford celebrates 40 years in broadcasting  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Edmonton weather: Heat warning remains in place, high of 31 C - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2023 16:14 via news.google.com
  Edmonton weather: Heat warning remains in place, high of 31 C  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Murder charge laid in death of 56-year-old woman on Whitefish First Nation

  04-05-2023 15:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Whitefish First Nation resident Tristan Patrick Kayne Grey, 31, was charged with second-degree murder in the April 27 death of Beatrice Laboucan in the community of Atikameg.
  
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• Prison Dancer: The Musical a thriller at the Citadel - Edmonton Journal

  04-05-2023 15:06 via news.google.com
  Prison Dancer: The Musical a thriller at the Citadel  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Letters May 4: Edmonton, change your voting ways - Edmonton Sun

  04-05-2023 14:06 via news.google.com
  Letters May 4: Edmonton, change your voting ways  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Province acknowledges 'some delays' with texts sent through Alberta's emergency alert system

  04-05-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Emergency alerts can play a critical role during wildfire season to alert residents about an impending threat and if or when they need to evacuate.
  
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• Jane's Walk convenes Edmontonians to walk together - Taproot Edmonton

  04-05-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Jane's Walk convenes Edmontonians to walk together  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• 6-year sentence recommended for Edmonton man involved in drug-related beating in Yellowknife

  04-05-2023 13:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Both the prosecution and defence are recommending a six-year prison sentence for the third Edmonton man involved in a 2021 beating in a Yellowknife apartment.
  
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• Pessimism abounds: How Albertans' dim view of the future may shape the election

  04-05-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Albertans ponder their votes in the upcoming provincial election, they don't hold a lot of hope for the future. That, at least, is according to the roughly 10,000 people who responded to Vote Compass, an online tool developed by a team of political scientists that aims to help users navigate the political landscape.
  
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• Impact of inflation is harsher in Alberta, says economist. Pins blame on population boom

  04-05-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The population boom in Alberta has depressed wages and means the impact of inflation is being felt more acutely here than anywhere else in Canada, says a local economist. Charles St-Arnaud, chief economist with Alberta Central, said people in Alberta are paying the same increased prices for things like groceries, gas and household goods.
  
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• Albertans place importance on cost of living and health care this election: Poll

  04-05-2023 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The rising cost of living and health care issues could be pivotal for parties vying to emerge as winners in the 2023 Alberta election, according to an Ipsos poll for Global News.
  
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• A vote of no-confidence ... in the future? How Albertans' pessimism may shape the election

  04-05-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Albertans ponder their votes in the upcoming provincial election, they don't hold a lot of hope for the future. That, at least, is according to the roughly 10,000 people who responded to Vote Compass, an online tool developed by a team of political scientists that aims to help users navigate the political landscape.
  
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• Canada Revenue Agency, union reach deal to end strike

  04-05-2023 09:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A second strike of federal public servants is over after a tentative deal was reached between the Canada Revenue Agency and more than 35,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members.
  
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