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• King Charles ‘deeply concerned’ as Alberta wildfires rage

  11-05-2023 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The wildfires in Alberta have been burning for two weeks, with 89 listed as active as of Thursday morning and 23 marked as out of control, according to Alberta Wildfire.
  
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• Jarome Iginla’s son Joe selected by Edmonton Oil Kings in WHL Prospects Draft - Sportsnet.ca

  11-05-2023 23:55 via news.google.com
  Jarome Iginla’s son Joe selected by Edmonton Oil Kings in WHL Prospects Draft  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Oilers aim to keep the momentum against the Golden Knights

  11-05-2023 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It has been lopsided in two games for us and lopsided in two games for them. It comes to the best of three and I think the temperature is rising." said Ekholm.
  
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• Overnight temperatures to bring relief in upcoming B.C. and Alberta heat wave

  11-05-2023 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is bracing for an unseasonable heat wave with daytime highs soaring up to 15 degrees above normal over the coming days, overnight temperatures said to provide relief.
  
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• Mother’s Day event for single mothers gives struggling Edmonton families a way to celebrate - Global News

  11-05-2023 23:26 via news.google.com
  
  Mother’s Day event for single mothers gives struggling Edmonton families a way to celebrate  Global News
  
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• Mother’s Day event for single mothers gives struggling Edmonton families a way to celebrate

  11-05-2023 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kaleo Collective at Londonderry mall is holding their “Love You Mama” event for single mothers and their children. The event will run from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m.
  
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• Greenpeace accuses Alberta oil companies of ‘greenwashing’ in commercials

  11-05-2023 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Greenpeace says it is concerned about the "Let's Clear the Air" marketing campaign, which talks up oilsands firms' plan to get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
  
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• Smith promises to not privatize operation of hospitals despite past comments - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 23:11 via news.google.com
  Smith promises to not privatize operation of hospitals despite past comments  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Maple Leafs 'fighting for our lives,' seek to build off Game 4 effort to ... - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 22:55 via news.google.com
  
  Maple Leafs 'fighting for our lives,' seek to build off Game 4 effort to ...  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta NDP promise $1.2B in funding for new Calgary schools, health center and transit

  11-05-2023 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta NDP is promising to build more hospitals, schools and light-rail transit lines in Calgary if the party is elected on May 29.
  
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• More wastewater problems found at Kearl mine in northern Alberta

  11-05-2023 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sulphates have been detected at a well that is 100 metres from the Muskeg River, a tributary of the Athabasca River.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse suspended 1 game for instigating fight - Global News

  11-05-2023 22:34 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse suspended 1 game for instigating fight  Global News
  
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• Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse suspended 1 game for instigating fight

  11-05-2023 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NHL has suspended Darnell Nurse one game for instigating a fight in the final five minutes of regulation time in Edmonton's 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
  
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• Local receives $55 million in largest lottery win in Lethbridge history

  11-05-2023 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge, Alta., local Aaron Parsons won a “life-altering” amount of money in the Lotto Max — the largest lottery win in the city's history.
  
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• East Prairie Métis Settlement 'not out of the woods yet' after wildfire destruction

  11-05-2023 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The community of 300 people remains under evacuation orders, and with hot temperatures in the weekend forecast, there's still significant danger the blaze could return to the community.
  
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• Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse suspended 1 game for instigating fight

  11-05-2023 21:58 via cbc.ca
  
  The National Hockey League has suspended Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse one game for instigating a fight in the final five minutes of regulation time in Edmonton's 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
  
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• McDavid wants discipline for Vegas cheap shot; Nurse suspended ... - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  McDavid wants discipline for Vegas cheap shot; Nurse suspended ...  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta UCP promises new 25% discount for seniors

  11-05-2023 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Leader Danielle Smith says the help will include introducing a 25 per cent discount for seniors on personal registry services, camping fees and medical driving exams.
  
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• Protesters interrupt UCP press conference: ‘Hospitals should be public’

  11-05-2023 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man stepped in front of the camera holding a sign that says, 'SHC, like new, modern appliances for sale.'
  
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• Protesters interrupt UCP news conference: ‘Hospitals should be public’

  11-05-2023 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man stepped in front of the camera holding a sign that says, 'SHC, like new, modern appliances for sale.'
  
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• Police investigating 12 shootings in April, seize 430 firearms in 2023 to date - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 20:43 via news.google.com
  Police investigating 12 shootings in April, seize 430 firearms in 2023 to date  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Big swing series continues between Edmonton Oilers and Golden ... - Regina Leader Post

  11-05-2023 20:37 via news.google.com
  
  Big swing series continues between Edmonton Oilers and Golden ...  Regina Leader Post
  
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• City seeks input on what’s appropriate behaviour on Edmonton transit, in parks - Global News

  11-05-2023 20:26 via news.google.com
  City seeks input on what’s appropriate behaviour on Edmonton transit, in parks  Global News
  
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• City seeks input on what’s appropriate behaviour on Edmonton transit, in parks

  11-05-2023 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city is asking for input from citizens prior to replacing three existing bylaws with one governing appropriate behaviour in public spaces including transit, malls and parks.
  
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• Edmonton police officer and local business owner forge unexpected ... - Edmonton Police Service

  11-05-2023 19:33 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton police officer and local business owner forge unexpected ...  Edmonton Police Service
  
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• Edmonton grant offers property tax break for non-profits’ affordable housing properties - Global News

  11-05-2023 19:21 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton grant offers property tax break for non-profits’ affordable housing properties  Global News
  
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• Edmonton grant offers property tax break for non-profits’ affordable housing properties

  11-05-2023 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton announced a new affordable housing grant available for non-profits that exempts them from paying property tax on their affordable housing properties.
  
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• East Edmonton crash involving police vehicle shuts down southbound 75 Street - Global News

  11-05-2023 19:10 via news.google.com
  East Edmonton crash involving police vehicle shuts down southbound 75 Street  Global News
  
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• East Edmonton crash involving police vehicle shuts down southbound 75 Street

  11-05-2023 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  An officer who was in a police vehicle and the driver of another vehicle were both taken to hospital for precautionary reasons Thursday morning.
  
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• Alberta Wildfires: Edmonton-based soldiers deployed in fire mitigation efforts - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 19:01 via news.google.com
  Alberta Wildfires: Edmonton-based soldiers deployed in fire mitigation efforts  Edmonton Journal
  
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• A group interrupted a UCP event to protest a 2021 Danielle Smith video today — what's it all about?

  11-05-2023 18:48 via cbc.ca
  
  On Thursday, during a United Conservative Party event focused on a seniors' discount, Pamela Rath, UCP Candidate for Calgary-Mountain View, was interrupted by a group of protesters.
  
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• Oilers' Draisaitl on pace to break record for most goals in NHL playoff year - TSN

  11-05-2023 18:29 via news.google.com
  Oilers' Draisaitl on pace to break record for most goals in NHL playoff year  TSN
  
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• When do the outdoor pools in Edmonton open this year? - Curiocity

  11-05-2023 18:26 via news.google.com
  
  When do the outdoor pools in Edmonton open this year?  Curiocity
  
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• Suspect in stabbing deaths of mom, child outside Edmonton school dies: Police - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 18:17 via news.google.com
  Suspect in stabbing deaths of mom, child outside Edmonton school dies: Police  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta wildfires show Canadians need to prepare for longer climate disruptions

  11-05-2023 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  When it comes to disaster preparation, the messaging has been to prepare to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours, but experts say that thinking has to change.
  
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• Alberta wildfires: Where and how are Canadian Armed Forces deployed?

  11-05-2023 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Troops from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and 1 Combat Engineer Regiment are moving out to establish bases of operations in the province.
  
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• Children’s festival back in Edmonton with activities for all ages - Global News

  11-05-2023 17:41 via news.google.com
  Children’s festival back in Edmonton with activities for all ages  Global News
  
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• Edmonton weather: Chance of showers today, hot and dry on the way - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 16:15 via news.google.com
  Edmonton weather: Chance of showers today, hot and dry on the way  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton's Matthew James Weigel among winners of 2023 League of Canadian Poets awards - CBC.ca

  11-05-2023 15:41 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton's Matthew James Weigel among winners of 2023 League of Canadian Poets awards  CBC.ca
  
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• What's going on way up there that makes weather down here so extreme?

  11-05-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  May 12, 2023 Johanna flies high to explore how the changing jet stream is making our weather more extreme. Plus she gets brain freeze.
  
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• This decade will be key for taming Alberta's $80B debt

  11-05-2023 14:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta might be racking up budget surpluses due to burgeoning oil prices but the province's fiscal hangover from the past 20 years will last into the next century.
  
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• Alberta may be racking up budget surpluses but the province's fiscal hangover will linger on

  11-05-2023 14:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta might be racking up budget surpluses due to burgeoning oil prices but the province's fiscal hangover from the past 20 years will last into the next century.
  
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• Stage notes: Boy Trouble, Listen Listen, Collider festival - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 14:05 via news.google.com
  
  Stage notes: Boy Trouble, Listen Listen, Collider festival  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Review: Prison Dancer entertaining, thoughtful – and, yes, uplifting - Edmonton Journal

  11-05-2023 14:05 via news.google.com
  
  Review: Prison Dancer entertaining, thoughtful – and, yes, uplifting  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Letters May 11: New Canadian passport a joke - Edmonton Sun

  11-05-2023 14:03 via news.google.com
  Letters May 11: New Canadian passport a joke  Edmonton Sun
  
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• GUNTER: Edmonton needs more people, not more advertising dollars, to revitalize Downtown - Edmonton Sun

  11-05-2023 14:03 via news.google.com
  GUNTER: Edmonton needs more people, not more advertising dollars, to revitalize Downtown  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Vender Convenience to bring cashless shopping to Edmonton - Taproot Edmonton

  11-05-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Vender Convenience to bring cashless shopping to Edmonton  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• A history of cuts to Alberta's firefighting budget, explained

  11-05-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As fires rage and thousands flee their homes, questions are being raised about past political decisions about the province's firefighting capacity.
  
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• Suspect in fatal stabbing of Edmonton mother and child has lengthy, violent record

  11-05-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A man suspected in a fatal double stabbing of an Edmonton mother and child was released on bail 18 days before the killings.
  
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• Suspect in fatal stabbing of Edmonton mother and child had lengthy, violent record - CBC.ca

  11-05-2023 13:00 via news.google.com
  
  Suspect in fatal stabbing of Edmonton mother and child had lengthy, violent record  CBC.ca
  
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