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• Homicide victim found in North Saskatchewan River northeast of Edmonton

  24-05-2023 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP said an autopsy performed on human remains found in the North Saskatchewan River Saturday determined that the person was a victim of homicide.
  
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• Alberta election: Smith backtracks, no second chance for Lacombe-Ponoka candidate

  24-05-2023 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  UCP Leader Smith was asked about the candidate during a news conference and said her decision is final -- despite saying last Friday she believed in redemption and second chances.
  
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• Alberta election: UCP government promise to prevent government from future tax hikes

  24-05-2023 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Smith used the announcement to attack NDP Leader Rachel Notley's proposal to raise corporate taxes by three per cent as part of a three-year fiscal plan.
  
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• Meet three leaders of Alberta's political parties

  24-05-2023 22:30 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Edmonton's Mark Connolly sat down with three political party leaders ahead of the May 29 provincial election.
  
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• Edmonton police gang unit arrests two for restaurant attack, eight guns seized - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2023 22:26 via news.google.com
  Edmonton police gang unit arrests two for restaurant attack, eight guns seized  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Folk Fest announces 2023 lineup - Global News

  24-05-2023 22:21 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton Folk Fest announces 2023 lineup  Global News
  
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• Edmonton Folk Fest announces 2023 lineup

  24-05-2023 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The headliners of the festival will be Feist on Thursday, Fleet Foxes on Friday, Old Crow Medicine Show on Saturday and Ben Harper closing the festival on Sunday.
  
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• Edmonton Made: Arya's World | Edify. - EDify Edmonton

  24-05-2023 21:55 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton Made: Arya's World | Edify.  EDify Edmonton
  
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• Should He Stay Or Should He Go: Derek Ryan - Oil on Whyte

  24-05-2023 21:42 via news.google.com
  
  Should He Stay Or Should He Go: Derek Ryan  Oil on Whyte
  
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• Jarret Doege looked like anything but a rookie in Edmonton Elks debut - Edmonton Sun

  24-05-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  Jarret Doege looked like anything but a rookie in Edmonton Elks debut  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Red Wings' 2023 Free Agent Targets: Edmonton Oilers - The Hockey Writers

  24-05-2023 21:25 via news.google.com
  
  Red Wings' 2023 Free Agent Targets: Edmonton Oilers  The Hockey Writers
  
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• Firefighters make progress on Alberta wildfires as more evacuees return home

  24-05-2023 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Rainfall has helped firefighters in Alberta as many wildfire evacuees are finally allowed to return home.
  
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• Alberta wildfire count decreases after spate of rain

  24-05-2023 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta wildfire count has decreased slightly after several days of sporadic rainfall offered a reprieve for firefighters.
  
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• SkipTheDishes launches rapid delivery pilot with Walmart Canada ... - PerishableNews

  24-05-2023 20:49 via news.google.com
  SkipTheDishes launches rapid delivery pilot with Walmart Canada ...  PerishableNews
  
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• 3-year-old hit, killed by pickup truck in northern Alberta - Global News

  24-05-2023 20:42 via news.google.com
  3-year-old hit, killed by pickup truck in northern Alberta  Global News
  
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• 3-year-old hit, killed by pickup truck in northern Alberta

  24-05-2023 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The child was hit by a truck in the southeast part of town and later died from the injuries, according to Slave Lake RCMP.
  
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• MEDIA ADVISORY - Citizenship ceremony in Edmonton to mark Citizenship Week - Benzinga

  24-05-2023 20:26 via news.google.com
  MEDIA ADVISORY - Citizenship ceremony in Edmonton to mark Citizenship Week  Benzinga
  
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• Alberta election: Record numbers for advance polls

  24-05-2023 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elections Alberta said that more than 161,000 ballots were cast at advance polls on Tuesday – 16 per cent more than the opening-day record set in 2019 for advance polls.
  
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• Lyft expands ride-booking service to Edmonton, Calgary - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2023 19:16 via news.google.com
  Lyft expands ride-booking service to Edmonton, Calgary  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Man arrested in relation to April kidnapping in Sherwood Park: RCMP

  24-05-2023 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Strathcona County RCMP say the kidnapping happened in April and was reported to police on May 11. They say they arrest a man who is known to the woman.
  
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• Stranded WestJet passengers threaten legal action against airline

  24-05-2023 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dissatisfied WestJet and Swoop passengers are calling on the airlines to compensate them after many travelers were left stranded in Canada and in foreign countries.
  
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• 18 things to do in and around Edmonton this June - Curiocity

  24-05-2023 18:34 via news.google.com
  
  18 things to do in and around Edmonton this June  Curiocity
  
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• Vine Arts to open a location in Edmonton this fall - Eat North

  24-05-2023 18:21 via news.google.com
  
  Vine Arts to open a location in Edmonton this fall  Eat North
  
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• Edmonton man charged for evading Fox Creek wildfire blockade - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2023 17:56 via news.google.com
  Edmonton man charged for evading Fox Creek wildfire blockade  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Oilers Should He Stay Or Should He Go: Klim Kostin - Oil on Whyte

  24-05-2023 17:45 via news.google.com
  
  Oilers Should He Stay Or Should He Go: Klim Kostin  Oil on Whyte
  
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• Mother and child killed in random Edmonton stabbing remembered as ‘joyful’

  24-05-2023 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A funeral was held Wednesday for a mother and her child who were stabbed to death in a random attack outside an Edmonton school on May 5.
  
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• Mother and child killed in Edmonton random stabbing, funeral Wednesday

  24-05-2023 17:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A funeral is being held Wednesday for a mother and her child who were stabbed to death in a random attack outside an Edmonton school.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Not too hot and not too cold, it's just right - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2023 15:49 via news.google.com
  Edmonton weather: Not too hot and not too cold, it's just right  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Bruins' 2023 Free-Agent Targets: Edmonton Oilers - The Hockey Writers

  24-05-2023 15:25 via news.google.com
  
  Bruins' 2023 Free-Agent Targets: Edmonton Oilers  The Hockey Writers
  
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• Funeral held for 2 stabbed outside Edmonton school - CTV News Edmonton

  24-05-2023 14:16 via news.google.com
  Funeral held for 2 stabbed outside Edmonton school  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• The Kitchen meets big appetite for cooking classes - Taproot Edmonton

  24-05-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  The Kitchen meets big appetite for cooking classes  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Provincial election roundup: May 24, 2023 - Taproot Edmonton

  24-05-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Provincial election roundup: May 24, 2023  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Cannabis expo in Edmonton highlights evolving industry - CBC.ca

  24-05-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Cannabis expo in Edmonton highlights evolving industry  CBC.ca
  
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• Cannabis expo in Edmonton highlights evolving industry

  24-05-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The future of cannabis in Alberta could resemble the wine industry driven by smaller producers, the organizer of an upcoming conference in Edmonton says. 
  
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• A moment in history: May 24, 1943 - Taproot Edmonton

  24-05-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  A moment in history: May 24, 1943  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Alberta election: Health care will be ‘one of the deciding issues’ for many voters

  24-05-2023 13:18 via globalnews.ca
  
   It's one of the key issues in the Alberta election, but the two main rivals vying to run the province's sprawling health system can't agree on the diagnosis, let alone the cure.
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Where's outrage over Smith's ethics breach? - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2023 13:07 via news.google.com
  Wednesday's letters: Where's outrage over Smith's ethics breach?  Edmonton Journal
  
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• From communists to separatists, meet the other Alberta parties in this year's election

  24-05-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  We’ve heard plenty from the United Conservative Party and the New Democratic Party during this election. But there are 12 other political parties registered with Elections Alberta, all are running candidates. Here’s a rundown of who’s who and what they believe in.
  
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• DRONE DELIVERY CANADA ANNOUNCES AN EXTENSION TO ... - Canada NewsWire

  24-05-2023 13:00 via news.google.com
  
  DRONE DELIVERY CANADA ANNOUNCES AN EXTENSION TO ...  Canada NewsWire
  
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• Crime is a top Alberta election issue — but the issues facing Canadian cities run deep

  24-05-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There's no question there are challenges tied to crime in this province, and there are opportunities for reform. But experts question whether we're missing the deeper picture here, one that could help to eventually bring down crime rates for good.
  
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• Rise in extreme wildfires linked directly to emissions from oil companies in new study

  24-05-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As fires blaze in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C., new research has drawn a direct and measurable link between carbon emissions traced back to the world's major fossil fuel producers and the increase in extreme wildfires across western Canada and the United States.
  
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• I'm a Canadian soldier. I'm also Sikh. I shouldn't have to choose between faith and service

  24-05-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  When Maj. Sarabjot Anand was being deployed to Romania, he had to undergo a simulated gas mask test. The problem? The mask wasn’t designed to accommodate soldiers like him who kept a beard as part of their Sikh faith.
  
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• Two men charged after suspected church arson in Grouard, Alta.

  24-05-2023 04:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mounties said a preliminary investigation indicates the incident was allegedly "suspicious in nature."
  
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• ‘Maximum security threat’: What we know about the man who killed an Edmonton mom and child

  24-05-2023 03:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Muorater Mashar had a long history of violent attacks on innocent people, was difficult in prison and eventually labeled a maximum security offender, parole documents reveal.
  
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• Alberta election fact check: How the UCP, NDP tax plans could affect Albertans

  24-05-2023 03:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are three main tax-related promises coming from the two main parties in the Alberta election.
  
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• Alberta Election: How parties beyond the NDP and UCP could affect the outcome

  24-05-2023 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Political scientist Lori Williams said choices besides the NDP and UCP — such as the Alberta Party and Green Party — may make a difference in ridings where the vote will be close.
  
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• Calgary grocery shopper speaks out after retailer doesn’t deliver on promises

  24-05-2023 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary mom is warning others after the grocery order she placed to be delivered never showed up and the company gave her a "runaround".
  
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• RCMP charge 2 with arson after fire rips through historic church in northern Alberta

  24-05-2023 02:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A 121-year-old church is likely damaged beyond repair after a suspicious fire Monday destroyed century-old artwork and a longstanding gathering place for the northern Alberta community of Grouard. 
  
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• Historic northern Alberta church badly damaged in suspicious fire

  24-05-2023 02:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A 121-year-old church is likely damaged beyond repair after a suspicious fire Monday destroyed century-old artwork and a longstanding gathering place for a northern Alberta community. 
  
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• Rachel Notley unveils NDP plan to invest $1.8B in Edmonton - - rabble.ca

  24-05-2023 00:56 via news.google.com
  
  Rachel Notley unveils NDP plan to invest $1.8B in Edmonton -  rabble.ca
  
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