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• How a rise in anti-LGBTQ2 hate adds to the challenges for queer politicians

  08-06-2023 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  When LGBTQ political representation may be needed most, advocates and politicians say increased hostility and polarization are pushing queer people away from Parliament Hill.
  
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• Students, Edmonton police come together for seventh annual Woodall Cup - Edmonton Journal

  08-06-2023 23:38 via news.google.com
  Students, Edmonton police come together for seventh annual Woodall Cup  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Summer Patio Guide: 10 Ways to Enjoy Outdoor Dining on Patios - To Do Canada

  08-06-2023 23:28 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Summer Patio Guide: 10 Ways to Enjoy Outdoor Dining on Patios  To Do Canada
  
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• Official election results show Alberta voter turnout dropped compared to 2019

  08-06-2023 23:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s turnout in the May 29 election was 59.5 per cent, with more than 1.7 million ballots cast. Still, the turnout figures were a sizeable drop from the 67.5 per cent turnout reported in the 2019 provincial election. 
  
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• Calgary home hit with Nazi-themed graffiti after election signs pulled down

  08-06-2023 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  After weeks of having elections signs spray-painted with swastikas, Jordan Barrett woke up one morning with the same symbol and a Nazi phrase spray-painted on his fence.
  
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• Arrests made, charges laid after Vegreville RCMP execute search warrant

  08-06-2023 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Details are emerging on the execution of a search warrant that led to four people receiving multiple charges including theft and mischief.
  
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• Screenshots: Edmonton's famous Flashback club gets a documentary - Edmonton Journal

  08-06-2023 22:42 via news.google.com
  
  Screenshots: Edmonton's famous Flashback club gets a documentary  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Premier downplays prospect of Edmonton advisory council of defeated candidates - CBC.ca

  08-06-2023 22:15 via news.google.com
  Premier downplays prospect of Edmonton advisory council of defeated candidates  CBC.ca
  
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• Premier downplays prospect of Edmonton advisory council of defeated candidates

  08-06-2023 22:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is playing down an earlier pledge to create a council of defeated Edmonton candidates to advise her.
  
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• More sexual assault charges laid against Edmonton spiritual leader and his wife - Edmonton Journal

  08-06-2023 22:05 via news.google.com
  More sexual assault charges laid against Edmonton spiritual leader and his wife  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton police lay more sex assault charges against ‘self-appointed spiritual leader’

  08-06-2023 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said Thursday that investigators are encouraging anyone who believes they are a victim in connection with this criminal investigation to come forward.
  
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• Alberta spiritual leader facing 3 more sexual assault charges

  08-06-2023 21:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A well-known Edmonton-based spiritual leader has been charged with three new counts of sexual assault, in addition to the four he was charged with earlier this year.
  
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• What causes most wildfires in Canada, and why we’re ‘primed’ for a lot more

  08-06-2023 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Though it is not yet determined what caused a number of this year's earlier-than-usual and more widespread wildfires, there are two common reasons wildfires begin.
  
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• Elections Alberta releases official results from 2023 provincial election

  08-06-2023 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s 2023 official election results have been released and two seats were determined by 100 or less votes. This election saw a record-breaking number of advanced voters.
  
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• Traffic stop leads to 3 arrests and weapon, drug seizure: Leduc RCMP

  08-06-2023 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On May 19 an RCMP officer on patrol noticed a suspicious vehicle with a licence plate that looked altered. When officers searched the car, police say they found weapons and drugs.
  
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• Smith plays down prospect of advisory council of defeated candidates

  08-06-2023 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is playing down an earlier pledge to create a council of defeated candidates to advise her in Edmonton.
  
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• Wildfire prompts evacuation order for part of Yellowhead County

  08-06-2023 20:32 via cbc.ca
  
  An evacuation order has been issued for some residents in Yellowhead County due to the threat of wildfire.
  
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• Suspect in fatal Whyte Avenue shooting arrested and charged in Edmonton

  08-06-2023 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The suspect in a deadly 2021 Whyte Avenue shooting was arrested in Edmonton Wednesday after turning himself in to police. He's been charged with second-degree murder.
  
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• Cougar sighting in southern Alberta town of Magrath triggers emergency alert

  08-06-2023 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  An emergency alert was issued for residents of Magrath on Thursday morning after a cougar was spotted within the southern Alberta town's trail system.
  
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• Stantec to purchase Chicago-based engineering firm Environmental Systems Design

  08-06-2023 19:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stantec Inc. has signed a deal to buy Chicago-based engineering firm Environmental Systems Design Inc. (ESD).
  
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• Heat warning in effect for Edmonton, central Alberta - CTV News Edmonton

  08-06-2023 18:47 via news.google.com
  Heat warning in effect for Edmonton, central Alberta  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• RCMP charge 32-year-old Edmonton man after robbery in the county - Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser

  08-06-2023 18:08 via news.google.com
  RCMP charge 32-year-old Edmonton man after robbery in the county  Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser
  
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• Edmonton man charged following series of Summerwood vehicle break-ins - Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser

  08-06-2023 18:08 via news.google.com
  Edmonton man charged following series of Summerwood vehicle break-ins  Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser
  
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• Edmonton Elks president says fans are in for a great year - Global News

  08-06-2023 18:05 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Elks president says fans are in for a great year  Global News
  
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• SCA student presents science project at Fort Edmonton Park - The Sherwood Park-Strathcona County News

  08-06-2023 17:49 via news.google.com
  SCA student presents science project at Fort Edmonton Park  The Sherwood Park-Strathcona County News
  
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• Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear unvaccinated Alberta woman’s case for organ donation

  08-06-2023 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated in order to get a life-saving organ transplant.
  
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• The List: Edmonton Opera's My First One Hundred Years an unreal musical retrospective - Regina Leader Post

  08-06-2023 16:42 via news.google.com
  The List: Edmonton Opera's My First One Hundred Years an unreal musical retrospective  Regina Leader Post
  
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• The List: Edmonton Opera's My First One Hundred Years an unreal musical retrospective - Edmonton Journal

  08-06-2023 16:41 via news.google.com
  The List: Edmonton Opera's My First One Hundred Years an unreal musical retrospective  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Here are some of the cheapest rentals available in Edmonton right ... - Curiocity

  08-06-2023 16:15 via news.google.com
  
  Here are some of the cheapest rentals available in Edmonton right ...  Curiocity
  
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• Edmonton weather: Heat dome settles in as city activates extreme weather response - Edmonton Journal

  08-06-2023 16:10 via news.google.com
  Edmonton weather: Heat dome settles in as city activates extreme weather response  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 10 things to do in and around Edmonton this weekend (June 9-11) - Curiocity

  08-06-2023 15:44 via news.google.com
  
  10 things to do in and around Edmonton this weekend (June 9-11)  Curiocity
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers Should Target Alex Killorn - Oil on Whyte

  08-06-2023 15:13 via news.google.com
  
  The Edmonton Oilers Should Target Alex Killorn  Oil on Whyte
  
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• 1 hospitalized in northwest Edmonton crash - CTV News Edmonton

  08-06-2023 14:48 via news.google.com
  
  1 hospitalized in northwest Edmonton crash  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Letters, June 8: Edmonton needs to deal with homeless encampments - Edmonton Sun

  08-06-2023 14:08 via news.google.com
  Letters, June 8: Edmonton needs to deal with homeless encampments  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Training class promises pleasant public pups - Taproot Edmonton

  08-06-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Training class promises pleasant public pups  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Smaller political parties ponder future after dismal results in Alberta election

  08-06-2023 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's smaller political parties are assessing their future after failing to elect one of their candidates in the May 29 election.
  
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• Calls for public engagement: Zoning bylaw and neighbourhood ... - Taproot Edmonton

  08-06-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  Calls for public engagement: Zoning bylaw and neighbourhood ...  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• The story of Cecil George Harris's historic will is also a chilling lesson in farm safety

  08-06-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In the 75 years since Cecil Harris' death from a farm injury, the statistics have hardly changed.
  
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• Did the Edmonton Oilers steal Mattias Ekholm from under the LA ... - Oilers Nation

  08-06-2023 11:05 via news.google.com
  Did the Edmonton Oilers steal Mattias Ekholm from under the LA ...  Oilers Nation
  
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• BLOG: Ekholm making Edmonton a home - NHL.com

  08-06-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  BLOG: Ekholm making Edmonton a home  NHL.com
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers want to kill? Better then keep their top killers - Edmonton Journal

  08-06-2023 06:52 via news.google.com
  The Edmonton Oilers want to kill? Better then keep their top killers  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Canada’s wildfires to get more U.S. aid after Biden speaks with Trudeau

  08-06-2023 05:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The White House said Joe Biden ordered to deploy all available U.S. firefighting assets to Canada after speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the wildfire situation.
  
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• Edmonton police get reprimand, community service in discipline for violent arrest in 2017 - CBC.ca

  08-06-2023 03:13 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton police get reprimand, community service in discipline for violent arrest in 2017  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton police get reprimand, community service in discipline for violent arrest in 2017

  08-06-2023 03:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Under the Police Act, three officers pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority for their involvement in the July 2017 arrest of Ronnie Mickasko.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - Global News

  08-06-2023 02:51 via news.google.com
  Edmonton weather forecast: Wednesday, June 7, 2023  Global News
  
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• Spring 2023 PPM ratings for Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary ... - Broadcast Dialogue

  08-06-2023 02:41 via news.google.com
  
  Spring 2023 PPM ratings for Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary ...  Broadcast Dialogue
  
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• Matthew de Grood lawyer tells Alberta appeal court that review board decision was biased

  08-06-2023 02:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's highest court is being asked to overturn a review board decision that confined de Grood to a supervised Edmonton group home after the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house party.
  
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• FEATURE: Nurse helping break barriers for Edmonton's ... - NHL.com

  08-06-2023 01:42 via news.google.com
  
  FEATURE: Nurse helping break barriers for Edmonton's ...  NHL.com
  
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• Heat dome settling over Alberta triggers weather warnings, electric grid alert

  08-06-2023 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada issued heat warnings for a large swath of the province, from south of Calgary to north of Peace River.
  
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• How 'severe and unusual' smoke from Canadian wildfires is spreading and what it means for your health

  08-06-2023 01:24 via cbc.ca
  
  As wildfires continue to rage out of control in Quebec, severe levels of air pollution have prompted air quality warnings across vast portions of eastern Canada and the U.S. CBC News spoke to experts and consulted recent studies to show the potential health impacts of the smoke in the air.
  
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