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• Emergency crews clear former encampment in partially collapsed cave - CityNews Edmonton

  21-02-2024 23:53 via news.google.com
  Emergency crews clear former encampment in partially collapsed cave  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Simulated emergency to take place Friday at Mill Woods stop on Valley Line

  21-02-2024 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton will conduct a simulated emergency on the Valley Line southeast at the Mill Woods stop on Friday morning. 
  
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• New security protocols being adopted at Edmonton City Hall - CTV News Edmonton

  21-02-2024 23:28 via news.google.com
  
  New security protocols being adopted at Edmonton City Hall  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Alberta RCMP investigating homicide on Kehewin First Nation

  21-02-2024 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP is investigating the death of a 38-year-old man on the Kehewin First Nation Tuesday.
  
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• 'Heartbreaking and scary': Mayor and downtown business association respond to killing of Edmonton security guard - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 22:10 via news.google.com
  'Heartbreaking and scary': Mayor and downtown business association respond to killing of Edmonton security guard  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Stingers re-sign team’s leading scorer from 2023 ahead of new CEBL season

  21-02-2024 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Tuesday, the Stingers announced they had re-signed forward Brody Clarke for the 2024 season.
  
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• RCMP head says force is 'vulnerable' to leaks after Mountie arrested in Alberta

  21-02-2024 22:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of the RCMP says the national police force is vulnerable to leaks — a warning that comes as multiple people with ties to the RCMP face charges or have been convicted already.
  
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• Federal government announces $175M to build affordable housing in Edmonton

  21-02-2024 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  During a Wednesday news conference in Edmonton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $175 million in funding from the federal Housing Accelerator program to fast-track more than 5,200 new housing units in Edmonton over the next three years.
  
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• Trudeau announces $175 million for Edmonton to help build affordable housing - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 21:36 via news.google.com
  Trudeau announces $175 million for Edmonton to help build affordable housing  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Sturmay qualifies for Tournament of Hearts playoff with win over McCarville

  21-02-2024 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sturmay came back from a 6-1 deficit after four ends, and a steal of three in the ninth end put the Albertans up 9-7.
  
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• Illness leaves Ryan Nugent-Hopkins questionable for Edmonton Oilers game against Boston Bruins - Oilers Nation

  21-02-2024 20:14 via news.google.com
  
  Illness leaves Ryan Nugent-Hopkins questionable for Edmonton Oilers game against Boston Bruins  Oilers Nation
  
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• New name for Edmonton’s Oliver neighbourhood approved by city council - Global News

  21-02-2024 20:03 via news.google.com
  New name for Edmonton’s Oliver neighbourhood approved by city council  Global News
  
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• New name for Edmonton’s Oliver neighbourhood approved by city council

  21-02-2024 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton city council has approved a new name for the Oliver neighbourhood.
  
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• Emergency crews respond to crash west of Edmonton amid foggy conditions in parts of Alberta - Global News

  21-02-2024 19:57 via news.google.com
  
  Emergency crews respond to crash west of Edmonton amid foggy conditions in parts of Alberta  Global News
  
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• Emergency crews respond to crash west of Edmonton amid foggy conditions in parts of Alberta

  21-02-2024 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Foggy conditions were being reported in an area west of Edmonton on Wednesday morning where emergency crews were called to a highway crash.
  
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• Security guard dead after parkade fight in downtown Edmonton - CBC.ca

  21-02-2024 19:41 via news.google.com
  
  Security guard dead after parkade fight in downtown Edmonton  CBC.ca
  
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• Security guard dead after parkade fight in downtown Edmonton

  21-02-2024 19:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police are investigating the death of a GardaWorld security guard following a fight in a downtown parkade Tuesday morning.
  
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• Westlock residents to vote on whether to ban Pride crosswalks, certain flags

  21-02-2024 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents in an Alberta town are getting set to vote on a bylaw that would restrict how crosswalks are painted and what types of flags could be flown.
  
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• Building more homes that Canadians can afford in Edmonton, Alberta - Prime Minister of Canada

  21-02-2024 19:30 via news.google.com
  
  Building more homes that Canadians can afford in Edmonton, Alberta  Prime Minister of Canada
  
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• Edmonton City Hall opens to media for 1st time since shooting, building to open to public in ‘weeks’ - Global News

  21-02-2024 18:16 via news.google.com
  Edmonton City Hall opens to media for 1st time since shooting, building to open to public in ‘weeks’  Global News
  
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• Edmonton City Hall opens to media for 1st time since shooting, building to open to public in ‘weeks’

  21-02-2024 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  City manager Andre Corbould said he believes it will be "a matter of weeks" and not months until the building reopens to the public.
  
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• Fort Saskatchewan man charged after rifles, handguns, shotguns seized in INSET probe

  21-02-2024 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Fort Saskatchewan man has been charged with weapons-related offences following an investigation by the Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.
  
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• With NHL trade deadline on the horizon, we dissect your proposals for Oilers - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 16:10 via news.google.com
  With NHL trade deadline on the horizon, we dissect your proposals for Oilers  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Homan beats Jones in clash of women’s curling heavyweights at Tournament of Hearts in Calgary

  21-02-2024 15:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  They may meet again in the Canadian women's curling championship playoffs, but the intense on-ice battles between Rachel Homan and Jennifer Jones are coming to an end.
  
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• Justin Trudeau set to make housing announcement in Edmonton

  21-02-2024 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to make a housing announcement in Edmonton today.
  
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• Justin Trudeau commits $175M for Edmonton to help build affordable housing

  21-02-2024 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trudeau says the funds will create more housing options in the city, including more rentals, affordable apartments, and housing near university and college campuses.
  
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• Trudeau announces affordable housing funding in Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  21-02-2024 14:38 via news.google.com
  
  Trudeau announces affordable housing funding in Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Dismantling AHS: Primary care, a way forward in Alberta - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 14:04 via news.google.com
  Dismantling AHS: Primary care, a way forward in Alberta  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton approves Griesbach redevelopment plan that will demolish 500 affordable rental homes on federal land - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 13:51 via news.google.com
  Edmonton approves Griesbach redevelopment plan that will demolish 500 affordable rental homes on federal land  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Canada secures surrender of all oil and gas permits in Pacific offshore

  21-02-2024 13:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada has secured the surrender of the last remaining permits for oil and gas development off its Pacific Coast, the federal natural resources minister said.
  
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• It's the middle of winter, and more than 100 wildfires are still smouldering

  21-02-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  "A lot of people talk about fire season and the end of the fire season, but our fires did not stop burning in 2023," said a wildfire crew chief in Fort Nelson, B.C. There are still 94 active fires in British Columbia and another 54 in Alberta, holdovers from last year's record-breaking wildfires.
  
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• How Edmontonians are leading the 'movement movement'

  21-02-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fitness classes and health programs are focusing less on struggle and more on joy through movement to improve our overall well-being.
  
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• Changes could be coming to sexual health education in Alberta. Here's what we know

  21-02-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith's plan to make lessons on sexual health, and sexual orientation and gender identity opt-in would make Alberta the first Canadian province to assume students are excluded from sex education by default
  
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• Alberta seeing more and more students enrolling in trades programs

  21-02-2024 06:23 via cbc.ca
  
  According to Statistics Canada, workers nearing retirement are quickly outnumbering young people of an age to enter the labour market, driving up the demand for new skilled tradespeople.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers coach gives Connor Brown exactly what he needs, what most fans now deny him - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 05:32 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers coach gives Connor Brown exactly what he needs, what most fans now deny him  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta’s and Calgary’s inflation rates top the nation: Statistics Canada

  21-02-2024 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's rate of inflation rose to 3.4 per cent in January, while Calgary led Canadian major cities with an inflation rate of 4.1 per cent.
  
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• Alberta plans to hire 100 more firefighting staff but questions remain about readiness

  21-02-2024 03:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government will hire an additional 100 firefighters to work this season but the opposition is concerned this won't be enough in a year that could be worse for fire than 2023. 
  
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• B.C. minister mum on details of wine spat resolution talks with Alberta

  21-02-2024 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mike Farnworth said Tuesday he wants a "fair deal" that is "mutually beneficial" for both parties, but wouldn't reveal any details of talks underway.
  
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• Police hunting for suspect after security guard killed in downtown Edmonton parkade - Global News

  21-02-2024 02:24 via news.google.com
  Police hunting for suspect after security guard killed in downtown Edmonton parkade  Global News
  
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• Edmonton diabetes clinic adds mental health supports to tackle burnout - Global News

  21-02-2024 02:20 via news.google.com
  Edmonton diabetes clinic adds mental health supports to tackle burnout  Global News
  
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• Edmonton diabetes clinic adds mental health supports to tackle burnout

  21-02-2024 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton clinic is working to ensure patients living with Type 1 diabetes take care of their blood sugars and their mental health.
  
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• Alberta’s Sturmay keeps charging at Canadian women’s curling championship

  21-02-2024 01:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Selena Sturmay stayed unbeaten at the Canadian women's curling championship with a fifth straight win Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta declares an early start to wildfire season - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 01:19 via news.google.com
  Alberta declares an early start to wildfire season  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Artist brings traditional Samoan tattoos to Edmonton area

  21-02-2024 00:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Falefitu Ausanetaliitama Taefu is sharing the art of Samoan tattooing at his newly opened tattoo studio in St. Albert, Alta. Each tattoo is hand-tapped into the skin, designed to fit the body and tell the client's story. The tradition dates back thousands of years and is one that Taefu has been studying since he was eight.
  
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• Artist brings traditional Polynesian tattoos to St. Albert

  21-02-2024 00:55 via cbc.ca
  
  Falefitu Ausanetaliitama Taefu is sharing the art of Samoan tattooing at his newly opened tattoo studio in St. Albert. Each tattoo is hand-tapped into the skin, designed to fit the body and tell the client's story. The tradition dates back thousands of years and is one that Taefu has been studying since he was eight.
  
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• Security guard dead after fight in Downtown Edmonton Tuesday: EPS - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 00:32 via news.google.com
  Security guard dead after fight in Downtown Edmonton Tuesday: EPS  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fairy tale turned tragic: Friends remember Alberta woman slain in Scotland - Edmonton Journal

  21-02-2024 00:26 via news.google.com
  Fairy tale turned tragic: Friends remember Alberta woman slain in Scotland  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Police hunting for suspect after security guard killed in downtown Edmonton parkade

  21-02-2024 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  At about 5:50 a.m., police were called to a parkade in the area of 101st Street and 102nd Avenue. Police said a man was fighting with security in the parkade. 
  
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• Security guard killed in parkade fight in Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  21-02-2024 00:20 via news.google.com
  
  Security guard killed in parkade fight in Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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