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• Edmonton weather: Hot as hell, probably, plus widespread wildfire smoke - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2024 23:32 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Hot as hell, probably, plus widespread wildfire smoke  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Wildfire smoke blankets parts of northern Alberta, Rocky Mountain region

  20-07-2024 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Wildfire smoke has left parts of northern Alberta and the Rocky Mountain region shrouded in haze Saturday, increasing the health risk in some areas amid a prolonged heatwave.
  
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• Evacuation order issued for Little Red River Cree Nation due to encroaching wildfire

  20-07-2024 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
  A large, growing wildfire in northern Alberta instigated an evacuation order Saturday afternoon for Little Red River Cree Nation.
  
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• Edmonton issues extreme weather response due to smoke - CityNews Edmonton

  20-07-2024 20:12 via news.google.com
  Edmonton issues extreme weather response due to smoke  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Man shot by Edmonton police dies in hospital, second case in weeks - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2024 19:44 via news.google.com
  
  Man shot by Edmonton police dies in hospital, second case in weeks  Edmonton Journal
  
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• CAPTURED: Edmonton police nab man wanted for viciously stabbing two girls - Western Standard

  20-07-2024 19:07 via news.google.com
  
  CAPTURED: Edmonton police nab man wanted for viciously stabbing two girls  Western Standard
  
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• Edmonton Elks still winless after falling to Ottawa 20-14 in Week 7 - CBC.ca

  20-07-2024 18:45 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton Elks still winless after falling to Ottawa 20-14 in Week 7  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton Elks still winless after falling to Ottawa 20-14 in Week 7

  20-07-2024 18:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton was hoping to find a spark with Jarious Jackson making his CFL head coaching debut, but came up short — again.
  
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• Pool, rec centres sex assaults can rise in summer, warn Edmonton police - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2024 18:21 via news.google.com
  
  Pool, rec centres sex assaults can rise in summer, warn Edmonton police  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Suspect in St. Albert teen stabbings arrested: RCMP - CTV News Edmonton

  20-07-2024 18:19 via news.google.com
  
  Suspect in St. Albert teen stabbings arrested: RCMP  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Three to Eat: Desserts at Taste of Edmonton 2024 - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2024 17:45 via news.google.com
  
  Three to Eat: Desserts at Taste of Edmonton 2024  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Elks go wide right, fall to 0-6 (& six other thoughts) - 3downnation.com

  20-07-2024 17:00 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton Elks go wide right, fall to 0-6 (& six other thoughts)  3downnation.com
  
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• Connor McDavid Reunited With Edmonton Oilers' Teammate and 'Back at it' in the Gym - The Hockey News

  20-07-2024 16:14 via news.google.com
  
  Connor McDavid Reunited With Edmonton Oilers' Teammate and 'Back at it' in the Gym  The Hockey News
  
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• Indigenous arts festival celebrates its 15th anniversary with a little twist

  20-07-2024 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Rubaboo Arts Festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Festival organizers have curated this year's art and performances around the theme of self-love, to help remind Indigenous artists that they are appreciated.
  
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• Driver charged after dad, girl on motorbike hit near Fort Saskatchewan - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2024 15:38 via news.google.com
  
  Driver charged after dad, girl on motorbike hit near Fort Saskatchewan  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton man with history of violence arrested after random attack that nearly killed a man - True North

  20-07-2024 15:13 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton man with history of violence arrested after random attack that nearly killed a man  True North
  
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• ‘No plan’: Accused in Coutts murder-conspiracy trial denies plot to kill police

  20-07-2024 14:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick are on trial together in Court of King’s Bench accused of conspiring to murder police officers at the Coutts blockade. 
  
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• Alberta town takes action fighting crime, addressing homelessness, addictions issues

  20-07-2024 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  “We want to send a message that if you're going to stay in Cold Lake, you have to behave yourselves," said Mayor Craig Copeland.
  
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• Alberta town takes action fighting crime, addressing homelessness, addiction issues

  20-07-2024 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  “We want to send a message that if you're going to stay in Cold Lake, you have to behave," said Mayor Craig Copeland.
  
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• Behind the screens, these unpaid moderators are keeping online communities safe

  20-07-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite hate directed at them personally, Facebook and Reddit moderators combat harmful content online daily to keep online communities safe. Some say they know that without their efforts, these spaces would collapse.
  
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• New-age prospectors finding rare earth elements in tailings from Alberta oilsands

  20-07-2024 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Rare earth elements are a key part of the transition to a green economy. From magnets in wind turbines to batteries in electric vehicles, they’re needed for technology that is increasingly in demand.
  
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• Deep snow, bears, intruders — nothing can pull me from my home in nature

  20-07-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For Sarah Butson, living remotely as a single woman means doing it all, including scaring off bears and checking raw sewage levels. She stays, even after being frightened by an intruder, because living in nature brings her peace and confidence.
  
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• Catalytic converter thefts are dropping. It's no coincidence that metal prices are falling, too

  20-07-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Criminals steal catalytic converters because they contain platinum, palladium and rhodium — all of which have climbed in value in recent years. But as the price of those precious metals have dropped, so has the number of thefts.
  
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• Redblacks add to winless Elks’ misery with 20-14 win in Ottawa

  20-07-2024 07:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Playing two games five days apart wasn’t ideal, but the Ottawa Redblacks liked the end result after posting back-to-back wins over the Edmonton Elks with a 20-14 victory Friday night. The win allowed Ottawa to improve to 4-2 on the season and remain undefeated at TD Place. Things continue to spiral for the Elks who fell to 0-6 and continue...
  
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• Edmonton bans e-scooters along Whyte Avenue - CityNews Edmonton

  20-07-2024 07:17 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton bans e-scooters along Whyte Avenue  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' major trade acquisition is somewhere on the Bedard-to-Brule spectrum - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2024 06:20 via news.google.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers' major trade acquisition is somewhere on the Bedard-to-Brule spectrum  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Elks' Bethel-Thompson calls schedule a 'travesty' after injuries - TSN

  20-07-2024 05:07 via news.google.com
  Elks' Bethel-Thompson calls schedule a 'travesty' after injuries  TSN
  
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• MP alleges Boissonnault’s former business partner ‘in contempt’ of parliamentary order

  20-07-2024 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former business partner of Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault failed to comply with a House of Commons order to turn over records of his phone calls and texts by Friday. While Anderson provided some emails, Global News was unable to verify that Anderson shared with the committee’s clerk the name of the person he...
  
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• Bursting at the seams, Edmonton Humane Society launches new adoption event - Global News Toronto

  20-07-2024 03:17 via news.google.com
  
  Bursting at the seams, Edmonton Humane Society launches new adoption event  Global News Toronto
  
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• Bursting at the seams, Edmonton Humane Society launches new adoption event

  20-07-2024 03:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Humane Society has launched a new adoption event to help deal with capacity challenges.
  
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• A dozen heat records broken in Alberta Thursday - CTV News Edmonton

  20-07-2024 02:51 via news.google.com
  
  A dozen heat records broken in Alberta Thursday  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• K-Days returns to Edmonton amid excessive heat - Global News Toronto

  20-07-2024 02:32 via news.google.com
  
  K-Days returns to Edmonton amid excessive heat  Global News Toronto
  
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• K-Days returns to Edmonton amid excessive heat

  20-07-2024 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friday marks the kick-off of the 10-day festival where hundreds of people filled the grounds to take part in all the action.
  
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• Alberta records lowest single-month opioid death total in 4 years

  20-07-2024 02:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Provincial data shows Alberta recently had its lowest monthly opioid death total since April 2020. According to its report, 90 people died from opioid-related causes this April.
  
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• Heat hat-trick: Edmonton sets 3rd straight daily record high - CTV News Edmonton

  20-07-2024 02:26 via news.google.com
  
  Heat hat-trick: Edmonton sets 3rd straight daily record high  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Police seek witnesses in Thursday shooting homicide at underground nightclub - CTV News Edmonton

  20-07-2024 01:45 via news.google.com
  
  Police seek witnesses in Thursday shooting homicide at underground nightclub  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Nearly 1,100 people forced out of their homes as extreme heat continues to drive Alberta wildfires

  20-07-2024 01:38 via cbc.ca
  
  About 89 more residents have been evacuated due to wildfires in Alberta, as an out of control fire continues to burn near Chipewyan Lake, bringing the total number of evacuees province-wide to about 1,097, the province said in an update Friday. 
  
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• Nearly 1,100 Albertans forced from homes as extreme heat fuels wildfires

  20-07-2024 01:38 via cbc.ca
  
  About 89 more residents have been evacuated due to wildfires in Alberta, as an out of control fire continues to burn near Chipewyan Lake, bringing the total number of evacuees province-wide to about 1,097, the province said in an update Friday. 
  
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• Unearthing history at homestead of cowboy John Ware

  20-07-2024 01:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A team of archeologists are hard at work digging for tangible evidence from the life of John Ware and his family on his first Canadian homestead.
  
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• Man shot by Edmonton police at Whyte Ave dead - CityNews Edmonton

  20-07-2024 00:25 via news.google.com
  
  Man shot by Edmonton police at Whyte Ave dead  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Baffin the polar bear dies at the Calgary Zoo

  20-07-2024 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Wild Canada zone at the Calgary Zoo was closed Friday after one of the zoo's two polar bears, Baffin, did not resurface from the pool and died.
  
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• Some Edmonton services saw impacts during Microsoft outage - CityNews Edmonton

  20-07-2024 00:14 via news.google.com
  Some Edmonton services saw impacts during Microsoft outage  CityNews Edmonton
  
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