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• Alberta premier pledges to protect right of professionals to express personal views

  23-10-2024 23:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will review professional regulatory bodies and introduce legislation next year to limit how they can police their own members.
  
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• Danielle Smith promises to review Alberta’s professional regulators, legislate limits

  23-10-2024 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Driven by COVID-era grievances, members of Smith's United Conservative Party voted in 2023 to adopt policy aimed at protecting Albertans from censorship.
  
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• Interest rate cut ‘great news’ for businesses, homeowners: Calgary Chamber of Commerce

  23-10-2024 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Chamber of Commerce says a half-percentage interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada is great news for the economy.
  
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• Interest rate cut may have conflicting impacts on Edmonton real estate - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 23:24 via news.google.com
  Interest rate cut may have conflicting impacts on Edmonton real estate  Edmonton Journal
  
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• How the internal push to force Trudeau to resign played out — and what might happen next

  23-10-2024 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Internal calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as Liberal leader were aired out behind closed doors Wednesday as Liberal MPs met on Parliament Hill. Here’s what happened behind the scenes, what MPs said after the meeting and what could happen in the coming weeks.
  
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• Alberta premier promises to review professional regulators, legislate limits - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  Alberta premier promises to review professional regulators, legislate limits  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Gasp! Edmonton Oilers exploring changes to their vaunted power play - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 22:33 via news.google.com
  Gasp! Edmonton Oilers exploring changes to their vaunted power play  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'Symptom of a larger issue': Parents frustrated with Edmonton Public Schools as potential strike looms - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 22:11 via news.google.com
  'Symptom of a larger issue': Parents frustrated with Edmonton Public Schools as potential strike looms  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton tow truck owner charged after vehicle stolen from crash scene - Global News

  23-10-2024 21:41 via news.google.com
  Edmonton tow truck owner charged after vehicle stolen from crash scene  Global News
  
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• Edmonton tow truck owner charged after vehicle stolen from crash scene

  23-10-2024 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man has been charged with theft after Edmonton police said a vehicle was allegedly taken by tow truck operator that arrived unsolicited to the scene of a collision.
  
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• Edmonton tow truck operator charged after allegedly failing to return vehicle to owner - CTV News Edmonton

  23-10-2024 21:25 via news.google.com
  Edmonton tow truck operator charged after allegedly failing to return vehicle to owner  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Feds say Alberta didn’t respond to offer to help with homelessness, province denies formal offer made

  23-10-2024 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser said his government is now approaching municipalities directly to work with them.
  
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• New study shows dangerous levels of radon gas in millions of Canadian homes

  23-10-2024 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new study says nearly 10.3 million Canadian homes contain dangerous levels of the cancer-causing gas.
  
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• New study shows dangerous levels of radon gas in Canadian homes

  23-10-2024 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new study says nearly 10.3 million Canadian homes contain dangerous levels of the cancer-causing gas.
  
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• Group calls on Ottawa to provide wildfire fighters with equipment, more training and better pay

  23-10-2024 20:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Last May, when Jenny Saulnier was home alone with her dog in Nova Scotia while her son and husband were at hockey, she scrolled through social media and saw there was a house fire some nine kilometres from her home, and was assured she would be fine.
  
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• Alberta’s use of dispute board to delay education strike a sign of what’s to come: Labour expert

  23-10-2024 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Similar to a mediator, a disputes inquiry board is a neutral third party that aims to work with both sides to come to an agreement when one can't be reached through bargaining.
  
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• Edmonton named to Lonely Planet's Best in Travel for 2025 - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 20:13 via news.google.com
  Edmonton named to Lonely Planet's Best in Travel for 2025  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Federal government expected to announce reductions to immigration targets Thursday

  23-10-2024 19:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Prime Minister is expected to announce reductions to immigration targets Thursday morning, according to CBC News sources.
  
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• Federal government expected to announce new immigration targets this week

  23-10-2024 19:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is expected to announce changes to immigration targets Thursday morning, according to CBC News sources.
  
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• Edmonton named one of the top cities in the world to travel to - CTV News Edmonton

  23-10-2024 19:16 via news.google.com
  Edmonton named one of the top cities in the world to travel to  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• National radon study shows higher levels, exposure to radioactive gas in homes

  23-10-2024 19:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and continues to be a critical public health concern.
  
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• Police investigating West Edmonton Mall jewelry store theft - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 18:47 via news.google.com
  Police investigating West Edmonton Mall jewelry store theft  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Group calls for better pay and equipment for wildfire fighters

  23-10-2024 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firefighters and their victims are on Parliament Hill today to demand the federal government better support wildfire fighters, warning more will leave the job.
  
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• Four possible reasons the Edmonton Oilers are stuck in the mud - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 18:14 via news.google.com
  Four possible reasons the Edmonton Oilers are stuck in the mud  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Petition calls for urgent federal action to support wildfire fighters

  23-10-2024 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group is demanding the federal government better support Canada's wildfire fighters, warning that without action, more of them will leave the job as fire seasons become longer.
  
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• Occupational Health and Safety investigating after Edmonton worker fatally struck by equipment - CBC.ca

  23-10-2024 17:53 via news.google.com
  Occupational Health and Safety investigating after Edmonton worker fatally struck by equipment  CBC.ca
  
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• Occupational Health and Safety investigating after Edmonton worker fatally struck by equipment

  23-10-2024 17:53 via cbc.ca
  
  A man is dead after being struck by a piece of equipment Monday at a business in northwest Edmonton.
  
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• Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down: Hajdu

  23-10-2024 15:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chiefs rejected the 10-year reform deal at a gathering in Calgary last week.
  
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• Bank of Canada makes a chunkier rate cut, lowering by half point for 1st time since pandemic

  23-10-2024 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 3.75 per cent with a 50-basis-point cut, twice the size of the previous cut.
  
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• Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 3.75%

  23-10-2024 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 3.75 with a 50 basis-point cut, twice the size of the previous cut.
  
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• Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate by half-point for first time since COVID-19 pandemic

  23-10-2024 15:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 3.75 per cent with a 50 basis-point cut, twice the size of the previous cut.
  
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• Tourmaline, Clean Energy open new natural gas fuelling stations in Alberta

  23-10-2024 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new stations in Calgary and Grande Prairie join an Edmonton station that opened last year.
  
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• IEA deputy head tells Calgary crowd investing in oil and gas still important

  23-10-2024 15:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mary Burce Warlick made the comments in Calgary, the corporate heart of Canada's oil and gas sector.
  
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• Former Oilers star Moe Lemay remembered by former coach, friends

  23-10-2024 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Moe Lemay, a former Ottawa 67's junior hockey star and Stanley Cup winner in Edmonton, has died at age 62. He's being remembered as an exceptional talent on the ice and a beloved teammate off it.
  
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• Former Oiler Moe Lemay remembered by former coach, friends

  23-10-2024 14:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Moe Lemay, a former Ottawa 67's junior hockey star and Stanley Cup winner in Edmonton, has died at age 62. He's being remembered as an exceptional talent on the ice and a beloved teammate off it.
  
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• How fungi is being used to grow superplants in bid to restore damaged grasslands

  23-10-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher Adriana Morrell hopes that degraded grasslands near an old mine in the Crowsnest Pass can be restored to their former glory by creating “superplants” charged with beneficial fungi and bacteria.
  
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• Free rapid COVID tests a thing of the past in Alberta, unless you're really lucky

  23-10-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The days of access to free rapid COVID-19 tests are over, unless you stumble across a pharmacy with a few boxes left, and most Albertans wishing to test for the virus now have to pay out of pocket.
  
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• TAIT'S EIGHT: Oilers optimistic despite overtime defeat to Hurricanes - NHL.com

  23-10-2024 08:47 via news.google.com
  TAIT'S EIGHT: Oilers optimistic despite overtime defeat to Hurricanes  NHL.com
  
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• 'Best players' step up for Carolina Hurricanes in OT win over Edmonton Oilers - MSN

  23-10-2024 07:32 via news.google.com
  'Best players' step up for Carolina Hurricanes in OT win over Edmonton Oilers  MSN
  
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• Edmonton Public School support staff strike averted - CityNews Edmonton

  23-10-2024 07:19 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Public School support staff strike averted  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• GAME RECAP: Hurricanes 3, Oilers 2 (OT) - NHL.com

  23-10-2024 07:03 via news.google.com
  GAME RECAP: Hurricanes 3, Oilers 2 (OT)  NHL.com
  
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• Edmonton Oilers fly over the handlebars again in third-period collapse - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 07:03 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Oilers fly over the handlebars again in third-period collapse  Edmonton Journal
  
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• ‘Best players’ step up for Carolina Hurricanes in OT win over Edmonton Oilers - Winnipeg Free Press

  23-10-2024 06:59 via news.google.com
  ‘Best players’ step up for Carolina Hurricanes in OT win over Edmonton Oilers  Winnipeg Free Press
  
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• ‘Best players’ step up for Carolina Hurricanes in OT win over Edmonton Oilers - Hamilton Spectator

  23-10-2024 06:59 via news.google.com
  ‘Best players’ step up for Carolina Hurricanes in OT win over Edmonton Oilers  Hamilton Spectator
  
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• Recap: Comeback Canes Win OT Thriller In Edmonton - NHL.com

  23-10-2024 06:40 via news.google.com
  Recap: Comeback Canes Win OT Thriller In Edmonton  NHL.com
  
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• Carolina Hurricanes storm back, beat Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime - MSN

  23-10-2024 06:31 via news.google.com
  Carolina Hurricanes storm back, beat Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime  MSN
  
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• Edmonton Oilers blow 2-0 lead, lose to Hurricanes 3-2 in OT: Cult of Hockey Player Grades - Edmonton Journal

  23-10-2024 06:23 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Oilers blow 2-0 lead, lose to Hurricanes 3-2 in OT: Cult of Hockey Player Grades  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Third Period Rally Fuels Carolina For Overtime Win In Edmonton - The Hockey News

  23-10-2024 06:19 via news.google.com
  Third Period Rally Fuels Carolina For Overtime Win In Edmonton  The Hockey News
  
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• 3 reasons why Edmonton Oilers lost 3-2 in OT against Carolina Hurricanes - Sportskeeda

  23-10-2024 06:12 via news.google.com
  3 reasons why Edmonton Oilers lost 3-2 in OT against Carolina Hurricanes  Sportskeeda
  
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• Carolina Hurricanes storm back, beat Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime - WV News

  23-10-2024 06:10 via news.google.com
  Carolina Hurricanes storm back, beat Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in overtime  WV News
  
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