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• PROJECTED LINEUP: Hyman back in lineup for Thursday's clash vs. Columbus - NHL.com

  05-12-2024 23:49 via news.google.com
  PROJECTED LINEUP: Hyman back in lineup for Thursday's clash vs. Columbus  NHL.com
  
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• GUNTER: Liberals' ineffectual expanded gun ban a pathetic bid for popularity - Edmonton Sun

  05-12-2024 23:45 via news.google.com
  GUNTER: Liberals' ineffectual expanded gun ban a pathetic bid for popularity  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Edmonton city council approves 6.1% property tax increase for 2025

  05-12-2024 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  City administrators have noted that Edmonton's growing population, coupled with inflation, has made it increasingly expensive to provide the services that the city currently does.
  
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• Canada Place closed due to flooding at downtown Edmonton building

  05-12-2024 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans trying to pick up rushed passports at the Service Canada site in downtown Edmonton were out of luck Thursday, after flooding forced Canada Place to close.
  
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• Woman charged after girl nearly abducted from Cold Lake restaurant: RCMP - Edmonton Journal

  05-12-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  Woman charged after girl nearly abducted from Cold Lake restaurant: RCMP  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta’s health minister signs onto federal deal for rare disease medications

  05-12-2024 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta is the third province behind B.C. and Newfoundland and Labrador to sign onto a federal deal under the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases.
  
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• BLOG: Knoblauch welcomes fellow Golden Bears alumni Kilam back to Edmonton - NHL.com

  05-12-2024 22:34 via news.google.com
  BLOG: Knoblauch welcomes fellow Golden Bears alumni Kilam back to Edmonton  NHL.com
  
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• Coach calls Canada’s 4 Nations roster ‘as competitive a group as you will find’

  05-12-2024 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Apart from the jaw-dropping skill poised to be on display in February led by Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby, the roster also has plenty of championship experience.
  
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• No Hyman, Bouchard, or Skinner: Connor McDavid the lone Oilers pick for Team Canada at 4 Nations Face-Off - Edmonton Journal

  05-12-2024 22:20 via news.google.com
  No Hyman, Bouchard, or Skinner: Connor McDavid the lone Oilers pick for Team Canada at 4 Nations Face-Off  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Shootings down in 2024 in Edmonton: EPS - CTV News Edmonton

  05-12-2024 22:11 via news.google.com
  Shootings down in 2024 in Edmonton: EPS  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Report finds number of inactive oil and gas wells in Alberta fell 5 per cent in 2023

  05-12-2024 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has been working to address a backlog of thousands of old and inactive wells in the province.
  
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• Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault tells committee: 'I am not Indigenous'

  05-12-2024 21:51 via cbc.ca
  
  Randy Boissonnault, whose shifting claims to Indigenous identity cost him his job as employment minister, told a House of Commons committee today that he is not Indigenous.
  
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• Number of inactive oil and gas wells in Alberta fell 5% in 2023, says report

  05-12-2024 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A new report says Alberta's oil and gas producers spent $769 million cleaning up old wells last year, a $73-million increase from the prior year.
  
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• Privacy watchdog concerned as Alberta government passes bill to end fall legislature sitting

  05-12-2024 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta information and privacy commissioner wasn’t expecting bill changes after letter to minister

  05-12-2024 21:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bill is one of about a dozen pieces of new legislation awaiting royal assent after the fall legislature sitting wrapped up on Wednesday.
  
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• Edmonton shootings down 46% compared to last year - Edmonton Police Service

  05-12-2024 21:30 via news.google.com
  Edmonton shootings down 46% compared to last year  Edmonton Police Service
  
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• Edmonton boxer Joshua Ofori is the best in Canada - Global News Toronto

  05-12-2024 21:19 via news.google.com
  Edmonton boxer Joshua Ofori is the best in Canada  Global News Toronto
  
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• Still no sign of Edmonton's prized summer acquisition, but at least Zach Hyman is back - Edmonton Journal

  05-12-2024 20:18 via news.google.com
  Still no sign of Edmonton's prized summer acquisition, but at least Zach Hyman is back  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Growing Things: How to best prune your spruce hedge - Edmonton Journal

  05-12-2024 20:08 via news.google.com
  Growing Things: How to best prune your spruce hedge  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Still no sign of Edmonton's prized summer acquistiion, but at least Zach Hyman is back - The Sherwood Park-Strathcona County News

  05-12-2024 20:02 via news.google.com
  Still no sign of Edmonton's prized summer acquistiion, but at least Zach Hyman is back  The Sherwood Park-Strathcona County News
  
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• Cultural exchange between 2 nations brings round dances to Mi'kma'ki

  05-12-2024 19:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Mi'kmaw communities of Paqtnkek and Sipekne'katik in Nova Scotia are continuing a cross-cultural exchange with Northern Cree, a powwow and round dance group from Alberta.
  
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• Wave of swarming thefts hit Edmonton businesses; 16 people charged - CityNews Edmonton

  05-12-2024 19:34 via news.google.com
  Wave of swarming thefts hit Edmonton businesses; 16 people charged  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Boissonnault says he came up with confusing ‘non-status adopted Cree’ term

  05-12-2024 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Liberal MP left his cabinet job in November after questions about involvement in his former business, claims to Indigeneity. 
  
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• Edmonton Stingers announce 'expanded' 2025 schedule - CTV News Edmonton

  05-12-2024 19:05 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Stingers announce 'expanded' 2025 schedule  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Liberal government to announce new gun control measures: sources

  05-12-2024 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government will announce new gun control measures today — one day before the anniversary of the massacre at École Polytechnique de Montréal.
  
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• Liberal government adds hundreds of firearm models to list of banned weapons

  05-12-2024 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government announced new gun control measures Thursday, adding several hundred models and variants to its list of banned weapons.
  
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• 30 robberies involving the swarming of store employees reported to Edmonton police - CTV News Edmonton

  05-12-2024 18:51 via news.google.com
  30 robberies involving the swarming of store employees reported to Edmonton police  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Man accused of setting fires in Edmonton in attempt to extort Bitcoin has been arrested in Calgary - CityNews Edmonton

  05-12-2024 18:15 via news.google.com
  Man accused of setting fires in Edmonton in attempt to extort Bitcoin has been arrested in Calgary  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• Game Day: Edmonton Oilers, Columbus look to bounce back from shutouts - Edmonton Journal

  05-12-2024 18:05 via news.google.com
  Game Day: Edmonton Oilers, Columbus look to bounce back from shutouts  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Valley Zoo’s Lucy the elephant not fit for travel: health assessment - CityNews Edmonton

  05-12-2024 17:50 via news.google.com
  Edmonton Valley Zoo’s Lucy the elephant not fit for travel: health assessment  CityNews Edmonton
  
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• 4 Nations Face-Off: Sweden Will Regret Not Selecting Better Oilers Forward - The Hockey News

  05-12-2024 17:20 via news.google.com
  4 Nations Face-Off: Sweden Will Regret Not Selecting Better Oilers Forward  The Hockey News
  
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• Alberta man wanted in arson extortion cases arrested

  05-12-2024 17:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A man wanted in connection to several attempted arson extortion cases in Calgary and Edmonton has been arrested. Calgary police said Finbar Hughes, 21, was found and arrested on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta man wanted in arson extortion case arrested

  05-12-2024 17:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A man wanted in connection to several attempted arson extortion cases in Calgary and Edmonton has been arrested. Calgary police said Finbar Hughes, 21, was found and arrested on Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta information watchdog concerned as warnings about government bill not heeded - Edmonton Journal

  05-12-2024 16:51 via news.google.com
  Alberta information watchdog concerned as warnings about government bill not heeded  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Food prices could jump by up to 5% in 2025, and researchers say loonie is partly to blame

  05-12-2024 15:24 via cbc.ca
  
  An annual report on food prices in Canada is predicting more pressure on grocery costs in the coming year — but also noted that some increases in 2024 weren't as bad as previously predicted.
  
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• Why the Edmonton Elks' financial struggles finally forced a sale to a private owner - Edmonton Journal

  05-12-2024 14:06 via news.google.com
  Why the Edmonton Elks' financial struggles finally forced a sale to a private owner  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fort McMurray, Alta., supportive housing facility fears loss of funding

  05-12-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Tawâw Indigenous-led supportive housing program in Fort McMurray is meant to help people experiencing homelessness. Now it fears provincial funding cuts — which the facility's residents say could severely impact them.
  
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• Alberta government to cut Red Deer overdose prevention site hours ahead of spring 2025 closure

  05-12-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Overdose response teams of nurses and paramedics are expected to start work on Jan. 1, 2025, according to a government court filing. Once that begins, 24-hour supervised consumption services in Red Deer will be reduced to 12 hours daily.
  
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• Alberta government to cut hours at Red Deer overdose prevention site ahead of spring closure

  05-12-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Overdose response teams of nurses and paramedics are expected to start work on Jan. 1, 2025, according to a government court filing. Once that begins, 24-hour supervised consumption services in Red Deer will be reduced to 12 hours daily.
  
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• Alberta information watchdog concerned as warnings about government bill not heeded

  05-12-2024 06:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The bill, now awaiting royal assent, creates a number of new exemptions for what documents can be provided to members of the public upon request.
  
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• PREVIEW: Oilers vs. Blue Jackets - NHL.com

  05-12-2024 05:22 via news.google.com
  PREVIEW: Oilers vs. Blue Jackets  NHL.com
  
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• Edmonton's tax increase could dip to 6.1% as city council endorses mayor's proposed changes - CBC.ca

  05-12-2024 03:11 via news.google.com
  Edmonton's tax increase could dip to 6.1% as city council endorses mayor's proposed changes  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton's tax increase could dip to 6.1% as city council endorses mayor's proposed changes

  05-12-2024 03:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton property owners may get a slight reprieve on their tax bills next year after the majority of city council agreed Wednesday to a series of steps that would lower the tax levy. 
  
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• Edmonton city council sets property tax increase at 6.1% for 2025

  05-12-2024 03:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton property owners will pay a 6.1 per cent tax increase next year, down from the 8.1 per cent hike that had been proposed by city administration. For an average Edmonton home assessed at $450,000, the 2025 property tax bill will be about $3,660.
  
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• Alberta tech minister wants $100B in AI data centre infrastructure built over next 5 years

  05-12-2024 02:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he's hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres under construction within the next five years.
  
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• ‘You’re always reacting’: Poll finds high number of Alberta nurses thinking of leaving profession

  05-12-2024 02:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The poll done for the Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN) found 68% of nurses in the province are thinking of leaving nursing.
  
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• Families impacted by Alberta’s new transgender policies react

  05-12-2024 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reaction continues to pour in following the passing of new transgender policies in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta chiefs call for Assembly of First Nations to dissolve

  05-12-2024 01:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Chief Sheldon Sunshine from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says he couldn’t register for the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa and was told it was because his nation withdrew from the AFN in 2017.  
  
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• ‘Critical make or break time’: Calls intensify for Ottawa to end to postal strike

  05-12-2024 01:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calls are intensifying for Ottawa to step in and end the nearly-3-week-old strike by Canada's unionized postal workers.
  
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• Edmonton property tax rate poised to hit 6.1% for 2025 - Edmonton Journal

  05-12-2024 01:33 via news.google.com
  Edmonton property tax rate poised to hit 6.1% for 2025  Edmonton Journal
  
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