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• 630 CHED supports Shumka’s Nutcracker

  10-11-2021 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  Shumka's Nutcracker blends the grace and lyrical nature of classical movement with the strength of Ukrainian character dance. Catch it Dec. 17 & 18 at the Jubilee Auditorium
  
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• Banff National Park breaks visitation record — again

  21-03-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  The national park in Alberta saw 4.5 million visitors in the 2025-26 fiscal year, surpassing the previous high of 4.28 million in 2023-24, in what’s become almost annual increases over the last decade.
  
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• New Indigenous bison seminar aims to help Prairie First Nations successfully sustain reintegration

  21-03-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  As First Nations across the Prairies see bison in their communities for the first time in decades, a new memorandum of understanding aims to bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous producers to share knowledge and promote reconciliation.
  
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• Family of Edmonton woman who died in Hawaii last year pushing for more answers

  21-03-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  The family of an Edmonton woman who died in Honolulu last year is pushing for Hawaiian authorities to re-open the case.On Feb. 11, 2025, Elizabeth Nolin, 72, was found naked in a garbage chute receptacle at the condo building where she and her fiance were staying while on vacation. The Honolulu Police Department investigated Nolin’s death and deemed it a suicide.
  
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• ‘Eerie parallel’: Archived stamps reveal Canada was prepared to ration gas in the 1979 oil crisis

  21-03-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada considered conserving oil with gasoline rationing stamps in 1979. While it never put the stamps into circulation, economist Peter Tertzakian said the proofs are a reminder that anything can happen in an oil shortage.
  
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• Alberta grizzly found dead with gunshot wound, investigators seek public help

  21-03-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services is investigating the death of a grizzly bear found with a gunshot wound last November. Through the province's Report A Poacher program, a tipster who provides information leading to charges being laid could be eligible for a cash reward.
  
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• NDP leadership hopefuls make final push ahead of convention vote

  21-03-2026 09:00 via cbc.ca
  With one week until New Democrats choose a new federal leader, the front-runner in the race says he's preparing a transition team and hopes the party can use his campaign machinery in the next election.
  
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• Europe is eyeing France's nuclear shield. Should Canada follow?

  21-03-2026 09:00 via cbc.ca
  As European allies quietly explore France's nuclear umbrella amid doubts about U.S. reliability, Canada faces an uncomfortable question: join or stay clear. While Ottawa rejects going nuclear, extending French deterrence to North America risks inflaming tensions with Washington — and raises stark questions about who would defend whom in a crisis.
  
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• Carney and Poilievre find rare common ground on the global stage

  21-03-2026 09:00 via cbc.ca
  They may be bitter rivals in the House of Commons, but outside the chamber, recent events may have led to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney forging a bond.
  
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• Man sentenced to 3 years in prison after Fort McMurray attack involving knife-sharpener

  21-03-2026 03:25 via cbc.ca
  The older half-brother of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter will serve a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to attacking a man with a knife-sharpener during an unrelated 2024 incident.
  
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• Edmonton's Inglewood community league sues past treasurer for $280K

  21-03-2026 02:09 via cbc.ca
  Out $280,000, the Inglewood community league says it has reported missing money to the police. Now, it’s suing its former treasurer.
  
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• City invests $15 million to expand student housing downtown

  21-03-2026 01:55 via cbc.ca
  New funding is going toward student housing in Edmonton's downtown core. The City of Edmonton is investing $15 million through the Downtown Student Housing Incentive. More than 500 affordable units will be built across central Edmonton designed with students in mind.
  
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• Grandmother hopes RCMP find missing infant granddaughter’s body

  21-03-2026 01:32 via globalnews.ca
  In January, RCMP delivered heart-wrenching news: Andrea Egotik's daughter had been killed and her granddaughter was missing. Months later, the baby still hasn't been found.
  
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• Retired judge says he can’t explain why price of Alberta’s pain meds contract rose by $7M

  21-03-2026 01:29 via cbc.ca
  A retired judge tasked with investigating allegations about Alberta health contracting says Alberta Health Services renegotiated a contract to procure children’s medication for $7 million more and forensic accountants can’t justify why.
  
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• Deportation of extortion suspects welcome news to Alberta’s South Asian community

  21-03-2026 00:46 via globalnews.ca
  Members of Alberta's South Asian community are welcoming news that two men, believed to be related to crimes of extortion targeting the community, have been deported.
  
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• Friend of Sikh student killed on Alberta highway recalls deadly daytime shooting

  20-03-2026 21:53 via cbc.ca
  Birinder Singh was driving down the highway, hoping to see Alberta’s Rocky Mountains for the first time, when a bullet from a passing vehicle ended his life.
  
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• Boosting oil production could ramp up Canada’s GDP and jobs, study suggests

  20-03-2026 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  Canada may have the ability to substantially raise its GDP and add thousands of new jobs by building more oil pipeline infrastructure, a new study suggests.
  
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• Alberta government closing Calgary, Lethbridge supervised drug consumption sites

  20-03-2026 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  The government of Alberta says the controversial supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge will be closing down at the end of June.
  
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• Alberta’s 'Peterson law' leads lawyers' regulator to stop mandating Indigenous education course

  20-03-2026 20:20 via cbc.ca
  The regulator for Alberta’s lawyers says it will no longer mandate Indigenous cultural competency training in advance of what Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls the “Peterson law” coming into effect.
  
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• Avalanche Canada warns of ‘extreme’ danger in parts of southern Alberta and B.C.

  20-03-2026 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Avalanche Canada is warning of very dangerous avalanche conditions in a large swath of southern Alberta and British Columbia and is recommending people stay out of the backcountry.
  
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• Canadian producers raise concerns over potential trade deal on Brazilian beef

  20-03-2026 18:18 via cbc.ca
  Canadian beef producers say a potential trade deal with a South American trading bloc could weaken the domestic industry and ignite new trade tension with the United States.
  
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• Alberta police watchdog not recommending charges against RCMP in death of woman's baby

  20-03-2026 17:35 via cbc.ca
  Lloydminster RCMP officers who arrested a pregnant mother won't face charges in the death of her baby, with the police watchdogciting her drug use as a factor in the newborn's death. ASIRT says the detachment's attitude was inappropriate but it's not believed that treating the mother earlier could have saved her baby.
  
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• CFIA says it’s handed out $47K in fines for ‘misleading’ Product of Canada labels

  20-03-2026 15:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it’s handed out $47,000 in fines since last April over 'misleading' Product of Canada labels.
  
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• Growing demand for halal meat prompts some Edmonton restaurants to adapt

  20-03-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Growing demand for halal meat is fueling a shift in Edmonton's food scene, with more restaurants and butcher shops offering halal options.
  
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• 'He deserved more’: Mother of mechanic killed on the job calls for change as charges are laid

  20-03-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Two years after an Edmonton man sustained fatal injuries while on the job at northern Alberta pulp mill, workplace safety charges have been laid in his death.
  
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• Edmonton city council approves levy funds to finish Winspear expansion

  20-03-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton city council voted to send more money to the Winspear Centre, to cover pandemic-driven costs that will help get the expansion project over the finish line sooner.
  
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• Florida Panthers keep beating on Edmonton Oilers

  20-03-2026 12:03 via globalnews.ca
  It doesn't matter how their own season has gone this year, the Florida Panthers weren't going to miss out on a chance to cause the Edmonton Oilers further misery.
  
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• Customers complain about long wait times, multiple calls to resolve issues with Rogers, Telus and Bell

  20-03-2026 09:00 via cbc.ca
  More than a dozen customers told Marketplace they are frustrated with poor customer service they received from Canada’s big three telecoms. Employees at Rogers and Telus said frontline customer service representatives have less incentive to help customers issue credits or lower bills, and said they’re measured on their abilities to increase customers’ bills.
  
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• Canadian company helping white supremacists fundraise from hateful livestreams

  20-03-2026 09:00 via cbc.ca
  A Canadian streaming platform is helping white supremacists who have been kicked off mainstream social media continue to profit from hateful content, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.
  
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• Speakers condemn Edmonton police chief’s Israel trip at emotional commission meeting

  20-03-2026 06:15 via cbc.ca
  Edmontonians from a range of backgrounds condemned their police chief’s recent trip to Israel during an emotional police commission meeting Thursday, with only a small number of speakers voicing their support.
  
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