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• Ask The Doctor: How to avoid having a stroke

  08-11-2017 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  In our Ask the Doctor segment, Dr. Sarah Burton-Macleod explains what causes strokes, what happens when people experience one, and what you can do to prevent it in the first place.
  
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• Wine sellers toast Alberta’s removal of tax based on value of bottle

  05-03-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Wine sellers and hospitality representatives in Alberta are saying cheers to the provincial government’s move to scrap a tax on wine that had proved highly unpopular with the industry.
  
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• Federal research body in talks with U of A to ensure compliance with EDI requirements

  05-03-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Federal government lawyers have contacted the University of Alberta to make sure it's meeting equity requirements for the country’s most prestigious professorships. It comes after the university proposed to remove equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy.
  
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• Police in Alberta warn of growing threat posed by AI scams

  05-03-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  As artificial intelligence continues to advance, frauds and scams are being more sophisticated. As CBC's Nicole Healey explains, police in Alberta are working to raise awareness about AI, fraud and how to detect it.
  
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• Are Canada's 'red flag' gun laws working? No one can say

  05-03-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Red flag orders were a key part of the federal government's response to the 2020 Portapique, N.S., mass shooting. But two years after the measure became law, a CBC News investigation has determined that no one is keeping track of when, where or how often these emergency orders are being implemented.
  
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• Airlines weigh risks in Mideast skies filled with 'hot pieces of flying metal'

  05-03-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Confusing advice and on-again-off-again airport closures are complicating the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of foreigners stranded in the conflict zone around the Persian Gulf. In a region that has seen tragic mistakes resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilian air passengers, decisions on whether to fly remain fairly ad hoc and can come down to the judgment of an individual pilot.
  
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• Oilers acquire Dickinson, Dach from Hawks in exchange for Mangiapane, conditional 1st-round pick

  05-03-2026 05:42 via cbc.ca
  With the NHL's trade deadline fast approaching, the Edmonton Oilers acquired centre Jason Dickinson and forward Colton Dach from the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.
  
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• Oilers trade Mangiapane, draft pick to Blackhawks

  05-03-2026 05:05 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Oilers have completed another deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.
  
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• Tourmaline sells northern Alberta natural gas assets for $765M

  05-03-2026 03:48 via cbc.ca
  The Calgary-based company says the buyer of the Peace River High assets is a 'Canadian senior producer' but did not disclose its identity.
  
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• Parents of HUB mall shooting victim push for Canada to change parole eligibility

  05-03-2026 03:44 via globalnews.ca
  If passed, "Brian's Bill" or Bill C-243, would mean those convicted of first- and second-degree murder who are denied parole would have to wait five years to apply again.
  
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• As B.C. moves to permanent daylight time, what could that look like if Alberta follows suit?

  05-03-2026 03:29 via cbc.ca
  As Alberta considers following B.C.'s lead in ending biannual clock changes, a sleep expert is advising the province to reject permanent daylight time in favour of a standard time model that better aligns with the solar cycle.
  
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• Chinatown shows signs of improvement as City of Edmonton weighs 3 new initiatives

  05-03-2026 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Edmonton is exploring three initiatives aimed at improving Chinatown: a community cleanup group, changing the 97 Street bridge and housing incentives for the Quarters.
  
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• Edmonton looks to incentivize downtown apartment development

  05-03-2026 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  The annual grant program would cover between 25 and 100 per cent of property taxes for the developer, depending on how many attainable units a project includes.
  
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• Canada hoping to charter flights for Canadians to leave U.A.E. in next 72 hours: Anand

  05-03-2026 01:59 via cbc.ca
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the government is looking at getting Canadians out of the Middle East, including asking the United Arab Emirates to use its airspace for chartered evacuation flights.
  
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• OpenAI CEO expressed 'horror and responsibility' over ChatGPT's ties to Tumbler Ridge, AI minister says

  05-03-2026 01:26 via cbc.ca
  Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says OpenAI's CEO has agreed to let Canadian experts into its safety office to help evaluate future threats following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
  
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• Calgary police investigating overnight shootings in 2 northeast communities

  05-03-2026 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  So far police haven't made any arrests, but they do not believe the shooting is related to extortion cases involving members of the city's South Asian community.
  
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• Calgary and Edmonton submit joint bid for 2028 World Cup of Hockey

  05-03-2026 00:40 via globalnews.ca
  The World Cup of Hockey is scheduled to be played in February 2028 and will assemble the world's top hockey players under their national banners for a best-on-best tournament.
  
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• Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn

  04-03-2026 23:52 via cbc.ca
  Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall, according to national security experts.
  
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• Alberta Teachers’ Association seeking court injunction over back-to-work legislation

  04-03-2026 23:06 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Teachers' Association was in court Wednesday asking a judge to temporarily suspend the province's Back to School Act while the union’s broader constitutional challenge proceeds later this year.
  
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• Injunction hearing that could renew Alberta teachers ability to strike underway

  04-03-2026 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  The injunction would put teachers in the same position as they were before the province shut down the strike and imposed a contract by using the Charter's notwithstanding clause.
  
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• Alberta teachers go to court seeking injunction on Charter notwithstanding case

  04-03-2026 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  The injunction would put teachers in the same position as they were before the province shut down the strike and imposed a contract by using the Charter's notwithstanding clause.
  
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• Red Deer Islamic Centre looking at a bigger home as community grows

  04-03-2026 22:29 via cbc.ca
  Red Deer’s Muslim community hopes a new Islamic centre – a dream more than a decade in making – will soon become a reality.
  
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• Police seize $2.3M worth of fentanyl in multi-province trafficking bust

  04-03-2026 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  Police say more than $2.3 million worth of suspected fentanyl was seized and three people arrested as part of an investigation into an interprovincial drug trafficking network.
  
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• Canadian man stuck in ICE detention centre for 4 months, awaiting deportation hearing

  04-03-2026 21:02 via cbc.ca
  Since November, Edmonton-born Curtis Wright has been stuck in an ICE detainment facility in Texas. Since then, his family has been pushing for his release while his case moves through the courts.
  
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• Capital Power CEO excited about Alberta AI data centre opportunities

  04-03-2026 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  Some generators have been looking at opportunities to provide power exclusively to a tech partner, while others have been eyeing options to add more juice to the overall grid.
  
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• RCMP investigating fatal crash on Trans-Canada Highway east of Calgary

  04-03-2026 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  Westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway were shut down just east of Calgary early Wednesday morning due to what RCMP called 'a very serious crash.'
  
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• Alberta issues measles exposure alert for Stollery Children's and U of A hospitals

  04-03-2026 18:20 via cbc.ca
  The province is warning the public about potential measles exposure at the Stollery Children's Hospital and University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton last week.
  
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• Gas prices highest in B.C., P.E.I. with oil costs ‘supercharged’ due to Iran war

  04-03-2026 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  The five-day-old Iran war has 'supercharged' oil prices that Canadian motorists are already seeing reflected at the pumps, one analyst says.
  
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• Showdown between Gushue, Jacobs looms at Brier as playoff races heat up

  04-03-2026 17:10 via cbc.ca
  The "Battle of the Brads" and the race for remaining playoff spots promised a dramatic final day of pool play Thursday at the Montana's Brier in St. John's.
  
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• 'Battle of the Brads' looms at Brier, playoff races heat up

  04-03-2026 17:10 via cbc.ca
  The "Battle of the Brads" and the race for remaining playoff spots promised a dramatic final day of pool play Thursday at the Montana's Brier in St. John's.
  
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