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• African Fashion Week Edmonton: February 17

  09-02-2018 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  It’s the fifth edition of African Fashion Week Edmonton and AFWE will showcase art and culture. Local artists and designers will celebrate, educate and provide a platform for networking.
  
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• 3 dead, 2 severely injured in collision northeast of Edmonton

  16-04-2025 17:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Three people are dead and two others are severely injured after a collision between a semi-trailer truck and a minivan near St. Paul on Tuesday afternoon. 
  
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• Bank of Canada holds rates at 2.75%, says trade war could cause a recession

  16-04-2025 15:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key policy rate at 2.75 per cent, its first pause after seven consecutive cuts, and said the uncertainty around U.S. tariffs made it impossible to issue regular economic forecasts.
  
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• Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.75%, says trade war could cause a recession

  16-04-2025 15:53 via cbc.ca
  
  The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key policy rate at 2.75 per cent, its first pause after seven consecutive cuts, and said the uncertainty around U.S. tariffs made it impossible to issue regular economic forecasts.
  
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• Homelessness is getting worse, but advocates say it's all but forgotten in this election

  16-04-2025 14:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Shelter and frontline workers across Canada say their capacities are stretched to record levels.
  
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• Lawn signs, local forums — how candidates communicate with voters

  16-04-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Lawn signs? Local debates? How candidates are communicating with voters this election, and why some old-fashioned approaches are still effective.
  
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• I lean centre-left. But as a gun owner, I feel my only choice is the Conservatives

  16-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Patrick Osborne is frustrated by the federal Liberals’ gun control measures, arguing they unfairly target law-abiding Canadians like himself while doing little to reduce gun violence in the country. As a gun owner, he’s looking for a party that understands his perspective.
  
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• Alberta separatists getting organized — a unity challenge for Canada and Danielle Smith's party

  16-04-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prominent conservative grassroots campaigners will ramp up push for provincial independence if Liberals win federally.
  
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• Edmonton RCMP officer dismissed after conduct hearing on sexual assault complaint

  16-04-2025 05:40 via cbc.ca
  RCMP conduct board member Colin Miller concluded that former Corp. Kire Kondoski committed discreditable conduct, and in a November 2024 decision, ordered his immediate dismissal.
  
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• From addiction to recovery: a mom who fought for her son

  16-04-2025 05:39 via cbc.ca
  
  This is Edmonton podcast connects with a local family that battled addiction and won, and is now fighting for others.
  
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• ASIRT investigating fatal police shooting in west Edmonton

  16-04-2025 02:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating a police shooting that killed a 36-year-old man in west Edmonton Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Suspect dead after police shooting outside west Edmonton apartment building

  16-04-2025 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  An alley north of 98 Avenue, near 156 Street, behind the Westside Manor apartment building was blocked off after gunshots were heard in the West Jasper Place neighbourhood.
  
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• Injured man taken away in ambulance after shooting heard near west end apartment

  16-04-2025 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  An alley north of 98 Avenue, near 156 Street, behind the Westside Manor apartment building was blocked off after gunshots were heard in the West Jasper Place neighbourhood.
  
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• How Donald Trump’s trade war is forcing Canadian seniors to make difficult choices

  16-04-2025 00:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many Canadian seniors say the recent turmoil on global financial markets caused by Donald Trump's trade war if forcing them into making difficult choices.
  
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• Gaming consoles donated to 2 children’s hospitals thanks to St. Albert boy

  16-04-2025 00:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four gaming consoles are now bound for the Stollery Children's Hospital and the Alberta Children's Hospital — thanks to Lincoln Chessie, 12, and charity Alberta Dreams.
  
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• Top doctor's contract expires as measles concerns grow in Alberta

  16-04-2025 00:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Mark Joffe is no longer Alberta's chief medical officer of health, leaving the province without a top doctor as it battles growing measles outbreaks.
  
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• Chief medical officer's contract ends as measles concerns grow in Alberta

  16-04-2025 00:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Mark Joffe is no longer Alberta's chief medical officer of health, leaving the province without a top doctor as it battles growing measles outbreaks.
  
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• 2 men charged with 1st-degree murder in alleged random Mill Woods shooting

  16-04-2025 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Darrell Demchuk, 52, was shot to death near a LRT station in Mill Woods on Sunday, April 6 and police believe he was a stranger to the two man now charged with murder.
  
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• Alberta government introduces promised mandatory addiction treatment legislation

  15-04-2025 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Critics have said they fear involuntary treatment could cause harm and violate human rights.
  
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• Alberta government introduces mandatory addiction treatment legislation

  15-04-2025 23:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Critics have said they fear involuntary treatment could cause harm and violate human rights.
  
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• As NHL playoffs approach, how odds, math and probability collide on picking a Stanley Cup favourite

  15-04-2025 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  "The Eastern Conference, just like the Western Conference, I think is wide open right now," said one hockey handicapper.
  
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• Mark Joffe no longer Alberta’s chief medical officer of health

  15-04-2025 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two and a half years after taking over as Alberta's top doctor on an interim basis, Mark Joffe is no longer in his role. 
  
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• Alberta introduces controversial involuntary addictions treatment bill

  15-04-2025 23:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention Act, lays out the criteria, guidelines and process for a family member or guardian, health-care professional or police officer to get someone into treatment. The legislation was introduced Tuesday.
  
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• Water experts on edge as another dry summer heats up in southern Alberta

  15-04-2025 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Prominent hydrologists are sounding the alarm as another dry summer in southern Alberta — with the possibility of water restrictions — is coming into focus.
  
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• California tries to lure Canadians back, but B.C. minister says ‘hold the line’ on travel

  15-04-2025 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Today we launched a new international campaign focused on encouraging Canadians to come visit the great state of California,' Gov. Gavin Newsom says in a video.
  
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• Californa tries to lure Canadians back, but B.C. minister says ‘hold the line’ on travel

  15-04-2025 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Today we launched a new international campaign focused on encouraging Canadians to come visit the great state of California,' Gov. Gavin Newsom says in a video.
  
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• Alberta health officials warn of possible measles exposure in Calgary, Banff, Canmore

  15-04-2025 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services has issued a public alert about possible exposure to a confirmed case of measels in the communities of Calgary, Banff and Canmore.
  
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• Kings believe home-ice advantage will give boost in playoff series against Oilers

  15-04-2025 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Oilers needed seven games to knock out the Kings in 2022, eliminated them in six games in 2023 and were victorious in five games in 2024.
  
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• Keystone Pipeline restarted after oil spill in rural North Dakota

  15-04-2025 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary-based South Bow said oil has started flowing through the Keystone Pipeline again following a spill last week southwest of Fargo, North Dakota.
  
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• Judge rejects defence argument that Gaudreaus contributed to their deaths by cycling while impaired

  15-04-2025 17:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Superior Court Judge Michael Silvanio is presiding over the case.
  
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