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New Alberta government proposes helmet law for ATVs

The provincial government is proposing making helmets mandatory when using ATVs, snowmobiles, dirt bikes and other off-highway vehicles on public land. More read comments
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Girl, 8, killed in weekend highway crash was from Edmonton
The eight-year-old girl who died in a single-vehicle rollover Saturday near Breton is from Edmonton.
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'All hands on deck': FedEx braces for the online shopping season
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday, companies that deliver packages are in the thick of some of their busiest days of the year. FedEx alone has added 30 more jets to its fleet of 700 to deal with the holiday rush and added thousands more staff.
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Bill aims to get 'big money' out of Alberta politics
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If passed, the Fair Elections Financing Act will limit the aggregate amount an individual can donate in year to candidates, parties, leadership candidates, nomination candidates and constituency associations to $4,000.
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Rogers Place to host Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup
Edmonton’s Rogers Place arena will host the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in 2018, 2020 and 2022, Hockey Canada announced Monday.
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Ottawa to announce decisions tomorrow on Northern Gateway, Line 3 pipelines
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The federal cabinet is expected to announce its decision Tuesday on two major Enbridge-backed pipeline projects — Line 3 and the controversial Northern Gateway, CBC News has confirmed.
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Pilot dies in CF-18 crash near Cold Lake, Alta.
A CF-18 pilot died Monday when a fighter jet crashed just after 11 a.m. near Cold Lake, Alta.
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Alberta second-quarter budget forecast shows slight improvement
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Second-quarter financial figures released Monday by the Alberta government suggest the economy is starting to stabilize but the recovery is taking longer than expected.
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CBC/Radio Canada asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ad-free
CBC/Radio Canada has submitted a position paper to the federal government proposing the public broadcaster move to an ad-free model, similar to the one used to pay for the BBC in the United Kingdom, at a cost of about $400 million in additional funding.
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2,000 fentanyl pills seized in Grande Prairie drug bust
A Grande Prairie man is facing trafficking charges after a stash of illegal narcotics, including hundreds of fentanyl pills, was seized from a rural property in the city’s south end.
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Friends, family grieve for 13-year-old girl killed by bus
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Friends and family are helping the Sillah family grieve the loss of 13-year-old Mariama Sillah over the last 24 hours.
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Hope Mission badly needs more warm winter clothing
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An Edmonton charitable organization appeals for people to donate winter coats, gloves, scarves and other warm weather items.
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Flasher in Fort McMurray library arrested by RCMP
A man accused of exposing himself in a Fort McMurray library has been arrested by RCMP.
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Laptops stolen from Wildrose office contain 'virtually' no personal data, party says
Laptops stolen from the Wildrose party’s Edmonton office were password protected and no personal data is at risk, party officials say.
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Oilpatch odours in northwestern Alberta still pungent, years after inquiry
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Researcher Tristan Jones was cruising the back roads of northwestern Alberta last summer when his studies suddenly became more than academic.
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Exclusive Saving Manno: An Alberta man's quest to rescue a chimpanzee from Iraq
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"I couldn't leave him behind," says a man from Sherwood Park, Alta., who is attempting to rescue an infant chimp named Manno this week from a zoo in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Alberta set to introduce ATV helmet law
Alberta’s transportation minister will introduce new legislation enforcing the use of helmets on off-road vehicles.
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Exclusive Edmonton family jailed after buying stolen car online
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Tammy Carifelle, her husband and her son spent hours in jail after they tried to trade in a car they bought on Kijiji. It was stolen.
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Edmonton art, music to fund Standing Rock protest 1,500 kms away
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A group of Edmontonians raised more than $3,000 during a benefit concert and silent auction at Whyte Avenue's Buckingham bar on Sunday.
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Fewer oilpatch busts foreseen as many 'troubled children' already broke or sold
Mergers and acquisitions experts are predicting fewer Canadian oil and gas companies will go bust over the next year as most of the "troubled children" of the industry have already failed or been sold.
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Family mourns after girl, 13, killed by Edmonton bus
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The girl who died after being hit by an Edmonton Transit System bus in a marked crosswalk on Saturday evening has been identified as 13-year-old Mariama Sillah.
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Alberta baseball team the latest to drop 'Indians' name
A men's baseball team in central Alberta is changing its name from "Indians" to "Trappers" after years of online pressure and accusations of racism.
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Recap Redblacks pull off huge upset to win 104th Grey Cup in OT
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The Ottawa Redblacks pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Grey Cup history, holding off a late Calgary rally to defeat the heavily Stampeders 39-33 in overtime Sunday night in Toronto.
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Recap Coyotes win late, continue utter dominance of Oilers
Jamie McGinn scored the winner late in the third period as the Arizona Coyotes continued their dominance of the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday with a 2-1 victory.
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Child dies in single-vehicle rollover near Breton
An 8-year-old girl is dead and her mother is in hospital with serious injuries after their vehicle hit a guard rail near Breton on Saturday evening.
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Medicine Hat sexual assault suspect arrested in Calgary
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The man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a Medicine Hat cab driver has been arrested in Calgary.
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Edmonton man dead after shooting in Winnipeg
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One of two men who were shot in an early morning shooting in Winnipeg Saturday has died.
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Feature Medical marijuana still divides doctors, but Calgary patients swear by the drug
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As the Aurora Cannabis production facility near Cremona, Alta., pumps out 7,000 kilograms of medical marijuana a year, demand for the drug is strong an hour's drive away in Calgary.
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Video Never forgotten: Leduc rally honours missing and murdered Indigenous women
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A small group gathered in Leduc on Saturday, clutching posters of the five Indigenous women whose remains were found within an eight-kilometre radius in Leduc County.
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Fidel Castro was a dictator, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Fidel Castro was a dictator and he did not intend to minimize the former Cuban leader's human rights abuses.
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Public relations posing as real news becoming more common in Alberta
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Since the U.S. election, attention has been cast on so-called "fake" news where false stories posing as legitimate information appear on Facebook and Twitter feeds. Adding to the confusion for readers is the growing phenomena of information appearing on websites run by governments, companies and agencies.
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River valley garbage prompts winter cleanup of homeless camps
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As homeless camps become more common in the river valley, the City of Edmonton is taking steps to help make area parks more appealing come spring.
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'It was very hard': Learning English a struggle for Syrian refugees, and support not always there
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Members of the established Syrian diaspora in Canada are trying to bridge the gap between the wait for language services and demands on the ground from refugees who have arrived in Canada over the past year.
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Slippery boots: Most winter footwear fails test of walking on ice
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A Toronto research lap has tested easily available winter boots for walking on ice and wet ice. Most of them failed to keep the testers standing.
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Legit ways to save money on your TV, phone and internet bills
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There are a growing number of choices out there including smaller competitors and online alternatives that could help you save you big money on all your telco bills.
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Ottawa to announce decisions tomorrow on Northern Gateway, Line 3 pipelines
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1st automated vehicles begin tests on Ontario roads
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