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Court heard the 76-year-old who lived with her daughter and son-in-law remained on the floor for over a week. Paramedics arrived to find her caked in her own waste and took her to hospital, where she died of multi-organ failure. https://t.co/hdprWfixVM
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June Briggs and Richard McElroy were convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life and criminal negligence in the 2023 death of Briggs’s mother, Dianne Simmons.
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The bike lanes on 102 Avenue in downtown Edmonton are moving — temporarily — due to Valley Line LRT construction. https://t.co/7X3QCAdPol
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Edmonton cyclists using the 102 Avenue bike lane will move to a new lane on 103 Avenue in about three weeks, where the bike route is expected to remain until the end of 2027.
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Thanksgiving weekend forecast includes snow for parts of southern Alberta. https://t.co/3DQocNwYW9
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This year's Thanksgiving dinner could also come with a helping of snow and freezing rain in parts of southern Alberta, especially he Foothills and mountain parks.
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Lethbridge man charged with manslaughter following fatal altercation with local senior. https://t.co/9lp0McUpMx
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A 34-year-old Lethbridge man has been charged with manslaughter following an altercation with an 80-year-old who died in hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries.
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‘A big mess’: Expert, parents criticize Alberta tool kit for students during strike https://t.co/kMMLmsz8AL
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An education expert is criticizing online lessons the Alberta government has curated for students during a provincewide teachers strike as "incoherent."
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Canada Post union switching from countrywide to rotating strikes starting Saturday https://t.co/nUAMbvZDj9
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The union representing Canada Post employees says it will switch from a countrywide strike to rotating strikes starting Saturday that will get mail and parcels moving again.
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“Municipal politics are really the level where we see the most amount of difference in our day-to-day lives," said Pedro Almeida, president of the University of Alberta’s Students’ Union. "We want students’ voices to be heard." #yeg
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The University of Alberta's Students' Union says so far, they're seeing more engagement in this election and the city says it's also seeing a higher turnout at advance voting.
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The gang members carrying out this violence are young, come from India’s Punjab, where unemployment is endemic, and are often in Canada on temporary visas.
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Abjeet Kingra was part of an Indian gang that has become such a menace that Canada branded it a terrorist organization.
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Trying to decide who to vote for? Our @SKomadinaGlobal conducted extended interviews with Edmonton's mayoral frontrunners on why they feel they have what it takes to lead a growing city of over a million people. Here's what they said. #yeg
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Global News interviewed the top six Edmonton mayoral candidates about what they say they will do if elected.
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New information this week has helped police significantly narrow the Samuel Bird search area: “It’s like doing a puzzle. Sometimes you don’t know the piece you’re looking for until other pieces fall into place around it … and that’s what’s unfolded.” https://t.co/jeFlU6nv3Y
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'It's like doing a puzzle. Sometimes you don't know the piece you're looking for until other pieces fall into place around it ... and that's what's unfolded this week.'
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The union representing 51,000 striking Alberta teachers is set to resume negotiations with the provincial government's bargaining team after the Thanksgiving long weekend. https://t.co/Ns8cDIZ6WG
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The union representing 51,000 striking Alberta teachers is set to resume negotiations with the provincial government's bargaining team after the Thanksgiving long weekend.
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NEW: The Alberta Teachers’ Association says exploratory discussions over the last week have helped further negotiations, so it has initiated a formal bargaining meeting with the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association and the mediator on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
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Labour expert questions why Alberta government delayed lockout of teachers https://t.co/erSB8tho1b
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As an Alberta-wide teachers strike drags into its fourth day, a labour relations expert doesn't see why the group in charge of bargaining delayed their lockout.
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“You don’t make it to number one … for stealing a car." https://t.co/7e9RwTsef3
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A new list of Canada's 25 most wanted fugitives includes 14 suspects wanted by Ontario police agencies, with others sought by authorities in Manitoba, Quebec, B.C. and Alberta.
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As election day draws near, some community members are calling for safety changes in Edmonton’s downtown. However, mayoral candidates say action will need to come from more than just municipal leaders. #yeg
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As election day draws near, some community members are calling for change in Edmonton’s downtown. However, action will need to come from more than just municipal leaders.
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Connor McDavid left lots of money on the table this week — a move the head of the NHL says speaks to the player's desire to finally hoist the Stanley Cup: "I were his teammate, I'd be thrilled to know that the team is going to have some more flexibility." https://t.co/qwnvM1vgvd
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Connor McDavid left a bag of money on the table this week.
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University of Alberta law professor Florence Ashley said they posted on social media about how Charlie Kirk’s death should not sanitize what they called his 'hateful legacy.' https://t.co/lH4iwg3PzM
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University of Alberta law professor Florence Ashley said they posted on social media about how Charlie Kirk’s death should not sanitize what they called his 'hateful legacy.'
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High school football players sidelined as a result of the Alberta teachers strike are getting some gridiron help from the Edmonton Elks. https://t.co/UL7F0t0erv
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High school football players sidelined as a result of the Alberta teachers strike are getting some gridiron help from the CFL's Edmonton Elks.
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While it will still be several more years until trains begin running along the western leg of the Valley Line LRT, a major part of the construction is complete. #yeg #yegtraffic
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The two-kilometre-long concrete elevated section of track for the Valley Line West LRT by West Edmonton Mall is now complete, and the giant gantry crane is coming down.
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