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• Edmonton business owner gets idea for urban farming from Yukon

  06-07-2020 02:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton business owner is introducing high-tech cargo containers capable of producing more than 100 pounds of food a week.
  
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• Alberta tourism industry report highlights urgent need for help

  06-07-2020 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The ongoing public health crisis has Alberta’s tourism industry facing the biggest challenge in its history. A new report is calling on the province to help accelerate the recovery, before there’s more permanent damage. Nicole Stillger reports.
  
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• High-tech agriculture cargo container looks to grow roots in Edmonton

  06-07-2020 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton business owner is hoping to take urban farming to new heights. He is introducing high-tech cargo containers capable of producing more than 100 pounds of food a week. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• NHL, players’ association reach tentative agreement on protocols to resume season

  06-07-2020 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  If ratified, it will end a pandemic-forced shutdown for 31 teams across North America that began in mid-March.
  
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• Behind the Game: The hard work and passion needed to be an NHL video coach

  06-07-2020 02:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers video coach Jeremy Coupal has a busy job with the NHL team, ensuring coaches have everything they need to execute practices and meetings.
  
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• Behind the Game: Jeremy Coupal, the video coach for the Edmonton Oilers

  06-07-2020 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Oilers video coach Jeremy Coupal has been with the team since 2016, coming to Edmonton from Nashville. It’s an important job that not a lot of people talk about, so learn more in today’s Behind the Game.
  
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• Vehicle with stolen plates crashes into restaurant on Edmonton’s 118 Avenue

  06-07-2020 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police were called to the business at 118 Avenue and 91 Street where a Pontiac Torrent with a stolen licence plate smashed through a wall. 
  
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• Alberta adds sandhill crane hunting season

  05-07-2020 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta announced the launch of sandhill crane hunting starting September in more than 50 wildlife management units in southern and east-central Alberta. The hunt will run around the same time as the province’s waterfowl season. 
  
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• Car smashes into north Edmonton pho restaurant

  05-07-2020 23:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A vehicle smashed into a popular north Edmonton Vietnamese restaurant early Sunday morning.
  
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• ‘You have to show up’: NDP MP questions virtual attendance of Alberta Tories

  05-07-2020 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's only non-Conservative member of Parliament says she's disappointed some of the province's Tory MPs haven't been participating in virtual House of Commons special COVID-19 committee meetings.
  
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• ‘The nicest and best people’: 2 young women who died in Edmonton triple-fatal crash remembered

  05-07-2020 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friends have confirmed to Global News that Georgia Donovan and Emma Macarthur are the two young women in their early 20s who died in the single-vehicle collision.
  
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• Whitecourt dealing with aftermath of high water levels

  05-07-2020 19:58 via cbc.ca
  
  On Friday, Whitecourt declared a state of local emergency and issued a mandatory evacuation for about 30 residents from an RV campground following rising water levels.
  
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• Second round of Alberta's COVID-19 mask distribution begins next week

  05-07-2020 19:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A provincial program giving non-medical masks to Albertans through drive-thrus is set to resume on July 13.
  
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• Most Canadians opposed to Wexit, but poll finds new party could pose challenge to Conservatives

  05-07-2020 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Most Canadians remain opposed to the concept of the four most western provinces separating from Canada, but a new poll suggests any support for the Wexit party could come at the expense of the federal Conservatives in the next election.
  
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• Alberta set to resume public mask distribution program on July 13

  05-07-2020 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Starting July 13, Albertans will be able to once again pick up free non-medical masks at A&W, McDonald's Canada and Tim Hortons locations.
  
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• Most Canadians opposed to Wexit, but poll finds new party could pose challenges to Conservatives

  05-07-2020 18:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A majority of Canadians remain opposed to the concept of the four most western provinces separating from the rest of Canada, but a new Abacus Data poll suggests that the limited support the party enjoys has potential to come at the expense of the federal Conservative Party next election season.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday, July 5

  05-07-2020 16:37 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede may have been cancelled for the first time in almost a century, but some events still went forward — like Saturday's pancake breakfast drive-thru at CrossIron Mills mall.
  
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• 'Almost like a miracle': McMurray Métis discover elder interviews thought lost in fire

  05-07-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A summer student working for the McMurray Métis has uncovered a valuable cache of interviews with elders, their stories and memories preserved on computer hard drives thought to have been lost in the 2016 wildfire.
  
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• Schools urged to ensure students' security and privacy when conducting classes online

  05-07-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some provinces have released plans on how they aim to allow students to return to the classroom in September, but those school boards continuing with partial or fully virtual learning need to ensure measures are in place to protect students' privacy and safety, a cybersecurity expert says.
  
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• Why their home-ice camp could give the Edmonton Oilers a big advantage: 9 Things - Edmonton Journal

  05-07-2020 08:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Why their home-ice camp could give the Edmonton Oilers a big advantage: 9 Things  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Snow on the field and batting practice with Gretzky: Trappers hitting champ Howell recalls fond memories of time in Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  05-07-2020 07:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Snow on the field and batting practice with Gretzky: Trappers hitting champ Howell recalls fond memories of time in Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Daiya brand dairy-free ice cream recalled for undeclared milk

  05-07-2020 04:54 via cbc.ca
  
  The recall, issued Friday, applies to Daiya brand Classic Vanilla Creme Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert, which is sold in Alberta and B.C.
  
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• TAIT: Are you listening, Premier Kenney? - Edmonton Sun

  05-07-2020 03:47 via edmontonsun.com
  
  TAIT: Are you listening, Premier Kenney?  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Family and friends mourn victim of triple-fatal crash in Edmonton

  05-07-2020 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police have laid charges against the man behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a Calgary Trail business Friday morning. Three passengers were killed and now one has been identified by family and friends who are mourning him. Nicole Stillger reports.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos face backlash on Twitter as calls for name change rise - Edmonton Journal

  05-07-2020 02:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton Eskimos face backlash on Twitter as calls for name change rise  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Last parts of CBA/Return to Play still debated - Edmonton Sun

  05-07-2020 01:41 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Last parts of CBA/Return to Play still debated  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Edmonton fighter shares view from inside UFC bubble - Edmonton Sun

  05-07-2020 01:38 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Edmonton fighter shares view from inside UFC bubble  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Victim remembered, driver charged in fatal Edmonton car crash - CBC.ca

  05-07-2020 01:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Victim remembered, driver charged in fatal Edmonton car crash  CBC.ca
  
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• Victim remembered, driver charged in fatal Edmonton car crash

  05-07-2020 01:35 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man killed in a single-vehicle car crash is being remembered by his family as a generous, caring person with strong ties to his community.
  
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• Bayern wins German Cup final to seal another domestic double

  05-07-2020 01:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Bayern Munich players celebrated in front of empty stands after claiming its 20th German Cup title on Saturday.
  
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• Edmonton gun shops face resupply challenges following massive spike in American firearm purchases - Edmonton Journal

  05-07-2020 00:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton gun shops face resupply challenges following massive spike in American firearm purchases  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Siksika First Nation puts evening curfew into place to contain COVID-19

  04-07-2020 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The curfew on Siksika First Nation begins at 11 p.m. and ends at 5 a.m. daily.
  
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• Stranger attempts to help find kidney donor for Edmontonian

  04-07-2020 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man from Innisfail who kick-started a chain of life-saving organ transplants by donating his kidney is now trying to help a stranger find a kidney donor. Sarah Ryan explains.
  
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• Alberta RCMP investigating shots fired at River Cree Casino, looking for public’s help

  04-07-2020 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officers were called to the casino on Friday night after a call about shots fired.
  
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• NDP MP questions virtual attendance of Alberta Tories

  04-07-2020 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's only non-Conservative member of Parliament says she's disappointed some of the province's Tory MPs haven't been participating in virtual House of Commons special COVID-19 committee meetings.
  
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• Three people killed in float plane crash south of Edmonton | News - Daily Hive

  04-07-2020 19:52 via dailyhive.com
  
  Three people killed in float plane crash south of Edmonton | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Victim of triple-fatal crash in Edmonton remembered as ‘a gentle soul’

  04-07-2020 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Family and friends are remembering 32-year-old Faisel Yousef, one of three people killed in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning in Edmonton.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, July 4

  04-07-2020 18:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The Siksika First Nation now has 10 recorded active cases of COVID-19 and 258 people under investigation for the virus, according to updates from Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Siksika Chief Ouray Crowfoot on Thursday.
  
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• Stranger aims to help Edmontonian find urgently needed kidney donor

  04-07-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Innisfail man who kick-started a chain of organ transplants by donating his kidney to a stranger is now trying to help a stranger find a kidney donor.
  
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• Alberta young people weigh in on what's behind the COVID-19 spike in their generation

  04-07-2020 17:39 via cbc.ca
  
  As people under 40 have begun to overtake the majority of new cases of COVID-19 in the province, two young Calgarians spoke to CBC News about what they think is behind the increase.
  
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• Edmonton-area company set to be Canada's largest producer of cannabis-infused gummies - CBC.ca

  04-07-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton-area company set to be Canada's largest producer of cannabis-infused gummies  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton-area company set to be Canada's largest producer of cannabis-infused gummies

  04-07-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton-area company is set to become the largest producer of cannabis-infused gummies in the country.
  
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• Saturday's letters: Playing NHL hockey not priority in pandemic - Edmonton Journal

  04-07-2020 14:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Saturday's letters: Playing NHL hockey not priority in pandemic  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Status of Alberta's nest egg Heritage Savings Fund unknown as annual report stalled

  04-07-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As some MLAs prepare to consider a private members’ bill on pension control Monday, the Opposition says the Alberta government is withholding a key report that could shape their decision.
  
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• Family of Edmonton toddler with rare disease asking for $2.8M drug to be funded by Alberta - CTV News Edmonton

  04-07-2020 08:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Family of Edmonton toddler with rare disease asking for $2.8M drug to be funded by Alberta  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• 40-foot Indigenous mural unveiled at Edmonton IKEA - CTV News Edmonton

  04-07-2020 08:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  40-foot Indigenous mural unveiled at Edmonton IKEA  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton Weather for Friday, July 3 - CTV News Edmonton

  04-07-2020 08:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Weather for Friday, July 3  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Environment Canada confirms tornado touched down in Alberta on Canada Day

  04-07-2020 05:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada confirmed Friday that a tornado touched down near Lone Pine, Alta., on July 1. Phil Darlington has the details.
  
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• Edmonton shoe store wants to leave after landlord opted out of federal rent relief program | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  04-07-2020 04:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton shoe store wants to leave after landlord opted out of federal rent relief program | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton shoe store wants to leave after landlord opted out of federal rent relief program

  04-07-2020 04:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  A longtime Edmonton shoe store is wanting to vacate its downtown location, after not being able to tap into the federal government’s rent relief program. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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