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• Northlands cancels Edmonton’s K-Days Parade

  28-02-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The decision was made after extensive discussions, guest surveys, reviewing industry best practices and factoring in declining attraction attendance and "current fiscal realities," Northlands said.
  
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• Coronavirus fears trigger up to 50% drop in business in Edmonton’s Chinatown - Global News

  28-02-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus fears trigger up to 50% drop in business in Edmonton’s Chinatown  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus fears trigger up to 50% drop in business in Edmonton’s Chinatown

  28-02-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wen Wang, executive director of the Chinatown and Area Business Association, said some businesses have reported a 30 to 50 per cent decline compared to the same time last year.
  
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• Randy's Road Trip hits ditch in Edmonton on NHL trade deadline - Edmonton Sun

  28-02-2020 23:44 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Randy's Road Trip hits ditch in Edmonton on NHL trade deadline  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Kenney government accused of burying dire climate-change report 

  28-02-2020 23:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The Opposition New Democrats and the Alberta Federation of Labour are accusing the government of Premier Jason Kenney of burying a climate-change report that shows the province will warm faster than the rest of the world.
  
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• Young girl dead in Red Deer County mobile home fire - Edmonton Journal

  28-02-2020 23:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Young girl dead in Red Deer County mobile home fire  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Ponoka high school put in hold and secure over videos containing racial slurs, threats

  28-02-2020 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a notice on the Ponoka Secondary Campus' website, the school said the hold and secure was "a precautionary measure." 
  
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• Ponoka high school put in hold and secure over social media-related incident

  28-02-2020 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a notice on the Ponoka Secondary Campus' website, the school said the hold and secure was "a precautionary measure." 
  
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• Ponoka high school in hold and secure over social media-related incident

  28-02-2020 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a notice on the Ponoka Secondary Campus' website, the school said the hold and secure was "a precautionary measure." 
  
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• Judge sides with Edmonton condo board in banning online short-term rentals - Global News

  28-02-2020 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Judge sides with Edmonton condo board in banning online short-term rentals  Global News
  
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• Judge sides with Edmonton condo board in banning online short-term rentals

  28-02-2020 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  A permanent injunction was issued Thursday in support of The Ten Lofts Condominium Association in Edmonton and its legal right to ban rentals through groups such as Airbnb, Expedia, Kayak and HomeAway.
  
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• Fresh Routes brings vegetables to Clareview

  28-02-2020 22:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Fresh Routes is a not-for-profit mobile grocery store that launched at the Clareview Recreation Centre in October last year. Morgan Allen explains why it is one of their busiest locations.
  
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• 3 Edmonton police officers accessed Clearview AI

  28-02-2020 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two reviews are underway after three Edmonton police officers accessed a controversial new facial recognition software. Vinesh Pratap has more on Clearview AI and how the investigators were introduced to it.
  
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• Edmonton judge backs condo board in banning online rentals - CBC.ca

  28-02-2020 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton judge backs condo board in banning online rentals  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton judge backs condo board in banning online rentals

  28-02-2020 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A condo board in Edmonton has won a court battle preventing owners from engaging in short-term rentals through online platforms.
  
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• Pink smoke in northeast Edmonton prompts questions, fire response - Global News

  28-02-2020 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pink smoke in northeast Edmonton prompts questions, fire response  Global News
  
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• Pink smoke in northeast Edmonton prompts questions, fire response

  28-02-2020 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mysterious plumes of pink smoke were seen over northeast Edmonton late Friday morning.
  
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• Alberta Medical Association responds to UCP budget

  28-02-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  After Thursday’s provincial budget, debate continues over how doctors in Alberta are compensated. Dr. Christine Molnar, president of the Alberta Medical Association, joins Jennifer Crosby and Kent Morrison.
  
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• Reviews launched after 3 Edmonton police officers use Clearview AI facial recognition software

  28-02-2020 21:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reviews are being done after three Edmonton Police Service officers used a new facial recognition software before the technology has been approved.
  
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• Downsizing with single-floor living, space, privacy and views of forest sanctuary - Edmonton Journal

  28-02-2020 21:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Downsizing with single-floor living, space, privacy and views of forest sanctuary  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta man lost in ditch likely to have frostbitten fingers amputated, family says

  28-02-2020 21:02 via cbc.ca
  
  An elderly man who spent the night lost in a central Alberta ditch will likely lose all his fingers to frostbite, his family has been told.
  
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• Mysterious pink smoke over east Edmonton triggers confusion, fire calls - Edmonton Journal

  28-02-2020 20:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Mysterious pink smoke over east Edmonton triggers confusion, fire calls  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Calgary Stampede and K-Days will see funding cut under 2020 Alberta Budget

  28-02-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2020 Alberta Budget will see funding cuts to both the Calgary Stampede and K-Days in Edmonton. Dallas Flexhaug has the details.
  
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• Alberta seeks partners for 164 provincial parks in bid to cut spending

  28-02-2020 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government wants to hand off management of 164 provincially run parks to outside groups.
  
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• Alberta seeks partners for 164 parks to focus spending on 'high value areas'

  28-02-2020 20:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government wants to hand off management of 164 provincially run parks to outside groups.
  
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• 5 Designers 5 Rooms: 'Spa-inspired' setting - Edmonton Journal

  28-02-2020 19:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  5 Designers 5 Rooms: 'Spa-inspired' setting  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Chris Presson enjoying new life in Edmonton as Eskimos’ president and CEO - Global News

  28-02-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chris Presson enjoying new life in Edmonton as Eskimos’ president and CEO  Global News
  
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• Chris Presson enjoying new life in Edmonton as Eskimos’ president and CEO

  28-02-2020 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chris Presson has settled into life in Edmonton. The Oklahoma native who has spent the last five years living in Phoenix got through his first winter in Canada.
  
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• Things to do in Edmonton this weekend - CTV News

  28-02-2020 19:28 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Things to do in Edmonton this weekend  CTV News
  
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• Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mike Green out with sprained MCL

  28-02-2020 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's another hit to the injury-riddled Edmonton Oilers as Mike Green is expected to be out three to four weeks.
  
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• Alberta wants to hand off management of 164 provincial parks to focus spending on ‘high value areas’

  28-02-2020 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province said it would begin looking for partners to run the parks in May, adding the Alberta government is subsidizing a financially struggling system that needs to be modernized.
  
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• Child found dead, others injured after mobile home fires in Red Deer County

  28-02-2020 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  A child was found dead and several other people were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after three mobile homes in Red Deer County went up in flames.
  
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• Changes to Edmonton school trips to Italy, Japan after coronavirus spreads - Global News

  28-02-2020 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Changes to Edmonton school trips to Italy, Japan after coronavirus spreads  Global News
  
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• Changes to Edmonton school trips to Italy, Japan after coronavirus spreads

  28-02-2020 18:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Public Schools decided Wednesday to re-book school trips that had been scheduled for Italy, and then on Thursday rerouted a trip that had been scheduled for Japan.
  
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• Body of child recovered after trailer park fire in central Alberta

  28-02-2020 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  The body believed to be that of a seven-year-old girl was found Friday morning after a fire at a central Alberta mobile home park, RCMP say.
  
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• OPINION | Gambling on oil prices, Alberta's budget is not prudent, responsible — or new

  28-02-2020 18:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The budget instead reveals, yet again, the need for us to confront what we have failed to confront for generations: our reliance on an unpredictable source of revenue, says economist Trevor Tombe.
  
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• Alberta Budget 2020: breaking down the biggest impacts to Calgary

  28-02-2020 18:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta budget is counting on oil and gas to bounce back while pursuing job salary cuts from thousands of public-sector workers.
  
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• HonestDoor shows sales data on properties, helping home owners evaluate assessments - Edmonton Journal

  28-02-2020 18:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  HonestDoor shows sales data on properties, helping home owners evaluate assessments  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton woman credits Clareview gym buddies for helping her lose 300 pounds - CBC.ca

  28-02-2020 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton woman credits Clareview gym buddies for helping her lose 300 pounds  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton woman credits Clareview gym buddies for helping her lose 300 pounds

  28-02-2020 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Nancy Facchin-Belle's weight had slowly increased over the years and in 2014 she barely had enough energy to get through a full work day.
  
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• Edmonton woman credits Clareview gym buddies for helping her lose 300 lbs

  28-02-2020 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Nancy Facchin-Belle's weight had slowly increased over the years and in 2014 she barely had enough energy to get through a full work day.
  
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• CMHC assessment shows Edmonton real estate presenting low risk overall - Edmonton Journal

  28-02-2020 17:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  CMHC assessment shows Edmonton real estate presenting low risk overall  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton mayor, councillors frustrated by lack of supportive housing in provincial budget

  28-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor Don Iveson said he’s disappointed there’s no money dedicated to supportive housing, despite evidence that this type of housing will reduce costs in health care and justice systems. 
  
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• Budget 2020: Edmonton mayor, councillors frustrated by lack of supportive housing in provincial budget

  28-02-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor Don Iveson said he’s disappointed there’s no money dedicated to supportive housing, despite evidence that this type of housing will reduce costs in health care and justice systems. 
  
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• AMA Travel: Trips to Antarctica + COVID-19 concerns

  28-02-2020 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shelley Samycia from AMA Travel shares what you need to know about trips to Antarctica, and what to do about your travel plans amid the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• FC Edmonton striker on Canada Soccer radar for Olympic qualifying - National Post

  28-02-2020 15:31 via nationalpost.com
  
  FC Edmonton striker on Canada Soccer radar for Olympic qualifying  National Post
  
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• Edmonton weather: Winter is baaaack! 5 cm of snow tomorrow - Edmonton Journal

  28-02-2020 15:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Winter is baaaack! 5 cm of snow tomorrow  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton woman wins Airbnb scholarship to cook in Italy with David Chang

  28-02-2020 15:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Moirae Choquette plans to make her company “Tomato Wheels” the busy food lover’s answer to Italian comfort food, and her love of the cuisine has earned her an Airbnb scholarship trip to the nation to spend a week cooking with celebrity chef David Chang, who has his own Netflix series called “Ugly Delicious.” Choquette joined...
  
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• Keith Gerein: Provincial budget offers little for Edmonton, other than relief it's not worse - Edmonton Journal

  28-02-2020 15:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Keith Gerein: Provincial budget offers little for Edmonton, other than relief it's not worse  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton man pleads not guilty to U.S. terrorism charges - CBC.ca

  28-02-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton man pleads not guilty to U.S. terrorism charges  CBC.ca
  
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