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• 2 arrested after attempted break-in, chase in north Edmonton - CTV News

  22-03-2020 23:33 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  2 arrested after attempted break-in, chase in north Edmonton  CTV News
  
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• Labatt switching production to hand sanitizer to help fight COVID-19

  22-03-2020 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Labatt Breweries of Canada is shifting production from beer to hand sanitizer at some of its factories in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Alberta announces 33 new COVID-19 cases, climbing to 259 total

  22-03-2020 22:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta added 33 to its tally of COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the province's total to 259.
  
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• Coronavirus: Edmonton nurses refuse to administer COVID-19 tests over personal health concerns - Global News

  22-03-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Edmonton nurses refuse to administer COVID-19 tests over personal health concerns  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus: Edmonton nurses refuse to administer COVID-19 tests over personal health concerns

  22-03-2020 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  "As is their legal right, they made a choice not to provide the care that was being asked of them."
  
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• Alberta talk radio host deletes tweet with false claim that there's a 100% cure for coronavirus

  22-03-2020 22:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta talk radio host Danielle Smith is being criticized for promoting an article claiming there is a 100 per cent cure for coronavirus on Twitter.
  
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• 'The world needs strong leaders': Alberta's medical face of COVID-19 shines light in dark times

  22-03-2020 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary assistant principal was so inspired by the daily COVID-19 updates from Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, she came up with a shirt that is raising thousands of dollars for children and food banks across the province.
  
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• Oilsands work camps prepare for possible COVID-19 influx - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2020 19:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Oilsands work camps prepare for possible COVID-19 influx  Edmonton Journal
  
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• ‘A plan is in place’: Alberta to begin enforcing social distancing

  22-03-2020 19:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta government is set to announce new rules and penalties this week around COVID-19 social distancing and isolation. 
  
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• IOC says 'cancellation is not on the agenda' for Tokyo Olympics

  22-03-2020 18:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The International Olympic Committee has given itself a month to consider postponing the event after an emergency meeting on Sunday, CBC Sports has confirmed. But the IOC said Sunday that "cancellation is not on the agenda" for the 2020 Summer Games.
  
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• U of A medical students providing child care to doctors' kids

  22-03-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While doctors are on the job during the pandemic, some medical students are stepping up to take care of their kids.
  
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• Canadian doctor working in Los Angeles shares how America is dealing with COVID-19

  22-03-2020 14:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Claudie Bolduc is Canadian doctor working in an emergency room in the Los Angeles area. She joined Global News Morning to give some insight into how the u.s. is dealing with COVID-19, and shared how the E.R. she works in has drastically changed how it operates.
  
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• 'No new anything': Guards union says prison needle exchange expansion on hold

  22-03-2020 14:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing Canadian correctional officers says a program making clean needles available to inmates at a number of prisons across the country won't be expanding to new institutions during the COVID-19 crisis.
  
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• Police brutality alleged prior to Edmonton remand inmate death - CBC.ca

  22-03-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Police brutality alleged prior to Edmonton remand inmate death  CBC.ca
  
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• Police brutality alleged prior to Edmonton remand inmate death

  22-03-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Jonathan Wayne Lee Anderson, 40, was pulled off life-support last Saturday at the request of his family. They want to know why he suffered multiple injuries when he was arrested in January by Edmonton police and are calling for an investigation.
  
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• Coronavirus: Here's what's happening on Sunday

  22-03-2020 12:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Countries will have to go beyond locking down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that there need to be public health measures to avoid a resurgence of the virus later on.
  
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• Coronavirus: Here's what's happening on March 22

  22-03-2020 12:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Countries will have to go beyond locking down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that there need to be public health measures to avoid a resurgence of the virus later on.
  
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• 5 people escape south Edmonton house fire - Global News

  22-03-2020 11:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  5 people escape south Edmonton house fire  Global News
  
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• 5 people escape south Edmonton house fire

  22-03-2020 11:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton firefighters responded to a house fire in the southeast end of the city on Saturday evening.
  
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• Home viewings go virtual, as realtors say Edmonton market remains healthy - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2020 10:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Home viewings go virtual, as realtors say Edmonton market remains healthy  Edmonton Journal
  
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• How divorced or separated parents share custody of their kids during COVID-19 crisis

  22-03-2020 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Parents across Canada are trying to figure out what to do with their children now that many are stuck inside their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for those who are separated or divorced, it poses an additional challenge: how to share custody of their kids.
  
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• Cupcakes, podcasts and Instagram: How churches are navigating the pandemic

  22-03-2020 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Churches of all denominations are trying to maintain the spiritual connection with their members and support their communities, while also protecting the health of religious leaders and congregations during this tumultuous period.
  
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• Locals worried as people still head to Rocky Mountains despite COVID-19 pandemic

  22-03-2020 05:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mountains are still calling people, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Nearly $8 million lost to fraud in 2019: Edmonton police - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2020 04:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Nearly $8 million lost to fraud in 2019: Edmonton police  Edmonton Journal
  
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• COVID-19: Nurses demanding more protections before they conduct swab - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2020 03:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19: Nurses demanding more protections before they conduct swab  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta seniors care centre COVID-19 restrictions isolate some families

  22-03-2020 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Increased restrictions at Alberta seniors' homes have taken their toll on many families, but some say it's a small sacrifice for safety.
  
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• 13 cases of COVID-19 linked to curling bonspiel attended by doctors from across western Canada

  22-03-2020 03:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The bonspiel took place in Edmonton March 11-14, starting the same day COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic.
  
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• Long wait times at Coutts border crossing as COVID-19 travel restrictions set in

  22-03-2020 02:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Saturday afternoon, residents at the largest border crossing in Alberta said they haven't seen the Coutts border crossing this busy in a while.
  
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• Coronavirus: University of Alberta confirms first positive case

  22-03-2020 02:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services informed U of A about the positive case and said the student took the correct measures after realizing he or she may be experiencing symptoms
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign Quebec league power forward Raphael Lavoie - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2020 02:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers sign Quebec league power forward Raphael Lavoie  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Opera singer performs from balcony

  22-03-2020 02:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Cara McLeod, an Edmonton Opera singer, performed a free concert from her balcony for entertainment while people are maintaining social distancing due to coronavirus concerns.
  
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• COVID-19: Strathcona Spirits making and giving away free hand sanitizer - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2020 02:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  COVID-19: Strathcona Spirits making and giving away free hand sanitizer  Edmonton Journal
  
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• U of A student tests positive for COVID-19

  22-03-2020 02:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A University of Alberta student has tested positive for COVID-19, the first in the university's community, according to a statement issued by university president David Turpin on Saturday.
  
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• U of A, SAIT students asked to leave on-campus housing over COVID-19

  22-03-2020 02:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Some of Alberta’s post-secondary students are being evicted from residences due to the coronavirus and social distancing concerns.
  
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• Post-secondary institutions in Alberta urge students to vacate residences over COVID-19 outbreak.

  22-03-2020 00:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Alberta has taken drastic new measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 by asking students to vacate campus residences.
  
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• University of Alberta requesting on-campus students move out by Tuesday - Edmonton Journal

  22-03-2020 00:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  University of Alberta requesting on-campus students move out by Tuesday  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Impact of COVID-19 on local restaurants

  22-03-2020 00:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many changes and adaptations at Edmonton restaurants. Lisa MacGregor chats remotely with Nate Box from Fox Burger about the new normal.
  
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• 'I want to come home': Young woman injured and alone in Thailand after motorbike accident

  22-03-2020 00:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Nineteen-year-old Calgary resident Cathryn Ferster was riding a rental motorcycle in Ko Tao, an island located in south Thailand. 
  
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