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• Coronavirus: Malls in Edmonton limit access following provincial government order to shut down non-essential business - Global News

  28-03-2020 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Malls in Edmonton limit access following provincial government order to shut down non-essential business  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus: Malls in Edmonton limit access following provincial government order to shut down non-essential business

  28-03-2020 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shopping malls in the Edmonton area have closed the majority of their services, following Friday's orders from the provincial government to close all non-essential businesses.
  
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• Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation closing borders to limit spread of COVID-19

  28-03-2020 23:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, northwest of Edmonton is closing its borders to non-members as a precautionary measure due to coronavirus. 
  
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• Alberta government redirects school funding into COVID-19 response; NDP calls move ‘unconscionable’

  28-03-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The UCP has announced it will be redirecting $128 million from education funding to be used in the province's COVID-19 response.
  
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• Alberta government redirects school funding into COVID-19 response following class cancellations

  28-03-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The UCP has announced it will be redirecting $128 million from education funding to be used in the province's COVID-19 response.
  
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• Alberta doctors scrambling to get cancer surgeries done before 'tidal wave' of COVID-19 patients

  28-03-2020 22:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Health officials and doctors in Alberta are hard at work trying to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, but trend lines in other areas of the world suggest the worst is yet to come — and one doctor says that "tidal wave" of cases is likely to overwhelm the healthcare system.
  
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• Kenney government fires school employees, CUPE warns of brain drain - Edmonton Journal

  28-03-2020 22:32 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Alberta K-12 support staff, transportation funding cut during COVID-19 outbreak

  28-03-2020 22:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government has temporarily cut funding for K-12 school transportation and support staff as students transition to at-home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Alberta education cut expected to lay off thousands during pandemic

  28-03-2020 22:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government has temporarily cut funding for K-12 school transportation and support staff as students transition to at-home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Red Arrow, Ebus shut down bus service across Alberta

  28-03-2020 20:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Red Arrow is shutting down bus service starting Sunday until further notice.
  
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• No COVID-19 cases on Alberta First Nations; government says it’s working with leaders to keep it that way

  28-03-2020 19:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's minister of Indigenous relations said Saturday that his ministry is working to communicate with First Nations communities to help guide them through the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Canada ‘very concerned’ with OPEC’s decisions amid coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau

  28-03-2020 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government remains focused on helping Canadians who are 'hardest hit' economically by COVID-19.
  
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• Trudeau non-committal on using tariffs or joint action with U.S. to help oilpatch

  28-03-2020 19:14 via cbc.ca
  
  As the price of oil crashed to record levels, the federal help flagged on Wednesday to arrive in "hours, possibly days" by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau took on new importance in Canada's energy sector. 
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Kenney calls for coordinated tariffs with U.S. in response to ‘predatory dumping’ of Saudi oil

  28-03-2020 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney raised concerns Friday about what he called “predatory dumping” of Saudi oil with OPEC pricing oil below market prices in response to a price war with Russia, a practice he stated could result in continued “catastrophically low prices.” Kenney called for joint action with the U.S., which could include tariffs, to...
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, March 28

  28-03-2020 17:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Public gatherings in Alberta are now restricted to 15 people or fewer and a wide range of non-essential businesses — from clothing stores to hair salons — have been instructed to close.
  
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• Long before Netflix's Tiger King, Canada had 'Noah of the North'

  28-03-2020 16:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Long before Netflix brought people into the underworld of big cat breeding, a man and his own big cat roamed Canada’s prairies.
  
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• Trudeau addresses Canadians a day after pledging more support for small businesses

  28-03-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver his daily address to Canadians outside his Rideau Cottage home in Ottawa, one day after the number of coronavirus cases in Canada grew to 4,757 and his government introduced wage support for small businesses.
  
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• No more domestic travel by plane or train for those showing symptoms, Trudeau says

  28-03-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Domestic travel by plane or train will soon be off the table for anyone exhibiting symptoms of coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday, as part of additional measures to slow the spread of the virus across the country.
  
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• No more domestic travel by plane or train for those showing coronavirus symptoms, Trudeau says

  28-03-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Domestic travel by plane or train will soon be off the table for anyone exhibiting symptoms of coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday, as part of additional measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 across the country.
  
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• Pandemic spring cleaning: You're tossing, who's taking?

  28-03-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Got time on your hands, maybe doing a little spring cleaning? From kids toys to used clothes and furniture donating them to a thrift store is one way to move stuff you're done with out of the house. But in the wake of COVID-19 where can you turn? 
  
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• Indigenous communities introducing curfews, fines to limit spread of COVID-19

  28-03-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Mandatory curfews have been implemented in Fort McKay Indigenous communities and residents are being warned that member benefits could be lost — and even stricter provisions brought in — if they don't comply.
  
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• Family doctor calls for suspension of changes to seniors' driver medical coverage during COVID-19

  28-03-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Alberta family doctor says his elderly patients are still coming in for driver medical exams ahead of an April 1 change that will require them to pay for the assessment privately.
  
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• Canadian flight crews demand protective suits as more than a dozen fall ill with COVID-19

  28-03-2020 09:00 via cbc.ca
  
  More than a dozen Canadian flight attendants have fallen ill with COVID-19, CBC News has learned. The union representing the country's largest airline says crews need better protective gear.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta limits gatherings to 15 people, confirms 56 new cases - Edmonton Journal

  28-03-2020 03:24 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Watch the latest COVID-19 updates on CBC TV for Alberta and Saskatchewan for March 27, 2020

  28-03-2020 03:10 via cbc.ca
  
  The latest on the COVID-19 situation from Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatchewan.
  
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• Alberta college and university performance-based funding changes delayed by pandemic

  28-03-2020 02:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government has pushed back the start date for a new post-secondary funding model.
  
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• Griesbach seniors home laying off five health-care workers amid COVID-19 pandemic - Edmonton Journal

  28-03-2020 02:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Griesbach seniors home laying off five health-care workers amid COVID-19 pandemic  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Former Humboldt Bronco files $13.5M lawsuit against bus driver, provinces

  28-03-2020 02:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A former Humboldt Bronco hockey player has filed a $13.5-million lawsuit against those he accuses of being responsible for the 2018 bus crash that paralyzed him and killed 16 others.
  
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• Edmonton-area couple among Canadians stranded in South Africa amid lockdown - Global News

  28-03-2020 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton-area couple among Canadians stranded in South Africa amid lockdown  Global News
  
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• Dave Thomas on ‘Bob and Doug McKenzie’ statue unveiled in downtown Edmonton

  28-03-2020 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bob and Doug McKenzie were two iconic and aggressively Canadian characters on the SCTV sketch comedy show, which filmed several of its seasons at the ITV Studios where Global News is now produced. Actor Dave Thomas, who played Doug, joined Gord Steinke to talk about the honour.
  
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• COVID-19: Edmonton ramps up efforts in supporting the vulnerable population - Edmonton Journal

  28-03-2020 01:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19: Edmonton ramps up efforts in supporting the vulnerable population  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Friday, March 27, 2020

  28-03-2020 01:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Friday, March 27, 2020 evening weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Tech companies raising money for Edmonton’s Food Bank during COVID-19 crisis

  28-03-2020 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 20 local technology companies have raised $150,000 for Edmonton’s Food Bank and are looking to raise much more. As Chris Chacon explains how they are keeping the momentum going during a time when many people are losing their jobs.
  
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• Alberta health minister ‘needs to step down’ after angrily confronting doctor over Facebook meme: analyst

  28-03-2020 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary doctor Mukarram Zaidi said Health Minister Tyler Shandro and his wife lashed out at him on the weekend over a Facebook meme post.
  
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• Alberta health minister under fire for confrontation with Calgary doctor

  28-03-2020 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is coming under fire after confronting a Calgary doctor over a social media post. Adam Toy reports.
  
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• Edmonton-area couple among Canadians stranded in South Africa amid lockdown

  28-03-2020 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Sherwood Park couple stranded in South Africa is trying to get home. That country just initiated a nation-wide lockdown to help fight the spread of COVID-19. As Nicole Stillger reports, they are asking for help from the Canadian government.
  
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• Alberta sees 56 new cases of COVID-19, brings total to 542 on Friday

  28-03-2020 01:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  There were 56 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta on Friday, bringing the total to 542 in the province. Julia Wong has the details.
  
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• Alberta closes all non-essential business, reduces gathering limit to curb COVID-19

  28-03-2020 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Friday Premier Jason Kenney announced new, stricter COVID-19 rules, including lowering the limit on groups from 50 to 15 people; ordering the closure of non-essential businesses and restricting access to Alberta parks. Quinn Ohler has the details.
  
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• Alberta unemployment forecast to reach 9.5% amid COVID-19 pandemic: economist

  28-03-2020 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  TD Bank is forecasting Alberta’s economy will shrink more than 5 per cent in 2020 as the Prime Minister introduces measures attempting to soften the blow. As provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon explains, some businesses worry they won’t be able to hold on.
  
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• Injured Humboldt Bronco launches lawsuit against drivers in 2018 crash

  28-03-2020 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A hockey player paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has launched a lawsuit that names both drivers involved.
  
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• Edmonton Transit driver steps up in time of need amid COVID-19 crisis

  28-03-2020 00:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A City of Edmonton bus driver answered the call to drive shuttles to and from the EXPO Centre – a venue seeing hundreds of vulnerable homeless people each day. Vinesh Pratap has the story.
  
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• Scaffolding collapses at southwest Edmonton condo construction site

  28-03-2020 00:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  No one was injured, but there is extensive damage after scaffolding attached to a five-story condo building came crashing down in southwest Edmonton’s Windermere area. Sarah Komadina has the story.
  
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• Union for Canadian postal workers expresses COVID-19 safety concerns

  28-03-2020 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 2,300 postal workers in Edmonton have given Canada Post an ultimatum: take steps to increase the safety of staff or they could refuse work. Sarah Ryan has the details.
  
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• How to support health-care workers during the COVID-19 crisis

  28-03-2020 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 poses a risk to those on the front lines, including health-care workers. Psychologist Jody Carrington explains how we support them during this pandemic and even afterwards.
  
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• 'Treated like human beings': Bus driver ferries homeless people to EXPO Centre during pandemic

  28-03-2020 00:19 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton bus driver says he’s just doing his part to help curb the spread of coronavirus by shuttling homeless people between downtown shelters and the EXPO Centre several times a day. 
  
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• Alberta unemployment rate to reach 9.5% amid COVID-19 pandemic: economic outlook

  28-03-2020 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The TD Economics forecast projects a recession deeper than what Alberta experienced in 2015.
  
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• Lethbridge Olympian taking Tokyo 2020 postponement in stride

  28-03-2020 00:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge swimmer Rachel Nicol was preparing for Olympic trials, but after the International Olympic Committee announced earlier this week that Tokyo 2020 would be postponed, the athlete said she felt relief. 
  
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• This is what Edmonton's farmer's markets are doing to stay open during COVID-19 - CTV News

  28-03-2020 00:11 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  This is what Edmonton's farmer's markets are doing to stay open during COVID-19  CTV News
  
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• Alberta temporarily suspends vehicle access to provincial parks

  28-03-2020 00:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Ahead of what was expected to be a busy weekend due to warming temperatures, Alberta has moved to ban vehicle access to its provincial parks and recreation areas.
  
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