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• Work starts in Montana on Keystone XL pipeline

  06-04-2020 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  TC Energy said Monday that it's started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border despite calls from Indigenous leaders and environmentalists to delay the US $8-billion project amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• One more death, 98 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta

  06-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  One more person has died of COVID-19 in Alberta and 98 new cases of the illness have been reported.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to give latest update on Alberta battle against COVID-19

  06-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's total number of COVID-19 cases reached 1,250 over the weekend.
  
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• Man charged with trying to infect Edmonton transit workers with COVID-19

  06-04-2020 21:26 via cbc.ca
  
  A 38-year-old man coughed on an Edmonton bus driver and transit peace officers, then said he had tested positive for coronavirus, police said Monday.
  
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• Alberta's spring housing market falling to COVID-19, energy crisis, statistics show

  06-04-2020 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  After a promising start, the second half of March saw real estate sales in Alberta drop by nine per cent and the number of new listings decline by 15 per cent.
  
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• Coronavirus: Man who coughed on Edmonton bus driver, transit officers charged with assault - Global News

  06-04-2020 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Man who coughed on Edmonton bus driver, transit officers charged with assault  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus: Man who coughed on Edmonton bus driver, transit police charged with assault

  06-04-2020 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man has been charged under the Public Health Act for allegedly coughing on a bus driver and transit police before disclosing he tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Coronavirus: Man who coughed on Edmonton bus driver, transit officer charged with assault

  06-04-2020 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man has been charged under the Public Health Act for allegedly coughing on a bus driver and transit police before disclosing he tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Alberta to hear update on COVID-19 and provincial response Monday afternoon

  06-04-2020 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Premier Jason Kenney will provide an update on COVID-19 in Alberta at 3:30 p.m. Monday.
  
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• Alberta sees 98 new COVID-19 cases; may be added benefit in wearing mask

  06-04-2020 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hinshaw said in addition to physical distancing, wearing a non-medical face mask "may provide added benefit."
  
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• Alberta government may distribute up to $110M in isolation cash

  06-04-2020 20:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly 80,000 people received emergency isolation support payments to help with a pandemic cash crunch, according to the Alberta government.
  
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• Alberta government distributes $96M in emergency isolation cash

  06-04-2020 20:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly 80,000 people received emergency isolation support payments to help with a pandemic cash crunch, according to the Alberta government.
  
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• Alberta government distributes $92M in emergency isolation cash

  06-04-2020 20:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly 80,000 people received emergency isolation support payments to help with a pandemic cash crunch, according to the Alberta government.
  
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• Fort McMurray seniors moved to free up beds for expected COVID-19 patients

  06-04-2020 20:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Moving seniors from hospital in Fort McMurray to care facilities in distant communities to free up beds for COVID-19 patients puts Wood Buffalo Mayor Don Scott on edge. 
  
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• 1 month after Alberta’s first COVID-19 case, what’s changed?

  06-04-2020 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  From school closures and job losses, a lot has changed since Alberta reported its first case of COVID-19 one month ago. Here's a look back.
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Jacob Wassermann ‘forever grateful’ for support

  06-04-2020 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jacob Wassermann expressed his gratitude in a statement on the second anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• Alberta’s emergency isolation support program closes as federal help becomes available

  06-04-2020 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s emergency isolation support program is now closed. As Fletcher Kent explains, the provincial program was intended to be a bridge to help people wait until federal help arrived – and the Canada Emergency Response Benefit is now here.
  
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• Calgary-based Trican Well Service cuts jobs, salaries as low oil prices stall drilling plans

  06-04-2020 19:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trican Well Service says it has cut its employee costs by half through salary reductions, layoffs and job sharing in reaction to a severe slowdown in drilling activity due to low oil prices.
  
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• Tiger King conjures memories of Canada's original wild cat conservationist

  06-04-2020 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Decades before the documentary series The Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness premiered on Netflix — a Canadian conservationist known as Noah of the North was making his mark for his own brood of exotic beasts.
  
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• Long before Tiger King, Edmonton had 'Noah of the North'

  06-04-2020 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Long before Joe Exotic and his tigers introduced Netflix viewers to the bizarre world of big cat breeding, a Canadian conservationist was famous for his own brood of exotic beasts.
  
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• Métis Nation of Alberta announces COVID-19 support plan

  06-04-2020 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Métis Nation of Alberta has released a province-wide action plan in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. 
  
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• Edmonton police looking for man wanted for attempted murder - Global News

  06-04-2020 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police looking for man wanted for attempted murder  Global News
  
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• Edmonton police looking for man wanted for attempted murder

  06-04-2020 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police have released a photo of a man they believe is responsible for the attempted murder of another man in 2018.
  
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• A pandemic side-effect: Weather forecasts may become less accurate

  06-04-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An unprecedented decline in global air traffic is limiting the data available to meteorologists who predict the weather.  
  
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• A pandemic side-effect: Weather forecasts may become increasingly inaccurate

  06-04-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An unprecedented decline in global air traffic is limiting the data available to meteorologists that predict the weather.  
  
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• Keeping kids active at home when sports are cancelled

  06-04-2020 15:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gary Shelton with the Edmonton Sport Council shares some tips on how families can keep kids active with all sports cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Warming up by Canadian standards - Edmonton Journal

  06-04-2020 15:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Warming up by Canadian standards  Edmonton Journal
  
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• New Alberta Energy Regulator CEO was central figure in Saskatchewan scandal

  06-04-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The newly-appointed chief executive officer of the Alberta Energy Regulator was a central figure in a Saskatchewan government land-deal scandal that cost taxpayers millions of dollars, was the subject of a scathing audit, and prompted an RCMP investigation. 
  
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• One month in: Looking back at how Alberta has handled COVID-19

  06-04-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It has been one month since Alberta's first case of COVID-19 was reported. Since then, numerous restrictions have been put on businesses and people to encourage social distancing.
  
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• 'Elk poop on every sidewalk': Animals take over main street, a sign of Banff's 'decimated' economy

  06-04-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With Banff shut down to outsiders, its tourism and visitor economy has been "decimated" according to local MLA Miranda Rosin who says the mountain town is experiencing up to an 85 per cent unemployment rate as businesses react to ordered closures and self-isolation directives.
  
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• Edmonton AM wants you to play pandemic bingo! - CBC.ca

  06-04-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton AM wants you to play pandemic bingo!  CBC.ca
  
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• Banff seniors treated to delivery of high-end meals as shuttered restaurant gives back to community

  06-04-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With Banff shut down to outsiders, its tourism and visitor economy has been "decimated" according to local MLA Miranda Rosin who says the mountain town is experiencing up to an 85 per cent unemployment rate as businesses react to ordered closures and self-isolation directives.
  
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• Federal COVID-19 benefits program portal opens today: Here's how to apply

  06-04-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government opens a web portal Monday where Canadians out of work due to the COVID-19 crisis can apply for emergency income support benefits.
  
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• Report of gunshots at Edmonton motel turns out to be fireworks - CTV News Edmonton

  06-04-2020 05:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Report of gunshots at Edmonton motel turns out to be fireworks  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• One-way shopping aisles introduced at some Edmonton grocery stores - CTV News Edmonton

  06-04-2020 05:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  One-way shopping aisles introduced at some Edmonton grocery stores  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Barry Allen, Edmonton musician, dead at 74 - CTV News Edmonton

  06-04-2020 05:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Barry Allen, Edmonton musician, dead at 74  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Youngest COVID-19 death so far in Canada is Alberta woman in her 20s

  06-04-2020 04:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to data from the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Alberta woman in her 20s is the youngest death of COVID-19 in the country at this point in the crisis.
  
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• Calgary-area RV park opens early for quarantining snowbirds

  06-04-2020 03:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Bow Rivers Edge Campground has opened its doors three weeks early to help accommodate snowbirds returning to the country and heading into mandatory 14-day quarantine.
  
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• Private dog parks get boost as Edmonton closes fenced off-leash parks - CBC.ca

  06-04-2020 03:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Private dog parks get boost as Edmonton closes fenced off-leash parks  CBC.ca
  
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• Private dog parks get boost as Edmonton closes fenced off-leash parks

  06-04-2020 03:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Some dog boarders have turned into private dog parks to supplement their income as COVID-19 grinds business to a halt and the City of Edmonton closes fenced off-leash parks.
  
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• Private dog parks get a boost as Edmonton closes fenced off-leash parks - CBC.ca

  06-04-2020 03:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Private dog parks get a boost as Edmonton closes fenced off-leash parks  CBC.ca
  
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• Private dog parks get a boost as Edmonton closes fenced off-leash parks

  06-04-2020 03:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Some dog boarders have turned to private dog parks to supplement their income as COVID-19 grinds business to a halt and the City of Edmonton shutters fenced off-leash parks.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Sunday, April 5, 2020

  06-04-2020 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Sunday, April 5, 2020 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Edmonton church finds unique way to provide meals for less fortunate during pandemic - Global News

  06-04-2020 03:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton church finds unique way to provide meals for less fortunate during pandemic  Global News
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Sunday, April 5, 2020

  06-04-2020 03:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Sunday, April 5, 2020 with Breanna Karstens-Smith.
  
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• Edmonton church finds unique way to provide meals for less fortunate during pandemic

  06-04-2020 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since 1987, volunteers with several local churches have been helping Edmonton's inner-city population.
  
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• Edmonton family reacts to Alberta hospital visit ban amid COVID-19 pandemic

  06-04-2020 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton family is reacting to Alberta Health’s announcement Friday banning most visitors from hospitals in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Nicole Stillger reports.
  
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• Edmonton family reacts to Alberta hospital visit ban amid COVID-19 pandemic: ‘It’s heartbreaking’ - Global News

  06-04-2020 02:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton family reacts to Alberta hospital visit ban amid COVID-19 pandemic: ‘It’s heartbreaking’  Global News
  
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• Edmonton family reacts to Alberta hospital visit ban amid COVID-19 pandemic: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

  06-04-2020 02:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I don't know if I'll ever be OK with this but it's out of our control."
  
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• Alberta news update April 5, 2020

  06-04-2020 02:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Three more deaths in the latest COVID-19 numbers from the province.
  
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