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• Coronavirus: Making the best of the Easter holiday in isolation

  12-04-2020 23:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The holiday sparked joy for families coming to grips with their new reality, social isolation and a pandemic that has many worried about their health, and future.
  
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• OPEC, oil nations agree to record-setting oil production cut amid coronavirus pandemic

  12-04-2020 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus have destroyed demand for fuel and driven down oil prices, straining budgets of oil producers.
  
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• COVID-19 Food Diary: A distant death hits home - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2020 21:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19 Food Diary: A distant death hits home  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Oil Price War Ends With Historic OPEC+ Deal to Cut Output - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2020 20:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oil Price War Ends With Historic OPEC+ Deal to Cut Output  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Global pact forged to drastically cut oil production to contain price crash

  12-04-2020 20:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The OPEC cartel and other oil producers agreed Sunday to cut crude production by a tenth of global supply, an unprecedented move to stabilize the market, according to several energy officials who participated in the talks.
  
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• Global pact forged to contain oil price crash

  12-04-2020 20:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The OPEC oil cartel and other oil producers agreed Sunday to boost oil prices by cutting nearly 10 million barrels a day in production, or a tenth of global supply, according to several national energy officials who participated in the talks.
  
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• Alberta to match $2M in donations for charities’ COVID-19 response

  12-04-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Starting on April 15, the Alberta government will match donations "dollar-for-dollar" to charities that are responding to the pandemic, up to $2 million province-wide. 
  
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• RCMP arrest man in Grande Prairie who fled collision with loaded handguns

  12-04-2020 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP have charged a 19-year-old man, found carrying two loaded handguns, after he fled the scene of a collision Thursday.
  
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• Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for many

  12-04-2020 18:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the COVID-19 crisis as many Canadians celebrate Easter Sunday.
  
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• Truckers taking precautions to fight COVID-19 amid spreading concerns

  12-04-2020 18:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Long-haul truckers are playing an important role in bringing supplies into Canada, but some people are concerned not enough is being done to ensure they aren't transporting COVID-19 with them.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Nothing says Easter like winter - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2020 18:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Nothing says Easter like winter  Edmonton Journal
  
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• OPINION | On orphan wells, dine-and-dash should not be the business model

  12-04-2020 17:45 via cbc.ca
  
  For decades, conservative governments in Alberta allowed oil and gas companies to pump profits into their pockets before dumping the mess on others.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday, April 12

  12-04-2020 17:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans continue to observe physical distancing even as significant religious holidays continue virtually.
  
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• CODEVID-19 Hackathon unites developers to help solve pandemic problems - Global News

  12-04-2020 17:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  CODEVID-19 Hackathon unites developers to help solve pandemic problems  Global News
  
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• Edmonton musician riffs on Justin Trudeau's cringe-worthy 'speaking moistly' gaffe - CBC.ca

  12-04-2020 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton musician riffs on Justin Trudeau's cringe-worthy 'speaking moistly' gaffe  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton musician riffs on Justin Trudeau's cringe-worthy 'speaking moistly' gaffe

  12-04-2020 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Mister Justin Trudeau got the attention of Canadians when he uttered the phrase "speaking moistly" at a news conference. Now, an Edmonton musician has turned those words into a song that's become a viral hit.
  
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• CODEVID-19 Hackathon unites developers to help solve pandemic problems

  12-04-2020 17:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A world-wide hackathon is bringing together brilliant minds to solve problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton LGBTQ advocate takes police complaint to human rights commission - CBC.ca

  12-04-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton LGBTQ advocate takes police complaint to human rights commission  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton LGBTQ advocate takes police complaint to human rights commission

  12-04-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prominent LGBTQ advocate Marni Panas is taking her complaint against the Edmonton Police Service to the Alberta Human Rights Commission. It's a striking rebuke from one of the police force's closest advisors in the LGBTQ community as the service looks to repair its image with sexual and gender minorities.
  
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• CODEVID-19 Hackathon unites Edmonton developers to help solve pandemic problems | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  12-04-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  CODEVID-19 Hackathon unites Edmonton developers to help solve pandemic problems | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• CODEVID-19 Hackathon unites Edmonton developers to help solve pandemic problems

  12-04-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  You may think of “hackers” as a bad thing, but one Edmonton-based group is spreading nothing but good. Community reporter Morgan Black has more on an initiative that’s bringing coders across the world together.
  
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• COVID-19: Border city Lloydminster adapts to differing responses amid pandemic - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2020 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19: Border city Lloydminster adapts to differing responses amid pandemic  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton doctor found guilty of unprofessional conduct - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2020 14:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton doctor found guilty of unprofessional conduct  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'No jobs left to be found': Edmonton lawyer launches internship project in response to COVID19

  12-04-2020 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite bleak job prospects due to COVID 19, 100 law students across Canada will have a paid internship this summer thanks to the efforts of an Edmonton lawyer.
  
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• 'No jobs left to be found': Edmonton lawyer launches internship project in response to COVID-19 - CBC.ca

  12-04-2020 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  'No jobs left to be found': Edmonton lawyer launches internship project in response to COVID-19  CBC.ca
  
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• 'No jobs left to be found': Edmonton lawyer launches internship project in response to COVID-19

  12-04-2020 14:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Despite bleak job prospects due to COVID-19, 100 law students across Canada will have a paid internship this summer thanks to the efforts of an Edmonton lawyer.
  
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• Drag queens go digital, with gay bars closed indefinitely due to COVID-19

  12-04-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The closure of bars and clubs due to the COVID-19 pandemic has left the LGBTQ+ community without spaces to congregate and build community, and drag queens without a stage to perform.
  
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• Iran postpones download of Flight 752 black boxes indefinitely

  12-04-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada told Iran this week to hold off indefinitely from travelling to Europe to download and analyze the much-anticipated flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of downed Flight 752 that killed dozens of Canadians.
  
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• Canada postpones download of Flight 752 black boxes indefinitely

  12-04-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada told Iran this week to hold off indefinitely from travelling to Europe to download and analyze the much-anticipated flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of downed Flight 752 that killed dozens of Canadians.
  
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• Canada asks Iran to postpone download of Flight 752 black boxes due to COVID-19

  12-04-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada asked Iran this week to hold off indefinitely from travelling to Europe to download and analyze the much-anticipated flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of downed Flight 752 that killed dozens of Canadians.
  
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• Coronavirus: Edmonton senior at Kensington Village misses wife’s final goodbye, may miss her funeral - Global News

  12-04-2020 07:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Edmonton senior at Kensington Village misses wife’s final goodbye, may miss her funeral  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus: Edmonton senior at Kensington Village misses wife’s final goodbye, may miss her funeral

  12-04-2020 07:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Shepherd's Care Foundation Kensington Village resident missed his wife's final goodbye and may miss her upcoming funeral to due ordered COVID-19 isolation.
  
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• Edmonton police arrest man after pellet gun shots fired - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2020 07:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton police arrest man after pellet gun shots fired  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Battle of Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary orchestras unite to perform physically distanced ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ - Global News

  12-04-2020 03:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Battle of Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary orchestras unite to perform physically distanced ‘Hockey Night in Canada’  Global News
  
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• Battle of Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary orchestras unite to perform physically distanced ‘Hockey Night in Canada’

  12-04-2020 03:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since sports are on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is another way to get your Battle of Alberta fix.
  
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• The most under-rated Edmonton Oilers player is .... (and he wins by a long shot) - Edmonton Journal

  12-04-2020 03:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  The most under-rated Edmonton Oilers player is .... (and he wins by a long shot)  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Saturday, April 11, 2020

  12-04-2020 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Saturday, April 11, 2020 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Saturday, April 11, 2020

  12-04-2020 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Saturday, April 11, 2020 with Breanna Karstens-Smith.
  
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• Alberta Update April 11, 2020

  12-04-2020 02:29 via cbc.ca
  
  An update on how Alberta is preparing to send supplies to provinces in need.
  
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• Edmonton senior at Kensington Village misses wife’s final goodbye and may miss her funeral due to ordered isolation

  12-04-2020 02:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  87 year-old Ivan Johnson at Edmonton’s Shepherd’s Care Foundation Kensington Village is unsure if he will be able to attend his wife Helen’s upcoming funeral to due ordered isolation. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• FC Edmonton finding ways to prepare to play

  12-04-2020 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Premier League was looking to build on a massive debut season last year but that has, of course, been put on hold due to Covid-19. FC Edmonton though is keeping its hops up and is still in heavy preparation mode for a season. Quinn Phillips reports.
  
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• Coronavirus: Edmontonians asked to stop dropping off donations at Goodwill, Salvation Army

  12-04-2020 01:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Charity stores in the Edmonton area are asking people to hold on to donations for now, as some Goodwill and Salvation Army stores are reporting drop-offs -- even though they are closed due to COVID-19. 
  
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• One Million Bubbles of hope in Edmonton - CTV News

  12-04-2020 01:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  One Million Bubbles of hope in Edmonton  CTV News
  
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• Edmonton faith groups take Passover, Easter online - CBC.ca

  12-04-2020 00:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton faith groups take Passover, Easter online  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton faith groups take Passover, Easter online

  12-04-2020 00:34 via cbc.ca
  
  As Christian and Judaism practitioners around the world mark high holidays in April, many religious rites are moving out of houses of worship and just to the house.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Alberta premier declares “Easter bunny” an essential service

  12-04-2020 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  During Saturday’s provincial COVID-19 briefing, Alberta’s Premier Jason Kenney responded to an email he received from an 8-year-old Alberta girl who asked if the “Easter bunny will be allowed to come and hide the eggs.” Kenney said “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve declared the Easter bunny an essential service, and we ask him to...
  
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