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• Life Lessons: Grade 12 students start small business during COVID-19 pandemic

  13-04-2020 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  These Grade 12 students are developing entrepreneurial skills during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings Brad Lauer finalist for WHL Coach of the Year

  13-04-2020 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  "I don't think it's an individual award. This goes deep into our organization," Edmonton Oil Kings head coach Brad Lauer said.
  
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• Edmonton police looking for witnesses, dashcam footage following south-side shooting - Edmonton Sun

  13-04-2020 23:02 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Edmonton police looking for witnesses, dashcam footage following south-side shooting  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Ebola drug can infiltrate, trick coronavirus from the inside, Alberta study suggests

  13-04-2020 22:59 via cbc.ca
  
  An old ebola drug being tested as a treatment for COVID-19 is capable of tricking the virus responsible for the deadly respiratory disease, a new University of Alberta study suggests. 
  
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• Coronavirus forces Edmonton-area festivals to cancel 2020 events - Global News

  13-04-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus forces Edmonton-area festivals to cancel 2020 events  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus forces Edmonton-area festivals to cancel 2020 events

  13-04-2020 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton is known as a festival city, but summer 2020 will be a much different year for these events because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Global News Family Zone EV

  13-04-2020 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Families are spending more time together than usual, but staying at home has its challenges. We know there is extra pressure on parents to support their children’s education through home learning activities. Global News is doing our part to help parents keep kids engaged, entertained, & educated. We’re offering exclusive activities for your kids on...
  
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• Coronavirus: Hundreds of Alberta quilters make scrub bags for health-care workers

  13-04-2020 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The drawstring "scrub bags" can be thrown in the washing machine with everything inside, to help prevent the spread of germs.
  
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• Study seeks 1,600 Albertans with COVID-19 to see if drug can keep symptoms from worsening

  13-04-2020 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  An Alberta study ​​​​​​​is setting up a clinical trial to investigate if the drug hydroxychloroquine can keep infected people at risk for severe symptoms of COVID-19 out of hospital.
  
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• Hundreds of Alberta quilters come together to make scrub bags for health care workers

  13-04-2020 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s a unique problem for health care workers — how to avoid bringing COVID-19 home with them. Sarah Komadina has more on one initiative aiming to help workers do just that.
  
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• Police looking for dashcam video in south Edmonton shooting investigation - Global News

  13-04-2020 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police looking for dashcam video in south Edmonton shooting investigation  Global News
  
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• Police looking for dashcam video in south Edmonton shooting investigation

  13-04-2020 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police are asking for witnesses and anyone with dashcam video to come forward to help with a shooting investigation.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Albertans about COVID-19 on Monday afternoon

  13-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  After taking a break over the Easter weekend, Alberta’s chief medical health officer will resume her daily updates on COVID-19 at a Monday afternoon news conference.
  
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• Alberta records 81 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 more deaths

  13-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  On Monday, Alberta recorded 81 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and two more deaths.
  
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• Alberta expands testing eligibility to anybody showing COVID-19 symptoms

  13-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta has recorded 81 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and two more deaths, bringing the total number to 1,732 confirmed cases and 46 deaths.
  
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• Police investigating suspicious death south of Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  13-04-2020 21:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police investigating suspicious death south of Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Medical supplies from China arrive in Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  13-04-2020 21:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Medical supplies from China arrive in Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, April 13

  13-04-2020 21:02 via cbc.ca
  
  An employee at each the Amazon warehouse in Balzac and a southeast Calgary McDonald's have tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Ford thanks Alberta for donating extra PPE

  13-04-2020 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to reporters on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford personally thanked Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the people of Alberta for their donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to other Canadians provinces the day prior.
  
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• 36000 kg of medical supplies arrive in Edmonton from China - Lethbridge News Now

  13-04-2020 20:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  36000 kg of medical supplies arrive in Edmonton from China  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta testing anti-malaria drug as early COVID-19 treatment; U of A studying Ebola drug

  13-04-2020 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Hope COVID-19 study will recruit 1,600 at-risk Albertans to determine whether taking a five-day treatment of hydroxychloroquine lowers their hospitalization rates.
  
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• Alberta testing anti-malaria drug as early COVID-19 treatment

  13-04-2020 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Hope COVID-19 study will recruit 1,600 at-risk Albertans to determine whether taking a five-day treatment of hydroxychloroquine lowers their hospitalization rates.
  
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• Officials to update Alberta COVID-19 situation, health response Monday afternoon

  13-04-2020 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, is scheduled to be joined by Premier Jason Kenney in Edmonton at 3:30 p.m.
  
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• Alberta expands testing to anyone with COVID-19 symptoms

  13-04-2020 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday the province would be expanding testing to any Albertan who has COVID-19 symptoms.
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta physician launches online platform to connect patients with doctors

  13-04-2020 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary physician has launched PurposeMed -- an online platform available to all Alberta doctors for free -- to provide virtual health care.
  
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• Connor McDavid reflects back on Edmonton Oilers' big draft lottery win five years ago - Edmonton Sun

  13-04-2020 20:33 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Connor McDavid reflects back on Edmonton Oilers' big draft lottery win five years ago  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Edmonton noon weather forecast: Monday, April 13, 2020

  13-04-2020 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Phil Darlington’s Monday, April 13, 2020 afternoon weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Who you gonna call? Alberta Ghostbusters join battle against COVID-19

  13-04-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta cosplayers who masquerade as Hollywood's most famous gang of ghost catchers are setting down their proton packs to help in the fight against COVID-19.
  
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• 2020 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival cancelled over COVID-19 pandemic

  13-04-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time in nearly four decades, the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival will not go ahead this summer. As Breanna Karstens-Smith explains, organizers say it’s because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Expert says number of injured animals brought to wildlife centres could increase

  13-04-2020 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We know there's lot of animals that are never found when they're injured, so we could see that change."
  
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• Union says 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases at Cargill meat plant cause for closure

  13-04-2020 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing some workers at a meat packing plant south of Calgary says there are dozens of confirmed COVID-19 cases at the facility and it should be closed for at least two weeks to come up with a plan.
  
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• COVID-19 concerns at Cargill meat packing plant has union calling for 2-week closure

  13-04-2020 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing some workers at the Cargill meat packing plant in High River, Alta., is calling for the facility to be closed for two weeks on fears of COVID-19.
  
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• To cut or not to cut? Edmonton salon owner warns of ‘Corona-cuts’ during pandemic - Global News

  13-04-2020 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  To cut or not to cut? Edmonton salon owner warns of ‘Corona-cuts’ during pandemic  Global News
  
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• To cut or not to cut? Edmonton salon owner warns of ‘Corona-cuts’ during pandemic

  13-04-2020 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hair salons and barber shops in Alberta have been closed for weeks, resulting in some unforgettable Corona-cuts.
  
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• Despite OPEC agreement, Canadian oilpatch cutbacks expected to continue

  13-04-2020 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Energy market analysts say Canadian oil wells will likely continue to be shut down amid weak prices despite an agreement to limit output struck by OPEC and other major producers on the weekend.
  
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• Coronavirus: Plane full of PPE lands in Edmonton from China - Global News

  13-04-2020 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Plane full of PPE lands in Edmonton from China  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus: Plane full of PPE lands in Edmonton from China

  13-04-2020 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A cargo plane full of personal protective equipment landed at the Edmonton International Airport late Sunday night.
  
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• Self-isolation issues: 4 common healthy-eating challenges and how to solve them

  13-04-2020 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Registered dietician Andrea Holwegner discusses how you can cope with four common eating issues amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Cargo flight carrying medical supplies from China lands at Edmonton airport

  13-04-2020 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  A cargo flight loaded with medical supplies from China arrived at Edmonton’s airport early Monday morning, almost a month after the facility stopped accepting international passenger flights.
  
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• Laundromat etiquette: A laundry list of best practices during COVID-19

  13-04-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  "Nice hot water with a good standard laundry detergent will kill any virus you might have come in contact with."
  
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• Detergent, hot water and handwashing: How to do laundry during a pandemic

  13-04-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  "Nice hot water with a good standard laundry detergent will kill any virus you might have come in contact with."
  
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• 2020 Edmonton International Fringe Festival cancelled over COVID-19 pandemic

  13-04-2020 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton International Fringe Festival announced Monday morning that it has been forced to cancel the 2020 festival, which was scheduled to run Aug. 13 to 23.
  
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• 'Hard to imagine an Edmonton summer without Fringe': Theatre festival cancelled over COVID-19

  13-04-2020 17:24 via cbc.ca
  
  For the first time in its 39 year history, the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival has been cancelled.
  
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• Edmonton Fringe festival cancelled over COVID-19

  13-04-2020 17:24 via cbc.ca
  
  For the first time in its 39 year history, the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival has been cancelled.
  
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• OPEC deal to cut oil supply by 10% fails to light a fire under crude prices

  13-04-2020 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Oil prices inched higher on Monday after a historic deal by oil cartel OPEC and its allies to cut production caused investors to realize that 10 million barrels a day doesn't go far enough.
  
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• Oil prices rally then fizzle after historic OPEC deal to cut supply by 10%

  13-04-2020 15:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Oil prices fluctuated on Monday as the positive impact of major producers agreeing to record global output cuts was offset by concerns they will not be sufficient to reduce a glut as the coronavirus pandemic hammers demand.
  
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• Approval granted to quick, portable COVID-19 test kits ordered by Alberta

  13-04-2020 15:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Canada has approved an Ottawa company's new technology that can expand the country's COVID-19 test capacity.
  
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• Maskwacis RCMP investigate suspicious death after body found lying on road

  13-04-2020 15:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Maskwacis RCMP are investigating the death of a male whose body was found Sunday morning lying on a road.
  
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• Sick vampire bats isolate from friends but continue to care for family

  13-04-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Blood-sucking bats may have something to teach humans about self-isolation. 
  
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• Aurora Cannabis board approves 1-for-12 share consolidation plan

  13-04-2020 14:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The Edmonton-based cannabis company says the move will keep Aurora in compliance with the New York Stock Exchange's standards and will provide access to investors, equity capital and trading liquidity.
  
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