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• Albertan to launch contact tracing app to help in fight against COVID-19

  23-04-2020 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announces a new contact tracing app that is coming online soon, shares some outdoor activities that can be done safely, and stresses the importance of maintaining social distancing the coming weeks.
  
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• Albertans prohibited from attending summer festivals

  23-04-2020 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw clarifies that mass gathering rules limiting groups to 15 people also applies to festivals, effectively banning the events from taking place the summer.
  
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• Employee tests positive for COVID-19 at Calgary chicken plant

  23-04-2020 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The union is calling for a temporary closure to the Calgary chicken plant after one employee tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• 480 COVID-19 cases linked Cargill, 124 to JBS Foods meat plants in southern Alberta

  23-04-2020 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw gives an update on the number of COVID-19 cases connected to continuing care facilities and to two large southern Alberta meat processing plants: Cargill in High River and JBS Foods in Brooks.
  
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• Alberta sees 319 new cases, 2 new deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday

  23-04-2020 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw releases COVID-19 data for the province on Thursday and expresses condolences for the families of the people who have died of the disease.
  
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• Doctors at Pincher Creek Health Centre withdraw from hospital duties

  23-04-2020 23:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seven doctors at a clinic attached to the Pincher Creek Health Centre in southern Alberta are withdrawing from hospital duties over changes to government funding.
  
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• Rick Zamperin: Could Toronto and Edmonton host the entire 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs?

  23-04-2020 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  As the NHL analyzes the potential resumption of its season, commissioner Gary Bettman is looking at hosting games at a select number of arenas.
  
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• Health-care workers stay away from families: ‘I’d rather do that knowing she is safe’

  23-04-2020 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta mother is sacrificing time with her 13-year-old daughter in order to serve as a registered nurse on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton Catholic Schools names new superintendent - Grandin Media

  23-04-2020 22:59 via grandinmedia.ca
  
  Edmonton Catholic Schools names new superintendent  Grandin Media
  
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• Health care workers protect families by staying away: ‘I’d rather do that knowing she is safe’

  23-04-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are sacrificing their own health to serve as nurses, doctors, and other health care workers on the frontline of the pandemic. As Laurel Gregory explains, many of them are living apart from their own families to avoid potentially spreading the virus.
  
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• Bagpiper plays nightly streetside serenade to lift spirits, cure cabin fever

  23-04-2020 22:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Every night, Joseph MacKenzie — his long white beard blowing in the wind — steps onto his front deck and bellows out a song on the bagpipes. 
  
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• Edmonton Officers Arrested & Fined Someone $1,200 This Week Under Social Distancing Orders - Narcity Canada

  23-04-2020 22:23 via narcity.com
  
  Edmonton Officers Arrested & Fined Someone $1,200 This Week Under Social Distancing Orders  Narcity Canada
  
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• Report: Edmonton Oilers sign D Filip Berglund - Oilers Nation

  23-04-2020 21:40 via oilersnation.com
  
  Report: Edmonton Oilers sign D Filip Berglund  Oilers Nation
  
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• Two more deaths, 319 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta

  23-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Two more people in Alberta have died from COVID-19 and the province reported 319 new cases on Thursday.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Albertans about COVID-19 pandemic

  23-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  For weeks now, Albertans have been absorbed in the daily numbers of the COVID-19 pandemic — watching each day to see how many more people have died, how many more cases have been reported. What does a week look like?
  
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• Alberta to roll out contact-tracing app in battle against COVID-19

  23-04-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is in the final stage of testing a new contact-tracing app that people will be able to download to their cellphones, the province's Chief Medical Officer of Health said at a news conference on Thursday.
  
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• Alberta man facing child exploitation-related charges after similar conviction: ALERT

  23-04-2020 21:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to police, the man was involved in sharing child exploitation photos on a social media app.
  
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• Why Toronto, Edmonton could be viable sites for potential restart to NHL season - TSN

  23-04-2020 21:27 via tsn.ca
  
  Why Toronto, Edmonton could be viable sites for potential restart to NHL season  TSN
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' Gaetan Haas waiting out COVID-19 in Switzerland - National Post

  23-04-2020 21:20 via nationalpost.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers' Gaetan Haas waiting out COVID-19 in Switzerland  National Post
  
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• The Heart Of Edmonton Is In This Boat And It Almost Sank Yesterday (PHOTOS) - Narcity Canada

  23-04-2020 21:11 via narcity.com
  
  The Heart Of Edmonton Is In This Boat And It Almost Sank Yesterday (PHOTOS)  Narcity Canada
  
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• Growth spurt: Edmonton's community garden program gets COVID rules and room to expand - CBC.ca

  23-04-2020 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Growth spurt: Edmonton's community garden program gets COVID rules and room to expand  CBC.ca
  
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• Growth spurt: Edmonton's community garden program gets COVID rules and room to expand

  23-04-2020 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With so many public activities closed or curtailed, Edmonton’s community gardeners are ready to dig in following an announcement that as long as it’s done safely, seeding can go ahead this spring.
  
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• Alberta man fined $1,200 for defying COVID-19 quarantine order

  23-04-2020 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police received calls about a suspicious male and the investigation led them to a man known to have been ordered to self-quarantine by AHS.
  
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• 'It was mandatory': Calgary Stampede cancelled for 1st time in almost a century due to pandemic

  23-04-2020 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede will not go forward in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced Thursday.
  
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• Calgary Stampede cancelled for first time in almost a century

  23-04-2020 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede will not go forward in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced Thursday.
  
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• Coronavirus: Mayors looking for up to $15B from federal government

  23-04-2020 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says cities will need between $10 billion and $15 billion over the next six months to pay for services while they see revenues decline.
  
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• Alberta government must invest in tech sector now: Edmonton Global - Global News

  23-04-2020 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta government must invest in tech sector now: Edmonton Global  Global News
  
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• Alberta government must invest in tech sector now: Edmonton Global

  23-04-2020 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Global, a group working to attract investment to the Edmonton region, says Alberta must make the tech sector a priority in rebuilding the economy.
  
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• Cities ask Liberals for up to $15B in emergency funding to stave off COVID-19 budget crisis

  23-04-2020 20:18 via cbc.ca
  
  A group representing Canada's cities says municipal budgets are on the brink of financial crisis due to COVID-19 unless the federal government gives billions of dollars in help.
  
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• Edmonton couple arrested by Maidstone RCMP released on bail - The Battlefords News-Optimist

  23-04-2020 20:17 via newsoptimist.ca
  
  Edmonton couple arrested by Maidstone RCMP released on bail  The Battlefords News-Optimist
  
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• Edmonton fitness studios adapt, move online amid pandemic - CBC.ca

  23-04-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton fitness studios adapt, move online amid pandemic  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton fitness studios adapt, move online amid pandemic

  23-04-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Fitness studios, like so many other small businesses shuttered by public health orders, have been forced to adapt quickly to survive.
  
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• Edmonton bans garage sales to fight coronavirus spread | News - Daily Hive

  23-04-2020 19:50 via dailyhive.com
  
  Edmonton bans garage sales to fight coronavirus spread | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to update COVID-19 situation Thursday afternoon

  23-04-2020 19:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her daily update on the COVID-19 situation in the province at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
  
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• U of A not planning for all students to return to campus in fall amid COVID-19 pandemic

  23-04-2020 19:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vice-president Andrew Sharman said that the university is considering three different scenarios for the Fall 2020 semester
  
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• Calgary Stampede to give update on 2020 event Thursday amid COVID-19 pandemic

  23-04-2020 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials with the Calgary Stampede will provide an update on the future of the 2020 event on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• CBC Edmonton puts your COVID-19 questions to Dr. Mark Joffe of Alberta Health Services - CBC.ca

  23-04-2020 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Edmonton puts your COVID-19 questions to Dr. Mark Joffe of Alberta Health Services  CBC.ca
  
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• Saskatchewan to start reopening from the coronavirus pandemic on May 4

  23-04-2020 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said the reopening of the province from the coronavirus pandemic will be gradual and methodical starting on May 4.
  
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• CBC Edmonton puts your COVID-19 questions to Dr. Mark Joffe of Alberta Health Services

  23-04-2020 18:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Mark Joffe, an Alberta Health Services vice-president and medical director for northern Alberta, will answer questions from CBC Edmonton viewers in a live event hosted by Edmonton News at 6 host Nancy Carlson.
  
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• Virtual Heritage Festival, with online culture and food ordering, aims to keep taste of summer

  23-04-2020 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Other major summer festivals in Edmonton, including K-Days and Taste of Edmonton, are postponed until 2021, say organizers
  
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• K-Days, Taste of Edmonton join growing list of summer festivals not going ahead this year

  23-04-2020 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The 141st running of K-Days, the 10-day exhibition that happens every July, has been postponed to 2021. Taste of Edmonton has also been postponed until next year.
  
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• K-Days, Edmonton's long-running summer festival, will not go ahead this year

  23-04-2020 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The 141st running of K-Days, the 10-day exhibition that happens every July, has been postponed to 2021.
  
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• 2020 K-Days, Taste of Edmonton festivals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic - Global News

  23-04-2020 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  2020 K-Days, Taste of Edmonton festivals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic  Global News
  
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• 2020 K-Days, Taste of Edmonton festivals cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  23-04-2020 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two more of Edmonton's biggest summer festivals have announced the cancellation of their 2020 events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 2020 K-Days festival cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  23-04-2020 17:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2020 K-Days festival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• 2 Alberta meat plants affected by COVID-19 make up 70% of Canada’s beef processing capabilities

  23-04-2020 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alone, the Cargill plant processes some 4,500 head of cattle daily or more than one-third of the country's total beef-processing capacity.
  
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• Order to reduce COVID-19 spread delayed as Alberta’s nurse union files grievance

  23-04-2020 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  An order aimed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 between care homes has been delayed as Alberta's nurse's union files a grievance with Alberta Health Services.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Still warm, still windy, still at home - Edmonton Sun

  23-04-2020 15:45 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Still warm, still windy, still at home  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Edmonton weather for Thursday, April 23 - CTV News

  23-04-2020 15:10 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather for Thursday, April 23  CTV News
  
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• 'A tinderbox waiting to explode': 10 deaths from COVID-19 at northern Alberta seniors' residence

  23-04-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Forty-two of the 62 residents at Manoir du Lac senior residence in the northern Alberta town of McLennan have tested positive for COVID-19. So far, 10 have died.
  
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