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• Sturgeon Refinery now processing Alberta bitumen

  20-05-2020 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Sturgeon Refinery began producing diesel from synthetic oil in late 2017, but problems with a gasifier unit on site delayed the switch to bitumen. Provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon has this update.
  
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• JBS beef plant in Alberta returning to 2 shifts per day after COVID-19 outbreak

  20-05-2020 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The JBS meat-processing plant in Brooks, Alta. plans to return to two work shifts per day for the first time in a month.
  
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• 39-year-old man charged with attempted murder after domestic violence incident in Red Deer

  20-05-2020 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 39-year-old man is facing several charges, including attempted murder, in connection with a domestic violence incident in central Alberta on May 17.
  
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• Sturgeon Refinery now refining Alberta bitumen

  20-05-2020 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The refinery began producing diesel from synthetic oil in late 2017, but problems with a gasifier unit on site delayed the switch to bitumen.
  
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• Edmonton International Airport lays off 40% of workers as passenger traffic drops by 95%

  20-05-2020 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Airports announced Wednesday it was forced to reduce its workforce by up to 40 per cent, a move that is expected to impact up to 100 union and non-union positions.
  
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• TC Energy joins hydro power storage project at retired Alberta coal mine site

  20-05-2020 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Developers of a stored hydroelectric power project to be built next to a retired open pit coal mine east of Jasper National Park have enlisted TC Energy Corp. as a partner.
  
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• Could Alberta's stronger travel safety measures impact Edmonton's 'hub' city chances? - TSN

  20-05-2020 23:20 via tsn.ca
  
  Could Alberta's stronger travel safety measures impact Edmonton's 'hub' city chances?  TSN
  
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• FC Edmonton Raises $5150.00 For Local Hospital – Canadian Premier League - Canadian Premier League

  20-05-2020 22:58 via canpl.ca
  
  FC Edmonton Raises $5150.00 For Local Hospital – Canadian Premier League  Canadian Premier League
  
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• Trans Mountain equipment destroyed in suspected act of vandalism: Merritt RCMP

  20-05-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are asking all motorists who may have travelled through the area of Highway 5A and Tillery Road, outside of Merritt, on the evening of May 18 into the early morning hours of May 19, to review their dash camera footage and contact police.
  
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• Public health safeguards are key to Edmonton pitch to be NHL hub city: Kenney - CBC.ca

  20-05-2020 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Public health safeguards are key to Edmonton pitch to be NHL hub city: Kenney  CBC.caWhat screening would NHL players undergo if Edmonton hosts games? | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caEdmonton Oilers believe they're leading contenders in NHL hub city bid  National PostAlberta premier: Edmonton is ‘safest place’ for NHL’s potential return  CityNews EdmontonAlberta Premier Makes Case For Edmonton To Be NHL Hub City  Sports
  
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• Public health safeguards are key to Edmonton pitch to be NHL hub city: Kenney

  20-05-2020 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s premier is confident there would be enough safety measures to guard against a resurgence in COVID-19 cases if Edmonton was to become a hub city for the remainder of the NHL season.
  
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• Coronavirus: St. Albert reopens playgrounds, but discourages use - Globalnews.ca

  20-05-2020 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: St. Albert reopens playgrounds, but discourages use  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Coronavirus: St. Albert reopens playgrounds, but discourages use

  20-05-2020 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  St. Albert has started reopening its playgrounds, after they were shut down at the end of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Rick Zamperin: CFL’s 2020 season, if it happens, will be like no other

  20-05-2020 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFL says the 2020 season will not begin until September at the earliest due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all nine teams will have a shot at hosting the 108th Grey Cup.
  
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• Grande Prairie man facing 31 charges after restricted handguns allegedly sold to criminals

  20-05-2020 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  ALERT said its organized crime and gang team arrested Allan Salud, "who was allegedly involved in trafficking restricted handguns."
  
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• CFL looking at September start, Regina no longer guaranteed 2020 Grey Cup host

  20-05-2020 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Regina is no longer the guaranteed host of the 2020 Grey Cup in announcement made on Wednesday.
  
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• Spring vegetables bring life back to home cooking

  20-05-2020 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tired of baking bread and making soup? From his home kitchen, Dan Clapson of Eat North shows us how to make the most out of the earliest local vegetables.
  
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• Edmonton bus driver fined in fatal pedestrian collision - Globalnews.ca

  20-05-2020 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton bus driver fined in fatal pedestrian collision  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton bus driver fined in fatal pedestrian collision

  20-05-2020 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton Transit Service driver has been fined under the Traffic Safety Act in connection with a fatal pedestrian collision last month.
  
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• Man facing 2nd-degree murder charges in shocking attack on young Edmonton girl

  20-05-2020 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  David Michael Moss was set to make his first court appearance in Edmonton on Wednesday morning, following a stabbing incident on March 18 that led to the death of a girl under 10.
  
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• Man facing 2nd-degree murder charges in shocking attack on 7-year-old Edmonton girl

  20-05-2020 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  David Michael Moss was set to make his first court appearance in Edmonton on Wednesday morning, following a stabbing incident on May 18 that led to the death of 7-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers.
  
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• Shelter built in memory of murdered mom offers safe haven to Alberta abuse victims

  20-05-2020 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An emergency shelter built in honour of an Alberta mother murdered by her common-law husband, is now a safe haven for abuse victims.
  
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• CFL eyes September return, changes Grey Cup format

  20-05-2020 20:58 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Football League is moving away from its traditional Grey Cup Festival format, while it also hopes to return in September in order to salvage a season ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• What role did international travel play in Alberta’s COVID-19 spread?

  20-05-2020 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw explains how international travel contributed to COVID-19 spread across Alberta in the early days of the pandemic, while Premier Jason Kenney slammed China’s response and accused the country of suppressing information while talking about Alberta’s new border screening rules.
  
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• Don Iveson shuts down rumors that Edmonton Transit could be cancelled

  20-05-2020 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Don Iveson took to social media Wednesday to dispel rumours that ETS could be shut down over the summer as a cost-cutting measure.
  
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• What screening would NHL players undergo if Edmonton hosts games?

  20-05-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  If Edmonton is successful in hosting NHL games, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said arriving hockey players would be subject to the same screening as other international travellers. Kenney said having Rogers Place attached to a hotel is the ideal isolated environment for team members. The premier said there’s been no ask for provincial dollars as...
  
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• What happens if international travellers arrive with a fever?

  20-05-2020 20:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw explain what would happen if an arriving international traveller is found to have a fever while undergoing thermal scanning.
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 hospitalization rate metrics explained

  20-05-2020 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw address COVID-19 hospitalization rates and how it affects decisions made in regards to the provincial reopening plan.
  
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• Edmonton could shut down public transit for the summer, mayor says - CBC.ca

  20-05-2020 20:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton could shut down public transit for the summer, mayor says  CBC.ca
  
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• Shutting down transit over lost revenue would be 'absolute last resort': Edmonton mayor - CTV News

  20-05-2020 20:08 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Shutting down transit over lost revenue would be 'absolute last resort': Edmonton mayor  CTV News
  
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• Send orphaned grizzly cubs back into wild, 73 bear advocates tell province in open letter

  20-05-2020 20:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of scientists and animal advocates wants the Alberta government to rehabilitate three orphaned grizzly cubs rather than allow them to be sent to zoos.
  
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• Why Alberta is not screening at provincial borders

  20-05-2020 20:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney explained why health screening isn’t happening between provincial and territorial borders, and said Alberta Health Services employees will be carrying out the screening at the Edmonton International Airport, Calgary International Airport and Coutts border crossing.
  
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• Alberta to further screen international travellers arriving in the province

  20-05-2020 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced international travellers must pass a provincial checkpoint, undergo a temperature check, and provide an isolation plan. Those who can’t meet the requirements will be quarantined on site or put up in a hotel. He also said airport cleaning is being ramped up. Kenney said similar screening measures will be introduced...
  
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• Thank a Nurse – Braving the Outbreak and Saving Lives!

  20-05-2020 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nurses are on the frontlines of a global battle. Thank a nurse by donating to the Pandemic Nurses Education Fund. We have established this fund to support nurses who are working on the frontlines of health care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are calling on everyone to join us in thanking our...
  
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• Edmonton property tax notices in the mail Thursday - CBC.ca

  20-05-2020 19:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton property tax notices in the mail Thursday  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton property tax notices in the mail Thursday

  20-05-2020 19:36 via cbc.ca
  
  This year’s property tax notices are offering Edmonton ratepayers a few months of interest-free grace if they cannot meet the June 30 deadline to pay.
  
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• Edmonton man charged with 2nd-degree murder in stabbing of 7-year-old girl - CBC.ca

  20-05-2020 19:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton man charged with 2nd-degree murder in stabbing of 7-year-old girl  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton man charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of seven-year-old girl

  20-05-2020 19:18 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers, court records show.
  
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• Edmonton man charged with 2nd-degree murder in stabbing of 7-year-old girl

  20-05-2020 19:18 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers, who, according to her mother, was killed in her own bed on Monday night.  
  
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• Edmonton man charged in death of seven-year-old girl

  20-05-2020 19:18 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers, court records show.
  
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• Rehabilitate 3 grizzly bear cubs, scientists urge Alberta government

  20-05-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The letter -- signed by 73 scientists, educators and conservationists from Alberta, British Columbia and outside Canada -- says Alberta is ignoring its grizzly population.
  
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• Canadians should wear masks as an 'added layer of protection,' says Tam

  20-05-2020 18:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's chief public health officer says Canadians should wear a mask as an "added layer of protection" whenever physical distancing is not possible.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney to announce COVID-19 measures for airports, returning travellers

  20-05-2020 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has scheduled a news conference to talk about new measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 and support Albertans returning from international travel.
  
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• International travellers to face enhanced COVID-19 screening at Alberta airports

  20-05-2020 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government will set up checkpoints at the province's two international airports to screen incoming passengers from outside Canada for symptoms of COVID-19.
  
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• International travellers face enhanced COVID-19 screening at Alberta airports

  20-05-2020 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government has set up checkpoints at the province's two international airports to screen incoming passengers from outside Canada for symptoms of COVID-19.
  
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• New screening measures, temperature checks coming for international travellers who arrive in Alberta

  20-05-2020 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  New measures are being implemented at the Calgary and Edmonton airports to prevent the spread of travel-related COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Alberta’s Jason Kenney to make announcement regarding airports, international travel

  20-05-2020 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is scheduled to speak Wednesday morning about new airport measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Some clouds may be in the air, be prepaaared! - Edmonton Journal

  20-05-2020 16:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Some clouds may be in the air, be prepaaared!  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Mackenzie County reeve voices disgust over COVID-19 restrictions

  20-05-2020 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The reeve of a northern Alberta municipality is speaking out against COVID-19 restrictions and saying they go too far. His comments come as Premier Jason Kenney and health experts argue that public health measures are needed to address the pandemic. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Edmontonians learn permaculture to turn front yards into food lots

  20-05-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Edmontonians like Melanie Hoffman are looking to turn their front yards into food producing parcels of land using permaculture. 
  
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