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• COVID-19: Two additional deaths, 32 new cases in Alberta - Edmonton Journal

  22-05-2020 23:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  COVID-19: Two additional deaths, 32 new cases in Alberta  Edmonton Journal
  
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• UCP hires former federal Conservative party official tied to Scheer expense controversy

  22-05-2020 23:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s United Conservative Party has hired the former executive director of the federal Conservative Party, who left his previous job amid the controversy involving leader Andrew Scheer’s use of party funds for his children’s private school tuition.
  
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• Alberta reports 32 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths

  22-05-2020 23:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 32 more cases of COVID-19 Friday along with two more deaths.
  
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• Reverse job-killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader - Todayville.com

  22-05-2020 23:49 via todayville.com
  
  Reverse job-killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader  Todayville.com
  
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• Man charged with assault after Alberta RCMP attacked with bear spray

  22-05-2020 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  On May 18, police responded to a complaint of a suspicious man carrying bear repellent in the Ermineskin townsite.
  
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• Notley says Kenney should reverse AER decision to suspend environmental monitoring of oil industry

  22-05-2020 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend environmental monitoring.
  
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• Why Edmonton should have an edge in bid to host NHL games - Sportsnet.ca

  22-05-2020 23:41 via sportsnet.ca
  
  Why Edmonton should have an edge in bid to host NHL games  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Kenney says Biden’s comments on Keystone XL ‘suggest he hasn’t been accurately briefed’

  22-05-2020 23:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney disputed Biden's claims that the pipeline is neither economically viable nor environmentally responsible.
  
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• Friday's letters: Please return stolen flags for health-care heroes - Edmonton Journal

  22-05-2020 22:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Friday's letters: Please return stolen flags for health-care heroes  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Global Edmonton supports: The Virtual Walk to End ALS

  22-05-2020 22:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  On June 21 unite virtually for this year’s Walk to End ALS. You can make a difference for patients, families and caregivers fighting ALS.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers chairman Bob Nicholson not a fan of proposed NHL format, gives update on World Juniors

  22-05-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers chairman Bob Nicholson said players could soon start training in small groups as the NHL moves towards a return.
  
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• Body of Capt. Jennifer Casey, fallen member of Snowbirds, returns to Halifax on Sunday

  22-05-2020 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 35-year-old former journalist and public affairs officer for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds died last week after the jet she was flying in crashed in Kamloops, B.C.
  
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• 4 people charged with 1st-degree murder in Alberta woman’s 2019 death

  22-05-2020 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  First-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery charges have been laid in connection with the 2019 death of a 25-year-old Alberta woman.
  
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• Albertans in B.C. border towns find hostile reception at times due to COVID-19 worries

  22-05-2020 21:58 via cbc.ca
  
  As Albertans seek weekend mountain getaways, some are findings their presence in B.C. communities isn't always warmly received.
  
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• Grounded travellers call on government to force airlines to issue refunds for cancelled flights

  22-05-2020 21:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Pressure is mounting on the federal government to make it mandatory for Canadian airlines to refund passengers for flights cancelled due to pandemic travel restrictions if those companies are receiving aid from taxpayers.
  
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• Edmonton noon weather forecast: Friday, May 22, 2020

  22-05-2020 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Phil Darlington’s Friday, May 22, 2020 afternoon weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta ‘on-track’ for Phase 2 re-opening: Kenney

  22-05-2020 20:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is on track for Phase 2 of relaunch.
  
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• ‘You’ll have to ask the AER’: Kenny responds to regulator’s suspension of monitoring requirements

  22-05-2020 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to the suspension of monitoring requirements by the Alberta Energy Regulator.
  
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• South Calgary Health Campus and High River Hospital to reopen maternity wards

  22-05-2020 20:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Tyler Shandro announces the resumption of maternity services at the High River Hospital and the South Calgary Health Campus.
  
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• Kenney announces continuation of phased relaunch in Calgary and Brooks

  22-05-2020 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces Calgary and Brooks will proceed with Phase 1 of the province’s COVID-19 relaunch on Monday, May 25.
  
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• 'Out in the open': Homeless camps in Edmonton less hidden during pandemic - CBC.ca

  22-05-2020 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  'Out in the open': Homeless camps in Edmonton less hidden during pandemic  CBC.ca
  
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• 'Out in the open': Homeless camps in Edmonton less hidden during pandemic

  22-05-2020 20:30 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 has changed the way those living on the Edmonton streets survive in the city.
  
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• Man accused of killing 7-year-old Edmonton girl was assessed by police, mental health professionals hours before crime - Globalnews.ca

  22-05-2020 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Man accused of killing 7-year-old Edmonton girl was assessed by police, mental health professionals hours before crime  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Man accused of killing 7-year-old Edmonton girl was assessed by police, mental health professionals hours before crime

  22-05-2020 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 34-year-old man accused in the stabbing death of a seven-year-old Edmonton girl was assessed by police and mental health professionals just hours before the girl died, police said Friday.
  
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• Dominion Diamond proposes transaction to exit CCAA status, reopen Ekati mine

  22-05-2020 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to court documents, Dominion had revenue from diamond sales of about US$528 million in 2019 and employed 634 people at Ekati before the pandemic.
  
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• Calgary, Brooks can join rest of Alberta Monday in phase 1 easing of COVID-19 restrictions

  22-05-2020 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary and Brooks will join the rest of Alberta by allowing bars, restaurants, hair salons and barbershops to open on Monday, while more restrictions will be lifted across the province on June 1.
  
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• Calgary and Brooks to learn today whether restrictions will be lifted

  22-05-2020 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary and Brooks will soon learn whether they can join the rest of the province by allowing bars, restaurants, hair salons and barbershops to open. 
  
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• Calgary and Brooks can join rest of province in phase one of provincial relaunch

  22-05-2020 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary and Brooks will join the rest of the province by allowing bars, restaurants, hair salons and barbershops to open. 
  
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• Calgary and Brooks can join rest of Alberta in easing COVID-19 restrictions in phase 1

  22-05-2020 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary and Brooks will join the rest of Alberta by allowing bars, restaurants, hair salons and barbershops to open on May 25, while more restrictions will be lifted across the province on June 1.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney to provide update on Phase 1 relaunch in Calgary and Brooks, Alta.

  22-05-2020 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro will host a news conference on Friday morning to update citizens on Stage 1 of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy for Calgary and Brooks.
  
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• Calgary and Brooks get green light to move forward with Stage 1 of Alberta’s relaunch strategy

  22-05-2020 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary and Brooks have been given the green light by Premier Jason Kenney to continue with Stage 1 of Alberta's relaunch strategy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside the rest of the province.
  
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• The Loop: Adapting business and culture

  22-05-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Take a listen to Episode 11 of CBC Edmonton's weekly podcast, The Loop.
  
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• Edmonton just got hit by some spring snowfall | News - Daily Hive

  22-05-2020 17:35 via dailyhive.com
  
  Edmonton just got hit by some spring snowfall | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Biden blasts Keystone XL, calling it 'tarsands we don't need'

  22-05-2020 16:10 via cbc.ca
  
  The presumptive Democratic nominee made clear in an interview that he wants the pipeline stopped.
  
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• Spring snow to kick off the weekend in Edmonton and area - CTV News

  22-05-2020 15:55 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Spring snow to kick off the weekend in Edmonton and area  CTV News
  
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• Camping, RVing a popular option as the summer of COVID-19 approaches

  22-05-2020 15:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Sandy Grunleitner and her family love camping, hiking and being in the outdoors. She spent hours on the Alberta Parks website last week trying to rebook some camping reservations that had been cancelled after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
  
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• Canadian retail sales dropped 10% in March

  22-05-2020 15:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was the largest monthly drop on record but April figures will likely be worse, Statistics Canada said.
  
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• COVID-19 in Brooks: How widespread testing, cultural support helped an Alberta city avert disaster

  22-05-2020 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The novel coronavirus began spreading through the small Alberta city in mid-April, where health officials identified outbreaks in multiple locations, including the JBS plant. 
  
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• Alberta regulator's move to suspend oilpatch monitoring sets dangerous precedent, critics say

  22-05-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Critics say Alberta’s energy regulator has given the oil and gas industry a free pass on a number of monitoring requirements, jeopardizing environmental safety and setting a dangerous precedent under the justification of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Rain mixed with a chance of precipitation that shall not be named - Edmonton Journal

  22-05-2020 14:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton weather: Rain mixed with a chance of precipitation that shall not be named  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Police, crisis teams assessed accused killer hours before 7-year-old girl was stabbed to death

  22-05-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A man accused of stabbing a seven-year-old girl to death was visited in his home hours before the killing to be assessed by a police and mental health crisis team.
  
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• Accused killer of girl, 7, transferred to Alberta Hospital for assessment

  22-05-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A man accused of stabbing a seven-year-old girl to death was visited in his home hours before the killing to be assessed by a police and mental health crisis team.
  
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• Accused killer assessed by police and crisis team hours before stabbing

  22-05-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A man accused of stabbing a seven-year-old girl to death was visited in his home hours before the killing to be assessed by a police and mental health crisis team. 
  
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• Alberta rescinds decades-old policy that banned open-pit coal mines in Rockies and Foothills

  22-05-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is cancelling blanket environmental protections that have been in place since the 1970s and making it easier to develop open-pit coal mines in some of the province's most ecologically sensitive areas.
  
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• She witnessed the N.S. mass shooter’s violence. She’s still struggling to be heard

  22-05-2020 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brenda Forbes says she felt dismissed when she spoke up about the gunman's violence and weapons cache.
  
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• Councillor Jeromy Farkas says he will support proposed Calgary bylaw banning conversion therapy

  22-05-2020 06:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary city councillor became emotional on Thursday night while speaking about the upcoming vote on a bylaw that would ban conversion therapy.
  
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• Country star Brett Kissel to perform at Edmonton drive-in concert

  22-05-2020 06:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing, there is no date set yet for when concerts will once again be allowed in Alberta. But artists are getting creative, and even considering live drive-in shows. Sarah Komadina has more.
  
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• NHLPA board voting on returning playoff format with 24 teams: sources

  22-05-2020 06:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Results of the vote could be in as soon as Friday night, as the league continues to navigate returning amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Beaumont to reopen playgrounds, tennis courts, skate park on Friday

  22-05-2020 05:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Beaumont is reopening a number of amenities on Friday that had previously been closed in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• How an Edmonton boutique is embracing the new normal amid relaunch - CTV News Edmonton

  22-05-2020 05:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  How an Edmonton boutique is embracing the new normal amid relaunch  CTV News Edmonton
  
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