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• Alberta reports 42 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths

  24-05-2020 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta recorded 42 new cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases to 801. No new deaths are reported.
  
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• One airlifted to hospital after Leduc crash

  24-05-2020 23:24 via cbc.ca
  
  One person was transported to hospital after an early morning crash in Leduc on Sunday.
  
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• Could Edmonton become super-hub of hockey and football? - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  24-05-2020 23:22
  
  Could Edmonton become super-hub of hockey and football?  TheChronicleHerald.ca
  
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• Could Edmonton become super-hub of hockey and football? - Edmonton Sun

  24-05-2020 23:00
  
  Could Edmonton become super-hub of hockey and football?  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Gosling balcony rescue brings joy to seniors residence

  24-05-2020 22:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Trapped goslings on a Sherwood Park seniors residence ledge were rescued by firefighters and reunited with their avian family.
  
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• High Level launches online exhibit to mark 1 year since wildfire evacuations

  24-05-2020 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  High Level has launched an online experience to mark the first anniversary of the Chuckegg Creek wildfire, which forced the evacuation of thousands of people.
  
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• Edmonton officials warn North Saskatchewan River is ‘unsafe’ after Sunday morning dog rescue - Globalnews.ca

  24-05-2020 22:15
  
  Edmonton officials warn North Saskatchewan River is ‘unsafe’ after Sunday morning dog rescue  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton officials warn North Saskatchewan River is ‘unsafe’ after Sunday morning dog rescue

  24-05-2020 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton fire officials are using the rescue of a wayward canine to warn people to stay away from the rising North Saskatchewan River.
  
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• How biomedical engineers are keeping equipment running through COVID-19

  24-05-2020 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Biomedical engineers have been working behind the scenes to make sure equipment keeps running through the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa McGregor talks to certified engineering technologist Caroline Mekodom about the job.
  
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• How biomedical engineering technologists are keeping equipment running through COVID-19

  24-05-2020 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Biomedical engineering technologists have been working behind the scenes to make sure equipment keeps running through the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa McGregor talks to certified engineering technologist Caroline Mekodom about the job.
  
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• Fighting human trafficking 'personal responsibility': country star Paul Brandt

  24-05-2020 21:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Paul Brandt says he knew he would devote his life to fighting human trafficking when, several years ago, he looked into the eyes of a five-year-old Cambodian girl who was being sold for sex between six and eight times a night.
  
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• 'COVID-safe courtrooms': Alberta court to resume short trials in June - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2020 21:08
  'COVID-safe courtrooms': Alberta court to resume short trials in June  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Mourning family of Cargill COVID-19 death feel left behind by company

  24-05-2020 19:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Two weeks ago, the union that represents the workers at the Cargill slaughterhouse near High River, Alta., announced that a third death had been linked to the facility, a 51-year-old union shop steward named Benito Quesada.
  
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• Dog rescued from river as water levels prompt safety concerns

  24-05-2020 19:18 via cbc.ca
  
  A dog was successfully rescued from the North Saskatchewan River on Sunday morning as rapidly rising water levels and floating debris made the river unsafe for people and pets.
  
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• Advocates applaud country star Paul Brandt as head of Alberta’s new human trafficking task force

  24-05-2020 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Country star Paul Brandt has become an advocate against human trafficking in Canada, and advocates are applauding his appointment last week as the head of a new Alberta task force.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday, May 24

  24-05-2020 18:18 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, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday.
  
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• Expert Ann Douglas answers your questions about parenting in a pandemic

  24-05-2020 17:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Author and CBC columnist Ann Douglas answered your questions during a live event hosted by Nancy Carlson, host of CBC Edmonton's News at 6.
  
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• Documenting COVID-19: Royal Alberta Museum collects items for pandemic exhibit

  24-05-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A hockey stick, homemade fabric bags and hand sanitizer will soon be part of a COVID-19 exhibit being curated by staff at the Royal Alberta Museum.
  
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• Documenting COVID-19: Royal Alberta Museum collects items for pandemic collection

  24-05-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A hockey stick, homemade fabric bags and hand sanitizer will soon be part of a COVID-19 collection being curated by staff at the Royal Alberta Museum.
  
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• Tiny home village for veterans pitched for north Edmonton neighbourhood - CBC.ca

  24-05-2020 15:00
  
  Tiny home village for veterans pitched for north Edmonton neighbourhood  CBC.ca
  
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• Tiny home village for veterans pitched for north Edmonton neighbourhood

  24-05-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A village of tiny homes may house 20 of Edmonton’s homeless veterans in a north-end neighbourhood if city council likes the proposal pitched by Calgary-based non-profit. 
  
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• Handcuffed to wall for 3 hours: Man wants Edmonton police to scrap 'restraint bars' - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2020 14:01
  Handcuffed to wall for 3 hours: Man wants Edmonton police to scrap 'restraint bars'  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Work on Alberta Legislature pandemic plan started in early January

  24-05-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Staff at the Alberta Legislature started working on a plan in early January about how to manage a possible COVID-19 outbreak among staff and MLAs in the assembly building in Edmonton. 
  
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• COVID-19: Customers flock back to Edmonton bars, restaurants during first week of relaunch - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2020 11:11
  COVID-19: Customers flock back to Edmonton bars, restaurants during first week of relaunch  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Here's why Alberta's economic angst could have a deep, echoing impact in N.L.

  24-05-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Thousands of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have made the trek out west to work. But with the pandemic and oil crash sapping the economic lifeblood of Alberta, the ripple effects are being felt at home.
  
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• Are the Edmonton Oilers getting an unfair shake in this newly proposed playoff structure?: 9 Things - Edmonton Journal

  24-05-2020 08:01
  
  Are the Edmonton Oilers getting an unfair shake in this newly proposed playoff structure?: 9 Things  Edmonton Journal
  
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• U-Haul truck and motorcycle collide in north Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  24-05-2020 03:15
  
  U-Haul truck and motorcycle collide in north Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton Ismaili Muslim community gives back during Ramadan - Global News

  24-05-2020 02:58
  
  Edmonton Ismaili Muslim community gives back during Ramadan  Global News
  
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• Edmonton Ismaili Muslim community gives back during Ramadan

  24-05-2020 02:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Edmonton's Ismaili Muslim community is joining a national effort to give back during the holy month of Ramadan.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: May 23

  24-05-2020 02:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Saturday, May 23, 2020 with Breanna Karstens-Smith.
  
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• Leduc County residents concerned over flooding

  24-05-2020 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  After days of rain in Alberta’s capital region, impacts are still being felt. Flooded roads in Leduc County have left area residents worried not only about their transportation, but also about emergency services in the event of an emergency. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Manning Drive closed as Edmonton police investigate serious collision between U-Haul truck and motorcycle

  24-05-2020 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police shut down the northbound lanes of Manning Drive at 137 Avenue on Saturday afternoon following a serious collision. 
  
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• Edmonton police investigating crash between U-Haul truck and motorcycle

  24-05-2020 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police shut down the northbound lanes of Manning Drive at 137 Avenue on Saturday afternoon following a serious collision. 
  
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• Family of Cargill COVID-19 death speaks out

  24-05-2020 01:41 via cbc.ca
  
  The family of a Cargill meat plant worker who died nearly 2 weeks ago is speaking out this weekend. The 51 year old's death has been linked to an outbreak of COVID-19 connected with the facility in Southern Alberta. With the economy beginning to re-open, they're now calling on the company to make sure this kind of tragedy doesn't happen again. Our Alicia Asquith has those details.
  
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• Eskimos player taking centre stage in Edmonton stand-up comic scene

  24-05-2020 01:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Eskimos fullback Peter Cender goes from Commonwealth Stadium to centre stage, building his skills away from the field as a stand-up comedian.
  
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• Edmonton Eskimo takes centre stage as stand-up comedian

  24-05-2020 01:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eskimos fullback Peter Cender is hopeful he’ll get the chance to play his sophomore season. But he’s also just as hopeful he’ll be able to continue developing in a different career. Quinn Phillips has more.
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta reports 18 new cases, 1 more death Saturday

  24-05-2020 00:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health announced 18 new COVID-19 cases — 16 lab-confirmed and two probable — and one more death on Saturday.
  
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• University of Alberta design student develops augmented reality arachnophobia program

  24-05-2020 00:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Design student Anna Chakravorty developed an augmented reality program as part of her master's thesis that could be used in the future to help those with arachnophobia.
  
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• Alberta lifts off-highway vehicle restriction

  24-05-2020 00:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Rain and snow in many areas of Alberta has prompted the province to lift off-highway vehicle restrictions. The government moved to ban many OHV activities in mid-April as a preventative measure against wildfires during the pandemic.
  
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• Alberta reports 18 new cases of COVID-19 and one death

  24-05-2020 00:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death on Saturday.
  
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