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• Edmonton to reinstate transit fares on June 15 | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  28-05-2020 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton to reinstate transit fares on June 15 | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton to reinstate transit fares on June 15

  28-05-2020 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Interim city manager Adam Laughlin answers questions about the upcoming return of Edmonton Transit Service fares, how he expects riders will adjust back to paying to take the bus, and other health and safety concerns linked to transit.
  
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• Edmonton closing 2 skate parks, 2 basketball courts on weekend | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  28-05-2020 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton closing 2 skate parks, 2 basketball courts on weekend | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton closing 2 skate parks, 2 basketball courts on weekend

  28-05-2020 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Interim City of Edmonton manager Adam Laughlin explains how the the city will enforce the weekend closure of two skate parks and two basketball courts where social distancing rules have not been followed.
  
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• Edmonton reopening: transit fares returning; some skate parks and basketball courts closing

  28-05-2020 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Interim city manager Adam Laughlin shares more details of Edmonton’s continued relaunch. He also talked about shared streets opening and some skate parks and basketball courts being closed over the weekend due to inappropriate use. Laughlin also talked about Edmonton reinstating transit fares and front door bus boarding on June 15. He also said no...
  
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• Alberta records two more COVID-19 deaths, 29 new cases

  28-05-2020 23:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported two more deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday and 29 new cases of the illness.
  
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• Edmonton extends local state of emergency on May 28

  28-05-2020 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Don Iveson said the local state of emergency will continue for the time being, as the COVID-19 pandemic is still an ongoing public health emergency, adding Edmonton’s economic recovery will be gradual.
  
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• Beaumont drive-by shooting stemmed out of Edmonton: RCMP - Edmonton Journal

  28-05-2020 23:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Beaumont drive-by shooting stemmed out of Edmonton: RCMP  Edmonton Journal
  
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• COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate shift away from cash

  28-05-2020 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some businesses reopening with pandemic protocols in place have said they won't accept cash for the time being, potentially accelerating what the Bank of Canada describes as a decade-long shift away from the banknote.
  
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• Drive-by shooting being investigated in Beaumont

  28-05-2020 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police were told a vehicle travelling from Edmonton was followed and eventually shot at by occupants of a suspicious vehicle.
  
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• Alberta government introduces bill to open the door to more charter schools - Edmonton Journal

  28-05-2020 22:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta government introduces bill to open the door to more charter schools  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Starlite Room and ESO setting the gold standard for Edmonton pandemic broadcasters - Edmonton Journal

  28-05-2020 22:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Starlite Room and ESO setting the gold standard for Edmonton pandemic broadcasters  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton to reinstate transit fares June 15, will close 2 skate parks, 2 courts on weekend - Globalnews.ca

  28-05-2020 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton to reinstate transit fares June 15, will close 2 skate parks, 2 courts on weekend  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton to reinstate transit fares June 15, will close 2 skate parks, 2 courts on weekend

  28-05-2020 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Transit Service will resume fare collection on buses, LRT and DATS services next month. Front-door boarding on buses will also resume on June 15.
  
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• Edmonton will start charging for transit again in mid-June

  28-05-2020 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The city will start charging for transit again starting June 15 and will close two skateparks and two basketball courts this weekend as part of its response to the provincial relaunch.
  
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• These collectible trading cards are uniquely Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  28-05-2020 22:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  These collectible trading cards are uniquely Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton police locate 'violent and sexually violent' offender - CTV News Edmonton

  28-05-2020 22:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police locate 'violent and sexually violent' offender  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton weather for Thursday, May 28 - CTV News Edmonton

  28-05-2020 22:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather for Thursday, May 28  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• LaGrange unveils changes to spur more charter schools, unfunded homeschooling option

  28-05-2020 22:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's education minister, Adriana LaGrange said she's making good on an election promise to safeguard parent choice in education with Bill 15.
  
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• ‘Not perfect, but it’s the best we got’: Connor McDavid weighs in on NHL’s return-to-play plan

  28-05-2020 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  If the NHL gets the green light from government and health officials, 24 teams would be left to compete for the Stanley Cup.
  
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• NHL players face imperfections but excitement in league’s return-to-play plan

  28-05-2020 22:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  If the NHL gets the green light from government and health officials, 24 teams would be left to compete for the Stanley Cup.
  
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• Birds of a different feather flock together: Robin and sparrow mates construct a cohort nest

  28-05-2020 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans opening their homes to cohort families after weeks of isolation may have something to learn from Edmonton's feathered residents — choose your nest mates carefully. 
  
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• ‘They’ve blindsided us’: Artists outraged by Alberta Foundation for the Arts decision to shelve grants - Edmonton Journal

  28-05-2020 21:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  ‘They’ve blindsided us’: Artists outraged by Alberta Foundation for the Arts decision to shelve grants  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Thursday, May 28, 2020

  28-05-2020 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Phil Darlington’s Thursday, May 28, 2020 afternoon weather update for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta business launches virtual Minecraft day camps amid COVID-19 pandemic

  28-05-2020 20:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Laser City has launched a new online day camp service for both its Edmonton and Calgary locations, offering virtual Minecraft sessions to help keep children entertained amid the pandemic. 
  
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• The CFL keeps searching for a way to return

  28-05-2020 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFL commissioner said the league will be watching closely after giving teams the OK to start workouts at their facilities.
  
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• Jason Kenney changes tone on COVID-19?

  28-05-2020 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some of Jason Kenney’s critics are suggesting the premier has shifted his tone on COVID-19. As Fletcher Kent explains, Kenney made mention of not extending the state of emergency AND also called the pandemic a “flu.”
  
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• Speed, alcohol considered factors in fatal west Edmonton collision

  28-05-2020 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police are investigating speed and alcohol as factors in a collision on the west end that killed one person and sent four others to hospital Wednesday night.
  
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• Burlap Sack: Edmonton's drunk food - The Gateway Online

  28-05-2020 20:04 via thegatewayonline.ca
  
  Burlap Sack: Edmonton's drunk food  The Gateway Online
  
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• Watch Connor McDavid address NHL's return-to-play plan

  28-05-2020 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Watch today at 2 p.m. ET as Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and defenceman Darnell Nurse react to the NHL’s unveiling of it’s return-to-play plan.
  
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• Oilers' McDavid, Nurse size up new playoff format ahead of potential Hawks clash

  28-05-2020 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Two days after the NHL revealed its return-to-play plan, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and defenceman Darnell Nurse were already looking ahead to potentially playing in the 24-team Stanley Cup format.
  
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• Oilers' McDavid, Nurse size up new NHL playoff format ahead of clash with Hawks

  28-05-2020 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Two days after the NHL revealed its return-to-play plan, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and defenceman Darnell Nurse were already looking ahead to potentially playing in the 24-team Stanley Cup format.
  
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• Oilers' McDavid, Nurse size up new NHL playoff format ahead of clash with Chicago

  28-05-2020 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Two days after the NHL revealed its return-to-play plan, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and defenceman Darnell Nurse were already looking ahead to potentially playing in the 24-team Stanley Cup format.
  
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• Oilers' Connor McDavid does not believe hub city host would have 'major advantage'

  28-05-2020 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Two days after the NHL revealed its return-to-play plan, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and defenceman Darnell Nurse were already looking ahead to potentially playing in the 24-team Stanley Cup format.
  
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• Connor McDavid addresses NHL's return-to-play plan

  28-05-2020 19:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and defenceman Darnell Nurse reacted to the NHL’s unveiling of its return-to-play plan on Thursday.
  
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• Kelowna man, 25, charged with 1st-degree murder in northern Alberta killing last year

  28-05-2020 18:49 via cbc.ca
  
  A Kelowna man has been charged with first-degree murder and a second man is being sought in connection with the October 2019 death of a northern Alberta man, RCMP said Thursday in a news release.
  
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• Coronavirus: Western Canadian Baseball League cancels 2020 season

  28-05-2020 18:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Western Canadian Baseball League made the 'difficult' decision to cancel its 2020 season due to concern surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Kids have been stuck home for weeks. Here’s how to ease them back into the world

  28-05-2020 18:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  There's no road map for moving children back into the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, so we reached out to three experts to find out how parents can ease this transition.
  
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• Ask an Expert: Q&A with Timothy Caulfield about COVID-19 misinformation

  28-05-2020 18:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The U of A's Timothy Caulfield joins Edmonton News at 6 host Nancy Carlson at 11 a.m. MT for a Q&A about separating pandemic truth from bunk.
  
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• Kelowna man charged, another wanted in 2019 Grande Prairie homicide

  28-05-2020 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 25-year-old Kelowna, B.C., man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2019 death of a man in Grande Prairie, Alta.
  
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• Rising lake water threatens properties in Alberta Beach area

  28-05-2020 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rising water levels are threatening properties in Alberta Beach, Val Quenten and Sunset Point. An emergency alert was issued Wednesday for those areas. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• Alberta investigating 1st possible case of MIS-C, inflammatory condition

  28-05-2020 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s been discovered in other countries and now, Alberta health officials are investigating whether a child in the province may have an inflammatory condition possibly linked to COVID-19. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Alberta’s auditor general to review province’s COVID-19 response

  28-05-2020 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province’s auditor general confirmed Wednesday that he will be reviewing Alberta’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Julia Wong reports.
  
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• Jason Kenney says targeted approach needed to prevent COVID-19 resurgence

  28-05-2020 16:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta has been among the world leaders in staunching the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, but at a staggering financial cost the province cannot afford to repeat should there be a second wave.
  
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• As B.C. stays firm, Alberta offers 'cohort quarantine,' seeks essential worker status for NHL players

  28-05-2020 16:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wants the federal government to help clear the way for NHL players to come to Edmonton. His counterpart in British Columbia says his province isn't interested in making any concessions.
  
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• Fort McMurray flood victims encouraged to hire local for remediation

  28-05-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Property owners in Fort McMurray looking to repair flood-damaged buildings are being encouraged to hire locally.
  
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• One dead, four injured after collision on one-way street in Edmonton - The Globe and Mail

  28-05-2020 15:57 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  One dead, four injured after collision on one-way street in Edmonton  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Flooding swamps lakefront properties in Alberta Beach

  28-05-2020 15:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Rising water levels of Lac Ste. Anne had flooded waterfront properties in Alberta Beach, threatening to overwhelm the community's sewer system and trigger evacuation orders along the shoreline.
  
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• UCP bill proposes changes Victims of Crime Act to fund police, prosecutors

  28-05-2020 15:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's justice minister will introduce a bill Thursday which would see the Victims of Crime Fund broadened to include funding public safety initiatives.
  
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• RCMP apologizes to Lac La Biche man in wrongful conviction case

  28-05-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP have issued a formal apology to a Lac La Biche man who was acquitted of drug charges after it was revealed exonerating evidence had been withheld from him.
  
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