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• Remains found in Saskatchewan two years ago identified as Edmonton woman - The Globe and Mail

  05-06-2020 23:50 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  Remains found in Saskatchewan two years ago identified as Edmonton woman  The Globe and Mail
  
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• Alberta's unemployment rate rises to 15.5 per cent in May, Edmonton's to 13.6 per cent - Edmonton Journal

  05-06-2020 23:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta's unemployment rate rises to 15.5 per cent in May, Edmonton's to 13.6 per cent  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 25th edition of Nextfest goes digital to continue supporting artists during COVID-19 pandemic

  05-06-2020 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The show will go on at Edmonton's Nextfest, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton-raised Heidi Jacobs wins Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

  05-06-2020 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Heidi Jacobs is this year's winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for her Edmonton-set anti-romance, ``Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass and Purveyor of Fine Footwear.''
  
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• Edmonton could be first major Canadian city to open up parking rules for new builds - Globalnews.ca

  05-06-2020 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton could be first major Canadian city to open up parking rules for new builds  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton could be first major Canadian city to open up parking rules for new builds

  05-06-2020 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton is poised to bring in brand new parking rules for developers to work with that would no longer see a set amount of parking spots to be built with a property.
  
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• Canadians who are blind and partially sighted ask for patience during the COVID-19 pandemic

  05-06-2020 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the CNIB Foundation, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a number of unique challenges for people who are blind and partially sighted. 
  
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• Coronavirus: Local companies make ventilators, face shields and donate them to Alberta Health Services

  05-06-2020 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services is receiving 200 ventilators, designed by a group of local companies, to bolster the province's supply during the COVID-19 pandemic and ahead of any future waves.
  
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• Opinion: Edmonton's legacy of systemic racism continues today - Edmonton Journal

  05-06-2020 22:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Opinion: Edmonton's legacy of systemic racism continues today  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton police cleared in 2018 fatal shooting of man who fired at officer

  05-06-2020 22:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police have been cleared of any wrong-doing in the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man who police said fired a rifle at an officer from inside a stolen vehicle in 2018.
  
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• Police chase leads to Edmonton man being arrested in Brooks, Alta. - CTV News

  05-06-2020 22:04 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Police chase leads to Edmonton man being arrested in Brooks, Alta.  CTV News
  
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• Small group of Oilers players to start voluntary workouts - Oilers Nation

  05-06-2020 22:00 via oilersnation.com
  
  Small group of Oilers players to start voluntary workouts  Oilers Nation
  
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• Education minister chides school boards for excluding politicians from grad events

  05-06-2020 21:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s education minister has admonished school boards for allegedly preventing provincial and federal politicians from taking part in high school graduation events.
  
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• What a dinosaur's last supper reveals about life in the Cretaceous period

  05-06-2020 21:44 via cbc.ca
  
  A beautifully preserved armoured dinosaur found in an Alberta oilsands mine died on a full stomach. And the “extraordinarily rare” preservation of its last meal offers new clues and surprises about how the dinosaur lived during its last days.
  
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• Opioid-related emergencies in Edmonton more than double - Globalnews.ca

  05-06-2020 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Opioid-related emergencies in Edmonton more than double  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Opioid-related emergencies in Edmonton more than double

  05-06-2020 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services has come out with a warning for those who use illegal drugs after the number of calls for opioid-related emergencies more than doubled in Edmonton last month over the same month last year.
  
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• Only 7 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths in Alberta

  05-06-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  As Alberta rolls into summer, the province's number of active cases and new cases of COVID-19 continue to drop.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Albertans on COVID-19 pandemic Friday

  05-06-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  As Alberta rolls into summer, the province's number of active cases and new cases of COVID-19 continue to drop.
  
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• Watchdog clears Edmonton police in August 2018 fatal shooting of man with rifle

  05-06-2020 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has determined that an Edmonton police officer's use of lethal force during an Aug. 18, 2018 incident was "justified and reasonable."
  
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• No charges to be laid against northern B.C. pipeline protesters

  05-06-2020 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The arrests took place between Feb. 6 and 10 on Wet'suwet'en territory.
  
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• This Edmonton farmers' market opens for the season on Sunday - CTV News

  05-06-2020 20:52 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  This Edmonton farmers' market opens for the season on Sunday  CTV News
  
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• Kenney asks protesters to be ‘respectful of public health measures’

  05-06-2020 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney discusses ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd, admitting ‘there are legitimate issues that people are talking about’, but public health orders need to be respected.
  
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• Kenney says Alberta should be ‘cautiously optimistic’ about economic future

  05-06-2020 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason discusses the latest reports on job numbers, and oil prices expressing both cautious optimism and warns that stats “disguise the real picture to some extent.”
  
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• Premier Kenney announces supports for Alberta small businesses affected by COVID-19

  05-06-2020 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces new supports for small businesses that have been affected by COVID-19.
  
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• Edmonton-raised Heidi Jacobs wins $15K Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour - StCatharinesStandard.ca

  05-06-2020 20:21 via stcatharinesstandard.ca
  
  Edmonton-raised Heidi Jacobs wins $15K Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour  StCatharinesStandard.ca
  
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• Drug users warned of dangers after spike in opioid-related EMS calls in Edmonton

  05-06-2020 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services has issued a warning to drug users after a significant increase in opioid-related EMS calls, particularly in Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Some heat and sun before the weekend of wetness - Edmonton Journal

  05-06-2020 19:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Some heat and sun before the weekend of wetness  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Alberta’s unemployment rate spiked to 15.5% in May, remains among highest in Canada

  05-06-2020 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s unemployment rate remained among the highest in the country in May as COVID-19 continued to take its toll on the provincial economy.
  
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• Thousands expected to attend anti-racism protest at Alberta Legislature on Friday

  05-06-2020 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Thousands of people are expected to participate in a rally at the Alberta Legislature, joining the wave of voices across Canada and the United States in protesting the death of George Floyd. 
  
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• Thousands attend anti-racism protest at Alberta Legislature

  05-06-2020 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Thousands of people participated in a rally at the Alberta Legislature, joining the wave of voices across Canada and the United States in protesting the death of George Floyd. 
  
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• Alberta officials to provide update on COVID-19 response Friday afternoon

  05-06-2020 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is expected to speak at 3:30 p.m. The news conference will be streamed live in this story. 
  
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• Alberta to introduce supports for small businesses in economic recovery

  05-06-2020 18:26 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government will introduce new measures to help small businesses in the province recover from the effects of mass closures and operating restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Alberta to bring in commercial eviction ban, grants to help businesses get restarted

  05-06-2020 18:26 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta government will introduce new measures to help small businesses in the province recover from the effects of mass closures and operating restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Province to provide one-time relaunch payment to small businesses impacted by COVID-19

  05-06-2020 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The payment will account for up to 15 per cent of a business's monthly sales revenue and will be provided to organizations with less than 500 employees
  
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• Province to provide one-time relaunch payment to Alberta’s small businesses impacted by COVID-19

  05-06-2020 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The payment will account for up to 15 per cent of a business's monthly sales revenue and will be provided to organizations with less than 500 employees
  
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• Alberta premier to announce new small business support amid COVID-19 pandemic

  05-06-2020 18:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The announcement will be made at 11:30 a.m. and will be streamed live in this article.
  
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• Equality rally planned at Alberta legislature grounds Friday

  05-06-2020 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A number of community groups, including Black Lives Matter YEG, have planned a protest at the Alberta legislatures grounds Friday evening.
  
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• Molly of the Mall, a debut novel set at Edmonton's WEM, wins $15K Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

  05-06-2020 17:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The annual prize honours the best Canadian book of humour of the year. Molly of the Mall is about an aspiring novelist living in Edmonton.
  
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• Molly at the Mall, a debut novel set at Edmonton's WEM, wins $15K Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

  05-06-2020 17:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The annual prize honours the best Canadian book of humour of the year.
  
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• Family of missing Indigenous girl organizes search party amid dwindling faith in police

  05-06-2020 17:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The family of a missing Indigenous girl rallied more than a hundred people to take part in a search party across Edmonton on Thursday, saying they had lost faith in the Edmonton Police Service to carry out the investigation.
  
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• 'It brought me to tears': Former Oiler shocked to see NHL stars support fight against racism

  05-06-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Former NHL defenceman Mark Fraser says he's shocked to see NHL superstars like Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid speak out about what happened to George Floyd and talking about putting an end to racism. He says it's the first time he's seen the NHL's super elite weigh in on what's long been an controversial topic in the NHL.
  
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• Checking in with Global Edmonton’s Mike Sobel

  05-06-2020 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  We check in with Global Edmonton’s Mike Sobel and find out how he’s been handling self-isolation.
  
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• Missing Edmonton girl found following search by family

  05-06-2020 15:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Update: Celeste Lacendre-Napope, 14, has been found, safe and unharmed. The girl was found in Edmonton by the Edmonton Police Service on Friday afternoon. "The EPS would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance," a police spokesperson said in a media release.
  
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• OPINION | Alberta premier targets Ottawa in pivot to pre-pandemic politics

  05-06-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Watching Alberta politics these days is like riding a time machine into the past when COVID-19 didn't exist or into a future where it's been conquered.
  
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• Bouncing back? Canada added 290,000 jobs in May

  05-06-2020 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  After losing more than three million jobs in March and April, Canada's economy added 290,000 jobs in May, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
  
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• Bounce-back or blip? Canada added 290,000 jobs in May

  05-06-2020 14:43 via cbc.ca
  
  After losing more than three million jobs in March and April, Canada's economy added 290,000 jobs in May, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
  
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• 'Nobody deserves this pain': Search party scours Edmonton for Indigenous teen missing 11 days - CTV News Edmonton

  05-06-2020 14:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Nobody deserves this pain': Search party scours Edmonton for Indigenous teen missing 11 days  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• 'In Edmonton it happens a lot': Local Black man restrained by the neck during arrest speaks out - CTV News Edmonton

  05-06-2020 14:15 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  'In Edmonton it happens a lot': Local Black man restrained by the neck during arrest speaks out  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Remains of Edmonton woman missing since 2016 found in Saskatchewan - CTV News Edmonton

  05-06-2020 14:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Remains of Edmonton woman missing since 2016 found in Saskatchewan  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton to allow local state of emergency to expire Friday - CTV News Edmonton

  05-06-2020 14:14 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton to allow local state of emergency to expire Friday  CTV News Edmonton
  
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