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• Oil and gas spending estimates adjusted lower as uncertainties persist

  08-06-2020 23:28 via cbc.ca
  
  New forecasts show dramatically lower expectations for 2020 capital spending in the oil and gas sector both nationally and in Alberta, the province that produces 65 per cent of the country's natural gas and 82 per cent of its oil.
  
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• Edmonton retail poised for a breakout - Western Investor

  08-06-2020 23:00
  
  Edmonton retail poised for a breakout  Western Investor
  
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• Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Monday, June 8, 2020

  08-06-2020 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Monday, June 8, 2020 afternoon weather update for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta justice minister vows to speed up modernization of Police Act

  08-06-2020 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The minister said the update will make sure there's framework in place "so Albertans are confident that our police are accountable to the communities they protect."
  
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• Video showing Edmonton officer driving knee into prone man turned over to Crown

  08-06-2020 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A video circulating on social media shows an Edmonton police officer dropping his knee into the back of a man lying on the ground.
  
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• Crown investigating video showing officer driving knee into prone man, Edmonton police say

  08-06-2020 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A video circulating on social media shows an Edmonton police officer dropping his knee into the back of a man lying on the ground.
  
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• 'All he did was scream': Father reacts to video of police officer dropping a knee onto son

  08-06-2020 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  A video circulating on social media shows an Edmonton police officer dropping his knee into the back of a man lying on the ground.
  
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• Charges laid against RCMP officers after 2018 shooting near Whitecourt

  08-06-2020 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Whitecourt RCMP officers have been arrested and charged after an officer-involved shooting in July 2018.
  
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• 2 Alberta RCMP officers charged with criminal negligence in fatal 2018 shooting

  08-06-2020 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Two RCMP officers with the Whitecourt, Alta., detachment are facing criminal charges after a 31-year-old man was shot and killed at a highway rest stop in 2018.
  
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• Heavy rain triggers flooding, states of local emergencies in Lac La Biche, Thorhild counties

  08-06-2020 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lac La Biche and Thorhild counties, located northeast of Edmonton, declared states of local emergency after heavy rain triggered overland flooding.
  
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• COVID-19: Free masks now available at Alberta drive-thrus - Edmonton Journal

  08-06-2020 21:38
  
  COVID-19: Free masks now available at Alberta drive-thrus  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 2 adults, 4 children taken to hospital after campground explosion near Slave Lake

  08-06-2020 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Six people were taken to hospital Monday morning, including four children, after an explosion at a campground near Slave Lake. 
  
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• Three more COVID-19 deaths in province, 64 new cases reported over past two days

  08-06-2020 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported three more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 48 hours and 64 new cases of the illness.
  
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• Out of 14,853 asymptomatic tests, Alberta confirms 6 positive COVID-19 cases

  08-06-2020 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since the last provincial update on Saturday, there have been 64 new cases confirmed in Alberta and three deaths.
  
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• Dr. Hinshaw to provide update on Alberta COVID-19 situation Monday afternoon

  08-06-2020 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide an update on COVID-19 cases, outbreaks, recoveries and the public health response Monday afternoon.
  
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• Flooding in Lac La Biche County triggers evacuations

  08-06-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parts of Lac La Biche County north of Edmonton are under mandatory evacuation order because of overland flooding due to heavy rainfall. Lisa MacGregor reports live Monday afternoon.
  
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• COVID-19 face masks now available to Albertans at select drive-thrus

  08-06-2020 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans can now obtain free masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by using A&W, McDonald’s, or Tim Hortons drive-thrus.
  
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• U Sports cancels 6 national championships due to COVID-19 pandemic

  08-06-2020 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Women's field hockey and rugby, cross-country running, men's and women's soccer all scheduled for later this year are the other championships called off.
  
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• Sherwood Park Superstore warning customers after employee tests positive for COVID-19

  08-06-2020 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Loblaws Canada official told Global News that the employee last worked at the store on June 5, and the company was informed Sunday they had tested positive for coronavirus. 
  
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• Trudeau says he’s ‘deeply alarmed’ by video of Northern Alberta First Nations chief’s arrest by RCMP

  08-06-2020 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chief Allan Adam of the Athabascan Chipewyan First Nation provided some video evidence Saturday of a beating he says he took from two RCMP officers who allegedly apprehended the chief for an expired vehicle licence plate tag. Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “deeply alarmed” by video...
  
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• Coronavirus: 20 million non-medical masks now available at Alberta drive-thrus

  08-06-2020 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Up to 20 million masks have been made available at A&W, Tim Hortons and McDonald's drive-thrus across Alberta. 
  
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• Trudeau wants RCMP to move forward with body cameras

  08-06-2020 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As the debate over police officers' use of force intensifies, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he believes Mounties should start wearing body cameras.
  
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• RCMP agrees to outfit some Mounties with body cameras

  08-06-2020 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of the RCMP says her organization will begin the work of outfitting some of its officers with body cameras — a move that comes in the midst of a global wave of mass protests against police brutality.
  
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• Oilers open Rogers Place for small-group training as Phase 2 of NHL return begins

  08-06-2020 18:26 via cbc.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers have opened Rogers Place for small-group training as Phase 2 of the NHL's plan to return to action kicked off Monday.
  
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• Ministers concerned by brutality claims during Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam’s arrest

  08-06-2020 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Canada's public safety minister says the government will be paying close attention to the independent inquiry into allegations of racism and police brutality brought forward by a First Nations chief, while another minister called the chief's account ``deeply troubling.''
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, June 8

  08-06-2020 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations appeal the oilpatch's environmental monitoring suspension as cities look for a way forward during the pandemic.
  
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• First Nations appeal Alberta Energy Regulator decision to suspend monitoring requirements

  08-06-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Athabasca Chipewyan, Fort McKay and Mikisew Cree First Nations say they were not consulted before the Alberta Energy Regulator issued the decision, which they say has a clear impact on the regulator’s ability to identify and mitigate impacts on their traditional territory. 
  
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• Trudeau 'deeply alarmed' by brutality claims during arrest of Alberta Indigenous chief

  08-06-2020 15:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Allegations of racism and police brutality brought forward by a First Nations chief in northern Alberta are deeply troubling to Canada's prime minister, who vowed to bring in "significant, concrete and rapid measures" to address systemic racism in policing.
  
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• Federal ministers concerned by brutality claims during arrest of Alberta Indigenous chief

  08-06-2020 15:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's public safety minister says the government will be paying close attention to the independent inquiry into allegations of racism and police brutality brought forward by a First Nations chief, while another minister called the chief's account "deeply troubling."
  
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• Two counties in northern Alberta bailing out after heavy rainfall forces states of emergency

  08-06-2020 15:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Two northern Alberta counties have declared states of emergency after heavy weekend rains caused flooding, closed highways and forced some residents to evacuate.
  
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• Heavy rain leads to evacuations, road closures in northern Alberta

  08-06-2020 15:20 via cbc.ca
  
  County officials are warning about overloaded sewer systems and hazardous road conditions in Lac La Biche and Thorhild counties.
  
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• Families could lose homes after injunction against Habitat Edmonton dismissed - CBC.ca

  08-06-2020 15:02
  
  Families could lose homes after injunction against Habitat Edmonton dismissed  CBC.ca
  
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• Families could lose homes after injunction against Habitat Edmonton dismissed

  08-06-2020 15:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Several low-income families living in a Habitat for Humanity Edmonton development are looking for new homes after an Alberta court dismissed their injunction request in an ongoing dispute with the charity.
  
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• Fort McMurray strangers brought together by parking lot haircut amid COVID-19

  08-06-2020 14:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  After seeing a post on Facebook, a hairstylist in Fort McMurray, Alta., offered a parking lot haircut to a hospital patient undergoing non-COVID-19-related treatment.
  
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• Fort McMurray condo owners hit with 3rd special assessment, this time for up to $76,000

  08-06-2020 14:03 via cbc.ca
  Owners of condo units in Fort McMurray's troubled Hillview Park complex are worried about paying their bills after being hit with special assessments of up to $76,000. 
  
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• Indigenous stroke survivor says health system repeatedly failed her

  08-06-2020 13:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Valerie Sawdo had a stroke and went to the ER, but her doctor told her the symptoms weren't serious.
  
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• 'Dismissed, and demeaned, and ignored': Indigenous stroke survivor says health system repeatedly failed her

  08-06-2020 13:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Valerie Sawdo had a stroke and went to the ER, but her doctor told her the symptoms weren't serious.
  
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• UCP proposal to use part of victims fund for policing and prosecution is a conflict, critics say

  08-06-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The UCP government is taking money away from victims to fund policing initiatives in the province, say opponents of the proposed legislation changes who have called the move unethical and a "ploy."
  
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• UCP proposal to pay for police through victim fund a 'ploy,' says advocate

  08-06-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The UCP government is taking money away from victims to fund policing initiatives in the province, say opponents of the proposed legislation changes who have called the move unethical and a "ploy."
  
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• ‘From here to the box’: Seniors voice terrifying concerns on long-term care amid COVID-19

  08-06-2020 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News collaborated with the Institute for Investigative Journalism to uncover COVID-19 infection rates in Alberta's long-term care homes.
  
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• Part of Lac La Biche County evacuated because of flooding

  08-06-2020 05:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parts of Lac La Biche county were put under mandatory evacuation order Sunday night because of overland flooding.
  
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• Power largely restored in Alberta after lightning strike

  08-06-2020 05:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Power has been largely restored to much of Alberta after a lightning strike to a major transmission line on Sunday, according to the Alberta Electric System Operator, which left thousands without power for much of the afternoon.
  
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• Edmonton fitness enthusiasts weigh risks and returns of gyms as province considers re-opening recreation facilities - Edmonton Journal

  08-06-2020 03:50
  
  Edmonton fitness enthusiasts weigh risks and returns of gyms as province considers re-opening recreation facilities  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Black Lives Matter petition calls on Edmonton to defund police service - Globalnews.ca

  08-06-2020 03:39
  
  Black Lives Matter petition calls on Edmonton to defund police service  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Sunday, Jun. 7

  08-06-2020 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Sunday, Jun. 7 with Breanna Karstens-Smith.
  
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• Black Lives Matter petition calls on Edmonton to defund police service

  08-06-2020 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  An online petition is garnering thousands of signatures, calling for the City of Edmonton to defund the police service. The city budget calls for the Edmonton Police Service to receive a $75-million increase over four years. The Black Lives Matter petition wants that cut, instead diverting the money to community-led organizations. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Sunday, Jun. 7

  08-06-2020 02:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Sunday, Jun. 7 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Investigation launched into alleged police beating of First Nations chief

  08-06-2020 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  An independent investigation has been launched into how RCMP handled a case involving First Nations Chief Allan Adam, who claims he was brutally beaten during an arrest over an expired license plate. As David Akin reports, the incident comes amid calls for the federal government to take more direct action on Canada’s racism.
  
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• Behind the Game: Hockey Ministries International providing subtle off-ice spiritual support

  08-06-2020 01:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tim Wiebe with Hockey Ministries International is working to bring Christians together at the rink, to help with the pressures that come with being an elite athlete.
  
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• Behind the Game: Hockey Ministries International and its importance in Edmonton

  08-06-2020 01:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hockey Ministries International was created in 1977 by a former hockey player. It brings faith to the rink. In this week’s Behind the Game Quinn Phillips meets with Tim Wiebe and discuss a side of hockey that is very rarely talked about.
  
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