Edmonton news

• How COVID-19 is changing summer vacation

  16-06-2020 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  It’s the time of year Canadians start looking forward to summer getaways, but with COVID-19 affecting everything from job security to mobility — some families are cancelling vacations altogether. Laurel Gregory explains why they may want to rethink that.
  
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• Chuba Hubbard’s high school coach says NCAA football star is type to step up and lead

  16-06-2020 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Curtis Martin knows Chuba Hubbard, the Canadian star running back at Oklahoma State University, isn't afraid to step up and be a leader.
  
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• Bill proposed to protect Alberta business tenants from eviction during COVID-19

  16-06-2020 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has proposed legislation to stop business tenants from being evicted during the economic slump caused by the pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton officer charged after Indigenous man violently kneed during arrest - CBC.ca

  16-06-2020 23:36
  
  Edmonton officer charged after Indigenous man violently kneed during arrest  CBC.ca
  
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• Alberta scientists criticize decision to suspend some environmental monitoring of oil industry

  16-06-2020 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shutting down a broad range of Alberta's environmental monitoring over pandemic fears wasn't necessary, says the head of a group responsible for such work.
  
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• New bill would prevent commercial evictions, but provide no rent relief for Alberta businesses

  16-06-2020 23:10 via cbc.ca
  
  A new bill introduced by Alberta’s United Conservative government proposes a ban on commercial evictions but provides no financial relief for business owners beyond rent deferral to the end of August. 
  
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• Appeal Court hears Crown wants 75 years without parole in triple murder of Alberta family

  16-06-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank were each sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 25 years after being convicted of three counts of first-degree murder.
  
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• ASIRT investigating Red Deer arrest that left 28-year-old man ‘seriously injured’

  16-06-2020 22:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  ASIRT will be investigating the conduct of the officers involved in an arrest that left a 28-year-old man seriously injured in Red Deer on June 4.
  
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• Edmonton Police Service constable charged with assault in relation to 2019 arrest

  16-06-2020 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  An investigation was launched after police said the level of force observed in a video of the August 2019 arrest did not match the level of force described in the police report.
  
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• Plans for new Edmonton Prospects baseball field in Spruce Grove released

  16-06-2020 22:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Spruce Grove complex would feature a retail district, micro-brewery pub, as well as an amphitheatre and condominiums. 
  
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• For the record: Caution a big concern for Edmonton's very hands-on vinyl music stores - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2020 22:07
  
  For the record: Caution a big concern for Edmonton's very hands-on vinyl music stores  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton officer charged after Indigenous man violently kneed during arrest

  16-06-2020 22:05 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton police officer has been charged with assault following a violent August 2019 arrest, captured on video, in which an officer walks up to an Indigenous man under arrest and drives his knee into the prone man's back.
  
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• From art supplies to diapering, daycares took time over the details in planning to reopen

  16-06-2020 20:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Before the YMCA  reopened some of its Edmonton daycares this week, young clipboard-toting patrons were taken on facility tours so they could carefully note the things that had changed in their three months away.
  
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• Alberta health minister addresses AER decision to suspend monitoring during pandemic

  16-06-2020 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the government has nothing to do with the AER’s decision to suspend environmental monitoring amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Kaitlyn Bristowe, Canadian ex-Bachelorette, heading to ‘Dancing With the Stars’

  16-06-2020 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  'This is a question I’m so excited to ask you because, well, your life is about to change and I'm not joking,' Chris Harrison said to Kaitlyn Bristowe.
  
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• Trudeau says he’s ‘open’ to NHL having a hub city in Canada

  16-06-2020 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NHL is currently in Phase 2 of its return to action plan, meaning players can use team facilities to train in small groups.
  
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• RCMP investigate death of woman following assault in a Sylvan Lake home

  16-06-2020 18:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Officers responded to a 911 call received at about 8 p.m. Sunday about an assault at the home in the town, located 25 kilometres west of Red Deer.
  
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• Trudeau says government is 'open' to NHL hub cities operating in Canada

  16-06-2020 18:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The NHL is looking at a return to action from that would feature 24 teams operating out of two hubs. The league has narrowed down its potential sites to 10 cities, including Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.
  
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• RCMP investigate suspicious death in Sylvan Lake, Alta.

  16-06-2020 18:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP major crimes unit is investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman in Sylvan Lake, Alta., that has been deemed suspicious by responding officers.
  
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• Coronavirus: Fort Saskatchewan hospital resumes labour and delivery services

  16-06-2020 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital has resumed labour and delivery services two months after they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Probing the depths of Edmonton Oilers' second-tier defence & goaltending prospects - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2020 17:58
  
  Probing the depths of Edmonton Oilers' second-tier defence & goaltending prospects  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Aurora Cannabis president Steve Dobler to step down

  16-06-2020 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aurora Cannabis Inc. co-founder Steve Dobler will retire as president and as a director at the end of June.
  
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• Triple murderer Douglas Garland appealing sentence as 'excessive and harsh'

  16-06-2020 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's top court is to hear arguments today in the sentencing appeal of a man who killed a Calgary couple and their five-year-old grandson six years ago.
  
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• Crime 'cheaper by the dozen': Crown says in arguing triple murderers should spend minimum 75 years in prison

  16-06-2020 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Two men who murdered three family members were handed a sentence that sent a message their crimes were "cheaper by the dozen," said the prosecutor in arguing for consecutive parole ineligibility periods.
  
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• Alberta's top court to hear sentence appeals of 3 triple murderers, including Douglas Garland

  16-06-2020 16:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Sentence appeals involving three notorious Alberta triple murderers are being heard Tuesday with the province's top court poised to rule in Calgary on the two cases, which each involve the same legal principle: when it is appropriate to impose consecutive parole ineligibility periods.
  
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• Construction season in full swing in Edmonton despite COVID-19 pandemic - CBC.ca

  16-06-2020 15:00
  
  Construction season in full swing in Edmonton despite COVID-19 pandemic  CBC.ca
  
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• Construction season in full swing in Edmonton despite COVID-19 pandemic

  16-06-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton is emerging from a COVID-19 spring slightly ahead of the game on some construction job, while the pandemic could add to delays on the city's biggest project.
  
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• Opinion: Axing Energy Efficiency Alberta costs homeowners, risks jobs - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2020 14:51
  
  Opinion: Axing Energy Efficiency Alberta costs homeowners, risks jobs  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Scientists criticize Alberta's monitoring suspension, lack of consultation

  16-06-2020 14:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Shutting down a broad range of Alberta's environmental monitoring over pandemic fears wasn't necessary, says the head of a group responsible for such work.
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers are Pieces Away From Being League's Elite - Last Word on Hockey

  16-06-2020 14:20
  
  The Edmonton Oilers are Pieces Away From Being League's Elite  Last Word on Hockey
  
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• Bill 22 proposes end to cabinet oversight for royalty rate changes

  16-06-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Changes proposed under a new omnibus bill would give the energy minister sole approval over changes to royalties paid by companies regulated by the Mines and Minerals Act, NDP leader Rachel Notley said Monday. 
  
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• Calgary triple murderer Douglas Garland appealing sentence as ‘excessive and harsh’

  16-06-2020 13:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's top court is to hear arguments Tuesday in the sentencing appeal of a man who killed a Calgary couple and their five-year-old grandson six years ago.
  
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• Doctors call for Alberta to make wearing a mask mandatory in public

  16-06-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There are more calls this week for mandatory masking as Alberta continues to move through its relaunch.
  
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• ‘Never seen anything like it’: Bear cub spotted in Alberta with unique white head

  16-06-2020 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A photo captured over the weekend by a Calgary family has experts excited about what could be the first spotting ever of a grizzly with a white head but regular brown colouring on its body. 
  
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• Edmonton residents come together to mow city-owned grass - Global News

  16-06-2020 07:11
  
  Edmonton residents come together to mow city-owned grass  Global News
  
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• Edmonton residents come together to mow city-owned grass

  16-06-2020 07:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Edmontonians are getting fed-up with the city's 21-day grass-cutting schedule so they have started cutting city-owned grass themselves.
  
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• Edmonton residents cutting city-owned grass

  16-06-2020 06:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Edmonton residents are getting fed up with the city’s 21-day cycle for cutting its grass, so they are taking matters into their own hands. Sarah Komadina has more.
  
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• Opioid overdoses killed up to 142 people in Alberta during first 3 months of 2020: province

  16-06-2020 06:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  New data on opioid-related deaths in Alberta show 142 people died of "apparent accidental opioid poisoning" in the first three months of 2020, according to a recently released government report.
  
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• Kenney confirms provincial sales tax would not be implemented in Alberta without a referendum - Edmonton Journal

  16-06-2020 03:37
  
  Kenney confirms provincial sales tax would not be implemented in Alberta without a referendum  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Animal rights group rallies for Lucy the elephant as Edmonton Zoo reopens - CTV News Edmonton

  16-06-2020 03:15
  
  Animal rights group rallies for Lucy the elephant as Edmonton Zoo reopens  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Thunderstorm spits out nickle-sized hail over Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  16-06-2020 03:14
  
  Thunderstorm spits out nickle-sized hail over Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton weather for Monday, June 15 - CTV News Edmonton

  16-06-2020 03:14
  
  Edmonton weather for Monday, June 15  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• 'We cannot afford to wait,' anti-racism advocates tell Edmonton city council at public hearing - CBC.ca

  16-06-2020 02:59
  
  'We cannot afford to wait,' anti-racism advocates tell Edmonton city council at public hearing  CBC.ca
  
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• 'We cannot afford to wait,' anti-racism advocates tell Edmonton city council at public hearing

  16-06-2020 02:59 via cbc.ca
  
  On the first day of public hearings, Edmontonians called on the mayor and council to divert police funding into community programs to improve public safety but others warned it could have the opposite effect.
  
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• 'We cannot afford to wait,' anti-racism activists tell Edmonton city council at public hearing

  16-06-2020 02:59 via cbc.ca
  
  On the first day of public hearings, Edmontonians called on the mayor and council to divert police funding into community programs to improve public safety but others warned it could have the opposite effect.
  
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• Glen Sather wins Global News fan poll for all-time all-star coach

  16-06-2020 02:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The results for Global’s All-time Oilers All-stars poll are in and it wasn’t much of a surprise who the top coach is. Glen Sather led the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cups in the 1980s and beat out the rest for best bench boss. As Kevin Karius explains, Sather received 81 per cent of the...
  
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• Edmonton COVID-19 trend shows jump in active cases, more young people testing positive - Globalnews.ca

  16-06-2020 02:57
  
  Edmonton COVID-19 trend shows jump in active cases, more young people testing positive  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton COVID-19 trend shows jump in active cases, more young people testing positive

  16-06-2020 02:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Edmonton and most of the people testing positive for the virus are under the age of 40.
  
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• Body camera shows ‘unwarranted’ arrest of Indigenous man in Calgary: Defence lawyers association

  16-06-2020 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Herbert Daniels, a 67-year-old Indigenous man, was arrested during a traffic stop that quickly escalated in Calgary in October 2019.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Monday, June 15, 2020

  16-06-2020 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Phil Darlington’s Monday, June 15, 2020 evening weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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