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• Missing 4-year-old found dead in Cardston County: Alberta RCMP

  21-06-2020 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police found the body of a missing four-year-old in southern Alberta on Sunday.
  
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• RCMP fined 7 Americans last week for stopping to sightsee in Banff National Park

  21-06-2020 21:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP issued seven tickets to Americans who stopped in Banff National Park to see the sights last week despite rules observed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
  
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• RCMP fined 7 Americans last week for stopping to see sights in Banff National Park

  21-06-2020 21:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta RCMP issued seven tickets to Americans who stopped in Banff National Park to see the sights last week despite rules observed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
  
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• 7 spray parks reopen in Edmonton | CTV News - CTV News Edmonton

  21-06-2020 21:14
  
  7 spray parks reopen in Edmonton | CTV News  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Police misconduct ‘exists here in Calgary’: Officer wants her harassment lawsuit to bring change

  21-06-2020 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kim Prodaniuk, who filed a statement of claim against the police chief's office, the Calgary Police Association and the City of Calgary in March, recently added a 132-page affidavit with details about her time on the force.
  
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• Alberta researchers find much higher bird populations in province than previously thought

  21-06-2020 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  There may be many, many more songbirds in Alberta forests than previously thought, say University of Alberta scientists who have come up with a new way of counting them. But researchers say that while the new counts may be good news — some estimates are more than 10 times higher — they don’t change the...
  
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• Survey estimates much higher Alberta bird populations than thought

  21-06-2020 18:49 via cbc.ca
  
  There may be many, many more songbirds in Alberta forests than previously thought, say University of Alberta scientists who have come up with a new way of counting them.
  
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• Edmonton women raise nearly $20,000 for charity by sewing masks during COVID-19 pandemic - Globalnews.ca

  21-06-2020 18:29
  
  Edmonton women raise nearly $20,000 for charity by sewing masks during COVID-19 pandemic  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton women raise nearly $20,000 for charity by sewing masks during COVID-19 pandemic

  21-06-2020 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two different Edmonton women have been using their time stuck at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic to give back to their community, by sewing masks for charity.
  
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• Scientists armed with new tech and cool gadgets face off against wildfires

  21-06-2020 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  From infrared cameras that detect fires smouldering deep underground to satellites capable of tracking smoke and ash from high above the stratosphere, scientists are taking the fight against wildfires from the forest floor to the laboratory.
  
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• Edmontonians making masks for charity

  21-06-2020 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Edmonton women have spent the pandemic helping the community. As Sarah Ryan reports, their sewing skills have been put to good use in more ways than one.
  
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• Tracking the mountain pine beetle threat with a drone and a butterfly net

  21-06-2020 17:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Devin Goodsman is waiting for the day developers engineer radio collars small enough to track the movements of a five-millimetre-long mountain pine beetle.
  
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• National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions

  21-06-2020 17:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Organizers of a National Indigenous Peoples Day festival in Ottawa have adapted to COVID-19 restrictions through a virtual powwow on social media, and even a virtual traditional cooking workshop.
  
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• Female Calgary police officer wants harassment lawsuit to bring change

  21-06-2020 16:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Kim Prodaniuk didn't plan to be a crusader for change but hopes her lawsuit against the Calgary Police Service alleging harassment and emotional distress will make a difference.
  
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• Alberta woman to be reunited with class ring lost 30 years ago

  21-06-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Lethbridge man's metal detecting hobby, combined with a little assistance from the Internet, has resulted in an Alberta woman being reunited with a class ring she lost nearly 30 years ago.
  
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• Cheating becoming an unexpected COVID-19 side effect for universities

  21-06-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Cheating on assignments and exams at universities is as old as the institutions themselves. And helping students cut corners on course work continues to be big business. 
  
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• 'Speaking out': Elder abuse reports in Edmonton spiked in 2019 - Edmonton Journal

  21-06-2020 14:50
  
  'Speaking out': Elder abuse reports in Edmonton spiked in 2019  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Policing improving in Conklin, but residents still want local detachment

  21-06-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A small hamlet in northern Alberta has been asking for more help from the RCMP for a year, and now it seems they’re getting it.
  
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• Southeast Edmonton residents speak out against supportive housing complex - Global News

  21-06-2020 03:53
  
  Southeast Edmonton residents speak out against supportive housing complex  Global News
  
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• Southeast Edmonton residents speak out against supportive housing complex

  21-06-2020 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Community members in Edmonton's King Edward Park are worried a proposed supportive housing complex will spark an increase in crime, but the city says there is no evidence to support that.
  
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• Southeast Edmonton residents raise concerns over proposed supportive housing complex

  21-06-2020 02:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Community members in Edmonton’s King Edward Park are speaking out about a proposed supportive housing complex. Neighbours say they’re worried it will spark an increase in crime but the city says there is no evidence to support that. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• Special Father's Day parade at Edmonton retirement facility - News1130

  21-06-2020 02:36
  
  Special Father's Day parade at Edmonton retirement facility  News1130
  
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• Group protests bail-release of Edmonton man charged with sexual assault - Global News

  21-06-2020 02:31
  
  Group protests bail-release of Edmonton man charged with sexual assault  Global News
  
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• Group protests bail-release of Edmonton man charged with sexual assault

  21-06-2020 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 100 people in Edmonton's McQueen neighbourhood protested Saturday against the bail-release of a man charged with sexual assault.
  
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• Memorial ride for Edmonton couple killed in head-on motorcycle crash

  21-06-2020 02:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A group of motorcycle riders is sharing their grief in hopes of reminding drivers to be more careful. Hundreds gathered for a memorial ride Saturday in honour of a couple killed in a crash on June 12. Nicole Stillger has more
  
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• Hundreds gather for memorial ride in Edmonton to honour motorcycle crash victims - CBC.ca

  21-06-2020 02:06
  
  Hundreds gather for memorial ride in Edmonton to honour motorcycle crash victims  CBC.ca
  
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• Hundreds gather for memorial ride in Edmonton to honour motorcycle crash victims

  21-06-2020 02:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The motorcycle procession brought 400 people out and began near the Edmonton Garrison before travelling to where the collision took place, where a ghost bike and memorial now stand.
  
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• Former head of CPP, who was ousted from BlackRock, named chair of AIMCo

  21-06-2020 01:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Mark Wiseman, the former chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, who was ousted from BlackRock in December for violating the company's workplace relationship policy, has been named chair of the Alberta Investment Management Corp.
  
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• Alberta records 48 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths

  21-06-2020 00:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta records 48 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths as of Saturday.
  
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• Alberta confirms 48 new COVID-19 cases Saturday; Edmonton and Calgary close in active numbers

  21-06-2020 00:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health confirmed 48 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, which brings active cases in the province to 525.
  
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