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• MLAs to hear from stakeholders on repeal of paid blood donation ban

  14-07-2020 23:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta MLAs agreed on Tuesday to hear from stakeholders on a private member's bill that would overturn a ban on paid blood donations enacted by the previous NDP government three years ago. 
  
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• Edmonton's Al Rashid Mosque spray-painted with racist graffiti - CBC.ca

  14-07-2020 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton's Al Rashid Mosque spray-painted with racist graffiti  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton's Al Rashid Mosque spray-painted with racist graffiti

  14-07-2020 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  The hate crime unit of the Edmonton Police Service is investigating after the city’s largest mosque was spray painted with racist graffiti.
  
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• Edmonton mosque spray painted with racist graffiti

  14-07-2020 23:32 via cbc.ca
  
  The hate crime unit of the Edmonton Police Service is investigating after the city’s largest mosque was spray painted with racist graffiti.
  
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• Global Edmonton supports: Junior Achievement Alberta Business Hall of Fame

  14-07-2020 23:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Each year, senior business leaders from across Northern Alberta gather to celebrate business in our region. The Alberta Business Hall of Fame honours our most esteemed business leaders for their life achievements and service to the economy, community and our future.
  
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• Masks in the mountains: Banff considers mandatory face coverings during COVID-19 pandemic

  14-07-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Firefighters handed out nearly 3,000 masks to people in Banff over the weekend.
  
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• Local email campaign putting pressure on Edmonton CFL team to change its name - CBC.ca

  14-07-2020 22:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Local email campaign putting pressure on Edmonton CFL team to change its name  CBC.ca
  
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• Alberta Federation of Labour’s president tweets comparison of UCP party to Nazis

  14-07-2020 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Monday, Gil McGowan penned several tweets that compared the actions of Alberta's current political party with "tactics pioneered by the Nazis."
  
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• Local email campaign putting pressure on Edmonton CFL team to change its name

  14-07-2020 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A new email campaign is putting pressure on Edmonton’s CFL team to change its name, for being, as one Inuk writer calls it, outdated and insulting.
  
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• A look back at the Pine Lake tornado 20 years later

  14-07-2020 21:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The tornado hit the Green Acres Campground at Pine Lake fast, decimating what was supposed to be a great start to the weekend in central Alberta. Here’s a look back on the chaos and terror from that Friday night two decades ago.
  
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• Free masks to be available to Edmonton transit users as chamber urges use in public

  14-07-2020 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The handout is part of the provincial government's plan to provide 20 million face masks to Albertans.
  
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• Free masks to be available through Edmonton transit as chamber urges use in public - Globalnews.ca

  14-07-2020 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Free masks to be available through Edmonton transit as chamber urges use in public  Globalnews.ca
  
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• City of Edmonton distributing more free face masks | News - Daily Hive

  14-07-2020 21:48 via dailyhive.com
  
  City of Edmonton distributing more free face masks | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Demand for COVID-19 testing remains consistently high in Alberta’s big cities

  14-07-2020 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Numbers obtained by Global News from AHS show that more than 2,000 tests were booked almost every day for the last week in the Edmonton zone.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Alberta on COVID-19 pandemic

  14-07-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  More than four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many Albertans are likely thinking about faces, or more specifically, whether they should be covered or not.
  
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• Alberta's top doctor worried Albertans may have COVID-19 fatigue

  14-07-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  More than four months into a pandemic that has killed 163 people in Alberta and sickened thousands, the province's top public health official says she's worried some people may no longer be listening to her warnings.
  
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• Alberta reports two more COVID-19 deaths, one linked to Edmonton hospital

  14-07-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, with one of them linked to an ongoing outbreak at Edmonton's Misericordia Community Hospital.
  
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• Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Tuesday, July 14, 2020

  14-07-2020 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Phil Darlington’s Tuesday, July 14, 2020 afternoon weather update for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Concerts in the age of COVID: Live music returns in Edmonton patio series - CTV News Edmonton

  14-07-2020 20:56 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Concerts in the age of COVID: Live music returns in Edmonton patio series  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Pine Lake tornado: How weather technology has advanced 20 years later

  14-07-2020 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  When a deadly F3 tornado hit the Green Acres Campground at Pine Lake on July 14, 2000, there were only two radar stations in Alberta and they weren’t capable of monitoring all storm activity. Kent Morrison and Phil Darlington explain how things have improved vastly in the two decades since then.
  
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• WestJet increases service for August, but remains far below level from a year ago

  14-07-2020 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  WestJet plans to restart non-stop flights from Calgary to London and Paris next month as it slowly increases the number of flights it offers this summer.
  
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• Chicago Blackhawks fans more worried about COVID-19 than Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Journal

  14-07-2020 20:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Chicago Blackhawks fans more worried about COVID-19 than Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton Journal
  
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• An Edmonton Billboard Promoting Equality Got 'Distorted' & People Were Furious (PHOTO) - Narcity Canada

  14-07-2020 20:09 via narcity.com
  
  An Edmonton Billboard Promoting Equality Got 'Distorted' & People Were Furious (PHOTO)  Narcity Canada
  
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• True North Picnic luxury lunches in Edmonton

  14-07-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  True North offers one-of-a-kind luxurious picnic packages, taking care of all the organizing, setup and cleaning so all you have to do is show up. Creators Georgina Liakopoulos and Stefanie Bernard share more details on how it works.
  
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• Give a Breath lung cancer fundraiser

  14-07-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lung cancer kills more people than breast, colon and prostate cancer combined but it often doesn’t receive the same attention or financial support because so many people link it to smoking. Tim Monds, who has Stage 4 lung cancer and has never smoked in his life, was on the morning news to talk about the...
  
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• Outschool virtual summer camps

  14-07-2020 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  With many summer camps cancelled parents are looking for a way to keep their kids entertained during the summer. Outschool is a popular marketplace of live, online classes for kids that offers a whole slew of live digital summer camp to keep kids learning and engaged this summer. Outschool teacher and homeschool mom Meagan Tauber...
  
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• Edmonton Public Library reopens doors

  14-07-2020 20:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Public Library was forced to close during the beginning of the pandemic but now some locations are once again opening their doors. Sharon Day explains how things work now.
  
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• Avenue Edmonton to become Edify Magazine

  14-07-2020 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  After years of presenting food, fashion and lifestyle content in our city, Avenue Edmonton will become Edify Magazine this fall. Editor Steven Sandor shares details on what to expect.
  
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• Edmonton reopening 4 indoor swimming pools by appointment only

  14-07-2020 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Online registration has opened for four indoor pools scheduled to reopen in Edmonton July 20.
  
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• Lethbridge police chief weighs in after ASIRT launches investigation into surveillance of former minster by officers

  14-07-2020 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The chief of the Lethbridge police says while only two officers were sanctioned, the burden falls on the entire service.
  
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• These indoor pools in Edmonton are reopening this month | News - Daily Hive

  14-07-2020 19:28 via dailyhive.com
  
  These indoor pools in Edmonton are reopening this month | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

  14-07-2020 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide an update Tuesday afternoon on the COVID-19 situation in the province.
  
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• City to reopen 4 indoor pools with COVID-19 safety measures

  14-07-2020 19:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Pools at the Jasper Place and Bonnie Doon fitness and leisure centres, the Clareview Community Recreation Centre and at the Kinsmen Sports Centre will reopen July 20.
  
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• 2 Alberta washrooms among finalists in nation-wide best bathroom competition

  14-07-2020 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Alberta bathrooms -- including one at an RV park -- are among the finalists in a nation-wide search for the best public washroom.
  
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• Racist Edmonton Video Shows A Man Aggressively Threatening Filipino-Canadians (VIDEO) - Narcity Canada

  14-07-2020 17:55 via narcity.com
  
  Racist Edmonton Video Shows A Man Aggressively Threatening Filipino-Canadians (VIDEO)  Narcity Canada
  
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• Oilpatch optimism expected to rise as difficult second quarter finally ends: analysts

  14-07-2020 17:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Analysts say a rebound in oil prices as consumer demand for gasoline rises will buoy energy companies as they give quarterly results starting next week.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl among finalists for Ted Lindsay Award

  14-07-2020 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin are the finalists for the 2019-20 Ted Lindsay Award.
  
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• Canada-U.S. border closure to be extended for another 30 days, say officials

  14-07-2020 17:36 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC News has confirmed that the deal to restrict travel across the Canada-U.S. border will be extended into August.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, July 14

  14-07-2020 17:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health is "strongly recommending" that people wear non-medical masks whenever they visit indoor public places where physical distancing may not be possible.
  
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• Alberta Parks opens reservations for group camping

  14-07-2020 16:49 via cbc.ca
  
  There will be a few hundred more happy campers in Alberta today as group campsites at provincial parks open for reservations for the first time this season.
  
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• Alberta family thankful for 'miracle' of surviving deadly 2000 tornado that hurled baby 3 storeys into air

  14-07-2020 16:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Twenty years after a tornado swept through a campground at a scenic tree-lined lake in central Alberta, killing a dozen people and turning trailers into kindling, the Thomsons have a pocketful of miracles to reflect on.
  
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• 'A miracle': 20 years after deadly tornado, Alberta family thankful for survival

  14-07-2020 16:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Twenty years after a tornado swept through a campground at a scenic tree-lined lake in central Alberta, killing a dozen people and turning trailers into kindling, the Thomsons have a pocketful of miracles to reflect on.
  
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• Oilpatch optimism expected to rise as difficult second-quarter finally ends

  14-07-2020 16:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A rebound in oil prices as consumer demand for gasoline rises will buoy energy companies as they give quarterly results starting next week, but analysts say there are still too many uncertainties to expect any new spending in the sector.
  
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• Pine Lake tornado 20 years later: How did so much go wrong?

  14-07-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On July 14, 2000, the storm which would eventually bring tragedy to so many in Pine Lake was being monitored by the Carvel radar, approximately 160 km to the north.
  
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• Banff National Park changes policy after Beaumont man's memorial goes missing

  14-07-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Parks Canada staff in Banff National Park say they will no longer discard unauthorized memorials.
  
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• Homicide detectives probe suspicious death in central Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  14-07-2020 15:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Homicide detectives probe suspicious death in central Edmonton  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Colby Cosh: Edmonton's radical step on parking regulation — and the economist who made it possible - National Post

  14-07-2020 15:41 via nationalpost.com
  
  Colby Cosh: Edmonton's radical step on parking regulation — and the economist who made it possible  National Post
  
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• Edmonton weather: No more rain, probably, but plenty of wind, definitely - Edmonton Journal

  14-07-2020 15:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: No more rain, probably, but plenty of wind, definitely  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Pine Lake tornado survivors relive twister’s terror 20 years later: ‘I was just trying to search for family’

  14-07-2020 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tuesday marks 20 years since the Pine Lake tornado that killed 12 people. When the menacing clouds started rolling in early on the evening of July 14, 2000, some campers started to take action.
  
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• Alpaca popularity growing in Canada, with almost half the population in Alberta

  14-07-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's alpaca population is growing in the province, with a huge chunk of them farmed in Alberta as the animals become more popular.
  
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