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• Low income families, women will be hardest hit when schools reopen: expert

  20-07-2020 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  There is plenty of uncertainty as the clock ticks down to students going back to school and Lauren Dobson-Hughes, a gender equality and health consultant, says there is still confusion about what the return to class will look like in September.
  
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• Shocking semi crash near Sicamous, B.C., caught on dashcam video

  20-07-2020 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A westbound semi hauling a trailer loaded with grocery products crossed a double-solid line, flipped onto its side and skidded down the highway.
  
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• RCMP say rockslide not responsible for Columbia Icefield bus crash; Edmonton woman one of three victims - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2020 22:07
  
  RCMP say rockslide not responsible for Columbia Icefield bus crash; Edmonton woman one of three victims  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Red Deer mother and daughter were moments from taking fatal Columbia Icefield tour

  20-07-2020 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mother and daughter said they narrowly missed taking the Columbia Icefield tour that resulted in three deaths and two dozen injuries.
  
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• Ophthalmologists ask to opt-out of Alberta Medical Association, bargain directly with province

  20-07-2020 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  On July 16, the Eye Physicians and Surgeons Association of Alberta penned an open letter to Health Minister Tyler Shandro asking to be released from the AMA and handle negotiations with the government directly.
  
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• Member of Health Quality Council of Alberta quits to protest legislation

  20-07-2020 21:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A member of the provincial body mandated to improve patient safety and the quality of health care in Alberta has quit, saying legislation proposed by the UCP government would eliminate its key role in the system.
  
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• 2 NHL players tested positive over first week of training camps: league

  20-07-2020 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The league said in a release Monday that 2,618 tests were completed on more than 800 players.
  
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• 2 NHL players tested positive for coronavirus over first week of training camps: league

  20-07-2020 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The league said in a release Monday that 2,618 tests were completed on more than 800 players.
  
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• 'Just bite the bullet': The pros and cons of renaming the Edmonton Eskimos - CTV News Edmonton

  20-07-2020 20:59
  
  'Just bite the bullet': The pros and cons of renaming the Edmonton Eskimos  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• No cause yet on bus crash that killed 3 on glacier near Jasper

  20-07-2020 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The president of the company that runs the bus tours at the Columbia Icefield between Banff and Jasper said changes will be made, if necessary, after a rollover on the glacier killed three people and sent two dozen to hospital.
  
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• 3 who died in Columbia Icefield bus crash were from Alberta, Saskatchewan and India

  20-07-2020 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  An Alberta woman and a woman from Saskatchewan, both in their 20s, and a man in his 50s from India, have been identified as the three people killed Saturday when a tour bus rolled on the Columbia Icefield, RCMP said Monday.
  
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• Edmonton bus driver tests positive for COVID-19; ETS says transmission risk for riders extremely low - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2020 20:53
  
  Edmonton bus driver tests positive for COVID-19; ETS says transmission risk for riders extremely low  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Construction worker OK after being struck at west Edmonton site - CTV News Edmonton

  20-07-2020 20:53
  
  Construction worker OK after being struck at west Edmonton site  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Banff, Calgary hospitals treat icefields sightseeing bus rollover patients

  20-07-2020 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Columbia Icefields sightseeing bus rolled Saturday afternoon at the Athabasca Glacier along Highway 93, killing three people and injuring dozens more — some of which were taken to hospital in Banff. That’s where Carolyn Kury de Castillo spoke to people visiting their injured friends.
  
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• Investigation into deadly sightseeing bus rollover at Columbia Icefields near Jasper

  20-07-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Investigators from the TSB and OHS, along with heavy tow trucks, were on scene Monday at the Athabasca Glacier along Highway 93, where three people were killed and dozens more injured after a sightseeing bus rolled at the Columbia Icefields Saturday afternoon. Adam Toy has the details.
  
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• 2 Albertans face stunting charges after vehicles caught travelling at 232 km/hr in N.S.

  20-07-2020 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 48-year old man from Wetaskiwin and a 43-year-old man from Fort MacMurray were ticketed $2,422.50 each for stunting and the vehicles were seized.
  
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• Hamilton man charged after passenger plane makes emergency landing in Thunder Bay

  20-07-2020 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Swoop Airlines flight was originally destined to arrive in Hamilton from Edmonton, police say.
  
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• Fundraiser for Edmonton toddler with rare disease tops $1M - CTV News Edmonton

  20-07-2020 19:54
  
  Fundraiser for Edmonton toddler with rare disease tops $1M  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Don't burst the bubble: Fences erected around Rogers Place as NHL descends on Edmonton - CTV News Edmonton

  20-07-2020 19:53
  
  Don't burst the bubble: Fences erected around Rogers Place as NHL descends on Edmonton  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Explosion causes ‘major structural damage’ to central Edmonton home - Global News

  20-07-2020 18:10
  
  Explosion causes ‘major structural damage’ to central Edmonton home  Global News
  
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• Explosion causes ‘major structural damage’ to central Edmonton home

  20-07-2020 18:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said it was called at 3:52 a.m. to reports of an explosion in the area of 112 Avenue and 91 Street.
  
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• Aurora Cannabis to cut jobs in Europe

  20-07-2020 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton-based cannabis company said the layoffs will amount to a one-quarter workforce reduction in select countries and in a regional office.
  
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• Edmonton’s CFL team reviewing controversial name amid public pressure

  20-07-2020 17:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Norma Dunning, Inuk Researcher and Author of ‘Eskimo Pie: A Poetics of Inuit Identity,’ talks about the need to change the Edmonton’s CFL team name amid cries of racism.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, July 20

  20-07-2020 16:28 via cbc.ca
  
  City council will be asked at its meeting on Monday to approve making masks mandatory on Calgary Transit buses and trains.
  
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• Clock ticking down on COVID-19 pandemic-era return to Alberta schools

  20-07-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With a potential return to classrooms less than seven weeks away, employees, parents and others have questions about how schools will adapt and function under the global threat of a virus with no cure, whose transmission scientists are still trying to understand.
  
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• Public hearing into policing in Edmonton brings back painful memories for Cree brothers

  20-07-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Last month, Rob Houle recounted for Edmonton’s city councillors a night in 2005 when, he says, officers assaulted him and his brother, locked them in a police van and drove them randomly around the city for over an hour.
  
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• Home destroyed after reportedly being hit by lightning near Edmonton

  20-07-2020 14:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A total of 40 Parkland County firefighters from three stations fought the flames after a fire broke out following an apparent lightning strike on Sunday.
  
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• Tour company launches investigation after bus rollover near Jasper kills 3

  20-07-2020 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The president of the company that runs the bus tours at the Columbia Icefield between Banff and Jasper said changes will be made, if necessary, after a rollover on the glacier killed three people and sent two dozen to hospital.
  
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• Heads up, Edmonton Oilers, opponents in the mirror are closer than they appear - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2020 13:15
  
  Heads up, Edmonton Oilers, opponents in the mirror are closer than they appear  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'This is a nasty virus': Health officials vow to learn from Edmonton's Misericordia hospital outbreak - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2020 11:35
  
  'This is a nasty virus': Health officials vow to learn from Edmonton's Misericordia hospital outbreak  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'I will be a little bit more at peace': Inuit leader reflects on report of CFL team changing name

  20-07-2020 11:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, says if the reports are true, and Edmonton's CFL team will have a new name, Inuit can move on to tackling other issues without this "distraction."
  
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• Black with a capital 'B': Why it took news outlets so long to make a change that matters to so many

  20-07-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A number of news organizations in Canada and the U.S. recently announced the same change in their language guidelines: to capitalize the word "Black" when referring to Black people and culture. Kashmala Fida looks at the long history of the calls for change, and why they are being answered now.
  
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• Black with a capital 'B': Why it took news outlets so long to make 1 change that matters to so many

  20-07-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A number of news organizations in Canada and the U.S. recently announced the same change in their language guidelines: to capitalize the word "Black" when referring to Black people and culture. Kashmala Fida looks at the long history of the calls for change, and why they are being answered now.
  
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• Why a fight between Kenney and Alberta's doctors was inevitable, but the path to peace is less clear

  20-07-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In less than 12 months, the relationship between Alberta physicians and the United Conservative Party government has more than soured; it has imploded. It shouldn't come as a surprise.
  
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• Oilpatch is living in limbo with oil at $40 US per barrel

  20-07-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Following the brutal price crash in the spring, the mood in the oilpatch has improved as prices stabilize around $40 US per barrel. Still, that price means different things to different companies, with some beginning to turn on the taps to produce more oil and others still struggling mightily.
  
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• House fire in Parkland County potentially started by lightning

  20-07-2020 06:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fire crews in Parkland County are trying to determine whether a severe storm that rolled through the area Sunday evening is to blame for a house fire.
  
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• Charges pending after racist encounter in Calgary park: police

  20-07-2020 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The video shows a woman skateboarding in a Calgary park when a man comes around the corner and appears to spit on her.
  
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• Protest against mandating use of face masks held in Edmonton

  20-07-2020 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A movement to stop any government mandated use of face masks was held outside the Alberta legislature building Sunday. As Chris Chacon reports, while many in attendance shared their views as to why masks should not be worn, provincial officials continue to stress the significance of wearing them.
  
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• At least 3 killed, several injured in Alberta tour bus rollover

  20-07-2020 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  At least three people are dead and 14 critically injured after a sightseeing bus rolled over in Jasper National Park on Saturday. Jayme Doll reports.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Sunday, July 19, 2020

  20-07-2020 02:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Kevin O’Connell’s Sunday, July 19 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: Sunday, July 19, 2020

  20-07-2020 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Sunday, July 19 with Breanna Karstens-Smith.
  
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• Tour company in crash says this is first incident involving fatality in 39 years

  20-07-2020 02:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  David McKenna, the president of the tour company Banff Jasper Collection by Pursuit, spoke with the media on Sunday to provide background into the vehicle involved in a crash that killed three and injured 24 others on Saturday. McKenna says the company has been operating for 39 years and has never had an incident involving...
  
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• Behind the Game: training athletes in the off season

  20-07-2020 01:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trainer Jordan Taylor started with volleyball two years ago, but now hosts athletes from a variety of sports in his gym, giving them workouts that are suitable for their respective sports.
  
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• Calgary skier dies in fall near Moraine Lake

  20-07-2020 01:33 via cbc.ca
  
  An RCMP release states that at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, Lake Louise RCMP Detachment, Lake Louise Fire and Parks Canada staff were advised that an individual had succumbed to injuries suffered during a fall while skiing.
  
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• Edmonton trainer helping volleyball athletes improve performance

  20-07-2020 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton trainer Jordan Taylor is helping volleyball players improve their performance through off-court training. Quinn Phillips reports.
  
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• Man charged in north Edmonton stabbing incidents

  20-07-2020 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Taser was used on the suspect, who police said was being combative with officers.
  
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• Conservation area east of Edmonton adds three parcels to protected lands - Edmonton Journal

  20-07-2020 00:13
  
  Conservation area east of Edmonton adds three parcels to protected lands  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Tour company in bus rollover crash near Jasper, AB pausing operations as RCMP conducts investigation

  20-07-2020 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stuart Back, the VP of operations for Pursuits Banff Jasper Collection, says the bus involved in the rollover is one of 22 similar vehicles operating in the area. Back says the company has paused operations while the investigation into the cause of the rollover is determined.
  
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