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• Kenney speechwriter Paul Bunner, whose old columns stirred controversy in summer, set to retire

  04-09-2020 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's speechwriter Paul Bunner — accused of making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks in old columns and articles that surfaced this summer — is set to retire in the coming days, the premier's office confirmed Friday.
  
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• Kenney speechwriter Paul Bunner is set to retire this weekend

  04-09-2020 23:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's speechwriter Paul Bunner is set to retire in the coming days, the premier's office confirmed Friday.
  
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• Dinner theatre transforms performances to reopen during COVID-19 pandemic

  04-09-2020 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Performers ran through a dress rehearsal Friday ahead of opening night.
  
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• Edmonton man sues EPS chief, 2 officers for $650K after 'unlawful arrest' - CTV News Edmonton

  04-09-2020 23:03 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton man sues EPS chief, 2 officers for $650K after 'unlawful arrest'  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Canada not on track to meet 2025 methane emissions target: report

  04-09-2020 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada set a goal in 2016 to cut methane emissions by 40 to 45 per cent in 2025 compared to what they were in 2012.
  
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• Former Edmonton city councillor and recreation advocate Bryan Anderson dies at 78 - Edmonton Journal

  04-09-2020 22:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Former Edmonton city councillor and recreation advocate Bryan Anderson dies at 78  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Record high lumber, panel prices drive Alberta stumpage fees to new heights

  04-09-2020 22:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coniferous stumpage fees -- paid by forest companies for evergreen wood such as pine or spruce harvested from Crown land -- have nearly doubled to $67.31 in September.
  
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• Former Edmonton city councillor Bryan Anderson passes away - Global News

  04-09-2020 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former Edmonton city councillor Bryan Anderson passes away  Global News
  
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• Former Edmonton city councillor Bryan Anderson passes away

  04-09-2020 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bryan Anderson, one of Edmonton's longest-serving city councillors, died Friday morning.
  
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• Return-to-school anxiety heightens pandemic fatigue, Hinshaw says

  04-09-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  As Albertans head into the long weekend, Dr. Deena Hinshaw acknowledges this week has been one of the most difficult since the province reported its first case of COVID-19 six months ago. 
  
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• Alberta's top doctor issues warning to public ahead of long weekend

  04-09-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The province reported 164 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, prompting a warning from Alberta's chief medical officer of health ahead of the long weekend.
  
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• Alberta’s chief medical officer of health to update COVID-19 situation ahead of long weekend

  04-09-2020 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The majority of Alberta children returned to their classrooms this week, after classes were cancelled roughly six months ago because of the pandemic. 
  
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• Monuments honouring fallen Edmonton police officers defaced with graffiti - CBC.ca

  04-09-2020 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Monuments honouring fallen Edmonton police officers defaced with graffiti  CBC.ca
  
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• Monuments honouring fallen Edmonton police officers defaced with graffiti

  04-09-2020 21:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton police are investigating after of monuments paying tribute to Const. Ezio Faraone and Const. William Nixon were defaced by vandals. 
  
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• Alberta Bottle Depot Association looking to add deposit to cannabis containers

  04-09-2020 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A proposal from the Alberta Bottle Depot Association would give cannabis users the ability to bring their plastic containers to the bottle depot for a refund.
  
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• Edmonton Humane Society

  04-09-2020 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Ted Purcell with the Edmonton Humane Society joins Global News Morning Edmonton.
  
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• Your mental health with CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health

  04-09-2020 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Your mental health is a monthly features presented by CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health. So what will it be like to return to school in a pandemic? The honourable Stan Kutcher, an internationally renowned psychiatrist in adolescent mental health, joins Global News Morning.
  
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• Edmonton’s Stanley A. Milner Library set to open

  04-09-2020 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  After months of construction, we will finally get to see the inside of the new Stanley A. Milner Library downtown. On Sept. 17, the library will open its doors to the public. Tina Thomas, executive director of customer experiece with EPL, has more.
  
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• Alberta court ruling upholds automatic registration for convicted sex offenders

  04-09-2020 19:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The 2-1 ruling from Alberta's highest court means an Edmonton man who has fought to dismantle a section of Canada's sex offender laws can appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
  
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• Edmonton Public Schools halts school resource officer program

  04-09-2020 19:09 via cbc.ca
  
  The Edmonton Public Schools’ Board of Trustees is endorsing a new model to replace the school resource officer program for the new school year.
  
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• Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu speaks about addressing crime and racism

  04-09-2020 19:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu says he will work with law enforcement and with racialized communities to address crime rates.
  
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• Alberta lags behind as Canada adds jobs in August

  04-09-2020 19:02 via cbc.ca
  
  While the rest of the country saw gains in employment over the past month, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, Alberta's employment numbers were little changed, and unemployment, while lower, remains the second highest in the country. 
  
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• The Loop: Back to school

  04-09-2020 19:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Take a listen to Episode 25 of CBC Edmonton's weekly podcast, The Loop.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Sept. 4

  04-09-2020 18:49 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is easing restrictions on residents of continuing care homes, allowing them longer excursions without necessarily having to enter quarantine on their return.
  
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• School Resource Officer program pulled from Edmonton public schools for 2020-21 year

  04-09-2020 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police officers will not be assigned to schools in Edmonton's public system this year.
  
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• 2 people who refused to wear masks on flights face $1,000 fines from Transport Canada

  04-09-2020 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transport Canada says two unnamed people have been fined $1,000 each for refusing to follow directions from air crews to wear their face coverings.
  
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• Pandemic changes our relationship with our home 'castles' - Edmonton Journal

  04-09-2020 18:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Pandemic changes our relationship with our home 'castles'  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Monuments vandalized at Edmonton’s Constable Ezio Faraone park

  04-09-2020 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  A statue and a monument dedicated to two Edmonton police officers who died in the line of duty were covered in graffiti on Friday morning.
  
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• COVID-19 may be further fraying Albertans’ nerves 6 months into pandemic

  04-09-2020 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saturday will mark six months since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Alberta, and some people say there are increasing signs that the pandemic is leading to more and more frayed nerves.
  
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• Calgary’s unemployment rate the highest in Canada for second straight month

  04-09-2020 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Statistics Canada’s August 2020 Labour Force Survey, Calgary’s jobless rate sat at 14.4 per cent last month, the worst among the metropolitan areas surveyed.
  
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• How the Henday expansion gobbled up a country greenhouse in Edmonton's northeast - CBC.ca

  04-09-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  How the Henday expansion gobbled up a country greenhouse in Edmonton's northeast  CBC.ca
  
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• How the Henday expansion gobbled up a country greenhouse in Edmonton's northeast

  04-09-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Root Seller Greenhouse was once in open country northeast of Edmonton, but now it's a farm in the city surrounded by homes on nearly all sides.
  
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• Fort McMurray residents look to municipality as unstable hill threatens their homes

  04-09-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is considering a buyout for all of the homes in the Draper neighbourhood.
  
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• Opinion: Kenney's plan for 'fiscal reckoning' will wreck Alberta economy - Edmonton Journal

  04-09-2020 14:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Opinion: Kenney's plan for 'fiscal reckoning' will wreck Alberta economy  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton man files $650,000 lawsuit against police for 'unlawful' arrest - CBC.ca

  04-09-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton man files $650,000 lawsuit against police for 'unlawful' arrest  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton man files $650,000 lawsuit against police for 'unlawful' arrest

  04-09-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man has filed a $650,000 lawsuit against a pair of city police officers and the police chief.
  
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• How a convenience store 18 km south of the N.W.T.-Alberta border is responding to the pandemic

  04-09-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The store just 18 kilometers south of the N.W.T.-Alberta border used to welcome busloads of summer tourists from the United States, Alberta and elsewhere for stopovers on their way to the north. That’s all but evaporated during the COVID-19 pandemic.  
  
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• Why millions of travellers have entered Canada despite COVID-19 travel restrictions

  04-09-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Since late March, when Canada closed its international borders to non-essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than four million people have entered the country. Here’s why Canada's borders are still open to some visitors.
  
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• Global Edmonton weather forecast: Sept. 3

  04-09-2020 05:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The weather forecast for Edmonton and surrounding areas for Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020.
  
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• COVID-19 restrictions pose dilemma for Edmonton man pursuing sports passions

  04-09-2020 05:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has left an Edmonton father facing a difficult choice. Because of health restrictions, he has to choose between coaching his children’s sports teams or playing rec hockey himself. Chris Chacon reports.
  
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• COVID-19: Hinshaw announces changes for long-term care facilities in Alberta

  04-09-2020 05:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced changes Thursday to long-term and continuing care facilities in Alberta. Julia Wong explains.
  
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• Edmonton police looking for dash cam footage of fatal Groat Road crash - Edmonton Journal

  04-09-2020 05:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton police looking for dash cam footage of fatal Groat Road crash  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton area MPs join Belarus supporters calling for Canada to sanction dictators - Edmonton Journal

  04-09-2020 04:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton area MPs join Belarus supporters calling for Canada to sanction dictators  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Low sales, fewer customers creating dire situation for Alberta small businesses: CFIB ​

  04-09-2020 03:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the CFIB, just 23 per cent of Alberta small businesses said sales had returned to pre-COVID-19 levels.
  
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• Coronavirus: Edmonton father torn between playing rec hockey or coaching kids due to cohort restrictions - Global News

  04-09-2020 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coronavirus: Edmonton father torn between playing rec hockey or coaching kids due to cohort restrictions  Global News
  
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• Coronavirus: Edmonton father torn between playing rec hockey or coaching kids due to cohort restrictions

  04-09-2020 02:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Back to school also means back to playing sports for many Alberta families. There's an added COVID-19 complication for one Edmonton father who has to choose between coaching his kids' sports teams or playing rec hockey.
  
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• Saskatoon comics bring the funnies to your backyard

  04-09-2020 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  As a way to keep their talents sharp and earn a living during the pandemic, a band of Saskatoon comics are bringing comedy to peoples backyards.
  
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• Calgary dry ice business finds new life in fueling family science experiments

  04-09-2020 02:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  In searching for way to combat the drop in business during the pandemic, Calgary Dry Ice found they had just the right thing for parents to engage their kids while at home.
  
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• Some Edmonton Public Schools online students still don't know who their teacher is as district grapples with 'mind blowing' demand - Edmonton Journal

  04-09-2020 02:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Some Edmonton Public Schools online students still don't know who their teacher is as district grapples with 'mind blowing' demand  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Pandemic fatigue and Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s fan page

  04-09-2020 02:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  She’s been the voice of calm and reassurance for many throughout the pandemic – a role model to look up to during these tough times. But a social media fan page – that’s been praising Dr. Deena Hinshaw for the last six months — is shutting down. As Nicole Stillger explains, the negativity has become...
  
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