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• Edmonton police arrest suspect after 'vicious' assault on LRT station cleaner

  16-09-2020 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  A 33-year-old man is facing criminal charges after what police describe as a "vicious, random assault" at the MacEwan LRT station on Tuesday morning. The attack left the victim, a 61-year old LRT station cleaner, with serious injuries.
  
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• Request tool for continuing care visits launched as Alberta confirms 171 new COVID-19 cases

  16-09-2020 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta reported 171 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The Edmonton zone has the highest number of active cases it's seen since the pandemic began.
  
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• 8 Things To Do This Weekend In Edmonton, September 18 to 20 - Narcity Canada

  16-09-2020 23:54 via narcity.com
  
  8 Things To Do This Weekend In Edmonton, September 18 to 20  Narcity Canada
  
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• Mental stress can lead to dental stress, and some Alberta dentists are seeing the signs

  16-09-2020 23:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Alberta dentists are worried the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a surge in dental issues like broken teeth and jaw problems.
  
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• 3 more store employees in Edmonton contract COVID-19 - CTV News Edmonton

  16-09-2020 23:37 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  3 more store employees in Edmonton contract COVID-19  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Delayed by pandemic, Alberta highway cleanup goes Saturday

  16-09-2020 23:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The annual Alberta highway cleanup will take place on Saturday after being postponed in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The province is reminding drivers to watch out for cleanup crews and slow down when passing them.
  
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• Man charged after Edmonton LRT cleaner assaulted while working - Edmonton Journal

  16-09-2020 22:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Man charged after Edmonton LRT cleaner assaulted while working  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Death of grizzly mother and cubs a 'big loss' to Banff park, experts say

  16-09-2020 22:29 via cbc.ca
  
  Wildlife experts say the death of a grizzly bear and her two cubs — including a rare blond-headed grizzly — in Banff National Park is a major loss to the bear population.
  
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• City seeks feedback on plan to reduce crashes on Edmonton streets - CBC.ca

  16-09-2020 22:15 via cbc.ca
  
  City seeks feedback on plan to reduce crashes on Edmonton streets  CBC.ca
  
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• City seeks feedback on plan to reduce crashes on Edmonton streets

  16-09-2020 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton is seeking public feedback on its plan to reduce crashes on city streets and get closer to its Vision Zero goal of zero traffic-related fatalities or serious injuries by 2032.
  
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• Charges laid after Edmonton LRT station attendant ‘viciously assaulted’ in random attack: police - Global News

  16-09-2020 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Charges laid after Edmonton LRT station attendant ‘viciously assaulted’ in random attack: police  Global News
  
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• Charges laid after Edmonton LRT station attendant ‘viciously assaulted’ in random attack: police

  16-09-2020 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police have charged a 33-year-old man after "a vicious, random" attack at the MacEwan LRT Station Tuesday morning.
  
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• Alberta outlines plans to spend $1.3B under Safe Restart Agreement

  16-09-2020 21:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta plans to spend $1.3 billion allocated by the federal government to increase COVID-19 testing, enhance health-care capacity, funnel money to municipal transit systems and buy more personal protective equipment.
  
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• Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

  16-09-2020 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Global News at Noon afternoon weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Rip out the carpet: Researcher studies features that help Edmonton condos sell faster - CBC.ca

  16-09-2020 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Rip out the carpet: Researcher studies features that help Edmonton condos sell faster  CBC.ca
  
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• Rip out the carpet: Researcher studies features that help Edmonton condos sell faster

  16-09-2020 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A research team at the University of Alberta analyzed hundreds of thousands of Edmonton condo listings from the last decade to determine the features that were associated with some condos selling faster than others.
  
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• An Edmonton Library Got An $84 Million Facelift & It's Unrecognizable - Narcity Canada

  16-09-2020 20:46 via narcity.com
  
  An Edmonton Library Got An $84 Million Facelift & It's Unrecognizable  Narcity Canada
  
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• No new freedoms granted to Matthew de Grood, who killed 5 at Calgary house party while delusional

  16-09-2020 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Review Board says a mentally ill man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party has been making progress but will not be going into a group home in the next year.
  
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• From toilet paper to electric guitars: How shopping habits of Canadians changed during COVID-19

  16-09-2020 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  With a vaccine to the coronavirus presumably still months away from being available and no end in sight to the pandemic, Canadians have adapted to a new way of life, which is demonstrated by a change in their shopping habits.
  
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• Edmonton chef Steve Brochu announces second free online mental health seminar - Eat North

  16-09-2020 19:09 via eatnorth.com
  
  Edmonton chef Steve Brochu announces second free online mental health seminar  Eat North
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, Sept. 16

  16-09-2020 18:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 124 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday while another six schools have had outbreaks of two to four cases in the province.
  
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• Four more cases of COVID-19 in Edmonton Public Schools, outbreak at Centre High - Edmonton Journal

  16-09-2020 18:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Four more cases of COVID-19 in Edmonton Public Schools, outbreak at Centre High  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Oilers 50/50 raffle to return during Stanley Cup final series

  16-09-2020 18:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation 50/50 raffle is returning for the Stanley Cup final series.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation bringing back online 50/50 for Stanley Cup Final - Global News

  16-09-2020 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation bringing back online 50/50 for Stanley Cup Final  Global News
  
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• Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation bringing back online 50/50 for Stanley Cup Final

  16-09-2020 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's back! The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation announced Wednesday it will bring back its online 50/50 raffle for the Stanley Cup Final. 
  
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• Alberta premier says AISH review should come as ‘no surprise’ amid fiscal crisis

  16-09-2020 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province has to take a serious look at the number of people who qualify for AISH.
  
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• Lawsuit alleges NHL, junior leagues conspiring to limit players' opportunities

  16-09-2020 16:57 via cbc.ca
  
  A proposed class-action lawsuit claims the defendants have created a system where the overwhelming majority of players will never reach the top pro leagues, instead spending years playing for "nominal sums of money, all to the financial advantage of the defendants."
  
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• Fired Edmonton woman files human rights complaint for dress-code discrimination at car dealership - CBC.ca

  16-09-2020 16:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Fired Edmonton woman files human rights complaint for dress-code discrimination at car dealership  CBC.ca
  
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• New for 2021: Edmonton Riverhawks - Ballpark Digest

  16-09-2020 16:30 via ballparkdigest.com
  
  New for 2021: Edmonton Riverhawks  Ballpark Digest
  
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• Death of mother grizzly in Banff National Park ‘a big loss for the population,’ experts say

  16-09-2020 16:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parks Canada has said that an adult bear was struck and killed Sept. 3 by a Canadian Pacific Railway train on a rail line through the Alberta park.
  
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• Regional council delays decision on mandatory masks in Fort McMurray

  16-09-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Fort McMurray region, which has been under a COVID-19 watch since last week, will not be bringing in a mandatory mask bylaw this month, after regional council opted to delay a third reading of the bylaw.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Go away, clouds. Let the sunshine in - Edmonton Journal

  16-09-2020 15:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: Go away, clouds. Let the sunshine in  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Killer's psychosis lowers his moral culpability, Alberta Court of Appeal told

  16-09-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A convicted killer chose his elderly victims long before he broke into their house "to sacrifice them," Alberta's highest court was told Tuesday.
  
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• Edmonton weather for Wednesday, September 16 - CTV Edmonton

  16-09-2020 14:59 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather for Wednesday, September 16  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Stop scapegoating public sector - Edmonton Journal

  16-09-2020 14:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Wednesday's letters: Stop scapegoating public sector  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Opinion: Alberta's working to make its plastics industry sustainable - Edmonton Journal

  16-09-2020 14:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Opinion: Alberta's working to make its plastics industry sustainable  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fired Edmonton woman files human rights complaint for dress-code discrimination at car dealership

  16-09-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Legal experts say Caitlin Bernier's dismissal is a case study in the constrained, complex rights of probationary workers, Alberta human rights law and the ongoing discrimination women face in male-dominated industries.
  
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• Fired Edmonton woman files human rights complaint against car dealership for dress-code discrimination

  16-09-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Legal experts say Caitlin Bernier's dismissal is a case study in the constrained, complex rights of probationary workers, Alberta human rights law and the ongoing discrimination women face in male-dominated industries.
  
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• Edmonton woman files human rights complaint against car dealership for dress-code discrimination

  16-09-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Legal experts say Caitlin Bernier's dismissal is a case study in the constrained, complex rights of probationary workers, Alberta human rights law and the ongoing discrimination women face in male-dominated industries.
  
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• Inquiry into alleged anti-Alberta energy campaigns doesn't have time to fact-check statements: commissioner

  16-09-2020 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A year after Alberta launched an inquiry to investigate whether alleged "foreign-funded special interests" are spreading misinformation about the province's energy industry, the commissioner leading it says his team doesn't have the time or resources to prove whether particular statements are misleading or false.
  
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• Inquiry into alleged 'anti-Alberta energy campaigns' doesn't have time to fact-check, commissioner says

  16-09-2020 13:30 via cbc.ca
  
  On Monday, the scope of the inquiry was changed, with the commissioner writing he does not have the time nor resources to fact-check any claims made by those campaigns — a change that has critics questioning the inquiry's purpose.
  
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• What we know (and what we don't) about Alberta's ICU capacity amid COVID-19

  16-09-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  We know how many people are in intensive-care units with COVID-19. But how many are in ICU for other reasons? And how many ICU beds are free?
  
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• David Staples: Sunshine list for Alberta physicians is basic good governance - Edmonton Journal

  16-09-2020 12:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  David Staples: Sunshine list for Alberta physicians is basic good governance  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Bratvold takes fifth at MJT Ford Series in Edmonton - Medicine Hat News

  16-09-2020 12:04 via medicinehatnews.com
  Bratvold takes fifth at MJT Ford Series in Edmonton  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Ken Holland faces critical decisions about Edmonton Oilers' roster in the coming weeks - Edmonton Journal

  16-09-2020 09:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Ken Holland faces critical decisions about Edmonton Oilers' roster in the coming weeks  Edmonton Journal
  
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• AISH recipient feels anxious about program review

  16-09-2020 06:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Albertans who rely on AISH benefits say they’re feeling anxious after Premier Jason Kenney said it’s time for the province to review who qualifies for the program. Sarah Komadina reports.
  
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• NY Islanders stay in playoffs after crucial 2-1 double OT win over Lightning

  16-09-2020 06:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Tampa Bay Lightning were leading the series 3-1 heading into Tuesday's game in Edmonton, and were looking to secure a slot in the finals to face the Dallas Stars.
  
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• Author sues hockey legend Lanny McDonald over ‘unexpected decision’ not to publish book

  16-09-2020 05:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kirstie McLellan Day is suing Lanny McDonald over his decision not to proceed with the publication of a book on which they were collaborating.
  
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• Caribou herd in Jasper National Park considered locally extinct as other herds in park face challenges

  16-09-2020 03:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Wilderness Association is calling on Parks Canada to take steps to help the caribou population in Jasper National Park after a post on the government agency's website said the Maligne caribou herd is now considered locally extinct.
  
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• Health Matters: Addressing over-crowding on bus routes

  16-09-2020 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Matters September 15: Now that school is back in, some Edmonton transit riders are concerned about over-crowding on city buses during peak hours. As Su-Ling Goh reports, they’re worried about their risk of COVID-19 because they can’t physically distance.
  
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