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• NAIT students' association hosting drive-in movie night - Edmonton Journal

  24-09-2020 23:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  NAIT students' association hosting drive-in movie night  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fairview first responders busy with boating death, unrelated hunting injury - Edmonton Journal

  24-09-2020 23:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Fairview first responders busy with boating death, unrelated hunting injury  Edmonton Journal
  
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• One person dead after boating incident on Peace River

  24-09-2020 23:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Emergency services were notified after a group of four boaters on the Peace River sent a satellite distress signal on Tuesday night.
  
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• B.C. hunter, 38, dies after boating accident on Peace River in northern Alberta

  24-09-2020 23:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Emergency services were notified after a group of four boaters on the Peace River sent a satellite distress signal on Tuesday night.
  
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• RCMP make 2nd ‘national security’ arrest in Calgary in 2 months

  24-09-2020 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The arrest came two months after a former ISIS member was taken into custody in Calgary.
  
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• From the archive: Tragically Hip hit Edmonton

  24-09-2020 23:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Back on Sept. 26, 2002, the Tragically Hip played to a packed Jubilee Auditorium.
  
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• Charges dropped against 2 young Alberta farmers arrested in tractor checkstop

  24-09-2020 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Crown has withdrawn charges against two young farmers following a run-in with sheriffs at a checkstop where their tractor was towed away.
  
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• Woman who escaped from Edmonton prison may be in Calgary: Police - CTV Toronto

  24-09-2020 23:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Woman who escaped from Edmonton prison may be in Calgary: Police  CTV Toronto
  
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• Growing Things: Ensure cool, bright conditions to overwinter geraniums - Edmonton Journal

  24-09-2020 22:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Growing Things: Ensure cool, bright conditions to overwinter geraniums  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Family Matters: The evolution of sports evaluations

  24-09-2020 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sports tryouts have evolved and making the team isn’t what it once was for young kids. As Laurel Gregory explains, evaluations have become less about who you know, and more about what you can do.
  
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• Natural resources sector suffered steepest job losses on record due to COVID-19, StatsCan says

  24-09-2020 22:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Grim job numbers released Thursday demonstrate how hard COVID-19 has hit the oil and gas industry in Canada.
  
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• With COVID-19 cases on the rise, an AHS medical officer of health takes your questions

  24-09-2020 22:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Kids are back in school, COVID-19 cases in Alberta are on the rise and we’re heading into cold-and-flu season. Dr. Kathryn Koliaska answers your questions.
  
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• ‘Big old nothingburger’: Alberta MP says throne speech fails to reassure

  24-09-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saying the federal Liberal plan was long on platitudes and short on detail, Conservative MP James Cumming calls for more action on unemployment, investment, and exports. He also weighs in on whether his Edmonton constituents want another election, less than a year after the last.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers forward Joakim Nygard reinjures hand, forced to undergo surgery - Oilers Nation

  24-09-2020 21:58 via oilersnation.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers forward Joakim Nygard reinjures hand, forced to undergo surgery  Oilers Nation
  
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• COVID-19 delays next phases of Connect Care health system launch in Alberta

  24-09-2020 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Originally planned for May, the next two stages of the Connect Care rollout won't happen until October and February. They were delayed because of the pandemic.
  
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• 140 ranching families want prized saddles back after Ranchman's closure, says cowboy's son

  24-09-2020 21:41 via cbc.ca
  
  At least 140 ranching families are trying to get their saddles back after Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall closed this month and the Bank of Montreal (BMO) seized the property. 
  
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• Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Thursday, September 24, 2020 | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  24-09-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Thursday, September 24, 2020 | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Thursday, September 24, 2020

  24-09-2020 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Thursday, September 24, 2020 Global News at Noon afternoon weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update COVID-19 as province enters second wave of pandemic

  24-09-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans who tuned in to the prime minister's televised address on Wednesday were told the province, along with, B.C., Ontario and Quebec, is already experiencing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  
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• Alberta reports one more COVID-19 death, 158 new cases of illness

  24-09-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  There were 1,462 active cases in the province on Wednesday, down 58 from the day before.
  
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• Alberta not in 'second wave' of pandemic, top doctor says

  24-09-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is not experiencing the long-dreaded second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and may not see a huge spike in case numbers now that autumn has begun, the province's top doctor says.
  
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• Alberta not in 2nd wave of pandemic, top doctor says

  24-09-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is not experiencing the long-dreaded second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and may not see a huge spike in case numbers now that autumn has begun, the province's top doctor says.
  
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• Alberta not experiencing 'second wave' of COVID-19 pandemic, top doctor says

  24-09-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is not experiencing the long-dreaded second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and may not see a huge spike in case numbers now that autumn has began, the province's top doctor says.
  
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• Alberta not dealing with 'second wave' of COVID-19 pandemic, top doctor says

  24-09-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta is not experiencing the long-dreaded second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and may not see a huge spike in case numbers now that autumn has began, the province's top doctor says.
  
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• Edmonton monk says meditation can help with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic - CTV Edmonton

  24-09-2020 21:11 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton monk says meditation can help with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic  CTV Edmonton
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ oversupply of new, single-family homes in Calgary and Edmonton: Moody’s forecast - Global News

  24-09-2020 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘Dangerous’ oversupply of new, single-family homes in Calgary and Edmonton: Moody’s forecast  Global News
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ oversupply of new, single-family homes in Calgary and Edmonton: Moody’s forecast

  24-09-2020 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Home prices across Canada could tumble about seven per cent in 2021, as unemployment dampens the hot real estate market, according to a forecast by Moody's Analytics Inc.
  
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• Drugs, cash seized as police dismantle northern Alberta cocaine trafficking network

  24-09-2020 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Police in Grande Prairie say they have dismantled a cocaine trafficking network. Eight people face charges after more than $260,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized.
  
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• Hinshaw to provide update on COVID-19 situation in Alberta Thursday

  24-09-2020 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, there were 1,520 active COVID-19 cases in Alberta. There were 59 people in hospital; 13 of whom were in intensive care units.
  
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• Coronavirus: Alberta has 1.02% positivity rate; 4% of schools have active cases

  24-09-2020 20:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hinshaw said there are 97 Alberta schools with 163 active cases, which she said represents about four per cent of schools across the province.
  
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• Edmonton International Airport to trial locally-made rapid COVID-19 saliva test this fall - Edmonton Journal

  24-09-2020 19:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton International Airport to trial locally-made rapid COVID-19 saliva test this fall  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Jesse Puljujarvi to sign with Edmonton Oilers is a "distinct possibility," team insider reports - Edmonton Journal

  24-09-2020 19:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Jesse Puljujarvi to sign with Edmonton Oilers is a "distinct possibility," team insider reports  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Clinical trial for quick COVID-19 test coming to Edmonton International Airport

  24-09-2020 19:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton's International Airport will be part of a clinical trial for a COVID-19 test that can produce results in seconds and eliminate the need for an unpleasant nasal swab.
  
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• Green carts coming? The status of Edmonton’s waste, recycling and compost plan - Global News

  24-09-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Green carts coming? The status of Edmonton’s waste, recycling and compost plan  Global News
  
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• Green carts coming? The status of Edmonton’s waste, recycling and compost plan

  24-09-2020 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Edmonton estimates that about 50 per cent of single-family residential waste could be composted, and yet, only about six to eight per cent is.
  
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• 8 charged, more than $260,000 in drugs and cash seized in northern Alberta drug bust

  24-09-2020 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight people from British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario were charged after a cocaine trafficking investigation in Grande Prairie.
  
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• 8 charged, more than $260,000 in drugs and cash seized in northern Alberta bust

  24-09-2020 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight people from British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario were charged after a cocaine trafficking investigation in Grande Prairie.
  
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• Throne speech represented ‘a full-frontal attack on Canadian federalism’: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney

  24-09-2020 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on Thursday largely rejected the federal throne speech and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s address to Canadians, which took place on Wednesday, saying they were “filled with distractions and bright shiny objects” and were “a full-frontal attack on Canadian federalism.”
  
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• Premiers’ demands not met in throne speech, says Alberta Premier Jason Kenney

  24-09-2020 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reacting to Wednesday’s federal throne speech and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s address to Canadians, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on Thursday said that the demands he and the other 13 premiers spoke about in Ottawa last week had not been met in the addresses. Kenney said that he and the premiers wanted to see focus on...
  
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• Alberta’s Kenney says Trudeau ‘completely failed to recognize’ economic reality of pandemic in throne speech

  24-09-2020 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responded on Thursday to the Liberals’ federal throne speech and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Wednesday address to Canadians, stating that he felt the government “completely failed to recognize, to acknowledge or to act on” the dire economic realities brought forth by the coronavirus pandemic in their remarks.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Sept. 24

  24-09-2020 18:33 via cbc.ca
  
  A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in one unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. It comes days after an outbreak at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary that has claimed the lives of three patients.
  
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• Edmonton International Airport to pilot rapid-response COVID-19 saliva test

  24-09-2020 17:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton airport will host clinical trials for a coronavirus test that uses a saliva sample from a person and produces a positive or negative result in less than one minute.
  
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• Ontario's new testing strategy highlights complexities of second... - Todayville.com

  24-09-2020 16:41 via todayville.com
  Ontario's new testing strategy highlights complexities of second...  Todayville.com
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney set to respond to federal throne speech

  24-09-2020 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has already expressed his disappointment at the federal government’s throne speech but he’s expected to take to the podium Thursday to detail his concerns. 
  
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• Alberta premier says federal throne speech stomps into provincial jurisdiction

  24-09-2020 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney sees grounds for more constitutional challenges, should the federal Liberal government follow through with the promises contained in Wednesday's throne speech.
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set to respond to federal throne speech

  24-09-2020 16:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has already expressed his disappointment at the federal government’s throne speech but he’s expected to take to the podium Thursday to detail his concerns. 
  
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• Ten years later: Edmontonian returns to city after buying new home beside his old property

  24-09-2020 16:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Michael Melnychuk's real estate group has sold thousands of properties in the last 15 years but one last week still has him scratching his head. 
  
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• Wind warning in effect for parts of southwest Alberta

  24-09-2020 15:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada said that there have been gusts between 100 and 110 km/h overnight in portions of southwestern Alberta. 
  
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• Edmonton weather for Thursday, September 24 - CTV News Edmonton

  24-09-2020 14:53 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather for Thursday, September 24  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Global Business Forum conference in Banff goes ahead with COVID-19 adjustments

  24-09-2020 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  An organizer of the 21st annual Global Business Forum in Banff on Thursday says she's proud of the work her committee has done to present a "hybrid" event this year where half of the attendees will be in the room and the rest taking part online.
  
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