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• Massive 23-metre hole discovered in south Edmonton, road repairs will take ‘several months’: EPCOR - Global News

  19-10-2020 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Massive 23-metre hole discovered in south Edmonton, road repairs will take ‘several months’: EPCOR  Global News
  
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• Massive 23-metre hole discovered in south Edmonton, road repairs will take ‘several months’: EPCOR

  19-10-2020 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  EPCOR said the hole opened up on Oct. 12, as a result of an "underground void" that had been discovered on Oct. 8 during an inspection of a sewer trunk line.
  
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• Alberta reports 898 new cases of COVID-19, 4 additional deaths since Friday

  19-10-2020 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta recorded 311 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, 231 on Saturday and 356 on Sunday, according to Alberta Health. 
  
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• 75-foot sinkhole at south Edmonton intersection | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  19-10-2020 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  75-foot sinkhole at south Edmonton intersection | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• 75-foot sinkhole at south Edmonton intersection

  19-10-2020 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The intersection of 61 Avenue and 109 Street in south Edmonton is closed after a 23-metre-deep (75 foot) sinkhole formed earlier in October.
  
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• Alberta government unveils new plan to support oil and gas recovery after rural municipality outcry

  19-10-2020 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A proposal that would have reduced municipal taxes for oil and gas companies and significantly cut revenue for rural Alberta municipalities is being changed. Vinesh Pratap has the details.
  
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• NDP leader says Premier Kenney must tell UCP private health care will not happen in Alberta

  19-10-2020 22:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ahead of MLAs returning to the Alberta Legislature for the fall session, Opposition Leader Rachel Notley outlines some key priorities. Among them, what she calls meaningful efforts to diversify the economy, and protecting public health care. The latter call comes after UCP members approved a motion to support private health care at their annual general...
  
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• Alberta politicians to focus on economic recovery as legislature resumes Tuesday

  19-10-2020 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Government house leader Jason Nixon says there's a variety of legislation prepared for the fall sitting that's aimed at speeding up an economic rebound.
  
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• 3 things you didn’t know about anchor and reporter Lisa MacGregor

  19-10-2020 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reporter and weekend anchor Lisa MacGregor is filling in on the noon news this week, so here’s three things you might not know about the Edmonton native who spent years sports reporting in Calgary.
  
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• Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Monday, October 19, 2020 | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  19-10-2020 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Monday, October 19, 2020 | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton afternoon weather forecast: Monday, October 19, 2020

  19-10-2020 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Monday, October 19, 2020 Global News at Noon afternoon weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Alberta cuts deal on municipal oilpatch levies; not on unpaid property taxes

  19-10-2020 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has announced a three-year deal that it says will prevent municipal taxes and levies from harming its already battered energy industry.
  
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• Snow flurries are in the forecast for Edmonton this week | News - Daily Hive

  19-10-2020 21:32 via dailyhive.com
  
  Snow flurries are in the forecast for Edmonton this week | News  Daily Hive
  
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• Alberta injects additional $5-million into tech startup fund - Edmonton Journal

  19-10-2020 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta injects additional $5-million into tech startup fund  Edmonton Journal
  
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• COVID-19 case forces closure of Calgary school amid provincial staffing ‘crisis’

  19-10-2020 21:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coventry Hills School in Calgary was closed Monday as Alberta Health worked to identify close contacts of a person who tested positive for COVID-19. 
  
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• Kenney won’t rule out further COVID-19 restrictions ‘if things get really out of control’

  19-10-2020 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney said while public health restrictions aren't off the table, his hope is Albertans will follow existing advice more closely.
  
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• Canucks re-sign centre Adam Gaudette to one-year deal - Edmonton Journal

  19-10-2020 21:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Canucks re-sign centre Adam Gaudette to one-year deal  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 18 years after body found, murder charge laid in Edmonton homicide - CBC.ca

  19-10-2020 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  18 years after body found, murder charge laid in Edmonton homicide  CBC.caEdmonton police make arrest in 2002 homicide  Edmonton JournalCharges laid in 2002 Edmonton homicide | CTV News  CTV Edmonton2nd-degree murder charge laid in 2002 Edmonton homicide  Global NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Edmonton Oilers making sizable gamble on goaltending tandem - TSN

  19-10-2020 20:30 via tsn.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers making sizable gamble on goaltending tandem  TSN
  
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• Edmonton's COVID-19 Case Count Is Almost Double What Calgary Has Right Now - Narcity Canada

  19-10-2020 20:02 via narcity.com
  
  Edmonton's COVID-19 Case Count Is Almost Double What Calgary Has Right Now  Narcity Canada
  
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• Alberta air tanker fleet helping in U.S. as Canada sees drop in wildfires

  19-10-2020 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  There have been about 700 wildfires in Alberta this year with 32 square kilometres lost compared with the five-year average of 1,300 fires and 4,100 square kilometres burned.
  
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• Oil price stall, global uncertainty prompt caution as oil firms roll out Q3 reports

  19-10-2020 19:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  The reports notes that Western Canadian oil sector fundamentals remain ``constructive.''
  
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• Edmonton Oilers Prospect Update: October 19th, 2020 - Oilers Nation

  19-10-2020 18:53 via oilersnation.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers Prospect Update: October 19th, 2020  Oilers Nation
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder in historical homicide

  19-10-2020 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 18 years after a man was found dead under a bed in an Edmonton home, police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the killing.  
  
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• 18 years after body found, murder charge laid in Edmonton homicide

  19-10-2020 18:31 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 18 years after a man was found dead under a bed in an Edmonton home, police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the killing.  
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, Oct. 19

  19-10-2020 18:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary has been moved onto the watch list as it has 686 active cases of COVID-19, which is 50.9 per 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the City of Edmonton is bringing in additional pandemic response measures in reaction to voluntary health restrictions in the Edmonton zone announced last week.
  
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• Police investigating after man shot 'more than once' in northeast Edmonton - Edmonton Journal

  19-10-2020 18:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Police investigating after man shot 'more than once' in northeast Edmonton  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 2nd-degree murder charge laid in 2002 Edmonton homicide

  19-10-2020 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 66-year-old man has been charged in connection with a homicide that took place in Edmonton nearly two decades ago.
  
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• Sherwood Park teen to star in ‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’ - Global News

  19-10-2020 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Sherwood Park teen to star in ‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’  Global News
  
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• Sherwood Park teen to star in ‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’

  19-10-2020 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 15-year-old Sherwood Park boy has been cast in one of 2021's biggest summer blockbusters: "PAW Patrol: The Movie."
  
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• Hall of Fame hockey announcer 'Doc' Emrick retires - Edmonton Journal

  19-10-2020 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Hall of Fame hockey announcer 'Doc' Emrick retires  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'First guys out:' western Canadian air tanker fleet busy despite drop in wildfires

  19-10-2020 17:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A family-run company providing air-tanker support to control menacing wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Yukon is a little less busy these days, but it has nothing to do with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Employee at south Edmonton Superstore tests positive for COVID-19 - CTV News Edmonton

  19-10-2020 16:43 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Employee at south Edmonton Superstore tests positive for COVID-19  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Sex-assault case collapses after Edmonton police take 8 years to execute arrest warrant - CBC.ca

  19-10-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Sex-assault case collapses after Edmonton police take 8 years to execute arrest warrant  CBC.ca
  
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• Sex-assault case collapses after Edmonton police take 8 years to execute arrest warrant

  19-10-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in July 2009 by her father's boss. Edmonton police laid charges in December 2010, but didn't execute the arrest warrant until June 2018. Now the charges have been stayed by the Crown.
  
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• UCP members pass resolution at AGM calling for privately funded health care option

  19-10-2020 15:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party have narrowly endorsed a resolution at their party's annual general meeting that supports the option of a privately funded and privately managed health-care system that would operate parallel to the public one.
  
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• Edmonton forecast: The wind chill hath returneth to ruineth all - Edmonton Journal

  19-10-2020 15:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton forecast: The wind chill hath returneth to ruineth all  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton mayor, councillors asked to freeze salaries for 2 years - CBC.ca

  19-10-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton mayor, councillors asked to freeze salaries for 2 years  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton mayor, councillors asked to freeze salaries for 2 years

  19-10-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An independent committee is calling for Edmonton city councillors and the mayor to freeze their salaries for the next two years as the city navigates the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton councillors asked to freeze salary for two years

  19-10-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An independent committee is calling for Edmonton city councillors and the mayor to freeze their salaries for the next two years, as the city navigates the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

  19-10-2020 14:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada passed a grim milestone on Monday, topping 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Insurance company blocks St. Paul legion from renting space to AHS for COVID-19 testing

  19-10-2020 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Royal Canadian Legion branch northeast of Edmonton is crying foul after its insurance provider blocked it from renting space to Alberta Health Services for COVID-19 testing, costing it thousands of dollars in much-needed revenue during the pandemic.
  
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• Alberta war room set to ramp up pro-oilsands advertising after six-month lull, Jason Kenney says at party AGM - Edmonton Journal

  19-10-2020 12:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta war room set to ramp up pro-oilsands advertising after six-month lull, Jason Kenney says at party AGM  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Flu shots now available across Alberta

  19-10-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Starting today, the annual flu shot is available in pharmacies and doctor's offices across Alberta.
  
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• Albertans divided over benefits of private COVID-19 testing - Edmonton Journal

  19-10-2020 11:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Albertans divided over benefits of private COVID-19 testing  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Bouncing back from a layoff in oil and gas is possible, but it's harder than it used to be

  19-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Recent research from Statistics Canada found a "significant" portion of laid-off oil and gas workers were making more money three to five years after losing their jobs in previous downturns, but emerging data suggests the latest downturn is different.
  
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• Bouncing back from a layoff in oil and gas is harder than it used to be

  19-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Recent research from Statistics Canada found a "significant" portion of laid-off oil and gas workers were making more money three to five years after losing their jobs in previous downturns, but emerging data suggests the latest downturn is different.
  
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• A closer look at Canada's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates

  19-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There are at least eight teams across Canada racing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, including one in clinical trials and others scheduled to start soon. Here’s a closer look at the scientific teams, their technologies and where they’re at.
  
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• Tyson Barrie solves a few issues on Edmonton Oilers' blueline, but not all of them - Edmonton Journal

  19-10-2020 09:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Tyson Barrie solves a few issues on Edmonton Oilers' blueline, but not all of them  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Bullet holes in Edmonton apartment complex after man shot ‘more than once’ - Global News

  19-10-2020 06:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bullet holes in Edmonton apartment complex after man shot ‘more than once’  Global News
  
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