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• Alberta records 7 more COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, hospitalizations climb to 217

  11-11-2020 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta reported 672 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, pushing the number of people in hospital with the virus to 217, 46 of whom were in intensive care.
  
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• Edmontonians encouraged to support local businesses this holiday season

  11-11-2020 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  As we inch closer to the holidays, local businesses are asking for your support. You can do that at local markets starting at the end of the month. Jessica Kent is the creator of the Bundle Box and stops by Global News Morning to talk about what she has to offer.
  
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• Head-on crash in south Edmonton sends young child to hospital: police - CTV News Edmonton

  11-11-2020 22:57 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Head-on crash in south Edmonton sends young child to hospital: police  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Alberta doctors are calling for a 'circuit breaker' lockdown. Here's what that would mean

  11-11-2020 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, some Alberta doctors are calling for a two-week "circuit breaker" to help control the virus. But some say the short-term lockdown won't do enough to stem the spread.
  
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• Climate-changing methane emissions from oil and gas twice as high as thought: study

  11-11-2020 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada scientists says previous measurements weren't accounting for all sources of methane, a climate-changing gas about 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
  
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• Scaled down Remembrance Day ceremony at Edmonton’s Beverly Memorial Cenotaph

  11-11-2020 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country were cancelled due to COVID-19, but a scaled back ceremony at Edmonton’s Beverly Cenotaph went ahead Wednesday morning. Fletcher Kent explains how things were different on the noon news.
  
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• Military flyover at Edmonton’s Beverly Cenotaph Remembrance Day

  11-11-2020 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three CH-146 Griffons from the 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron flew over the Remembrance Day ceremony at Edmonton’s Beverly Cenotaph on Nov. 11, 2020.
  
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• Person found dead inside central Edmonton home; homicide detectives investigating

  11-11-2020 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found inside a home on 102 Street near 121 Avenue on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Homicide detectives investigate suspicious death in north-central Edmonton

  11-11-2020 19:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating after officers responding to a weapons complaint found a person dead inside a north-central Edmonton home. 
  
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• 10 deaths, dozens of COVID-19 cases at South Terrace long-term care facility in Edmonton

  11-11-2020 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  AHS said South Terrace Continuing Care Centre, which is owned and operated by Revera, has had 66 cases among residents and has 66 active staff cases.
  
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• 10 COVID-19 deaths, dozens of cases at South Terrace long-term care facility in Edmonton

  11-11-2020 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  AHS said South Terrace Continuing Care Centre, which is owned and operated by Revera, has had 66 cases among residents and has 66 active staff cases.
  
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• What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, Nov. 11

  11-11-2020 18:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The reopening of schools has been cited a potential driver of recent COVID-19 surges in other places, but Alberta's top doctor doesn't believe they are causing the high rate of infections here, as the province reported 713 new cases on Tuesday and seven additional deaths.
  
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• New COVID-19 cases reported at Edmonton-area stores - CTV News Edmonton

  11-11-2020 18:01 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  New COVID-19 cases reported at Edmonton-area stores  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• New COVID-19 cases reported at Edmonton-area Safeway stores - CTV Edmonton

  11-11-2020 18:01 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  New COVID-19 cases reported at Edmonton-area Safeway stores  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Advocate says second COVID-19 wave has inmates locked down in ‘atrocious’ conditions as 5 test positive

  11-11-2020 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Correctional Service of Canada says contract tracing is underway and testing is being offered.
  
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• 5 federal inmates test positive for COVID-19 as case counts spike across Canada

  11-11-2020 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Correctional Service of Canada says contract tracing is underway and testing is being offered.
  
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• Ritchie residents voice concerns about new homeless shelter in 99th Street warehouse

  11-11-2020 17:41 via cbc.ca
  
  As residents living near a new 24/7 shelter in a south Edmonton warehouse complain of crime, noise and needles, the manager tasked with operating the facility apologized Tuesday for a lack of consultation with the neighbourhood.
  
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• Remembrance Day: Veteran asks Canadians to remember those who gave their everything

  11-11-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian veteran Don White served in the Second World War. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Lagoons and served with a regiment in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany.
  
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• Remembrance Day to be marked at Edmonton’s Beverly Memorial Cenotaph

  11-11-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Remembrance Day ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m. Global News will stream the ceremony live in this story post, as well as on Global Edmonton's Facebook page.
  
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• Remembrance Day marked at Edmonton’s Beverly Memorial Cenotaph - Global News

  11-11-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Remembrance Day marked at Edmonton’s Beverly Memorial Cenotaph  Global News
  
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• Remembrance Day marked at Edmonton’s Beverly Memorial Cenotaph

  11-11-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  This year marks the 100th Remembrance Day at the Beverly Memorial Cenotaph.
  
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• Edmonton war bride recalls her lengthy journey following the Second World War - Global News

  11-11-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton war bride recalls her lengthy journey following the Second World War  Global News
  
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• Edmonton war bride recalls her lengthy journey following the Second World War

  11-11-2020 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the end of the Second World War, more than 45,000 young women left their homes and made the journey across the Atlantic. They were war brides. Many of them knew very little of their new homes and what awaited them.
  
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• Second World War veteran shares his story on Remembrance Day

  11-11-2020 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian veteran Don White served in the Second World War. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Lagoons and served with a regiment in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany. On Remembrance Day, he asks Canadians to remember those who gave their everything.
  
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• Homicide unit investigating northwest Edmonton fatal shooting - CTV News Edmonton

  11-11-2020 15:41 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Homicide unit investigating northwest Edmonton fatal shooting  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Another shooting in Edmonton, investigation underway: EPS - CTV Edmonton

  11-11-2020 15:41 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Another shooting in Edmonton, investigation underway: EPS  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Provincial ops centre moving to retrofitted building after UCP scraps plans for new headquarters

  11-11-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A year after cancelling the new $122 million Provincial Operations Centre, Alberta's United Conservative government is renovating a surplus building in northwest Edmonton and moving 56 staff there instead. 
  
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• Provincial operations centre moving to retrofitted building after UCP scraps plans for new headquarters

  11-11-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A year after cancelling the new $122 million Provincial Operations Centre, Alberta's United Conservative government is renovating a surplus building in northwest Edmonton and moving 56 staff there instead. 
  
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• Man convicted of trying to join ISIS granted overnight privileges to visit ski resort with girlfriend

  11-11-2020 14:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carlos Larmond had been ordered to spend the nights at a half-way house following his release from prison last year.
  
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• ‘Unclear processes’ led to days of delay for critical asymptomatic testing at long-term care homes

  11-11-2020 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  At the time of the premier's April 17 announcement, 32 of Alberta’s 50 deaths were in long-term care sites. As of Nov. 9, 236 of the province’s 369 deaths were linked to these facilities.
  
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• Delays in asymptomatic testing at continuing care sites in Alberta

  11-11-2020 13:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Confusion and uncertainty plagued Alberta’s rollout of asymptomatic testing at continuing care facilities. The announcement was made in mid-April but in some cases, did not start until nearly two weeks after that. Now a Global News investigation reveals, for the first time, what happened. Julia Wong explains.
  
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• Are schools driving Alberta's COVID-19 spread or are they the victim of it? Dr. Hinshaw believes the latter

  11-11-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The reopening of schools has been highlighted as a potential driver of recent COVID-19 surges in other parts of Canada and around the world, but Alberta's chief medical officer of health doesn't believe they are causing the high rate of new cases in this province.
  
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• How to watch Remembrance Day on CBC

  11-11-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Watch our Remembrance Day special on CBC TV and CBC News Network, or stream it on CBC Gem or our CBC News app. Our special airs on CBC News Network and livestreams from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET.
  
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• Defenceman Owen Power won’t attend Canadian junior team selection camp: Hockey Canada

  11-11-2020 07:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The University of Michigan will not release defenceman Owen Power to participate in the Canadian junior men's hockey team selection camp.
  
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• Bettman says NHL could go with temporary realignment for next season

  11-11-2020 05:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NHL could go with a temporary realignment of its teams for next season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• FC Edmonton bringing back midfielder Chance Carter for 2021 season

  11-11-2020 05:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  FC Edmonton announced Tuesday that the club is bringing back Chance Carter for the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.
  
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• No new COVID-19 lockdown in Alberta, where doctors urge the province to take action

  11-11-2020 03:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly eight months ago, Alberta went into lockdown to combat COVID-19. But now, even with other Canadian provinces introducing restrictive measures to fight spiking numbers — Alberta is staying the course. As Sarah Ryan reports, one doctor says people aren’t listening to the experts.
  
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• Made-in-Alberta tent protects health-care workers from COVID-19 aerosols

  11-11-2020 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A made-in-Alberta invention could help save the lives of COVID-19 patients across Canada -- and protect health-care workers.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Tuesday, November 10, 2020

  11-11-2020 03:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Tuesday, November 10, 2020 evening weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Health Matters: Edmonton invention helps protect health care workers from COVID-19

  11-11-2020 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Matters November 10: A made-in-Edmonton tent could soon help save the lives of COVID-19 patients across Canada and protect health care workers. As Su-Ling Goh reports, the device helps solve a problem with huge ripple effects throughout the health care system.
  
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• Historical sex offence charges laid against former Edmonton track coach - CBC.ca

  11-11-2020 03:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Historical sex offence charges laid against former Edmonton track coach  CBC.ca
  
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• Historical sex offence charges laid against former Edmonton track coach

  11-11-2020 03:03 via cbc.ca
  
  A former Edmonton Olympic Track and Field Club coach has been charged with historical sex offences against five teen males dating back to the mid-1970s, Edmonton police said Tuesday night.  
  
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• 10 deaths, 146 cases tied to COVID-19 outbreak at south Edmonton long-term care facility - CBC.ca

  11-11-2020 02:51 via cbc.ca
  
  10 deaths, 146 cases tied to COVID-19 outbreak at south Edmonton long-term care facility  CBC.ca
  
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• 10 deaths, 146 cases tied to COVID-19 outbreak at south Edmonton long-term care facility

  11-11-2020 02:51 via cbc.ca
  
  On Oct. 22, one staff member at South Terrace Continuing Care Centre tested positive for COVID-19. Now ten residents have died and a total of 76 residents and 70 staff members have tested positive.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta's hospitalizations and ICU cases rise, with Edmonton Zone home to half of them - Edmonton Journal

  11-11-2020 02:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19: Alberta's hospitalizations and ICU cases rise, with Edmonton Zone home to half of them  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Former Edmonton track coach charged with historical sex assaults involving teen athletes

  11-11-2020 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenneth Thomas Porter, 72, who was a coach with the Edmonton Olympic Track and Field Club, has been charged with five counts of indecent assault on a male and five counts of gross indecency.
  
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• Rossdale residents react to people refusing to leave the Camp Pekiwewin homeless encampment

  11-11-2020 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Residents in Rossdale who are fed up with the homeless encampment in their neighbourhood say there’s no reason for people to stay, as the city has opened indoor shelter spaces amid dropping temperatures. But as crews arrived to clean up at Camp Pekiwewin Tuesday morning, some people refused to leave without being arrested. Vinesh Pratap...
  
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• Fatal collision closes lengthy section of Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Southern Interior

  11-11-2020 02:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Golden RCMP say a semi jack-knifed into oncoming traffic and collided with a passenger vehicle.
  
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• Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton: November 10

  11-11-2020 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Breanna Karstens-Smith from Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
  
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• Camp Pekiwewin remains, despite efforts to remove the homeless camp

  11-11-2020 01:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  City of Edmonton crews and peace officers arrived at Camp Pekiwewin on Tuesday morning to clean up the land. When they arrived, people living there prevented the eviction. Fletcher Kent looks at what happened and what might happen next.
  
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