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• Pandemic-fuelled rise in passenger misbehaviour taking toll on flight attendants

  30-09-2021 23:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian flight attendants say they are being subjected to unacceptable levels of abuse from passengers as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on.
  
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• COVID-19: Kenney says Alberta to accept help from feds, N.L as health system under ‘enormous pressure’

  30-09-2021 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney announced that Alberta has now agreed to accept help from Ottawa as the health-care system is under "enormous pressure" because of the fourth wave of COVID-19.
  
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• Alberta premier, health officials to provide COVID-19 update Thursday

  30-09-2021 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Verna Yiu, CEO of Alberta Health Services, and Tim Grant, public service commissioner, are also set to take part in the news conference.
  
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• Hyman must help Oilers bolster defensive performance - TSN

  30-09-2021 22:18 via tsn.ca
  
  Hyman must help Oilers bolster defensive performance  TSN
  
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• Alberta public servants will need to be fully vaccinated, premier says

  30-09-2021 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  All public servants in Alberta will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results, Premier Jason Kenney said Thursday.
  
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• Alberta public servants will need to be fully vaccinated or provide negative test results, premier says

  30-09-2021 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  All public servants in Alberta will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results, Premier Jason Kenney said Thursday.
  
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• Alberta premier, health minister and AHS president to provide COVID-19 update

  30-09-2021 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney will be joined by Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta Health Services president Dr. Verna Yiu for a media availability at 3:30 p.m. MT. You can watch it live here.
  
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• Another round of predictable cuts as Edmonton Oilers bring training camp roster down to size - Edmonton Journal

  30-09-2021 22:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Another round of predictable cuts as Edmonton Oilers bring training camp roster down to size  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 10% of Alberta schools have COVID-19 outbreaks: student advocacy group

  30-09-2021 22:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  An advocacy group tracking COVID-19 cases among students across Alberta is calling for a return to contact tracing, saying almost 10 per cent of schools are dealing with outbreaks.
  
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• COVID-19: Maternity ward patients limited to one on-site support person at Alberta hospitals

  30-09-2021 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  AHS said support people are not to enter the hospitals if they have COVID-19 symptoms, or if they're a close contact of a positive, or possible positive case. 
  
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• Indigenous educators say children must learn truth before reconciliation

  30-09-2021 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous educators say the focus must first be on truth before moving toward reconciliation.
  
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• Ward papastew: This central Edmonton district is anyone's race - Edmonton Journal

  30-09-2021 20:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Ward papastew: This central Edmonton district is anyone's race  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Oilers assign Xavier Bourgault, eight others in latest cuts - Oilers Nation

  30-09-2021 20:20 via oilersnation.com
  Edmonton Oilers assign Xavier Bourgault, eight others in latest cuts  Oilers Nation
  
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• Redefining Edmonton: Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

  30-09-2021 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi in southwest Edmonton may have the most intimidating name for non-Blackfoot speakers - but it speaks of the importance of the bison, once plentiful across the Prairies.
  
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• Edmonton Election 2021: Casting votes for school board trustees - Global News

  30-09-2021 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Election 2021: Casting votes for school board trustees  Global News
  
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• Edmonton Election 2021: Casting votes for school board trustees

  30-09-2021 18:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  "It's a critical role and it is elected... we're at an important point in education, considering the crisis that we've been facing."
  
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• 'It's really scary': Alberta physicians face more aggressive, misinformed patients

  30-09-2021 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Some family physicians in Alberta say they are dealing with an increasing number of aggressive, misinformed and untrusting patients who want a note exempting them from getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Alberta family doctors facing aggressive patients who want COVID-19 vaccine exemptions

  30-09-2021 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Raj and another Calgary physician said more than three patients a day are asking their clinics for a COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption.
  
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• Alberta MP to create 'Noah's Law' private member's bill following homicides in Hinton, Alta.

  30-09-2021 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Alberta MP is calling for changes to sex-offender laws following the killings of a 24-year-old mother and her 16-month-old son in the town of Hinton.
  
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• Chatting with filmmaker behind documentary on Mary Two-Axe Earley, First Nations woman’s advocate

  30-09-2021 16:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour chats with Global News Morning Edmonton about her found-footage documentary, Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again.
  
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• Previewing the Edmonton International Film Festival

  30-09-2021 16:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 2021 Edmonton International Film Festival takes place from October 1 to 10. Festival producer Kerrie Long previews what film lovers can expect from this year’s program.
  
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• Conversation with Edmonton mayoral candidates: Amarjeet Sohi

  30-09-2021 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton mayoral candidate Amarjeet Sohi joined Global News Morning Edmonton to share his vision for the city ahead of the Oct. 18 municipal election.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Sept. 30

  30-09-2021 16:06 via cbc.ca
  
  The fourth wave of the COVID-19 crisis is unrelenting in Alberta, as provincial health officials reported nearly 1,700 new cases and 34 more deaths on Wednesday, for the highest daily death toll since January.
  
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• The Conservative vote in Alberta shrunk. Here's why

  30-09-2021 15:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Sheila Juhlin has called Alberta home for most of her life. She's voted Conservative in nearly every federal election for decades, but this time she hesitated. 
  
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• The Conservative vote in Alberta shrank. Here's why

  30-09-2021 15:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertan Sheila Juhlin has voted Conservative in nearly every federal election for decades, but this time she hesitated. She's not the only one — analysts say a 14-point drop in support for the Tories should send a message that what once worked for the party in Alberta may not work anymore.
  
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• New distance rule for motorists passing cyclists now in effect in Edmonton - CBC.ca

  30-09-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New distance rule for motorists passing cyclists now in effect in Edmonton  CBC.ca
  
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• New distance rule for motorists passing cyclists now in effect in Edmonton

  30-09-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Drivers on Edmonton roads are now required to leave at least one metre of space between their vehicle and cyclists. That rises to 1.5 meters on roads with speeds higher than 60 km/h.
  
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• How Edmontonians can mark, reflect on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  30-09-2021 14:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are a number of events around Edmonton Thursday encouraging residents to honour Canada's Indigenous Peoples and to reflect on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
  
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• Thursday's letters: Unfair for Iveson to endorse candidates - Edmonton Journal

  30-09-2021 14:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Thursday's letters: Unfair for Iveson to endorse candidates  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'A war on Aboriginal children': Alberta's 25 residential schools

  30-09-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement recognized 25 residential school locations in Alberta. This article lists those schools with supporting details of the locations, stidents and
  
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• $7M fine proposed for Alberta bitcoin mine that set up power plant without permission

  30-09-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta Utilties Commission's enforcement team has proposed a more than $7.1-million penalty for a bitcoin mining power plant that set up shop without permission at two sites in the province. 
  
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• Canada's 4 largest provinces see vaccine uptake boosted by mandates

  30-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal data shows tens of thousands of people in Canada's largest provinces received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine after public announcements of a vaccine passport, even before the new policy came into place.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers: Three Thoughts After 5-1 Loss To Winnipeg - Oil on Whyte

  30-09-2021 09:00 via oilonwhyte.com
  
  Edmonton Oilers: Three Thoughts After 5-1 Loss To Winnipeg  Oil on Whyte
  
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• CPL Roundup: Late goal lifts Cavalry over FC Edmonton - Sportsnet.ca

  30-09-2021 06:46 via sportsnet.ca
  
  CPL Roundup: Late goal lifts Cavalry over FC Edmonton  Sportsnet.ca
  
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• Jongilpoom brand enoki mushrooms recalled for possible Listeria contamination

  30-09-2021 06:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFIA says a recall has been issued by Covic International Trading Inc. for its Jongilpoom brand enoki mushrooms due to possible Listeria contamination.
  
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• Out-manned Edmonton Oilers fall 5-1 in Winnipeg: Cult of Hockey Player Grades - Edmonton Journal

  30-09-2021 05:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Out-manned Edmonton Oilers fall 5-1 in Winnipeg: Cult of Hockey Player Grades  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Oilers fall 5-1 to Jets in Winnipeg

  30-09-2021 04:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers suffered their first loss of the 2021 NHL pre-season on Wednesday, falling 5-1 in Winnipeg to the Jets.
  
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• Kassian could be key to the Oilers third line this season - Edmonton Sun

  30-09-2021 04:44 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Kassian could be key to the Oilers third line this season  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Sept. 29, 2021

  30-09-2021 03:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 evening weather forecast for Edmonton and the surrounding area.
  
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• More than 1,800 tickets issued for noise, speed during Edmonton police special project - Global News

  30-09-2021 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 1,800 tickets issued for noise, speed during Edmonton police special project  Global News
  
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• More than 1,800 tickets issued for noise, speed during Edmonton police special project

  30-09-2021 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  EPS traffic units, Edmonton Peace Officers and Alberta Transportation members issued more than 1,800 tickets as part of this year's Project TENSOR.
  
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• On the ballot: Should Albertans do away with changing clocks twice a year?

  30-09-2021 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans will be asked whether or not they want to see a permanent move to Daylight Saving Time when they head to the polls on Oct. 18.
  
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• Organ transplant patients in limbo as Alberta, Saskatchewan delay surgeries amid COVID-19 surge

  30-09-2021 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan has suspended its organ donation program, while all living donor surgeries have been postponed in Alberta as both provinces fight the fourth wave of the pandemic.
  
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• Edmonton Elks say GM medically exempt from team’s COVID-19 vaccine policy - Globalnews.ca

  30-09-2021 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Elks say GM medically exempt from team’s COVID-19 vaccine policy  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton Elks say GM medically exempt from team’s COVID-19 vaccine policy

  30-09-2021 02:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Edmonton Elks say general manager Brock Sunderland is medically exempt from a team policy requiring staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 
  
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• Edmonton Elks say general manager medically exempt from COVID-19 vaccine policy - Coast Reporter

  30-09-2021 02:43 via coastreporter.net
  
  Edmonton Elks say general manager medically exempt from COVID-19 vaccine policy  Coast Reporter
  
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• Enoch Cree Nation unveils monument and walkway

  30-09-2021 02:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Enoch Cree Nation, a monument and a community walkway were unveiled to mark Orange Shirt Day. The monument is a statue of a mother bear, representing courage, strength and protection.
  
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• Edmonton mother channels grief for action on Truth and Reconciliation

  30-09-2021 02:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thursday is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Canadians are being asked to wear orange in solidarity. For an Edmonton mother, it’s an opportunity to channel her grief into concrete action. Ciara Yaschuk shows us how.
  
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• Preview and GDT: Winnipeg Jets vs. Edmonton Oilers - Arctic Ice Hockey

  30-09-2021 02:07 via arcticicehockey.com
  
  Preview and GDT: Winnipeg Jets vs. Edmonton Oilers  Arctic Ice Hockey
  
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• How Edmonton elects school board trustees

  30-09-2021 02:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  School boards have been in the spotlight recently, making critical decisions around the curriculum and student health. While at Edmonton Public that’s lead to a lot of interested parties in the trustee race, at Edmonton Catholic, the old board was almost all acclaimed. Sarah Ryan reports.
  
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