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• 2 COVID-19 deaths, 412 new cases reported in Alberta Friday

  19-11-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health confirmed an additional 412 cases of COVID-19 had been reported over the previous 24 hours.
  
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• Community pantry outside north Edmonton church offers ‘real spot of joy’ - Globalnews.ca

  19-11-2021 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Community pantry outside north Edmonton church offers ‘real spot of joy’  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Community pantry outside north Edmonton church offers ‘real spot of joy’

  19-11-2021 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  A church in north Edmonton has opened a "take-what-you-need, share-what-you-can" community pantry.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse out with broken finger

  19-11-2021 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friday morning, the Oilers announced that defencemen Darnell Nurse and Slater Koekkoek had both been placed on injured reserve.
  
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• Local catering company delivers happiness with food to ICUs in Edmonton

  19-11-2021 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Food is said to bring a lot of happiness and Bridges Catering knows food. The company has spent the past week delivering meals ICUs across Edmonton.
  
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• Edmonton company CommAlert holding contest to give office space away for two years - CTV News Edmonton

  19-11-2021 22:36 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton company CommAlert holding contest to give office space away for two years  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton Elks end road trip Friday against B.C. Lions Friday in season finale

  19-11-2021 22:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  A grueling three games in seven days will end on Friday night for the Edmonton Elks in Vancouver against the B.C. Lions. It's the final game of the season for both teams.
  
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• Christmas Bureau says more Edmontonians in need as 2021 holiday campaign gets underway

  19-11-2021 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Christmas Bureau launched its holiday campaign this week and the Edmonton organization said more than ever, it needs help. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit charities hard, at a time when more Edmontonians are finding themselves in greater need. Christmas Bureau of Edmonton executive director Darlene Kowalchuk talks about the fundraising challenges on the noon...
  
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• AHS encouraging parents to register children for COVID-19 vaccination

  19-11-2021 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial health authority is waiting for Pfizer to ship doses before it can open up appointments for COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 5 to 11.
  
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• ‘Sustainable change in our vulnerable communities’: EPS HELP unit gets funds to expand

  19-11-2021 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The money will allow EPS's Human-centred Engagement and Liaison Partnership (HELP) teams to hire six additional social navigators who will partner with existing EPS personnel.
  
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• Alberta parents eager after Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11

  19-11-2021 20:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta parents are eager to find out when their younger kids can be vaccinated against COVID-19, after Health Canada on Friday approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11. Kim Smith has more on the noon news.
  
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• 96% of AHS workers immunized but holdouts remain as COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline looms

  19-11-2021 19:55 via cbc.ca
  
  COVID-19 immunization rates are rising among health-care workers in the province as the Nov. 30 deadline for Alberta Health Services' vaccine mandate looms.
  
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• Ottawa confirms it will nix COVID-19 test for Canadians taking short trips, starting Nov. 30

  19-11-2021 19:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Starting on Nov. 30, fully vaccinated Canadians taking short trips abroad will no longer need proof of a negative COVID-19 test to return home, Ottawa confirmed on Friday.
  
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• The Loop: Sexual assault and the NHL

  19-11-2021 18:32 via cbc.ca
  
  The last few weeks have been a reckoning for the NHL.
  
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• AMA Travel: Destination weddings

  19-11-2021 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roland van Meurs with AMA Travel joins Global News Morning Edmonton to chat about the return of the destination wedding and what kinds of options are available for couples. (Sponsored by AMA)
  
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• Edmonton Public Library presents Capital City Art event

  19-11-2021 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Virginia Clevette with Edmonton Public Library Riverbend joins Global News Morning Edmonton to chat about the Capital City Art program, as well as an online meet-the-artists event coming up on Nov. 25, 2021.
  
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• Kenney leadership in question as UCP annual general meeting set to begin in Calgary

  19-11-2021 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Conservative Party's AGM begins later Friday as Premier Jason Kenney deals with rising discontent in his caucus, party and from Albertans.
  
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• 'It's a nightmare': B.C. floods create supply chain problems for Alberta food manufacturers 

  19-11-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta food manufacturers are scrambling to secure backup suppliers after record-breaking rain and flooding in B.C. closed highways and cut off rail access to Canada’s biggest port. 
  
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• Edmonton morning weather forecast: Friday, November 19, 2021

  19-11-2021 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Mike Sobel’s Friday, November 19, 2021 morning weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.
  
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• Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children

  19-11-2021 15:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Canada has officially approved Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine for children ages five to 11, heralding it as more than 90 per cent effective against COVID-19.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccines for children will start arriving Sunday, government says

  19-11-2021 15:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Canada has officially approved Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine for children aged five to 11, saying it's more than 90 per cent effective against COVID-19.
  
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• Air Transat and WestJet sign code-sharing deal for transatlantic travel

  19-11-2021 15:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Under the arrangement, WestJet's code will be placed on Air Transat flights to some cities in Europe, while Transat's code will be placed select WestJet flights in North America.
  
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• Alberta auditor general finds 8 new ways province could keep better track of its spending

  19-11-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta’s auditor general says the provincial government has no goals for the use of its victims of crime fund — five years after the office first recommended it.
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Nov. 19

  19-11-2021 14:48 via cbc.ca
  
  The province recorded five new deaths on Thursday. A total of 3,209 Albertans have died since the pandemic began.
  
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• Images from Edmonton, Alta., of the Nov. 19 partial lunar eclipse - CTV Edmonton

  19-11-2021 14:23 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Images from Edmonton, Alta., of the Nov. 19 partial lunar eclipse  CTV Edmonton
  
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• Opinion: Homelessness in Alberta is a public health emergency - Edmonton Journal

  19-11-2021 14:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Opinion: Homelessness in Alberta is a public health emergency  Edmonton Journal
  
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• UCP convention not the end of Kenney's leadership — but perhaps the beginning of the end

  19-11-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  No matter what happens at this weekend’s United Conservative Party’s convention in Calgary, Jason Kenney will still be premier and party leader on Monday.
  
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• UCP convention: Not the end of Kenney's leadership but perhaps the beginning of the end

  19-11-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  No matter what happens at this weekend’s United Conservative Party’s convention in Calgary, Jason Kenney will still be premier and party leader on Monday.
  
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• At least one million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been wasted in Canada: survey

  19-11-2021 12:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The survey suggests at least 1,016,669 doses have been rejected since vaccines first arrived last December, about 2.6 per cent of the entire supply.
  
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• How the legacy of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples lives on, 25 years later

  19-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Twenty-five years ago, the 440 recommendations in the sweeping final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples went largely ignored. But its meticulous documentation of the history of colonialism has been cited in many groundbreaking legal cases in Indigenous law.
  
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• Recovery in Edmonton's core a good sign for residential real estate - Edmonton Journal

  19-11-2021 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Recovery in Edmonton's core a good sign for residential real estate  Edmonton Journal
  
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• McDavid provides more magic to propel Oilers past Jets in shootout

  19-11-2021 06:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Connor McDavid and Kyle Turris scored in the shootout as the Edmonton Oilers emerged with a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
  
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• Stuart Skinner shines in Edmonton Oilers’ shootout win over Jets

  19-11-2021 06:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stuart Skinner made 46 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped two more shots in the shootout to lead the Oilers to a 2-1 win over the Jets Thursday night.
  
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• Trudeau says he raised concerns on EV tax credit, Line 5 pipeline with Biden

  19-11-2021 04:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trudeau made the remarks on Thursday night following a trilateral summit that the prime minister described as ``extremely effective.''
  
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• Edmonton mother in prison for daughter’s death appeals manslaughter conviction, sentence - Globalnews.ca

  19-11-2021 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton mother in prison for daughter’s death appeals manslaughter conviction, sentence  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton mother in prison for daughter’s death appeals manslaughter conviction, sentence

  19-11-2021 04:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton mother who's serving time in an Alberta prison for manslaughter in the death of her daughter is appealing her conviction.
  
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• Canadian Armed Forces soldiers take off from Edmonton, bound for BC flooding zone | CTV News - CTV News Edmonton

  19-11-2021 03:51 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Canadian Armed Forces soldiers take off from Edmonton, bound for BC flooding zone | CTV News  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton's shelter goals pricey but worth it, city managers say - CBC.ca

  19-11-2021 03:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton's shelter goals pricey but worth it, city managers say  CBC.ca
  
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• Edmonton's shelter goals pricey but worth it, city managers say

  19-11-2021 03:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Convincing people experiencing homelessness to stay in a shelter instead of an encampment may be easier said than done and Edmonton city staff admit it may be a long and expensive road to reach that goal.
  
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• Tensions rise after RCMP clear road of protesters as B.C. pipeline conflict continues

  19-11-2021 03:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCMP said they have set up an access control point on the Morice Forest Service Road to prevent further escalation of the situation and to mitigate safety concerns.
  
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• T&T Supermarkets in Edmonton rationing purchases due to BC flooding issues - CTV News Edmonton

  19-11-2021 03:08 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  T&T Supermarkets in Edmonton rationing purchases due to BC flooding issues  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Charities in Edmonton preparing for holiday season

  19-11-2021 03:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the holidays fast approaching, Sarah Ryan shows how Edmontonians can help some of the local groups looking to spread holiday cheer to those less fortunate this winter.
  
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• Bare shelves coming soon to some Alberta food stores

  19-11-2021 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  Fallout from the B.C. floods and landslides are now being felt in Alberta. The natural disaster on the other side of the Rockies has cut off critical consumer supply lines. As Chris Chacon reports, some stores are already limiting what customers can buy.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine for children expected soon

  19-11-2021 03:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News has confirmed Health Canada will approve the use of Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11. A formal announcement on the Pfizer vaccine is expected on Friday. Morgan Black has the latest.
  
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• Rising insurance rates threaten to cripple COVID-ravaged Alberta restaurants and bars

  19-11-2021 02:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary pub owner is speaking out after facing a 600 per cent hike in his commercial insurance premiums.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Nov. 18, 2021

  19-11-2021 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Here’s Jesse Beyer’s Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 evening weather forecast for Edmonton and the surrounding area.
  
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• Strength and hope: The story of Alberta’s strong couple

  19-11-2021 02:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Colten Sloan may be Canada's first Indigenous Strongman competitor, but he says his wife Ashley is the one who saved his life. Now facing her stage 4 cancer diagnosis together, here’s how Alberta’s strongest couple finds the strength to carry on.
  
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• Time to give: Edmonton charities and non-profits readying for the holidays

  19-11-2021 02:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's that time of year again, when Edmontonians open their hearts and their wallets to help those in need through the holidays.
  
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• No-win situation for Alberta premier at upcoming UCP meeting, say political scientists

  19-11-2021 02:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Political scientists say Alberta Premier Jason Kenney faces a no-win situation at his party's annual meeting in Calgary this weekend over mounting questions about his leadership.
  
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• No-win situation for Alberta premier at upcoming UCP meeting: political scientists

  19-11-2021 02:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Political scientists say Alberta Premier Jason Kenney faces a no-win situation at his party's annual meeting in Calgary this weekend over mounting questions about his leadership.
  
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