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• Reversal of travel restrictions still costly for affected temporary residents in Alberta

  24-12-2021 23:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's decision to implement and remove Omicron-related travel restrictions on 10 African countries has left some people in Alberta frustrated, scrambling and spending.
  
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• OilersNation Top 10 of 2021: #8 — Chicago apparently asked the Edmonton Oilers for Ryan McLeod and/or Ethan Bear in a Duncan Keith trade negotiations - Oilers Nation

  24-12-2021 22:00 via oilersnation.com
  OilersNation Top 10 of 2021: #8 — Chicago apparently asked the Edmonton Oilers for Ryan McLeod and/or Ethan Bear in a Duncan Keith trade negotiations  Oilers Nation
  
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• Edmonton freight company takes on role of Santa for Yukon families - Globalnews.ca

  24-12-2021 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton freight company takes on role of Santa for Yukon families  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton freight company takes on role of Santa for Yukon families

  24-12-2021 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton shipping company has been helping families deliver Christmas presents for free between Edmonton and Yukon for more than 25 years.
  
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• 1 dead after semi hits man crossing Highway 43 northwest of Edmonton

  24-12-2021 21:41 via cbc.ca
  
  A 21-year-old man from Grande Prairie, Alta. is dead after surviving a collision with a semi but then being struck by another.
  
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• Edmonton freight company takes on role of Santa for families in the Yukon and Alberta - Globalnews.ca

  24-12-2021 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton freight company takes on role of Santa for families in the Yukon and Alberta  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton freight company takes on role of Santa for families in the Yukon and Alberta

  24-12-2021 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dan Grummett explains how Edmonton shipping business Pacific Northwest Freight Systems quietly established a Christmas connection between Yukon and Edmonton.
  
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• NHL's postponement of games extended through Dec. 27

  24-12-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The NHL is extending its postponement of games as part of its pandemic response, announcing Friday that play has been paused through Dec. 27.
  
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• How to make a brigadeiro treat

  24-12-2021 20:57 via cbc.ca
  
  Also known as the Brazilian truffle, making this chocolate treat only takes five ingredients.
  
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• 13 things to do this weekend in Edmonton: December 24 to 26 | Listed - Daily Hive

  24-12-2021 20:00 via dailyhive.com
  
  13 things to do this weekend in Edmonton: December 24 to 26 | Listed  Daily Hive
  
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• Beaumont volunteers mark 10 years of selling traditional, popular Christmas tourtière pies

  24-12-2021 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  The volunteers make hundreds of tourtière pies every Christmas season and they are usually sold within minutes.
  
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• Concordia University of Edmonton faculty association to strike in new year - CBC.ca

  24-12-2021 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Concordia University of Edmonton faculty association to strike in new year  CBC.ca
  
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• Duplex fire in north Edmonton neighbourhood turns fatal - Edmonton Journal

  24-12-2021 18:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Duplex fire in north Edmonton neighbourhood turns fatal  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Puppy snuffle mats give Alberta woman a new opportunity

  24-12-2021 18:07 via cbc.ca
  
  When Mackenzie Meyer was laid off last summer, the inspiration for a new dog toy business came from her passion for puppies.
  
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• With Omicron surging, Alberta Health Services offers COVID testing option to unvaccinated staff

  24-12-2021 18:06 via cbc.ca
  
  As Alberta braces for the impact of an Omicron-driven wave of infections, the province is offering unvaccinated physicians and health staff frequent COVID-19 testing in a bid to get employees back to work. 
  
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• Year in Review: Rising from adversity helps make us better - Edmonton Journal

  24-12-2021 18:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Year in Review: Rising from adversity helps make us better  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Beaumont volunteers celebrate 10 years of selling popular Christmas tourtière pies

  24-12-2021 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  For 10 years, volunteers from Beaumont have been making traditional French-Canadian pies called tourtière and selling them as a fundraiser. As Kim Smith explains, they make hundreds every Christmas season — which are usually sold within minutes.
  
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• The best thing about each Edmonton Oilers hockey player in 2021-22 is... - Edmonton Journal

  24-12-2021 17:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The best thing about each Edmonton Oilers hockey player in 2021-22 is...  Edmonton JournalAssets The Edmonton Oilers Can Move In A Trade  Oil on WhyteEdmonton Oilers 2021-22 Mid-Season Report Cards  Oilers Nation4 Edmonton Oilers Looking to Bounce Back in 2022  The Hockey WritersView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Oilers Can't Rely On Smith Returning From Injury - The Hockey Writers

  24-12-2021 17:45 via thehockeywriters.com
  
  Oilers Can't Rely On Smith Returning From Injury  The Hockey Writers
  
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• Ted Byfield, iconic Alberta conservative publisher, dies at 93

  24-12-2021 17:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Alberta journalist and publisher Ted Byfield has died at the age of 93.
  
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• Global Edmonton supports: The Harlem Globetrotters

  24-12-2021 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The all-new Spread Game Tour is an unforgettable experience and it's coming to Rogers Place on January 9th. Don't miss the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters!
  
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• Women's U18 world hockey championship cancelled for 2nd straight year

  24-12-2021 16:36 via cbc.ca
  
  The women's under-18 world hockey championship was among a number of tournaments cancelled by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on Friday.
  
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• Year in Review: The Albertan bonds of Burger Baron - Edmonton Journal

  24-12-2021 16:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Year in Review: The Albertan bonds of Burger Baron  Edmonton Journal
  
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• One dead in north central Edmonton duplex fire - CBC.ca

  24-12-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca
  
  One dead in north central Edmonton duplex fire  CBC.ca
  
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• One dead in north central Edmonton duplex fire

  24-12-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca
  
  One person is dead after a fire broke inside a duplex in north central Edmonton Friday morning, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services says.
  
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• Year in Review: Unbound creativity in lockdown - Edmonton Journal

  24-12-2021 15:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Year in Review: Unbound creativity in lockdown  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Dec. 24

  24-12-2021 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  New public health restrictions in Alberta announced earlier this week to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant take effect today.
  
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• Christmas Day will kick off a prolonged Alberta cold snap

  24-12-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Santa Claus may want to don this warmest red suit before traversing the skies over Alberta this weekend. 
  
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• New COVID health restrictions now in effect to curb Omicron surge in Alberta

  24-12-2021 14:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The newest restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron variant in Alberta went into effect Friday.
  
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• Year in Review: Gardening feeds more than our body - Edmonton Journal

  24-12-2021 14:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Year in Review: Gardening feeds more than our body  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Keith Gerein: When words fail, numbers may best tell Edmonton's story of 2021 - Edmonton Journal

  24-12-2021 14:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Keith Gerein: When words fail, numbers may best tell Edmonton's story of 2021  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Fort Chipewyan residents asked to conserve fuel as community faces gas shortage

  24-12-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents in Fort Chipewyan are being asked to carpool, stop idling, and limit their gas usage, as the community has a shortage of gas. 
  
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• Year in Review: Writing about what words cannot express - Edmonton Journal

  24-12-2021 13:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Year in Review: Writing about what words cannot express  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Opioid deaths spike among the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta as some share stories of hope

  24-12-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Earlier this month, the Blood Tribe sent an alert to its members warning of a particularly poisonous batch of opioids making its way through the community. It's led to death — and also to others raising their voices to light a way forward.
  
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• Fort McMurray's version of Buddy the Elf runs for charity and Christmas cheer

  24-12-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  In the Summer, Spring, Winter or Fall people in Fort McMurray may see Buddy the Elf running through the streets, hop-scotching through crosswalks, or singing at fundraisers.
  
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• As opioid deaths spike among Blood Tribe in southern Alberta, some share stories of hope

  24-12-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Earlier this month, the Blood Tribe sent an alert to its members warning of a particularly poisonous batch of opioids making its way through the community. While it has led to deaths, others are raising their voices to light a way forward.
  
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• Concordia University of Edmonton faculty association to strike in new year

  24-12-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Concordia faculty will be on strike in the first week of January unless their union reaches a deal with the school’s bargaining team over the next two weeks.
  
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• Oil Spills: Edmonton Oilers' works in progress - Edmonton Sun

  24-12-2021 11:08 via edmontonsun.com
  
  Oil Spills: Edmonton Oilers' works in progress  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Body recovered by emergency crews from river valley in southwest Edmonton | CTV News - CTV News Edmonton

  24-12-2021 09:00 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Body recovered by emergency crews from river valley in southwest Edmonton | CTV News  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• 139 collisions reported to police in Edmonton as snow on Thursday affects motorists - CTV News Edmonton

  24-12-2021 04:28 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  139 collisions reported to police in Edmonton as snow on Thursday affects motorists  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Global Edmonton supports: Flying Canoë Volant - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca - 630ched.com

  24-12-2021 03:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global Edmonton supports: Flying Canoë Volant - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca  630ched.com
  
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• Calls for Alberta premier to apologize for comments made in year-end interview

  24-12-2021 02:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are demands for Premier Jason Kenney to apologize after a comment he made about the pandemic in a year-end interview. As Tom Vernon explains, there’s fear he’s stoking racist attitudes toward Canadians of Asian descent.
  
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• Edmontonians frustrated with state of snow-clearing as Phase 2 parking ban remains in place

  24-12-2021 01:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  If your street hasn’t been plowed, you might be waiting longer than expected as the residential parking ban remains in effect. But as the snow continues to fall, some of the snow clearing equipment has been re-deployed to main roads. Kim Smith reports on how some residents wish the city would tackle things differently.
  
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• Calgary father, daughter reunited in Turkey following alleged international abduction

  24-12-2021 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  After a father's trip overseas twice resulted in Turkish authorities brokering a deal to return his daughter from her grandparents.
  
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• Alberta surpasses annual record for most drug poisoning deaths

  24-12-2021 01:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Deaths by drug poisoning in Alberta for 2021 are the highest on record, reaching numbers that one harm reduction advocate says are worse than feared.
  
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• Omicron is different: Dr. Hinshaw on vaccinated, previously infected Albertans catching the COVID-19 variant

  24-12-2021 00:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Omicron is different than previous COVID-19 variants, in that is evades immune protection granted by not just vaccines, but in people who were previously infected with the disease.
  
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• Dr. Hinshaw encourages Albertans to have small gatherings, cut in-person contact in half over the holidays

  24-12-2021 00:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said her family has cancelled their plans over the holidays, and encouraged other Albertans to cut their in-person contacts in half and have smaller gatherings in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
  
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• Alberta long-term care COVID-19 screening updated in light of Omicron variant

  24-12-2021 00:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the COVID-19 screening protocols are changing for residents and employees of long-term care facilities. One of the changes will include screening and masking for residents who are a close contact of a case or have left the facility for more than 24 hours.
  
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• Albertans told to test themselves for COVID-19 as province reserves PCR testing for high-risk groups

  24-12-2021 00:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the number of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases doubling every two to three days in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said PCR testing will be reserved for priority cases and rapid tests are recommended for everyone else. She said the vast majority of people who test positive with a rapid test at home should take that...
  
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• COVID-19 Omicron variant cases doubling every 2-3 days in Alberta

  24-12-2021 00:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant is spreading rapidly across Alberta in a similar fashion to the rest of the world, with doubling times of just two to three days — much faster than the Delta variant. Because of that, contact tracing case investigations for...
  
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