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• Edmonton to deactivate extreme weather response this Saturday - Globalnews.ca

  02-02-2022 23:56
  
  Edmonton to deactivate extreme weather response this Saturday  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton to deactivate extreme weather response this Saturday

  02-02-2022 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The extreme weather response was activated in Edmonton earlier this week as temperatures took a dive after an above-average weekend.
  
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• Edmonton-area MPs Genuis and Jeneroux both vote in favour of replacing O'Toole | CTV News - CTV News Edmonton

  02-02-2022 23:34
  
  Edmonton-area MPs Genuis and Jeneroux both vote in favour of replacing O'Toole | CTV News  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• ‘It was terrifying’: Woman says family vehicle was hit during rush of Coutts protesters

  02-02-2022 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday morning, RCMP confirmed to Global News there was a collision between two vehicles after protesters had driven past the police barricades.
  
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• UCP denies reports of rural caucus negotiating with blockade protestors after lanes opened in 'good faith'

  02-02-2022 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The United Conservative Party is denying reports that its rural caucus has negotiated an agreement to temporarily end a protest blockade at a border crossing in Alberta in exchange for discussions of lifting COVID-19 health restrictions.
  
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• UCP denies reports of rural caucus negotiating with blockade protesters after lanes opened in 'good faith'

  02-02-2022 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The United Conservative Party is denying reports that its rural caucus has negotiated an agreement to temporarily end a protest blockade at a border crossing in Alberta in exchange for discussions of lifting COVID-19 health restrictions.
  
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• Potential breakthrough in Alberta border blockade as protesters open lanes in 'good faith'

  02-02-2022 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  There has been a breakthrough to resolve the impasse at a protest blockade at the United States border in southern Alberta.
  
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• Calgary constables recall helping Sgt. Andrew Harnett after hit and run: ‘Hold tight. We’re here’

  02-02-2022 22:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A police constable became emotional as he described to a murder trial how he knelt down and comforted Sgt. Andrew Harnett lying on a road after a car hit him.
  
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• Edmonton curling club welcomes nonagenarians - CTV News Edmonton

  02-02-2022 22:06
  
  Edmonton curling club welcomes nonagenarians  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• 'They deserve to be here': Edmonton woman raises $11K to help restore vandalized monument for fallen firefighters - CTV News Edmonton

  02-02-2022 21:33
  
  'They deserve to be here': Edmonton woman raises $11K to help restore vandalized monument for fallen firefighters  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Albertans line up again as some pharmacies receive more free rapid COVID-19 tests

  02-02-2022 21:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  More free rapid COVID-19 tests are making their way to some Alberta pharmacies and people are once again calling around and lining up to get their hands on them.
  
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• Sawed-off shotgun pointed after officers spot couple without face masks in store: Edmonton police

  02-02-2022 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton police said a firearm was pointed at officers, after they spotted two people not wearing in face coverings inside a downtown convenience store on Monday night.
  
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• Worries build over economic impact of Alberta border blockade

  02-02-2022 21:03 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta retailers and manufacturers are growing increasingly frustrated with protestors blocking an essential border crossing into the United States, warning it’s disrupting critical supply chains.
  
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• $18M plan to turn Edmonton's Coliseum Inn into supportive housing one step closer - CTV News Edmonton

  02-02-2022 20:43
  
  $18M plan to turn Edmonton's Coliseum Inn into supportive housing one step closer  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton defence lawyer unsuccessfully objects to requirement jurors be vaccinated - Edmonton Journal

  02-02-2022 20:36
  
  Edmonton defence lawyer unsuccessfully objects to requirement jurors be vaccinated  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Some UCP MLAs pressuring government to axe proof of vaccination program immediately

  02-02-2022 20:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Members of the United Conservative government caucus are pushing for the death of Alberta’s vaccine passport program sooner than the premier’s end-of-the-month timeline. 
  
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• Mysteries of the Edmonton Oilers Unsolved: Jesse Puljujarvi's weird and not wonderful scoring slump - Edmonton Journal

  02-02-2022 20:30
  
  Mysteries of the Edmonton Oilers Unsolved: Jesse Puljujarvi's weird and not wonderful scoring slump  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Red Deer hospital diverting all but ‘life or limb’ emergency surgeries to Edmonton and Calgary

  02-02-2022 18:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is diverting all emergent surgical cases — "with the exception of emergency life or limb cases" — to facilities in Edmonton and Calgary.
  
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• Survivalist due in court over fishing, hunting offences in 2019 YouTube series filmed in Banff

  02-02-2022 18:12 via cbc.ca
  
  A B.C. man who filmed a survival challenge in the Rocky Mountains is due in court on Wednesday in Calgary as he faces several charges under the Canada National Parks Act.
  
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• Long-term Statistics Canada research shows cities across country losing green space

  02-02-2022 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Joni Mitchell was right — they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots.
  
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• Edmonton man facing drug-related charges appeared in Indian Head Court - GX94 Radio

  02-02-2022 17:48
  
  Edmonton man facing drug-related charges appeared in Indian Head Court  GX94 Radio
  
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• 5 people facing charges after $1.6M drug bust with ties to Alberta and British Columbia

  02-02-2022 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 18-month investigation by ALERT and the RCMP started in Medicine Hat and resulted in police seizing more than $1.6 million in fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. 
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, Feb. 2

  02-02-2022 16:09 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is optimistic the province will be able to remove its vaccine passport program by month's end, provided that hospital pressures continue to decline.
  
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• These Edmonton students are educating their peers about Black issues - CBC.ca

  02-02-2022 16:00
  
  These Edmonton students are educating their peers about Black issues  CBC.ca
  
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• These Edmonton students are educating their peers about Black issues

  02-02-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  At one Edmonton high school, students are taking the lead and sharing Black issues with their peers, with topics ranging from micro-aggression to mental health to success stories. But it's already encountered some resistance.
  
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• TELUS brings Canada's fastest Internet speeds to Edmonton - GlobeNewswire

  02-02-2022 16:00
  
  TELUS brings Canada's fastest Internet speeds to Edmonton  GlobeNewswire
  
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• Protesters hold down Coutts border for 5th day, Alberta-wide blockades rumored

  02-02-2022 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The protest at the Coutts border crossing enters the fifth day with more province-wide blockades planned for across Alberta on Wednesday.
  
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• Movement at Coutts border on 5th day of blockade, one lane open in each direction

  02-02-2022 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  There has been a breakthrough to resolve the impasse at a protest blockade at the United States border in southern Alberta.
  
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• Breakthrough at Coutts border blockade on 5th day of protest, lanes open in both directions

  02-02-2022 15:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  There has been a breakthrough to resolve the impasse at a protest blockade at the United States border in southern Alberta.
  
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• Conservative MPs vote to remove Erin O'Toole as leader

  02-02-2022 15:13 via cbc.ca
  
  A majority of Conservative MPs today voted to remove Erin O'Toole as party leader, paving the way for another leadership race only 18 months after the party finished the last one.
  
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• Candice Bergen voted interim Conservative leader after caucus ousts O'Toole

  02-02-2022 15:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Candice Bergen was voted interim leader of the Conservatives on Wednesday evening after a majority of party MPs voted to remove Erin O'Toole as leader earlier in the day.
  
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• Canada faces 'dire moment' of division, O'Toole says as Conservative MPs oust him as leader

  02-02-2022 15:13 via cbc.ca
  
  A majority of Conservative MPs today voted to remove Erin O'Toole as party leader, paving the way for another leadership race only 18 months after the party finished the last one.
  
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• Edmonton affordable housing program begins new funding round - constructconnect.com - Daily Commercial News

  02-02-2022 15:06
  
  Edmonton affordable housing program begins new funding round - constructconnect.com  Daily Commercial News
  
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• Downtown Fort McMurray sees break-ins double over 4 years

  02-02-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of commercial break-ins in downtown Fort McMurray has doubled since 2018, and this year's numbers indicate the problem may get even worse. 
  
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• Red Deer hospital forced to divert all but 'life and limb' emergency surgeries

  02-02-2022 14:31 via cbc.ca
  
  The Red Deer Regional Hospital is diverting all new patients in need of urgent and emergency surgeries — with the exception of the most life-threatening situations — to Calgary and Edmonton because it is overwhelmed by surging demand.
  
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• Mounties investigate sudden death in Red Deer

  02-02-2022 14:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are asking anyone with video captured on vehicle dash cams in this area between 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to please come forward.
  
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• Community groups working to tackle rural homelessness in Alberta

  02-02-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates taking on rural homelessness in Alberta say the current patchwork of funding available makes it difficult to make progress.
  
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• Canada’s groundhogs to make their 2022 seasonal predictions in virtual broadcasts

  02-02-2022 12:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the interest of public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no crowds for Groundhog Day predictions in Nova Scotia and Ontario today.
  
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• I feel guilty for checking my mother into long-term care against her will

  02-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Karen Wilson writes about the heartache of seeing her mom lose independence in the face of aggressive Alzheimer’s.
  
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• Edmonton to deactivate extreme weather response this Saturday - Global News

  02-02-2022 09:00
  
  Edmonton to deactivate extreme weather response this Saturday  Global News
  
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• Edmonton police start using facial recognition technology to fight crime - Globalnews.ca

  02-02-2022 09:00
  
  Edmonton police start using facial recognition technology to fight crime  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton public board hopes to access up to $6M to buy HEPA-filters for schools

  02-02-2022 05:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton’s public school board wants the province to release $6 million from the division’s surplus funds to pay for HEPA filters for its schools. 
  
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• Kenney urges unity, says Conservative Party leadership is ‘not of any interest to me’

  02-02-2022 04:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole will face a vote on his leadership Wednesday after 35 MPs signed a petition to force the vote over the weekend.
  
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• United Conservative Party fundraising totals slump in 2021

  02-02-2022 03:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The Alberta NDP has out-fundraised the United Conservative Party for the first year on record.
  
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• Alberta utility bills expected to remain high throughout 2023

  02-02-2022 02:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Energy experts say Albertans can expect to receive high energy bills for the remainder of the year with commodities expected to near or reach record levels.
  
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• Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion construction complete in Edmonton area - Global News

  02-02-2022 01:54
  
  Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion construction complete in Edmonton area  Global News
  
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• Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion construction complete in Edmonton area

  02-02-2022 01:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The replacement pipeline runs nearly 50 kilometres from Trans Mountain's Edmonton Terminal in Sherwood Park to Acheson, along the south leg of Anthony Henday Drive.
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Edmonton grandma | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  02-02-2022 01:42
  
  Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Edmonton grandma | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Alberta may lift COVID-19 public health measures this month: Kenney - Edmonton Journal

  02-02-2022 01:32
  
  Alberta may lift COVID-19 public health measures this month: Kenney  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton teen publishes children's book about cultural diversity - CTV News Edmonton

  02-02-2022 01:23
  
  Edmonton teen publishes children's book about cultural diversity  CTV News Edmonton
  
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