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• JONES: McDavid embracing what lies ahead for Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Sun

  05-02-2022 23:39 via edmontonsun.com
  
  JONES: McDavid embracing what lies ahead for Edmonton Oilers  Edmonton Sun
  
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• McDavid, Draisaitl optimistic in Edmonton Oilers state of the union - National Post

  05-02-2022 23:17 via nationalpost.com
  
  McDavid, Draisaitl optimistic in Edmonton Oilers state of the union  National Post
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, Feb. 5

  05-02-2022 22:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta must prepare to adopt an endemic approach to managing COVID-19, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said Thursday.
  
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• Police in Alberta’s major cities warn of traffic tie-ups as convoys roll through

  05-02-2022 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trucker convoys tied up traffic in Alberta's major cities on Saturday.
  
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• Edmonton braces for another convoy expected to arrive Saturday to support protesters in Ottawa

  05-02-2022 20:11 via cbc.ca
  
  The city of Edmonton is bracing for another anti-vaccine-mandate convoy expected to arrive at the Alberta Legislature early Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Another convoy descends on Edmonton to show local support for protesters in Ottawa

  05-02-2022 20:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Blaring truck horns echo throughout downtown Edmonton for a second consecutive weekend, as at least 1,000 Albertans converge to support an anti-vaccine-mandate convoy in Ottawa.
  
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• Old Strathcona Sweet Treats and Latte Festival encourages Edmontonians to support local businesses

  05-02-2022 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The second annual Sweet Treats and Latte Festival kicked off in Old Strathcona on Saturday. It's all about coffee, hot drinks and desserts to warm up during the winter.
  
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• City of Edmonton's cart program one year later | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-02-2022 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  City of Edmonton's cart program one year later | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• RCMP says open investigations underway into ongoing Coutts border protest

  05-02-2022 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  An ongoing protest impeding travel to the United States border enters Day 8, while police anticipate several other demonstrations to take place around Alberta Saturday — all in solidarity with anti-vaccine-mandate protesters in Ottawa.
  
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• Coutts, Alta., border demonstration enters Day 8 amid other planned Alberta protests

  05-02-2022 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  An ongoing protest impeding travel to the United States border enters Day 8, while police anticipate several other demonstrations to take place around Alberta Saturday — all in solidarity with anti-vaccine-mandate protesters in Ottawa.
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-02-2022 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather forecast: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Global Edmonton supports – Silver Skate Festival - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca - 630ched.com

  05-02-2022 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global Edmonton supports – Silver Skate Festival - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca  630ched.com
  
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• First Nation in Alberta acquires Edmonton-based Internet company - CTV News Edmonton

  05-02-2022 18:08 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  First Nation in Alberta acquires Edmonton-based Internet company  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Alberta judge grants mother right to vaccinate immunocompromised son over father's objections

  05-02-2022 15:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A mother was granted control of all medical decisions for her immunocompromised child after the boy’s father refused to allow the nine-year-old to be vaccinated against COVID-19. 
  
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• Online conference features international delegates lobbying to make Calgary, Edmonton 'music cities' - Calgary Herald

  05-02-2022 14:56 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Online conference features international delegates lobbying to make Calgary, Edmonton 'music cities'  Calgary Herald
  
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• Opinion: Ditching vaccine passport reduces freedom for the majority - Edmonton Journal

  05-02-2022 14:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Opinion: Ditching vaccine passport reduces freedom for the majority  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Politicians, experts speak out against premier's suggested restriction on municipal COVID rules

  05-02-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Politicians and professors are challenging Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s idea to restrict towns and cities from enacting their own mask and proof of vaccination bylaws.  
  
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• Olympic wake-up call: Canada earns 1st medals of Beijing 2022

  05-02-2022 12:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Isabelle Weidemann won Canada's first medal of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Saturday, winning the bronze in the women's 3,000-metre long track. Team Canada teammate Mikaël Kingsbury followed that up with a silver med in the men's moguls final.
  
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• Ski techs hope their secret wax recipes will be liquid 'gold' for Canada's Olympians

  05-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  There's a behind-the-scenes Olympic competition to develop the best waxes and ski-tuning techniques to give athletes an edge over the competition on the slopes.
  
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• Canada is shifting to 'living with the virus' — for better or worse

  05-02-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada’s pandemic response is rapidly shifting towards “learning to live with the virus” — where COVID-19 is eventually treated like other seasonal illnesses, surveillance is massively scaled back and public health measures are widely lifted.
  
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• McDavid, Draisaitl optimistic in Edmonton Oilers state of the union - Edmonton Sun

  05-02-2022 09:00 via edmontonsun.com
  
  McDavid, Draisaitl optimistic in Edmonton Oilers state of the union  Edmonton Sun
  
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• Downtown Edmonton businesses frustrated over ongoing protests - Globalnews.ca

  05-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Downtown Edmonton businesses frustrated over ongoing protests  Globalnews.ca
  
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• City of Edmonton’s cart program one year later - Global News

  05-02-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  City of Edmonton’s cart program one year later  Global News
  
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• Kyrou earns fastest skater title at NHL All-Star skills competition

  05-02-2022 06:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  St. Louis' Jordan Kyrou was the fastest skater event during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavour Friday night.
  
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• Davies, Sinclair among 5 Canadians up for CONCACAF Player of the Year Award

  05-02-2022 05:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Jessie Fleming, Stephanie Labbe and Christine Sinclair are up for CONCACAF Player of the Year.
  
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• WHL: Blades dump Edmonton Oil Kings 6-1 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  05-02-2022 05:35 via thestarphoenix.com
  
  WHL: Blades dump Edmonton Oil Kings 6-1  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  
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• 'Value added:' Black makers successfully embrace their identity in business - Edmonton Journal

  05-02-2022 04:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  'Value added:' Black makers successfully embrace their identity in business  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton weather forecast: Friday, February 4, 2022 | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-02-2022 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton weather forecast: Friday, February 4, 2022 | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Calgarians mark opening of 2022 Beijing Games with celebration, protest

  05-02-2022 03:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Beijing Winter Olympics are an opportunity to reach the world stage -- in sport or in protest of China's human rights record.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to west Edmonton child kidnapping, sexual assault

  05-02-2022 02:50 via cbc.ca
  
  An Edmonton man has admitted to kidnapping and sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl who was a stranger to him.
  
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• Canadian bobsledder Taylor Austin feeling support from Lethbridge at Beijing Olympics

  05-02-2022 02:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge's Taylor Austin is set to make his Olympic debut this month, representing Canada on the bobsleigh track after more than a decade of chasing the dream. 
  
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• Majority of Albertans disillusioned with federal government: Angus Reid poll

  05-02-2022 02:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The findings reflect a national trend of disengagement and frustration with the state of Canadian democracy, which may have implications for the provincial election next year.
  
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• NDP MLAs quit legislative committee tasked with studying opioid safe supply programs

  05-02-2022 02:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta NDP MLAs are quitting a legislative committee struck to examine whether safe supply programs could reduce drug poisoning deaths in Alberta.
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta politicians react to possibility of premier blocking health policies

  05-02-2022 02:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Jason Kenney has changed his tune on whether municipalities can create their own public health restrictions and is now floating the idea of blocking them from doing so.
  
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• An Edmonton family lost their home in a fire — then, someone stole all their stuff - Global News

  05-02-2022 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton family lost their home in a fire — then, someone stole all their stuff  Global News
  
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• An Edmonton family lost their home in a fire — then, someone stole all their stuff

  05-02-2022 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  'It was all gone. Jewelery, SIN cards, laptops, clothing. Even my brother's Nintendo Switch. Everything was gone.'
  
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• Edmonton man pleads guilty to kidnapping, sexually assaulting 8-year-old girl

  05-02-2022 01:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wade Stene pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping, confining and sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in March 2020.
  
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• Edmonton's new 15-year mass transit plan reneges on long-awaited northwest LRT extension - Edmonton Journal

  05-02-2022 01:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton's new 15-year mass transit plan reneges on long-awaited northwest LRT extension  Edmonton Journal
  
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• COVID-19: 26 more deaths as total number of hospitalizations in Alberta remains static - Edmonton Journal

  05-02-2022 01:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19: 26 more deaths as total number of hospitalizations in Alberta remains static  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Wood Buffalo, Indigenous leaders call on councillor to resign for 'hateful' comments

  05-02-2022 01:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous leaders and Wood Buffalo's mayor and councillors are calling for the resignation of Coun. Dogar Shafiq after comments he made toward Indigenous people during budget meetings.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to kidnapping, sexually assaulting 8-year-old Edmonton girl - CTV News Edmonton

  05-02-2022 01:25 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Man pleads guilty to kidnapping, sexually assaulting 8-year-old Edmonton girl  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• RM Wood Buffalo mayor calls for councillor to resign over comments about Indigenous people

  05-02-2022 01:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The mayor and council of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are calling on one council member to resign after reports of derogatory comments aimed at Indigenous people.
  
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• Freezing rain warning issued for Edmonton region, parts of central Alberta

  05-02-2022 00:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmontonians may face a slippery commute home Friday afternoon, as a freezing rain warning has been issued for the region.
  
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• Freezing rain warning ended for Edmonton region, parts of central Alberta - CBC.ca

  05-02-2022 00:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Freezing rain warning ended for Edmonton region, parts of central Alberta  CBC.ca
  
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• Freezing rain warning ended for Edmonton region, parts of central Alberta

  05-02-2022 00:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmontonians may face a slippery commute home Friday afternoon, as a freezing rain warning has been issued for the region.
  
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• Alberta marks 26 COVID-19 deaths reported Friday; AHS to allow visitors to bring N95s

  05-02-2022 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nearly 23 months into the pandemic, Alberta Health Services is now allowing visitors to AHS sites to wear their own clean KN95 or N95 masks.
  
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• Ottawa files court brief supporting Enbridge in Line 5 dispute with Michigan

  05-02-2022 00:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa is once again urging a Michigan judge to keep Line 5 operating while it works with the U.S. on negotiating an end to the impasse over the cross-border pipeline.
  
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• GoFundMe ends payments to convoy protest, citing reports of violence and harassment

  05-02-2022 00:42 via cbc.ca
  
  The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe says it will stop payments to the organizers of Freedom Convoy 2022 because the protest violates its rules on violence and harassment.
  
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations steady as Alberta reports 26 new deaths

  05-02-2022 00:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 26 new COVID-19-related deaths Friday, as deaths related to the illness continue to rise.
  
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• Police say suspect in custody after Edmonton stabbing victim dies in hospital

  05-02-2022 00:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say they have a suspect in custody and charges are pending against her after a woman who was stabbed in central Edmonton last week died in hospital.
  
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