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• Canada can increase oil exports to U.S., but won’t be enough to fill Russia gap: experts

  08-03-2022 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  In the wake of U.S. president Joe Biden's move on Tuesday to ban the import of Russian energy products, some have called for an increased role for Canadian oil and gas.
  
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• Alberta government announces $1 million to support women studying in STEM fields - Edmonton Journal

  08-03-2022 23:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta government announces $1 million to support women studying in STEM fields  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Edmonton Oilers loan defenceman Markus Niemelainen to AHL Condors - Oilers Nation

  08-03-2022 23:29 via oilersnation.com
  Edmonton Oilers loan defenceman Markus Niemelainen to AHL Condors  Oilers Nation
  
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• Calgary woman creates hot seller with heatless hair-curling product

  08-03-2022 23:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many women continue to struggle with continued unemployment that started during the pandemic while others have pivoted and started their own businesses.
  
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• ​Edmonton's plans for e-transit ambitious, but threatened by sprawl, car-loving past, reports says

  08-03-2022 22:30 via cbc.ca
  
  While Edmonton is often a leader in Canada, even North America, in implementing sustainable public transit options, decades of car-oriented development and urban sprawl may be holding it back, says a report commissioned by Transport Canada.
  
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• ​Edmonton's plans for e-transit ambitious, but threatened by sprawl, car-loving past, report says - CBC.ca

  08-03-2022 22:30 via cbc.ca
  
  ​Edmonton's plans for e-transit ambitious, but threatened by sprawl, car-loving past, report says  CBC.ca
  
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• ​Edmonton's plans for e-transit ambitious, but threatened by sprawl, car-loving past, report says

  08-03-2022 22:30 via cbc.ca
  
  While Edmonton is often a leader in Canada, even North America, in implementing sustainable public transit options, decades of car-oriented development and urban sprawl may be holding it back, says a report commissioned by Transport Canada.
  
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• Alberta rural municipalities say unpaid oilpatch taxes rising despite high energy prices

  08-03-2022 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Rural Municipalities of Alberta says its members were owed more than $250 million at the end of last year — up three per cent over the previous year.
  
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• Edmonton Elks’ president Victor Cui feels ‘responsibility’ to connect with fans, players via social media - 3downnation.com

  08-03-2022 22:05 via 3downnation.com
  
  Edmonton Elks’ president Victor Cui feels ‘responsibility’ to connect with fans, players via social media  3downnation.com
  
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• Health Minister Jason Copping, Dr. Deena Hinshaw to update Albertans on COVID-19

  08-03-2022 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping and Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, will deliver a COVID-19 update Tuesday.
  
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• Albertans must embrace 2 realities, Hinshaw says on province's second COVID-19 anniversary

  08-03-2022 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  On the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw tried to reconcile an "extraordinary" past two years with an uncertain future.
  
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• Alberta reports 7 new deaths Tuesday as COVID-19 numbers plateau

  08-03-2022 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, updated COVID-19 in the province Tuesday as the province proceeds with an endemic approach to managing the novel coronavirus.
  
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• 'Period poverty': Edmonton Catholic Schools to provide students free access to pads and tampons - Edmonton Journal

  08-03-2022 21:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  'Period poverty': Edmonton Catholic Schools to provide students free access to pads and tampons  Edmonton Journal
  
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• 'We are treated like kids': Edmonton drops masking after Alberta moves to take away powers - CTV News Edmonton

  08-03-2022 20:59 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  'We are treated like kids': Edmonton drops masking after Alberta moves to take away powers  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• COVID-19 Restrictions: Edmonton vs. Alberta mask showdown happening Tuesday | CTV News - CTV News Edmonton

  08-03-2022 20:59 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  COVID-19 Restrictions: Edmonton vs. Alberta mask showdown happening Tuesday | CTV News  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton non profit issues urgent plea for washers and dryers - Global News

  08-03-2022 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton non profit issues urgent plea for washers and dryers  Global News
  
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• Edmonton non profit issues urgent plea for washers and dryers

  08-03-2022 20:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CEO of Compassion House is hoping Edmonton businesses will provide washers and dryers for the non-profit group and the women it supports.
  
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• Should The Edmonton Oilers Trade For Rangers Goalie Alexandar Georgiev? - Oil on Whyte

  08-03-2022 20:42 via oilonwhyte.com
  
  Should The Edmonton Oilers Trade For Rangers Goalie Alexandar Georgiev?  Oil on Whyte
  
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• COVID-19 updates: Health minister and Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide update; Province hospitalizations see a decrease - Edmonton Journal

  08-03-2022 20:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  COVID-19 updates: Health minister and Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide update; Province hospitalizations see a decrease  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Born in Edmonton, Birdie Break app helps parents find pre-screened babysitters, tutors - CBC.ca

  08-03-2022 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Born in Edmonton, Birdie Break app helps parents find pre-screened babysitters, tutors  CBC.ca
  
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• Born in Edmonton, Birdie Break app helps parents find pre-screened babysitters, tutors

  08-03-2022 19:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Birdie Break is an on-demand child-care app that connects parents with babysitters in their area.
  
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• RCMP member charged after vehicle hit on Cold Lake First Nation

  08-03-2022 19:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said the director of law enforcement was notified of the collision and deemed the matter out of scope of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).
  
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• Paul Brandt & Barenaked Ladies to headline 3-day concert series in Edmonton this summer - Curiocity

  08-03-2022 19:24 via curiocity.com
  
  Paul Brandt & Barenaked Ladies to headline 3-day concert series in Edmonton this summer  Curiocity
  
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• Jason Kenney's win-win-win announcement might not give him the big win he needs

  08-03-2022 19:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Every decision made by Kenney — addressing fuel costs, balancing the budget, dropping COVID restrictions, shuffling the cabinet — all need to be viewed in light of his leadership review on April 9, writes political scientist Duane Bratt.
  
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• Free period product dispensers to be installed at Edmonton Catholic Schools - CTV News Edmonton

  08-03-2022 18:55 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Free period product dispensers to be installed at Edmonton Catholic Schools  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Alberta scraps rule requiring health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19

  08-03-2022 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Today, I have directed AHS to rescind its immunization of workers for COVID-19 policy," Health Minister Jason Copping said Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta health officials to hold COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

  08-03-2022 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19 in Alberta Tuesday afternoon. 
  
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• Alberta health officials hold COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

  08-03-2022 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health Minister Jason Copping and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19 in Alberta Tuesday afternoon. 
  
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• City council to decide if Edmonton will continue with mask bylaw - CBC.ca

  08-03-2022 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  City council to decide if Edmonton will continue with mask bylaw  CBC.ca'We are treated like kids': Edmonton drops masking after Alberta moves to take away powers  CTV News EdmontonEdmonton ends mask bylaw as province tables bill that would have quashed it  Edmonton JournalEdmonton drops mandatory mask bylaw as province introduces legislation to limit COVID-19 rule-making  Global NewsEdmonton city Councillors vote to end masking bylaw "effective Immediatel
  
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• City council to decide if Edmonton will continue with mask bylaw

  08-03-2022 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton city council will discuss Tuesday whether the city should keep its face covering bylaw in effect, one week after the Alberta government lifted its mask mandate around the province. 
  
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• Tickets for Edmonton’s Together Again Outdoor Concert Series set to go on sale March 11 - Global News

  08-03-2022 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tickets for Edmonton’s Together Again Outdoor Concert Series set to go on sale March 11  Global News
  
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• Edmonton gas prices rise again as province plans to stop collecting fuel tax on April 1 - CTV News Edmonton

  08-03-2022 17:46 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton gas prices rise again as province plans to stop collecting fuel tax on April 1  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton city council to debate mask bylaw

  08-03-2022 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton city councillors are scheduled to meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the city's face coverings bylaw.
  
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• Edmonton-area woman reunites with mother who fled Ukraine

  08-03-2022 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Olga Renneberg has been helpless, fearing for her mother's safety back in Ukraine since Russia first invaded the country nearly two weeks ago.
  
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• U.S. bans all Russian oil and gas imports, Biden announces

  08-03-2022 16:47 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports on Tuesday in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• U.S. bans all Russian oil and gas imports

  08-03-2022 16:47 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports on Tuesday in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Edmonton council considering how to make vehicle-for-hire service safer for women, people with disabilities - CTV News Edmonton

  08-03-2022 16:12 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Edmonton council considering how to make vehicle-for-hire service safer for women, people with disabilities  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Edmonton weather: More and more chances of snow - Edmonton Journal

  08-03-2022 16:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton weather: More and more chances of snow  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, March 8

  08-03-2022 15:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta reported 1,103 people in hospital with COVID on Monday, including 77 in intensive care. Overall COVID hospitalizations continue to decline.
  
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• Success of oilsands mine in hiring female equipment operators shows up in locker room

  08-03-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Robin Hebbard noticed a shift at Syncrude’s Aurora mine site several months ago: there were too many women for the number of lockers available.
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Edmonton MPs back unfair electoral map - Edmonton Journal

  08-03-2022 14:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Tuesday's letters: Edmonton MPs back unfair electoral map  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Downtown library prepares to open community kitchen - Taproot Edmonton

  08-03-2022 14:00 via edmonton.taproot.news
  
  Downtown library prepares to open community kitchen  Taproot Edmonton
  
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• Advocates call on Alberta government to reinstate international aid funding program

  08-03-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates for global development are calling on the Alberta government to reinstate its longstanding international funding program following the announcement of over $10 million in aid for Ukraine. 
  
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• Pedestrian killed in hit and run identified as 19 year old Edmonton woman - CFWE

  08-03-2022 13:25 via cfweradio.ca
  
  Pedestrian killed in hit and run identified as 19 year old Edmonton woman  CFWE
  
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• Player grades: Edmonton Oilers can't shake tight-checking Flames, fall 3-1 - Edmonton Journal

  08-03-2022 10:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Player grades: Edmonton Oilers can't shake tight-checking Flames, fall 3-1  Edmonton Journal
  
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• Indigenous women entrepreneurs leading reconciliation through commerce in Alberta

  08-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous women are breaking through as entrepreneurs in the province, marking a new kind of reconciliation.
  
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• Indigenous women entrepreneurs celebrate culture through commerce in Alberta

  08-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous women are breaking through as entrepreneurs in the province, making their mark with Alberta consumers.
  
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• Canada increasingly isolated as allies pledge more military funding in response to Ukraine invasion

  08-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Years of being needled by Donald Trump didn't convince the Trudeau government to substantially increase spending on the Armed Forces. The war in Ukraine, however, seems to be making a much more forceful argument.
  
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• Historical map highlights Edmonton's queer community and its untold stories - CTV News Edmonton

  08-03-2022 09:00 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  
  Historical map highlights Edmonton's queer community and its untold stories  CTV News Edmonton
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: A prayer for Arcelie

  08-03-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the latest episode of 'Crime Beat,' Nancy Hixt shares details of a frantic search for a missing Calgary mother and the horrific discovery that haunts investigators to this day.
  
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