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• COVID-19: More than 50% of Alberta’s eligible population now fully vaccinated

  07-07-2021 23:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 50 per cent of Albertans ages 12 and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watches issued for southern Alberta

  07-07-2021 23:45
  
  Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm watches for much of southern Alberta, including Calgary. The watches cover from Airdrie, Cochrane, Olds and Sundre, along with Drumheller and Three Hills, south to the U.S. border, including the Waterton Lakes, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat areas. "Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, damaging hail and heavy rain," reads the warning. "Isolated severe thunderstor
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning and watches issued for southern Alberta

  07-07-2021 23:45
  
  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Kananaskis and Canmore areas, and issued watches for much of southern Alberta, including Calgary. The watches cover from Airdrie, Cochrane, Olds and Sundre, along with Drumheller and Three Hills, south to the U.S. border, including the Waterton Lakes, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat areas. "Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, damaging hail and h
  
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• Animal shelters need food for kittens

  07-07-2021 23:26
  
  Spring is kitten season according to people who volunteer at animal shelters and this year is proving to be a challenge to feed all those hungry mouths. The Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) typically takes in cats surrendered from rural Alberta. Right now it has over 200 with 140 of them being kittens. "What we're specifically looking for is wet food of the pate variety," said Trisha Gain, an ARF volunteer. "It's easier for the kittens to digest and swallow, many of them will need to be fed by syr
  
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• Public funds didn’t increase oil well cleanups, study suggests

  07-07-2021 23:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Much of the taxpayer money that has funded oil well cleanup in Alberta may have simply replaced money that energy companies would have spent anyway, according to a new analysis.
  
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• Trudeau says Calgary's Green Line LRT to begin in the fall, Nenshi not so sure

  07-07-2021 23:04
  
  The Alberta government says it's now confident in the plan the City of Calgary put together for its massive Green Line LRT project and the federal government is on board too. Justin Trudeau made the announcement that Ottawa was signing off on the $5.5-billion transit plan during a media conference at a Calgary Transit maintenance yard on Wednesday afternoon. "This fall, construction on Phase 1 of the LRT Green Line will begin in Calgary's Beltline and downtown," he said from the Oliver Bowen Mai
  
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• Trudeau says Calgary's Green Line LRT construction to begin in the fall, Nenshi not so sure

  07-07-2021 23:04
  
  The Alberta government says it's now confident in the plan the City of Calgary put together for its massive Green Line LRT project and the federal government is on board too. Justin Trudeau made the announcement that Ottawa was approving the $5.5-billion transit plan during a media conference at a Calgary Transit maintenance yard on Wednesday afternoon. "This fall, construction on Phase 1 of the LRT Green Line will begin in Calgary's Beltline and downtown," he said from the Oliver Bowen Maintena
  
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• Construction on Calgary's Green Line LRT to begin in the fall

  07-07-2021 23:04
  
  The Alberta government says it's now confident in the plan the City of Calgary put together for its massive Green Line LRT project and the federal government is on board too. Justin Trudeau made the announcement that Ottawa was signing off on the $5.5 billion transit plan during a media conference at a Calgary Transit maintenance yard on Wednesday afternoon. "This fall, construction on phase one of the LRT Green Line will begin in Calgary's Beltline and downtown," he said from the Oliver Bowen M
  
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• 'Best days are ahead of us': Province approves new plan for Calgary's Green Line LRT

  07-07-2021 23:04
  
  The Alberta government says it's now confident in the plan the City of Calgary put together for its massive Green Line LRT project and will be committing its $1.53-billion promise toward it. Minister of Transportation and Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver announced details of the decision in a release Wednesday, saying that he is "grateful for the hard work" that went into building the plan. "Alberta's $1.53-billion commitment toward the Green Line is a massive investment in the future of
  
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• Shooting leaves man and his dog dead in southwest Calgary

  07-07-2021 23:01
  
  A man and a dog have died after a shooting in southwest Calgary on Wednesday afternoon. Police were called to the 500 block of Cresthaven Place S.W. about 1:30 p.m. for reports of gunfire where they found one person, who was declared deceased at the scene. The animal was also killed in the attack. In a release, Calgary police said the suspect or suspects fled in a vehicle, which may be connected to one recovered by Cochrane RCMP. It did not say where that vehicle was located. "This shooting took
  
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• Shooting leaves 1 dead in southwest Calgary

  07-07-2021 23:01
  
  One person is dead after a shooting in southwest Calgary on Wednesday afternoon. Few details are available but police were called to the 500 block of Cresthaven Place S.W. about 1:30 p.m. for reports of gunfire. There they discovered one person deceased. Anyone with information is asked to call the police non-emergency number at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day
  
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• From heat to hail in some areas – now insect infestations - Lethbridge News Now

  07-07-2021 22:51
  
  From heat to hail in some areas – now insect infestations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Surgery volumes in Alberta back above pre-pandemic levels

  07-07-2021 22:36
  
  Surgeries in Alberta are back to 100 per cent capacity and officials say the province is leading the country when it comes to eliminating the COVID-19 surgical backlog. The province says five to 10 per cent of surgeries were delayed in Alberta during the pandemic, compared to between 30 and 60 per cent in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec. Around 40,000 surgeries were delayed in Alberta over the last 16 months. That includes 25,000 in the first wave in spring 2020, which have now been completed, along wi
  
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• Arbitrator sets aside government staffer's firing after Twitter exchange with UCP press secretary

  07-07-2021 22:03
  
  An arbitrator has ordered a government of Alberta staffer's dismissal to be set aside after he was fired following a Twitter exchange involving a UCP cabinet minister and his press secretary. Jeffery Nichols worked for the Alberta Surface Rights Board (SRB) from 2014 to June of 2020. He was fired after a series of tweets in response to posts from then-Minister of Municipal Affairs Kaycee Madu and his press secretary at the time, Timothy Gerwing. In a June 28 ruling, Arbitrator Francis Price call
  
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• Arbitrator overturns government staffer's firing after Twitter exchange with UCP press secretary

  07-07-2021 22:03
  
  An arbitrator has ordered a government of Alberta staffer's dismissal to be set aside after he was fired following a Twitter exchange involving a UCP cabinet minister and his press secretary. Jeffery Nichols worked for the Alberta Surface Rights Board (SRB) from 2014 to June of 2020. He was fired after a series of tweets in response to posts from then-Minister of Municipal Affairs Kaycee Madu and his press secretary at the time, Timothy Gerwing. In a June 28 ruling, Arbitrator Francis Price call
  
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• No booze on the beach: RCMP ramp up patrols at Sylvan Lake

  07-07-2021 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP at one of the province's most popular lakes are warning people to follow the public consumption laws.
  
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• 2 suspects sought after Calgary man robbed in southeast community of Mahogany

  07-07-2021 20:38
  
  Police are searching for two suspects involved in a robbery in southeast Calgary last month that left the victim suffering minor injuries. A man was walking along Mahogany Blvd. near Mahogany Gate S.E. atabout 1:30 a.m. on June 18 when he was approached by an unknown man in a red SUV. "The man got out of the vehicle and allegedly physically assaulted the victim. The suspect stole the victim's vape pen and tried to take his cell phone," police said. "The victim sustained minor injuries. It is bel
  
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• CN makes final pitch for regulator to approve voting trust for Kansas City Southern

  07-07-2021 20:23
  
  Canadian National Railway Co. made its final pitch to a U.S. regulator for approval of a voting trust it wants to use in its proposed US$33.6-billion takeover of U.S. railway Kansas City Southern. It says there's no harm if it approves the trust until a final ruling on the merits of the transaction is handed down many months from now. In a 374-page submission to the Surface Transportation Board, the Montreal-based railway says it will demonstrate the merits of a CN-KCS combination during a &ldqu
  
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• Home sales double in Lethbridge this year to record levels - Lethbridge News Now

  07-07-2021 20:14
  Home sales double in Lethbridge this year to record levels  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Survivor recalls being tasked with burying body at Edmonton-area residential school

  07-07-2021 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Painful memories surfaced for residential school survivors, their family members and others who attended an event in Sturgeon County north of Edmonton on Tuesday.
  
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• Province asks Alberta's nurses to take 3% wage rollback - Lethbridge News Now

  07-07-2021 19:51
  
  Province asks Alberta's nurses to take 3% wage rollback  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ryley Van Maanen added to Kodiaks soccer team - Lethbridge News Now

  07-07-2021 19:46
  Ryley Van Maanen added to Kodiaks soccer team  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sylvan Lake RCMP look to thwart bad behaviour this summer

  07-07-2021 19:43
  
  Warm weather coupled with the lifting of health restrictions in Alberta mean visitors to Sylvan Lake will notice an increased police presence throughout the summer. "Although Albertans are encouraged to take full advantage of the beautiful landscapes and everything this amazing province has to offer, the Sylvan Lake RCMP would like to remind recreational enthusiasts that Alberta’s provincial liquor and cannabis laws apply in public areas," read a release from police on Wednesday. Police sa
  
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• Warmer and wet weather in southern Alberta ahead of the weekend, severe storms possible

  07-07-2021 18:58
  
  Wednesday afternoon could bring back the risk of severe weather across southern Alberta. Starting in the afternoon, moisture makes its way over the mountain parks and moves east into the region. Isolated thunderstorms may pop up through the afternoon and evening. Extreme southern and southeastern Alberta could see the greatest risk of large hail, heavy rain, and even tornado development. Scattered showers continue overnight before tapering off late Thursday morning. General rainfall amounts for
  
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• Calgary husband guilty of second-degree murder after fatally hitting wife with U-Haul van

  07-07-2021 18:57
  
  A Calgary man has been found guilty of murdering his wife after running her down with a U-Haul van in a disturbing domestic homicide. Judge Blair Nixon found Ronald Candaele guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday morning in the death of his wife Melissa Rae Blommaert in Bowness in February 2020. A two-week trial took place in early May. The 33-year-old victim was found unconscious, lying on the roadway in the 8000 block of 34th Avenue N.W. around 6 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2020. She was taken to hospi
  
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• Last Post Fund honours veteran with ties to Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  07-07-2021 17:40
  
  Last Post Fund honours veteran with ties to Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Okotoks Mayor Bill Robertson dies of cancer while serving third term

  07-07-2021 17:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bill Robertson was serving his third term as mayor of Okotoks.
  
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• Okotoks, Alta. Mayor Bill Robertson dies after battle with cancer

  07-07-2021 17:31
  
  Surrounded by family, Okotoks Mayor Bill Robertson passed away after a battle with cancer, officials announced Wednesday. He was 67. “On behalf of town council we extend our deepest condolences to his wife Elaine, their children Michael, Jeffery and Bradley and all members of his family,” said deputy Mayor Florence Christophers in a statement. "Bill will be profoundly missed, both as a great leader in our community and as a mentor and a friend." Robertson was a fixture in the town ju
  
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• B.C. man guilty of killing teen at Abbotsford high school not eligible for parole for 16 years

  07-07-2021 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gabriel Klein will also be given the chance to address the victims' friends and family at Wednesday's hearing.
  
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• Police seek potential witness to Memorial Drive hit-and-run

  07-07-2021 17:17
  
  Calgary Police Service investigators are attempting to locate a driver who may have information regarding a weekend hit-and-run that sent a pedestrian to hospital with life-altering injuries. Police have released a CCTV image of a silver or white sedan and believe the driver may have details that could potentially assist the ongoing investigation into the July 4 hit-and-run on Memorial Drive near the St. George's Drive overpass. The victim, 25-year-old Emerson Wikeruk, is in a medically-induced
  
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• 'I quit': Wave of resignations prompts concerns over labour shortage

  07-07-2021 17:14
  
  If not for COVID-19, Valerie Whitt might never have summoned the courage to quit her job. The 50-year-old Markham, Ont. woman had been a project manager for Ontario Health for 13 years. She felt drained and exhausted from battling traffic to and from her downtown Toronto office for up to two hours every day, but she was intimidated by the thought of giving up her stable position and steady paycheque. Then the pandemic hit. Office workers everywhere were ordered to work from home, and for the fir
  
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• CFL announces it and XFL have jointly halted talks

  07-07-2021 16:39
  
  The CFL says partnership talks with the XFL have been jointly halted. The league made the announcement in a statement this morning. In March, the CFL and XFL announced they were poised to begin serious talks about a potential partnership. Neither side said who initiated talks first, only that they'd agreed to collaborating on ways to grow football. More coming.
  
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• CFL announces it has jointly halted talks with XFL on formation of potential partnership

  07-07-2021 16:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFL says partnership talks with the XFL have been jointly halted. The league made the announcement in a statement Wednesday morning.
  
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• 'Replacing the money': public funds didn't increase oil well cleanups, study suggests

  07-07-2021 16:18
  
  Much of the taxpayer money that has funded oil well cleanup in Alberta may have simply replaced money that energy companies would have spent anyway, according to a new analysis. That means the public is likely paying for private companies' pollution, says the report from the Parkland Institute, a research group headquartered at the University of Alberta. “It's hard to say because the data is so limited,” said Megan Egler, author of the institute's report. “But what I did find i
  
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• 'When is the strike vote?': Facing wage rollbacks, Alberta nurses consider job action

  07-07-2021 15:34
  
  Alberta nurses could see their wages rolled back in an effort to help the province's finances. "As we move beyond the peaks of the pandemic and into a more manageable period, we need to continue the important work of getting the province’s finances back on track," said Finance Minister Travis Toews in a statement. On Tuesday evening , the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) said its employers – Alberta Health Services (AHS) along with Covenant Health, Lamont Health Care Centre and Bethany
  
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• Trudeau appoints Canada’s first Indigenous governor general

  07-07-2021 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News Chief Political Correspondent, David Akin, breaks down the achievements and plans for Canada’s first Indigenous governor general Mary Simon, and talks election speculation in Ottawa.
  
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• Province pushes for 3 per cent salary rollback for nurses: union

  07-07-2021 15:34
  
  Alberta nurses could see their wages rolled back in an effort to help the province's finances. "As we move beyond the peaks of the pandemic and into a more manageable period, we need to continue the important work of getting the province’s finances back on track," said Finance Minister Travis Toews in a statement. On Tuesday, the United Nurses of Alberta said its employers — Alberta Health Services along with Covenant Health, Lamont Health Care Centre and Bethany Group in Camrose &md
  
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• Vandal believed to have injured leg while shattering door at Strathmore, Alta. school: RCMP

  07-07-2021 15:13
  
  Mounties in Strathmore have released a surveillance image of a suspect wanted in connection with vandalism at a local school. According to RCMP, a male suspect approached Crowther Memorial Junior High School in the early morning hours of June 28 and proceeded to punch a garbage bin multiple times. The suspect then focused his efforts on the front door of the school and he shattered the glass with his kicks. It's believed the suspect suffered significant injuries to his leg while damaging the doo
  
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• Trudeau visits Calgary, meets with Nenshi and Kenney

  07-07-2021 14:12
  
  The prime minister is in Calgary for his first visit since 2019 and is scheduled to make a transit announcement.  Justin Trudeau began his day with a visit to AAA Doors Ltd. in northeast Calgary, a business that received pandemic-related support from the federal government.Trudeau is meeting separately with both Premier Jason Kenney and Mayor Naheed Nenshi late Wednesday morning at the Palliser Hotel downtown. "It's great to be back in Alberta, a great opportunity to sit down to chat with J
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau visits Calgary, meetings planned with Nenshi and Kenney

  07-07-2021 14:12
  
  The prime minister is in Calgary for his first visit since 2019 and is scheduled to make a transit announcement.  Justin Trudeau will meet with Mayor Naheed Nenshi at the Calgary Transit Oliver Bowen Maintenance Yard Wednesday afternoon.  Trudeau’s office says he will also visit a local northeast business that took advantage of federal support during the pandemic and is slated to meet with Premier Jason Kenney. A spokesperson for the premier's office says Kenney wants to discuss
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Calgary, meets with mayor and Alberta premier

  07-07-2021 14:12
  
  The prime minister is in Calgary for his first visit since 2019 and is scheduled to make a transit announcement.  Justin Trudeau began his day with a visit to AAA Doors Ltd. in northeast Calgary, a business that received pandemic-related support from the federal government.Trudeau is meeting separately with both Premier Jason Kenney and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi late Wednesday morning at the Palliser Hotel downtown. "It's great to be back in Alberta, a great opportunity to sit down to cha
  
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• Man begins Lethbridge-Edmonton walk to raise awareness & funds for lung disease - Lethbridge News Now

  07-07-2021 14:01
  
  Man begins Lethbridge-Edmonton walk to raise awareness & funds for lung disease  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New Assembly of First Nations chief to be named as virtual election takes place

  07-07-2021 13:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new Assembly of First Nations chief will be determined on Wednesday as a virtual vote will be held to replace outgoing leader Perry Bellegarde.
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Alberta to meet with Jason Kenney, Naheed Nenshi

  07-07-2021 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A spokeswoman for the premier's office says Kenney wants to discuss pipelines and the reopening of international borders, which have been closed due to COVID-19.
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Alberta, set to meet with Jason Kenney

  07-07-2021 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A spokeswoman for the premier's office says Kenney wants to discuss pipelines and the reopening of international borders, which have been closed due to COVID-19.
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bumps elbows with Jason Kenney at Calgary meeting

  07-07-2021 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney sat down for a face-to-face meeting following months of phone calls and online meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated at home: official

  07-07-2021 12:26
  
  Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, the country's interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, calling it a "hateful, inhumane and barbaric act." First Lady Martine Moise was hospitalized following the overnight attack, interim Premier Claude Joseph said. The nation of more than 11 million people had grown increasingly unstable and disgruntled under Moise. "The country's security situation is under the control of the National Police of
  
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• Union says Alberta government proposing 3% salary rollback for nurses to help get budget in line

  07-07-2021 06:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United Nurses of Alberta said Tuesday that employers are proposing a three per cent salary rollback as the province aims to get its finances sorted.
  
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• EMS given 'more options' beside hospitals to bring patients to for care

  07-07-2021 06:13
  
  Depending on where you live in Alberta and what kind of care you need, an ambulance might not bring you to an emergency room. “Sometimes the right care for that patient is available at a different health facility, one that’s closer and can see the patient more quickly,” said Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s health minister. Because not all 911 calls require patient to be sent to hospital, paramedics will be able to bring patients to places like community health centres or hospice
  
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• 'I've been very overwhelmed': Survivors gather at former residential school site

  07-07-2021 05:09
  
  Residential school survivors gathered at Poundmaker’s Lodge Tuesday, where a search is set to begin for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school. The Edmonton Indian Residential School operated just north of the city between 1924 and 1968. According to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, children from reserves in Alberta, B.C, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories were taken to the school. George Muldoe, from the Gitxsan First Nation in
  
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