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• Staying safe: Frontline staff take steps to protect against COVID-19

  23-03-2020 23:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Fire Rescue Service has enough N95 masks to protect frontline staff for about three weeks, with additional orders on backlog, says the city’s interim fire chief Brad Hoekstra. Read More
  
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• Alberta records 42 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 301

  23-03-2020 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen by 42 to a total of 301, Alberta's chief medical officer said Monday afternoon. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Conference Board of Canada redoes economic forecast in wake of pandemic

  23-03-2020 23:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  A report released Monday by the Conference Board of Canada (CBC) forecasts economic consequences if social distancing and travel bans remain in effect until the end of August. Read More
  
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• Alberta Real Estate Association bans open houses in response to COVID-19

  23-03-2020 22:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) is prohibiting members from holding open houses to protect public safety in response to COVID-19. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Educate, don't shame

  23-03-2020 22:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  People not practising social distancing when outside need education, not shaming, a prominent local emergency room doctor says. Read More
  
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• Editorial: Canada owns the podium

  23-03-2020 19:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Once again, Canada's Olympic teams have done the country proud. But this time, they owned the podium by refusing to show up. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Homeless advocate Cam Noyes takes to street to help where he can

  23-03-2020 19:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When Cameron Noyes leaves his house these days, he brings a couple of supply bags with him. Read More
  
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• Stopping the music: Edmonton Opera, Pro Coro, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra under COVID-19 closure

  23-03-2020 19:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Thursday, March 12, the excitement level was high at the Jubilee Auditorium. The final dress rehearsal of Bernstein’s operetta Candide had been a great success, the singers and actors in Edmonton Opera’s production inspiring each other. Everything was ready for Saturday’s opening night. Read More
  
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• Who could have really used the Stanley Cup playoffs this year? Peter Chiarelli

  23-03-2020 18:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  Today Sportsnet hockey analyst Corey Hirsch asked a provocative question: "If the Stanley Cup is cancelled this season, what team and possibly what player do you think got robbed? Why? I’m going with a healthy Colorado team and Nathan McKinnon. Best team Canucks played this year. Could score at will, played with speed. Goaltending was the only ? IMO." Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Edmontonians on cruise ship

  23-03-2020 18:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Friday afternoon, Dave Yerex was staring longingly at Honolulu, Hawaii, from the cruise ship he's been on for the last three weeks. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Edmonton ex-pats speak from around the globe

  23-03-2020 17:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Though he now lives in the city of Guangzhou in southern China, Malcolm Parker of Edmonton never once considered heading back to Canada when the COVID-19 virus hit. Read More
  
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• Dr. Deena Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m.

  23-03-2020 17:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will give an update on COVID-19 at 3:30 p.m. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Latest from legislature

  23-03-2020 17:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will be giving a COVID-19 update at 2 p.m. at the Alberta legislature. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Old Strathcona Antique Mall closes partly in response to social media flak

  23-03-2020 17:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Deciding to lock the doors on your own store is emotional enough as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates across the planet. Now imagine a situation where your decision affects 100 other businesses, all in the same room. Read More
  
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• St. Albert RE/MAX agent breaks top five in Western Canada - St. Albert TODAY

  23-03-2020 16:05 via stalberttoday.ca
  
  St. Albert RE/MAX agent breaks top five in Western Canada  St. Albert TODAY
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta shifts testing, high-risk cases prioritized

  23-03-2020 16:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Many travellers returning from abroad will no longer be tested for COVID-19, as the province focuses on the people at the highest risk of exposure or severe illness. Read More
  
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• Edmonton mosque left with $8,000 in damages after donation box broken into

  23-03-2020 15:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton mosque has been left with an $8,000 bill for damages after it was broken into Saturday. Read More
  
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• Jasper Avenue construction moving ahead despite cancelled public meetings

  23-03-2020 14:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  The modified work processes have affected the planned construction schedule, but it is unclear if it will result in further delays. Read More
  
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• Nick Lees: Mass cancellations of fundraising foot races puts a dent in charities' income

  23-03-2020 14:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Many charities will lose essential income this year because most foot races across Canada have been cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: A mix of self-isolation and snow

  23-03-2020 14:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• What life was like in Alberta during the Spanish flu, COVID-19's nearest historical precedent

  23-03-2020 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  They pose shoulder-to-shoulder in the doorway of the government telephone building, white gauze masks covering their faces from the cheekbones down. Though rendered in black and white, their eyes are piercing. Beneath her mask, one of the women appears to smile. Read More
  
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• Edmonton opera singer belting from her balcony to lift up spirits

  23-03-2020 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton singer is taking her vocal talents to a Cloverdale balcony to spread hope and joy in a time of social isolation. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers power play clicked a bit better with Alex Chiasson than James Neal

  23-03-2020 05:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  If there is a 2020 playoffs, Edmonton Oilers coach Dave Tippett faces a number of difficult questions: Read More
  
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• St. Albert discouraging use of playgrounds - St. Albert TODAY

  23-03-2020 00:46 via stalberttoday.ca
  
  St. Albert discouraging use of playgrounds  St. Albert TODAY
  
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• St. Albert discouraging use of playgrounds 26 minutes ago - St. Albert TODAY

  23-03-2020 00:46 via stalberttoday.ca
  
  St. Albert discouraging use of playgrounds 26 minutes ago  St. Albert TODAY
  
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• COVID-19: Hospitalizations jump as Alberta records 33 new infections

  23-03-2020 00:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta announced 33 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with a significant jump in hospitalizations from the virus. Read More
  
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