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• 'It will be catastrophic': Alberta Defence bar calls for release of non-violent inmates before COVID-19 outbreak in jails

  24-03-2020 23:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Authorities should drastically reduce incarcerated populations to avoid a "catastrophic" COVID-19 outbreak in a prison or jail, two Alberta defence lawyers' associations said Tuesday Read More
  
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• Calgary woman in her 80s dies from COVID-19 at long-term care facility

  24-03-2020 22:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Calgary women in her 80s is Alberta's second COVID-19 death, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said at her daily update Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Corb Lund's COVID-19 handwashing video goes big; performing two online shows

  24-03-2020 22:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Corb Lund’s most viral video in years is, ironically enough, the Alberta singer-songwriter washing his hands. “My dad was a veterinarian and my mom was a nurse,” Lund begins on Instagram, thumb hooked into his belt rancher-style. “And they would like to confirm that to defeat the current plague we need to wash our hands thoroughly. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Edmonton playgrounds close as people warned to keep their distance on river valley trails and stairs

  24-03-2020 22:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Watch for monkey bars and swings to be taped off as the Edmonton tightens up restrictions on public movement by closing playgrounds to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Read More
  
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• City playgrounds close as citizens warned to keep their distance on river valley trails and stairs

  24-03-2020 22:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Watch for monkey bars and swings to be taped off as the city tightens up restrictions on public movement by closing playgrounds. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers "in contract discussions" with defence prospects Filip Berglund, Markus Niemelainen — Howson

  24-03-2020 22:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Long-time Edmonton Oilers executive Scott Howson is one of many people in a state of limbo these days. He's due to take over as President of the American Hockey League from Dave Andrews on May 01 -- the same man he replaced as GM of the Cape Breton Oilers over a quarter century ago! -- but plans for an orderly transition have turned to chaos with the COVID-19 scare that was rocked society at large. Read More
  
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• Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council declares state of emergency over COVID-19 pandemic

  24-03-2020 21:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council has declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, giving the communities powers to take over public facilities like casinos and prisons. Read More
  
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• Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council declares state of emergency over COVID-10 pandemic

  24-03-2020 21:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council has declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, giving the communities powers to take over public facilities like casinos and prisons. Read More
  
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• Police seek identity of driver fleeing area of suspicious fire

  24-03-2020 20:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  City police are asking for help identifying the driver of a vehicle seen fleeing a parking lot around the time a nearby suspicious fire was set earlier this year. Read More
  
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• 'I've got to keep playing': ESO's Hoekman, Spurgeon streaming Winspear recital Thursday

  24-03-2020 19:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  For over a week now, the doors of the Winspear Centre have been closed, the hall has been dark, and the sound of silence is all that has been heard. Read More
  
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• Mayor Don Iveson presses government for support for tax relief

  24-03-2020 19:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  In a Tuesday news release, Iveson notes that the provincial government has made "a helpful gesture" by reducing the education property tax and deferring its portion of the property tax for non-residential taxpayers. Read More
  
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• Hungry for entertainment? Check out food films for social distancing

  24-03-2020 18:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  As of this writing none of us are going to be dining out any time soon. Read More
  
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• Bomb unit investigation closes Manning Drive in northeast Edmonton

  24-03-2020 18:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton's bomb unit was called in Tuesday morning as police shut down a major commuter corridor in northeast Edmonton. Read More
  
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• Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update at 3:30 p.m.

  24-03-2020 18:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw will give an update on COVID-19 at 3:30 p.m. Read More
  
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• Northern Light upcoming season stars stories of the mature, and the marvelous

  24-03-2020 18:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Talking to Trevor Schmidt is a reminder that good things are coming. Read More
  
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• City's summer music festivals feel the uncertainty of pandemic

  24-03-2020 18:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  “It's hard to comment because we have no clue about what's going to happen. The decision as to whether or not there will be a jazz festival will be decided for us by government officials, but there will be a national conference call to discuss this with Jazz Festivals Canada.” Read More
  
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• 'Do not linger': Edmonton mayor in self-isolation with mild COVID-19 symptoms

  24-03-2020 18:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson has gone into self-imposed isolation at home over concerns he may have contracted COVID-19. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Restaurant take-out on the fly

  24-03-2020 17:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Food really does bring people together. Read More
  
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• Griesbach home under construction, Chinese restaurant catch fire

  24-03-2020 15:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton fire investigators are continuing to probe the cause of two separate fires that set an empty house and a Chinese restaurant ablaze on Monday. Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: Snow wraps up today but warmer weather on the way

  24-03-2020 14:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Tuesday's letters: U of A 'Pass' grades unfair to students

  24-03-2020 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  We invite you to write letters to the editor. A maximum of 150 words is preferred. Letters must carry a first and last name, or two initials and a last name, and include an address and daytime telephone number. All letters are subject to editing. We don’t publish letters addressed to others or sent to other publications. Email: [email protected] Read More
  
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• Nina Haggerty keeps the connection strong with art challenge during COVID-19

  24-03-2020 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Facing COVID-19 disconnection from regular drop-in artists — many of whom have developmental disabilities — Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts came up with an idea anyone feeling isolated can also enjoy: the Nina Art Challenge. Read More
  
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• Elise Stolte: It's takes a virtual village to homeschool through COVID-19

  24-03-2020 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Each time my mom calls, she reads a chapter of the children’s book Heidi to my son while I cook dinner. Read More
  
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• Ken Holland filled Edmonton Oilers cupboard with ingredient previous GMs failed to keep

  24-03-2020 07:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Pretty much every year of the Decade of Darkness-plus, the Oilers GM of the day would shed a useful winger, a player who had plenty of game that he would go on to demonstrate in another hockey city. Read More
  
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• Ken Holland filled his Edmonton Oilers cupboard with ingredient previous GMs could not find

  24-03-2020 06:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Pretty much every year of the Decade of Darkness-plus, the current Oilers GM would shed a useful winger, a player who had plenty of game that he would go on to demonstrated in another hockey city. Read More
  
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• St. Albert transit fees waived; utilities and property tax extensions granted - St. Albert TODAY

  24-03-2020 04:11 via stalberttoday.ca
  
  St. Albert transit fees waived; utilities and property tax extensions granted  St. Albert TODAY
  
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• Man charged after young girl abducted, sexually assaulted

  24-03-2020 03:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A 37-year-old man has been charged after an eight-year-old girl was reportedly abducted and sexually assaulted. Read More
  
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• Alberta Courts tell public to not visit courthouses in response to COVID-19

  24-03-2020 03:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Courts are implementing a number of measures in order to continue daily operations in response to COVID-19, including asking the public to not visit courthouses for the foreseeable future. Read More
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta doctors get go-ahead to bill for virtual visits as if they were in-person

  24-03-2020 02:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta doctors will now be able to bill the province for a virtual visit as if it were an in-person appointment, the provincial government said Monday. Read More
  
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• Expo Centre offers medical and social supports for homeless Edmontonians

  24-03-2020 01:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton's Expo Centre opened Monday evening to offer the homeless population a place to self-isolate and be screened for COVID-19. Read More
  
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• Evictions still 'full speed ahead' despite COVID-19

  24-03-2020 01:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta has no plans as of yet to freeze evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Jason Kenney says. Read More
  
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• St. Albert RCMP arrest three in relation to meth trafficking - St. Albert TODAY

  24-03-2020 00:53 via stalberttoday.ca
  
  St. Albert RCMP arrest three in relation to meth trafficking  St. Albert TODAY
  
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