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• Should more be done to protect seniors facilities as COVID-19 cases rise in Alberta?

  There are 13 long-term care facilities and 11 supportive living locations in the AHS Edmonton Zone with a COVID-19 outbreak.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2020
• Edmonton to receive $17M in federal dollars for new housing

  The City of Edmonton is among more than a dozen communities across Canada to get an immediate cash infusion to address supportive housing needs.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2020
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• Former Albertan participates in international climate change research project

  The MOSAiC Expedition is the largest polar expedition in history with researchers from 20 countries involved.

  Science

  Oct 16, 2020
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• ‘The intersections will fail’: Edmonton city hall responds to Metro LRT Line information now made public

  A Global News investigation raises questions about how future demand could impact future traffic around the major intersections the line crosses.

  Traffic

  Oct 14, 2020
• ‘Intersections will fail’ in peak hours when Metro LRT Line reaches five-minute frequency: internal emails

  A Global News Freedom of Information request has resulted in the release of never-before-seen details related to the Metro LRT Line.

  Traffic

  Oct 13, 2020
• Patients launch lawsuit to force Alberta drug treatment clinics to remain open

  An Edmonton lawyer is handling a lawsuit against the province to stop the planned closure of the Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics (iOAT).

  Health

  Oct 8, 2020
• New City Plan lays foundation for next million residents of Edmonton

  Growth in Edmonton may have slowed due to a struggling economy and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but city hall is looking to the day when two-million people call Alberta's capital home.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2020
• West Edmonton residents worry about loss of privacy after new berm built behind their backyards

  Frustration is growing in the west Edmonton community of Secord, over a bern with a public path that was built that towers over some fences.

  Sep 7, 2020
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• One block of 103 Avenue in downtown Edmonton set for overhaul

  The current concept plans include the elimination of most on-street parking, with angle parking completely removed.

  News

  Aug 11, 2020
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• A side of uncertainty: calls to help the restaurant industry survive the pandemic

  Many restaurants in Alberta and across Canada are struggling as revenues, in general, are off by between 60 to 70 per cent.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2020
• Edmonton company helps to supply PPE to the world through COVID-19

  An Edmonton-based company supplies PPE to Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.

  Health

  Jul 7, 2020
• Calls for reform: policing and politics in Edmonton

  There have been calls for "the abolition of police" and demands to "break down the systems of racism."

  Crime

  Jun 25, 2020
• Edmonton university students demand tuition freeze as remote learning continues into fall

  Students at the University of Alberta and NAIT have launched petitions calling for a tuition freeze amid online classes.

  Education

  Jun 3, 2020
• New Edmonton commercial development Manchester Square generates architectural debate

  Manchester Square has been under construction since the summer of 2018 in the area of 120 Street and 107 Avenue.

  Features

  May 15, 2020
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• Creature comforts: a look inside the currently closed Edmonton Valley Zoo

  The zoo has been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a small army of staff continue to work to keep the animals happy and healthy.

  Canada

  May 14, 2020
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• The push to grow more of what we eat in Edmonton

  The president of the Fraser Community League has applied for a grant to start a community garden in the area, but she describes a lengthy process to make it a reality.

  Features

  Apr 13, 2020
• Edmonton couple repatriated, thanking Canadian Embassy staff for getting them home

  An Edmonton couple is sharing their story about how the Canadian Embassy helped get them back to Canada from Peru.

  Apr 7, 2020
• First response during the reality of COVID-19

  First response during the reality of COVID-19: The added pressures, the risks and the new ways they're responding to calls.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2020
• Tour of twin tunnels for Edmonton’s Valley Line southeast LRT

  TransEd is the public-private partner building the 13-kilometre line from Mill Woods to downtown.

  Traffic

  Mar 11, 2020
• Edmonton mother apologizes for her role in shocking child abuse case

  With emotions running strong, a 25-year-old Edmonton woman addressed a courtroom Friday afternoon, reading into the record an apology during the second day of a sentencing hearing in a shocking child abuse case. 

  Crime

  Mar 6, 2020
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• Growing Edmonton startup cashes in at local investment summit

  A growing Edmonton startup secured some new capital at a local investment summit.

  Features

  Mar 4, 2020
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• City union calls for full audit of Edmonton snow-clearing operations

  The union is calling for a full audit of Edmonton's snow-clearing operations, speaking to Global News weeks after an anonymous employee letter was sent to city hall.

  News

  Mar 3, 2020
• Edmonton small business owners take city hall to task over ‘red tape and delays’

  Edmonton small business owners are turning to crowdfunding to finish opening a business that's been on the drawing board for about three years.

  Consumer

  Mar 2, 2020
• Edmonton business owner frustrated with lengthy expropriation process

  An Edmonton business owner is frustrated with a lengthy expropriation process and what she feels is insufficient communication from the city.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2020
• Edmonton City Auditor asked to review anonymous letter listing worries about snow-clearing

  The anonymous 11-page letter, obtained by Global News and sent to city councillors, details their worries about mismanagement and the quality of leadership since the Transportation and Streets department merged with Parks and Recreation in 2017.

  Politics

  Feb 18, 2020