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  EDMONTON -- The last two weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions for Angela Schuurman, her husband Steven and their two-year-old daughter Brenna. Back in September, the Edmonton woman learned she was pregnant with her second child – a girl.   Then in February, 24 weeks into her pregnancy, Schuurman received some devastating news. "I started doing my normal obstetrics appointments and that's actually where I mentioned that I was having a bit of weird pain to my doctor," she said.  That pain was in her right breast; she'd been feeling it for months.  After receiving a mammog...

EDMONTON -- Momentum is growing to ensure Edmonton achieves gender parity at city hall. “We want to acknowledge that these amazing women have been here all along, and we need to encourage them a lot to step up to the plate and be the leaders in our community as we see them as,” said Rajah Maggay of Parity YEG. The organization is instrumental in the quest to bring a stronger female presence to the city's decision-making table. The group inspires and provides access to supports for women who are interested in leadership roles. The numbers are strong as we build towards a municipal ele...

  EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation (EOCF) will be hosting two special nights of its online 50/50 draw during the next two Oilers games. Wednesday's draw will honour Walter Gretzky's legacy with net proceeds benefiting Northern Alberta Food Banks. The role food banks play in feeding the most vulnerable was of particular importance to Walter, an Edmonton Oilers news release read. "Edmonton's Food Bank is profoundly grateful to the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation for choosing us as one of the 50/50 recipients of this Wednesday's game," Edmonton's Food Bank executiv...

  EDMONTON -- An Alberta-developed COVID-19 vaccine using new technology is one step closer to starting clinical trials. John Lewis, University of Alberta professor and CEO of Entos Pharmaceuticals, has shipped a vaccine for further testing to the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology in Halifax – a step forward toward its Health Canada approval. The made-in-Alberta COVID-19 vaccine will commence its Health Canada Phase 1 human clinical trial with the aim of moving it to a larger Phase 2 trial by late spring to test its efficacy. “Its been a long road,” Lewis said in an interview with CT...