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Edmonton Street News, also known by its abbreviated letters ESN is a street newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was established in 2002 [1] and is distributed on the streets of Edmonton and, since August 2010 when Calgary Street Talk was discontinued, in Calgary, to the homeless, handicapped and underemployed in exchange for a donation.

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Vendors purchase papers at 50 cents a copy.

In 2012, the name changed to Alberta Street News. [2]

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References

  1. "Newspapers published in Edmonton - FamousFix.com list". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  2. Kirman, Paula E. (February 2012). "New Name for Edmonton Street News". Boyle McCauley News. Vol. 33, no. 1. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2019.