One of Edmonton’s largest and most popular summer festivals has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Edmonton International Fringe Festival announced Monday morning that it has been forced to cancel the 2020 festival, which was scheduled to run Aug.

13 to 23. “It is with a heavy heart that Edmonton Fringe Theatre announces it will not be hosting the 39th Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in August 2020,” read a media release. “Due to the pandemic and health and safety concerns, the Fringe’s show cannot go on.” The festival said self-isolation and restrictions make it impossible for theatre groups to rehearse and prepare new material ahead of the summer festival, and the unknowns of the pandemic make the risk too

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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