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• Man wanted on second-degree murder charge in relation to Southgate Centre death

  21-04-2018 20:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Provincewide warrants have been issued for a man wanted in relation to the death of a 61-year-old at Southgate Centre earlier this week.
  Police on Saturday released the name and photo of Jordan Martin Cushnie, 23, who is wanted for second degree murder, robbery, mischief under $5,000 and possession of break and enter tools.
  Cushnie is described as five-foot-nine and 135-pounds, with short brown hair and hazel eyes. He is known to police.
  Police believe Cushnie is armed and dangero
  
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• After "heavy hockey" sinks like a stone in the Pacific, Peter Chiarelli looks to salvage the good ship Oilers

  21-04-2018 20:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  2017-18 Edmonton Oilers in review:GM Peter Chiarelli
  “You have to come from a bunch of different angles, whether it’s player personnel — and players are hard to find — be that the attitude, or the ‘heaviness’ for lack of a better word, whether it’s a heavy stick or a heavy player. There are teams that don’t have hard, heavy players but they play heavy, they’re strong on their sticks. That’s something you have to instil. I’ve seen
  
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• Thefts of catalytic converters and copper wire spike, warn St. Albert RCMP - Edmonton Journal

  21-04-2018 18:44
  Edmonton Journal
  Thefts of catalytic converters and copper wire spike, warn St. Albert RCMP
  Edmonton Journal
  A pile of copper wire and catalytic converter thefts in St. Albert since December have RCMP warning drivers to take precautions. RCMP say they see thefts of copper wire and catalytic converters — which contain platinum, rhodium and palladium — rise ...
  
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• Catalytic converter, copper thefts spike, warn St. Albert RCMP

  21-04-2018 18:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  A pile of copper wire and catalytic converter thefts in St. Albert since December have RCMP warning drivers to take precautions. 
  RCMP say they see thefts of copper wire and catalytic converters —nwhich contain platinum, rhodium and palladium — rise along with commodity prices for precious metals. 
  The cost to replace a catalytic converter is roughly $2,000.
  Trucks and SUVs that sit higher off the ground are more at risk of such thefts, say RCMP, as it’s easier f
  
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• Social Seen: Children's Wish 'I Wish For a New Waiter' Gala

  21-04-2018 17:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist. Email your event suggestions to [email protected] or tweet Codie at @fotocodie and follow Codie on Instagram (@fotocodie)
  Children’s Wish I Wish For a New Waiter Gala
  Where: Shaw Conference Centre
  When: April 12
  Featuring: Celebrity waiters, silent and live auction, and prizes. Tables compete to ra
  
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• Shadow Theatre season wraps up as upcoming offerings announced

  21-04-2018 17:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  How many of us have wracked our brains for ways to generate cash to extend our tenuous lifestyles? Scrambling through the jewelry box for that ring from grandmother that you never liked anyway, knowing it may fetch $50 at the local gold-trading outlet, is an alternative. But that only works once.
  Imagine, however, having unexpected access to the comfortable pension of an oldtimer no longer shuffling among us. That’s the kind of bounty that the cash-strapped can only dream of. Hence th
  
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• Dawson finds fruitful career away from home

  21-04-2018 17:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Steve Dawson’s latest album may be called Lucky Hand, but there’s way more than just luck happening on the album and in life generally for this prolific string-slinger from Vancouver.
  Five years since he uprooted his family and moved to Nashville, Dawson’s dream of using that city’s resources to produce some of the best roots acts from both Canada and the U.S. has been proven time and again in his studio, The Henhouse, and on his Black Hen recording label which now dates
  
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• No rush during leisurely small-plate dinner experience at Bündok

  21-04-2018 17:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Our Journal colleague Gordon Kent turned in a positive brunch review of Bündok last year, but we were curious about the Ice District bistro’s dinner menu, which has attracted many loyal, vocal fans since opening.
  It’s an attractive, contemporary, smartly-lit space, very much of the indie chef-owner design sensibility of the day. We’re talking storefront window, polished cement floor, high ceiling with exposed ducts, a kitchen-facing dining bar, fetching fixtures, an elegan
  
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• The Boy on the Beach: Tima Kurdi brings Syrian refugee crisis home

  21-04-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Like most people who came to know three-year-old Alan Kurdi from a single photo taken on a cold beach, his aunt never met him in person.
  Tima Kurdi moved to Canada years before Alan and his brother Ghalib were born — and she missed meeting them by mere hours when visiting her family in Turkey in 2014, displaced as they were by the messy Syrian civil war.
  “Coming back, on video chat — their voices, their happiness, their dancing … I almost lived my life with them,&rd
  
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• Major FIBA 3×3 competition announced for West Edmonton Mall

  21-04-2018 06:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Basketball Association (ABA) has announced a major FIBA 3×3 World Tour event at the West Edmonton Mall Ice Palace in September.
  The first of its kind in Canada, the event will be one of the last leading up to the 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final.
  Many of the top teams from across the globe will be in Edmonton vying for crucial points to reach the World Tour Final.
  Six world-ranked professional squads, including Team Saskatoon and four from Alberta, will be among those playi
  
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• Homicide detectives take over Southgate Centre case after victim dies in hospital

  21-04-2018 06:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 61-year-old man badly beaten in an attempted theft at Southgate Centre earlier this week has died in an Edmonton hospital, his family said Friday.
  Iain Armstrong was taken to University of Alberta Hospital with life-threatening injuries after he tried to stop a thief at a nearby kiosk just after 10 a.m. Tuesday.
  Armstrong worked at the Bunches Flower Co. outlet in the mall.
  The company posted a message Friday afternoon to its official social media account from Armstrong’s wife, Sharon, s
  
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• Video: Cannabis celebrated at 4-20 rally at Alberta legislature

  21-04-2018 05:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cannabis enthusiasts descended on to the grounds of the Alberta legislature in Edmonton on Friday, April 20, 2018, to celebrate what may be the final 4-20 rally held before the drug becomes legal in Canada. From bright clothing, to dancing and playing guitar, many expressed their support for legalizing marijuana using creative means, or simply by lighting up a joint in full view of their friends and fellow rally attendees. 
  
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• Three people killed in crash near Beiseker, child airlifted

  21-04-2018 04:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three people have been killed in a traffic crash northeast of Calgary.
  RCMP said a man, a woman and a child were in one vehicle that collided with another vehicle driven by a woman on Highway 9 near Beiseker.
  All three adults died in the Friday morning crash, but a five-year-old child survived.
  Police say the child was flown to the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary with serious injuries.
  Mounties said the highway has reopened and it will take time to determine the cause of the crash.
  
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• At The Cult of Hockey: Who are Peter Chiarelli and Todd McLellan considering for the new Edmonton Oilers bench coach positions

  21-04-2018 04:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  With Todd McLellan all but guaranteed to be back as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, in 2018-19, the task of the General Manager and his Head Coach now turns to the matter of who will flank Mclellan.
  It is my understanding that Jim Johnson is no longer an Assistant Coach with the Oilers. For the time being, he may still be with the organization. But Johnson stopped running the club’s penalty kill with about 25 games to go in the regular season. So the writing has been on that wall for so
  
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• 'The state has abrogated its duty to its citizens': Judge lays out reasons for stay over Charter bail violation

  21-04-2018 03:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton judge criticized the province for its “willingness to trample on Charter rights” by its widespread failure to provide timely access to bail hearings, according to reasons for a decision filed Thursday.
  Provincial court Judge Renée Cochard expanded on her March ruling from the bench to stay charges against a man accused of domestic assault who was held for 36 hours before being allowed to speak to bail.
  Ryan Reilly was arrested by Edmonton police April 4, 2017,
  
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• Graham Thomson: Supreme Court ruling didn’t free the beer, but might it free the pipeline?

  21-04-2018 02:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  As if the pipeline dispute between Alberta and British Columbia couldn’t get more muddled.
  Now, we’re throwing beer into the equation.
  I am talking about the “Free the Beer” Supreme Court of Canada ruling this week dealing with a New Brunswick man, Gerard Comeau, who in 2012 was stopped by an RCMP officer and fined $292.50 for illegally transporting 14 cases of beer over the border from Quebec.
  Residents of New Brunswick are legally allowed to bring 12 pints of beer
  
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• City pumps water out of playgrounds flooded by snow melt

  21-04-2018 02:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  As Edmonton’s generous helping of snow swiftly melts, city crews have been pumping water out of playgrounds that suddenly evolved into waterparks.
  Crews have sucked up water from approximately 30 playgrounds so far because of “above average” flooding in some areas, said spokeswoman Catherine Kuehne in a Friday email.
  The city is responsible for the safety of most playgrounds and parks in Edmonton, and attending to the places where children play has been the priority as pools of
  
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• Edmonton's seldom-seen fireflies face habitat loss

  21-04-2018 01:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  When summer finally arrives in Edmonton, the firefly punctuates the warm nights like sequins on a veil.
  A type of beetle, fireflies use a chemical reaction in their abdomen to create a flickering light. From late June to early July, areas with high humidity and moisture are lit up by its glow.
  Ahead of Earth Day on Sunday, Postmedia spoke with Gerald Hilchie, undergraduate laboratory co-ordinator at the University of Alberta, and John Acorn, a naturalist with the U of A, about the challenge
  
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• Edmonton's seldom-seen fireflies facing loss of habitat

  21-04-2018 01:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  When summer finally arrives in Edmonton, the firefly punctuates the warm nights like sequins on a veil.
  From late June to early July, areas with high humidity and moisture are lit up by its glow.
  Ahead of Earth Day on Sunday, Postmedia spoke with Gerald Hilchie, undergraduate laboratory co-ordinator at the University of Alberta, about the challenges facing the little light bugs.
  Fireflies, at least here in Edmonton, are facing a loss of habitat. While there is no data to say that fireflies in Ed
  
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• Groat Road Bridge rehabilitation project set to begin

  21-04-2018 01:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  The city of Edmonton is beginning construction on the Groat Road bridges and road renewal project on at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018.
  Following the morning rush hour on Monday, traffic on Groat Road from 87 Avenue to Victoria Park Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction to accommodate bridge rehabilitations, including Groat Bridge, Emily Murphy Park Road Bridge and Groat Road over Victoria Park Road Bridge.
  Commuters should expect travel delays and are advised to use alternate ro
  
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• Press Gallery podcast: The pipelines, pipelines, pipelines edition

  21-04-2018 01:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  The panellists on the 226th edition of the Press Gallery podcast look at Bill 12 tabled in the legislature on Monday, April 16, 2018, that gives the government extraordinary powers to dictate to energy companies what products they can ship out of Alberta.
  Bill 12 is not just aimed at pipelines, as the Alberta government is giving itself the power to control the shipment of energy products by rail and by truck, too.
  Companies in violation of the law are liable for a $10-million fine per day.
  
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• Finding Edmonton's elusive firefly population

  21-04-2018 01:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  “The world of fireflies is filled with subterfuge,” jokes John Acorn, a naturalist with the University of Alberta, referring to a species of cannibalistic fireflies, not native to Alberta, that will mimic the amorous flickering light emitted from other fireflies to lure their unsuspecting cousins to an untimely demise.
  Although with less machiavellian tendencies, Acorn says Edmontonians should be able to see fireflies within the city limits. However, the Edmonton urbanite firefly doe
  
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• Victim of attack at Southgate Centre dies in hospital

  21-04-2018 01:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 61-year-old man badly beaten in an attempted theft at Southgate Centre earlier this week has died in an Edmonton hospital, his family said Friday.
  Iain Armstrong was taken to University of Alberta Hospital with life-threatening injuries after he tried to stop a thief at a nearby kiosk just after 10 a.m. Tuesday.
  Armstrong worked at the Bunches Flower Co. outlet in the mall.
  The company posted a message Friday afternoon to its official social media account from Armstrong’s wife, Sharon, s
  
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• E.coli outbreak jumps to 34 cases

  21-04-2018 01:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person is dead and 11 others have been hospitalized due to an E.coli outbreak in Edmonton that has now expanded to 34 cases, Alberta Health Services said Friday. 
  AHS said 21 of the 34 victims were linked to Mama Nita’s Binalot restaurant — many of whom are believed to be staff — but the additional 13 cases have no apparent connection.
  E. coli O157:H7 can produce diarrhea that may be bloody. While most infections clear up on their own in 10 days or so, in a small propo
  
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• Construction on Groat Road bridges hits commuters Monday

  21-04-2018 01:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Monday morning commuters travelling on Groat Road will require some patience.
  Beginning April 23 at 9 a.m., crews will start setting up equipment for the reconstruction of three Groat Road bridges. Traffic on Groat Road from 87 Avenue to Victoria Park Road will be cut to one lane in each direction at that time.
  “The morning of April 23, you will have the east lane open and most of the west lane,” Sam El Mohtar, director of transportation infrastructure, told a Friday news conference.
  
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• Sherwood Park family doctor slapped with immediate suspension

  21-04-2018 01:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Sherwood Park family doctor given two weeks to wind up his practice before facing a disciplinary process has now been hit with an immediate suspension.
  The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta had scheduled Dr. Vincenzo Visconti’s licence suspension to take effect April 27, allowing him time to help his patients find other clinics.
  In the meantime, Visconti was restricted to seeing patients from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., banned from initiating any new treatments and had his prescribing
  
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• Funding announced for St. Albert transit projects - St. Albert Gazette

  21-04-2018 00:21
  St. Albert Gazette
  Funding announced for St. Albert transit projects
  St. Albert Gazette
  Nearly $11 million in federal funding has been earmarked for transit projects in St. Albert under a new partnership between the federal and provincial governments. The money is not attached to specific projects yet, and projects would have to meet ...
  
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• Serial convenience-store bandit gets 10 years behind bars

  21-04-2018 00:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who admitted to committing a series of masked, armed robberies at south Edmonton convenience stores in 2017 was handed a sentence of 10 years and four months on Friday.
  Between January and May 2017, Justin James Taylor carried out seven robberies at south-end stores, during which he was masked and brandished a kitchen knife while demanding cash and cigarettes. 
  According to an agreed statement of facts entered in provincial court by Crown prosecutor Domina Hussain following the numero
  
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• Bongs and blunts abound at Alberta legislature for last illegal 4-20

  21-04-2018 00:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Throngs of pot smokers toked up Friday to celebrate the high holiday for cannabis culture. It’s expected to be the last time 4-20 enthusiasts need to break the rules ahead of legalization across Canada. 
  “I did not think I’d see legalization in my lifetime,” said Eartha Bruce, 47, who uses cannabis oil medicinally.
  Her youth was a blend of fear tactics and anti-marijuana propaganda, she said, adding that current laws have led to locking up non-violent offenders for m
  
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