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• Jobs up for grabs on Edmonton Eskimos defence

  30-05-2017 23:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Ottawa RedBlacks won the Grey Cup, but the big winner last season was offence across the Canadian Football League.
  During CFL Week in March, league vice-president of officiating Glen Johnson was trumpeting the results of recent rule changes that led to the, “highest scoring ever last year, highest quarterback efficiency ratings ever last year, the highest average return on kick ratio.”
  It was all geared toward making things more difficult on defences — a feat that
  
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• Construction on Edmonton's 'badly needed' new hospital will be done by 2026

  30-05-2017 19:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A new Edmonton hospital planned for the city’s southwest will be a large-scale facility of between 350 and 500 beds.
  The government held a news conference Tuesday morning to announce details of the future development, including its confirmed location on a parcel of Crown land near Ellerslie Road and 127 Street.This field south of Ellerslie Rd will be turned into a new 350 to 500 bed hospital. #ableg #yeg #abhealth pic.twitter.com/40dPuLiiFR
  — Keith Gerein (@keithgerein) May 30,
  
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• Rachel Notley doubles down on B.C. pipeline message

  30-05-2017 19:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley doubled down on her Kinder Morgan pipeline message Tuesday as British Columbia’s New Democrat and Green party members hash out a coalition to govern that province. 
  “It will be built,” Notley said Tuesday morning in Edmonton.
  Both B.C. provincial parties have voiced staunch opposition to expanding the capacity of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline to carry Alberta’s oil to the West Coast.
  Now that the election is over, Notley said
  
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• Live: Council votes to postpone Hockey Canada's Coliseum plan

  30-05-2017 19:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Council postponed a vote on Hockey Canada’s Coliseum renovation plan Tuesday, arguing it needs more information on the full Northlands campus redevelopment plan, the not-for-profit’s future and the fate of Edmonton’s single sheet arenas first.
  “Assuming (the Hockey Canada plan) is tied to this site and this building is premature,” said Mayor Don Iveson, after council was told the plan could cost 50 per cent more than Northlands’ original estimate.
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• It's getting hot in here: Edmonton to break temperature record Tuesday

  30-05-2017 19:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton is on track today to break a daily temperature record set in 2005 with more deliciously warm weather on the way Wednesday.
  The mercury is set to reach 26 C today eclipsing a 12-year record of 23.8 C and more than double last year’s temperature on this day of 11.8 C.
  The lowest temperature on this day in the past 20 years was in 2010 when it was a chilly 0.3C.
  Tomorrow’s temperature is tipped to top 30 C. 
   
   
  
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• One person injured in drive-by shooting east of St. Paul

  30-05-2017 19:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Mounties are investigating after a drive-by shooting early Saturday morning left one person injured in northeast Alberta. 
  Several people were sitting outside a home in Saddle Lake Cree Nation when a vehicle drove by and shots were fired, said police in a Tuesday news release. 
  St. Paul RCMP conducted a traffic stop around 2:30 a.m. in St. Paul, located about 30 kilometres east of the area. One person had gunshot wounds and was sent to hospital with a non-life-threa
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings prospect happy to be back on the ice after injury

  30-05-2017 17:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Considering all he endured last season, Carter Souch was just happy to be on the ice this past weekend at the Edmonton Oil Kings development camp.
  The Oil Kings’ fourth-round pick from the 2016 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft miss the majority of last season with a back injury.
  Nearly fully recovered, he’s expected to challenge for a roster spot as a 16-year-old this fall.
  “I got a stress fracture in my back,” Souch said after an on-ice session this past weekend.
  
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• Arnaud Valade of Arno's Pastry opening own shop and cafe

  30-05-2017 17:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  With three farmers markets in his portfolio, Arnaud Valade of Arno’s Fine French Pastry is expanding to open a cafe that will feature his baked treats.
  Also called Arno’s, the new cafe is at 10038 116 St. in the space formerly occupied by La Mademoiselle. 
  Valade makes some 600 croissants, by hand, to sell on weekends at the City Market and Callingwood, and also at the Old Strathcona Farmers Market, where he has had a booth for the last couple of years. He’ll keep the farm
  
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• Alberta government to unveil changes to reviews of children who die in care

  30-05-2017 17:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The provincial government will today reveal how it proposes to fix Alberta’s child death review process. 
  The legislation will be crafted from recommendations made by the ministerial child intervention panel, handed to Children’s Services Minister Danielle Larivee last month.
  Those recommendations called for increased authority for Alberta’s child and youth advocate, greater accountability for preventable deaths, timely completion of reviews, better supports for famil
  
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• Riverside celebrates 50 years in St. Albert

  30-05-2017 15:00
  
  Riverside Honda's 50th anniversary celebrates their history and their community involvement.
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Restrictive covenants the only appeal for lot-splitting

  30-05-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Re. “Tax penalty sought for lot-splitting blockers,” May 29
  The proposal to invoke tax penalties on homeowners who choose to place restricted covenants on their homes would effectively eliminate any recourse for adjacent property owners who object to lot-splitting in mature neighbourhoods.
  When the city covertly passed bylaws to allow lot-splitting in 2015, these bylaws did not accommodate for any formal appeal, other than writing a letter of complaint to the city. The only legal alt
  
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• New hospital will be Edmonton's third largest, government set to confirm details Tuesday

  30-05-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A new Edmonton hospital planned for the city’s southwest will be a large-scale facility of between 350 and 500 beds, the Journal has learned.
  Sources familiar with the project say the government will hold a news conference Tuesday morning to announce details of the future development, including its confirmed location on a parcel of Crown land near Ellerslie Road and 127 Street.
  The suburban site was chosen in part due to its proximity to both Anthony Henday Drive and the Queen Elizabeth II
  
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• Leduc County approves scaled-back shotgun range over creek concerns

  30-05-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Leduc County has approved a scaled-back version of a gun range that has seen pushback from neighbours concerned about its potential environmental impacts. 
  Last Friday, the county signed off on a proposal from Kloovenburg Sports Ltd. to develop mountain bike courses, ski trails and shotgun ranges along Strawberry Creek, about 70 km southwest of Edmonton near Thorsby. 
  Colin Richards, senior planner with Leduc County, said the approval carries 32 conditions. Most signific
  
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• How to talk to your child after a person they trust is charged with child porn offences

  30-05-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  How do you tell your children when a person they trust has been charged with child pornography offences?
  On the heels of news a former Edmonton teacher was last week charged with possessing, accessing and making available child porn, it is a question that some parents may now be grappling with.
  Even though school districts dispatch their own critical response teams to provide short-term counselling and support to students either in groups or individually in times of cris
  
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• Editorial: Scheer's win raises more questions than it answers

  30-05-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  After a year of uncertainty, a grinding leadership campaign and a mind-boggling field of 14 candidates at its height, the Conservative Party of Canada finally selected Andrew Scheer as its new leader Saturday in a come-from-behind win. 
  After all that, Scheer’s victory raises more questions than it answers for the future of the party.
  The uncertainty starts with the relative unknown’s platform, which revealed what he opposed instead of what he proposed. He ad
  
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• Downtown traffic congestion increases temporarily as bike lane installation continues

  30-05-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The city’s bike lane crews have a message for frustrated downtown drivers: hang in there, it gets better.
  “We know right now traffic is at its absolute worst,” said project manager Olga Messinis, commiserating with motorists in the 100 Avenue and 103 Street corridors.
  Traffic lanes have been closed, parking spots cut, but new and upgraded signal lights are still being installed. By mid-June, those will give engineers the flexibility to extend specific green times and clear
  
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• Terry Jones: Millions spent on City of Edmonton slogan rebrand seem a big waste when 'City of Champions' is much beloved

  30-05-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  So are city council members finally going to listen to their constituents?
  Or is the move by Tony Caterina to resurrect the ‘City of Champions’ sign debate at Edmonton city council today going to end up as a dog-and-pony show with Mayor Don Iveson, Michael Oshry, Bev Esslinger, Ben Henderson, Andrew Knack, Scott McKeen and Michael Walters all determined to go forward spending millions to try rebrand Edmonton?
  I double dog dare a councillor to publicly document just how much taxpayers
  
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• Eskimos already had replacement for all-star receiver

  30-05-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  One of the biggest questions out of Edmonton Eskimos training camp is who will become the next Derel Walker?
  With the all-star wide receiver turning heads in the National Football League over the off-season before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a deal said to include a guaranteed $100,000, the Eskimos have lost production in the amount of 298 catches for 2,699 yards and 16 touchdowns over the past two seasons.
  But even before those tantalizing totals were finalized, the Eskimos we
  
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• Ten great moves by Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan this year

  30-05-2017 08:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Not everything Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan did this year was right, but he consistently made the right call with players in terms of their deployment and usage. We can only guess at McLellan’s man management, but almost every Oilers player, save for Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Benoit Pouliot and Anton Lander, improved this year.
  Something is going right in terms motivating players, building a team, teaching tactics and strategies.
  McLellan is a finalist for NHL coach of the
  
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• City's net-zero goal demands rethink of infill height restrictions: homebuilder

  30-05-2017 04:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton must reconsider height and zoning regulations for infill housing if it wants to meet its green energy targets, homebuilder Sydney Bond warned council Monday.
  Homes that produce as much energy as they use will need extra height allowances for solar panels, she said. Builders will also need flexibility to reorient the home, adjusting where it sits on the lot to catch the sun. If not, homeowners may be forced to cut down mature trees.
  “We want to save the trees, that&r
  
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• Bill to modernize Alberta adoption laws gets all-party support

  30-05-2017 03:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Families trying to adopt a child could soon see the process eased, thanks to legislation allowing them to post their profiles online. 
  It’s currently illegal in Alberta to post online or advertise in any way that one wants to adopt a child. That includes posts on social media or online crowd-funding sites.
  In this province, adoption rates have fallen by 25 per cent since 2008, even as wait lists creep steadily higher. Yet B.C. — which allows online advertising —
  
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• Deal between B.C. NDP and Green Party causes ruckus in Alberta legislature

  30-05-2017 03:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Wildrose MLA Nathan Cooper rose from his seat Monday afternoon and read a question scrawled hastily on a scrap of paper as an unusually sleepy question period wrapped up in the Alberta legislature.
  “In just a few minutes from now, the NDP in British Columbia and the Green Party are set to announce that they are about to cut a deal to form (a) government,” said Cooper.
  “It’s clear that this will not be good for the interests of Alberta. Both parties said that they opp
  
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• University of Alberta food economist has a beef with 'antibiotic-free' label

  30-05-2017 02:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A growing disconnect between what consumers and livestock producers mean when they use the phrase “antibiotic-free” could threaten animal welfare in the future, says a University of Alberta food economist.
  Ellen Goddard, a professor in the Department of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, said an increasing number of people were interpreting the term antibiotic-free to mean “no use of antibiotics in the lifetime of an animal.”
  “This is potential
  
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• Elk Island National Park considers hunt to cull herds

  30-05-2017 02:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Elk Island National Park is considering an elk hunt to cull a ballooning herd.
  The herd, located in the park about 50 km east of Edmonton, recently numbered 611. Both north and south sections of the park are overpopulated, according to Parks Canada’s numbers, with the northern portion home to about 200 more elk than recommended.
  “If (the population) is too high, and it is now, that can have a huge impact on the habitat,” Colleen Arnison, a resource management off
  
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• Paula Simons: Debate over future of Northlands Coliseum has lost its way

  30-05-2017 02:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Blow the whistle. Call a time out. Just stop, before we go any further with the city’s latest grand plans to “repurpose” Northlands Coliseum.
  Last spring, Northlands made a proposal to save Edmonton’s venerable arena by converting it into a six-sheet hockey complex, suitable for hosting tournaments and other sports-related events, complete with fitness centre and running track. Northlands estimated the cost of the retrofit would be $85 million.
  A few months late
  
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• Vandalism worst in Royal Glenora Club's history, executive says

  30-05-2017 01:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  City police have charged a 38-year-old man after the Royal Glenora Club reported extensive property damage early Sunday. 
  Officers responded around 2 a.m. after someone jumped a fence and vandalized several areas, said the club’s chief executive Dustin McAvoy.
  “He scaled the fence and broke a pane of glass at the pool to get in,” he said Monday, adding that seven panes of glass were broken, along with two large mirrors in the boys’ locker room. 
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• Woman accused in death of toddler found dead outside church appears in court

  30-05-2017 01:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A woman accused in the death of a toddler found dead outside a church made a brief court appearance Monday. 
  Dressed in a yellow sweatshirt and appearing via CCTV, Tasha Mack stood silently as her lawyer requested a three-week adjournment to go over the “voluminous” disclosure in the case.
  Mack, 25, and Joey Crier both face charges in connection to the death of Crier’s 19-month-old son, Anthony Raine. 
  Mack and Crier were in a relationship, and were arrested after pol
  
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• Homicide detectives take over Edmonton baby death investigation

  30-05-2017 01:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton homicide detectives were taking over an investigation Monday into the death of a baby boy found at a northside home. 
  The six-month-old baby boy was found dead after an Emergency Medical Services team was called to the home near 142 Avenue and 77 Street just before 7 a.m. Sunday. Police were called and the death has been deemed suspicious.
  The Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy Monday, but was not able to confirm a cause of death
  
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• Diana Matheson stops in Edmonton to promote women's game

  30-05-2017 01:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Diana Matheson was mobbed Saturday by those she inspires most.
  The Canadian women’s national team midfielder was a special guest of FC Edmonton and was on hand to watch the local North American Soccer League team defeat the Indy Eleven 2-1 before a full house of nearly 4,000 spectators at Clarke Stadium.
  A few hundred lucky girls had the opportunity to have their photos taken with the two-time Olympic bronze medalist at half-time.
  “This was all FC Edmonton’s inititive
  
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