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• DNA leads to arrest of man six years after downtown home invasion

  01-06-2017 22:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A 35-year-old man is facing multiple charges thanks to DNA evidence six years after a woman and her baby endured a downtown home invasion, say city police. 
  Around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 27, 2011, three men forced their way in to the 90 Street and Jasper Avenue area suite of a 38-year-old woman and her seven-month-old baby, demanding money and threatening the woman’s life, said police in a Thursday news release.
  Two of the three suspects, none of whom were known to the victim, were identi
  
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• Police identify city's latest homicide victim hours after north Edmonton shooting

  01-06-2017 22:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A 28-year-old man killed in a northeast Edmonton shooting Thursday morning has been identified by police as the city’s latest homicide victim. 
  Police say Justin Nicholas Allen was found on the ground suffering from gunshot wounds after officers responded to a weapons complaint around 1:20 a.m. Thursday near Hermitage Road and 40 Street.
  Paramedics treated Allen at the scene but he was pronounced dead later in hospital. 
  Later Thursday morning, investigators had taped off the spr
  
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• Beer importer tells panel profits tanked 86 per cent since Alberta brewer tax introduced

  01-06-2017 21:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A Calgary beer importer is challenging what it calls a “discriminatory” beer tax intended to promote Alberta’s craft beer industry that was introduced by the provincial government almost two years ago.
  On Thursday, a three-person panel in Edmonton heard submissions from Ben Grant, a lawyer for Artisan Ales, who explained how the changes hurt the bottom line of the Calgary company and how the tax was contrary to the federal Agreement on Internal Trade.
  Grant argued that since th
  
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• Can Oscar Klefbom become an elite attacking defenceman?

  01-06-2017 21:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The last time the Edmonton Oilers had an elite attacking defenceman, they blew it. 
  First Justin Schultz was rushed into defensive assignments that were over his head, then he had defensive difficulties. Next, a huge faction of fans turned on him, the angry boo birds came out, Schultz lost his offensive confidence and there was little choice but to trade him away. 
  The rest is Stanley Cup history.
  Schultz was fourth in ice-time for Pittsburgh Penguin d-men this year. He has 11 points i
  
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• Arcade Fire, Foreigner, Oh Wonder, Beck announce concert dates for Edmonton

  01-06-2017 21:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Canadian indie rock giants Arcade Fire will bring their “Infinite Content” North America Tour to Rogers Place this fall.
  The band, which consists of Win Butler, Will Butler, Regine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury, and Richard Reed Parry, will be in Edmonton on October 11. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, June 9 on livenation.com. Ticket prices range from $35, $45, $60 and $95, plus service charges.
  The tour will make its way through North America starting September 5 in
  
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• Man charged after police seize $275,000 worth of drugs, firearms

  01-06-2017 21:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton man is facing a string of drug and weapons charges after Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) officers seized more than $275,000 worth of drugs and a pair of firearms from two west-end homes.
  On May 19, ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team members, along with Edmonton city police, searched two homes in the Crestwood and Terra Losa neighbourhoods.
  According to a Thursday ALERT news release, the home in Terra Losa was operating as a crack cocaine lab, where pow
  
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• Wildrose demands independent public inquiry into Fort McMurray wildfire

  01-06-2017 20:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The opposition has called for a judge to examine all aspects of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire in an independent public inquiry.
  Today marks one year since residents were allowed back into the city.
  Wildrose says an independent inquiry, as opposed to a review or report, would allow separation from government and the best possible recommendations to avoid similar disasters in the future.
  The blaze was the most expensive natural disaster in Canadian history, with an economic hit estimated at arou
  
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• One-time Eskimos receiver just ‘happy’ to play football

  01-06-2017 20:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Kenny Stafford in action during Winnipeg Blue Bombers spring camp at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg on April 26, 2017.
  Kenny Stafford is trying to find his role in what he calls a “great offence.”
  The veteran receiver, who was cut by Montreal last season and signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a free agent in January, says he’s a in a good place mentally, with a good organization.
  “I’m happy man,” he said. “It’s not a rejuvenation. I’m
  
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• Truth and reconciliation archives opened to University of Alberta under new partnership

  01-06-2017 19:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Researchers at the University of Alberta will gain access to millions of documents contained in the archives of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as part of a new agreement inked Thursday morning.
  In signing the memorandum of understanding with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Winnipeg, the university will become part of a network of almost two dozen institutions with digital access to Canada’s largest collection of material on the residential s
  
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• Children's Festival reviews highlight different disciplines

  01-06-2017 19:45
  
  Children's festivals are a tough place to act all grown up. There's just too much silliness saturating the air.
  
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• Thursday's letters: Airport opponents won't miss Ambrose

  01-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  In light of media fawning over Rona Ambrose as she announced her retirement from federal politics, I’d like to point out another side of the politician.
  In 2013, without environmental studies or consultation with residents, Parkland Airport was constructed south of Spruce Grove despite efforts of Parkland County and Enoch Cree Nation to stop the project.
  Asked for assistance, Ambrose was unwilling to do anything other than occasionally send a representative to observe meetings.
  Residents p
  
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• Shortcutting not addressed, some Belgravia residents say as traffic safety trial ends

  01-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When the City of Edmonton released April traffic data for the Belgravia neighbourhood last week, it showed that people drove at appropriate speeds and in appropriate volumes through the University of Alberta-area neighbourhood.
  But for some long-suffering residents fed up with non-local drivers cutting through the neighbourhood, that’s not the reality.
  Steve Schroeter of the Belgravia Community League wants comparative data to see how the numbers and measures will addre
  
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• Opinion: There is no battle between change and history

  01-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Historians study change. We write about change over time. And we analyze how people effected that change.
  The other day, I was troubled to read Edmonton Journal columnist David Staples’ premature proclamation that Alberta’s NDP government’s curriculum update was an “educational travesty” for its focus on “change” at the expense of “history.”
  To be aghast that “change” was mentioned in the government’s Scope and Sequence docu
  
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• Listening reveals more than jazz in Alberta singer Ellen Doty's sound

  01-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  At first glance, Ellen Doty is a jazz singer, but listening and reading might alter that perception.
  Her 2014 full-length debut disc, Gold, has the look of a jazz album; the Calgary-based chanteuse is appearing at a mostly jazz venue (Yardbird Suite) this Friday; and her lithe, breathy voice reveals a distinct knowledge of jazz phrasing and harmonies. But that’s only part of her story.
  The first clue that Gold isn’t a typical jazz album is in the credits, the all-original songs,
  
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• Edmonton's Shout Out Out Out Out celebrates 13 bouncy years

  01-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  “We kind of totally blew our whole 10th anniversary thing,” the angular Willie Zimmerman was saying at the end of a long night down in 9910 under The Common.
  Zimmerman, one-sixth of Edmonton’s long-running dance-electro-punk outfit Shout Out Out Out Out, says, well, if not 10 years, why not pull out the party for 13? “That’s sort of how we roll,” he said with a smile.
  Physical and intensely rhythm-driven by bass, drums and keyboards, Shout Out’s always b
  
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• Edmonton artist honours fallen police officers with donated artwork

  01-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Wayne Ashley wants to make sure those killed while protecting us are never forgotten.
  The Edmonton-based artist spent three weeks working to a create a mixed-medium memorial to honour the lives of two British police officers killed in the line of duty.
  Originally meant to be a tribute to Edmonton Police Service Const. Daniel Woodall, who was shot dead in west Edmonton in June 2015, Ashley modified the piece after another officer was killed in London, England, in March of this year. 
  Po
  
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• Committee to review budget for child and youth advocate's office

  01-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As the legislature ponders changes to the province’s child death review process, a larger review of the act governing the child and youth advocate is due to wrap June 22.
  The legislative offices committee has been examining the act governing the duties of the child and youth advocate for almost a year, but put its work on hold while the all-party child intervention panel completed its first phase.
  Chairperson David Shepherd said the committee largely focused on the advocacy role of the off
  
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• Dan Barnes: Eskimos channelling the returns of Gizmo Williams

  01-06-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  In a testament to his generational talent, Henry Gizmo Williams was once again a topic of conversation at Eskimo camp, 17 long years after he retired.
  Head coach Jason Maas gave the diminutive dynamo a shout out on Monday during a scrum with the media, wishing aloud that he could find another game-changer of Williams’ ilk. And Kendial Lawrence, the Eskimo most likely to start the Canadian Football League season as the team’s primary return man, said he has immersed himself in all thi
  
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• The 'wow' factor: explore the dream homes up for grabs in the Full Hou

  01-06-2017 08:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Here’s your chance to explore the dream homes up for grabs in this year’s Full House Lottery. All are located in ONE at Windermere and sure to stun. We’ve hand-picked the features most likely to inspire awe – and have you running to buy your ticket. (On that note, don’t delay: more than 85 per cent are already sold.) 
   
  Grand prize: The Winchester by Kondro Homes
  This 5,700-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is a $2-million exercise in extravaga
  
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• Severe thunderstorm, 'nickel size' hail warning issued for parts of central Alberta

  01-06-2017 05:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Update 9:45 p.m. Wednesday: the watches for central Alberta had been lifted as of Wednesday evening. Thunderstorm watches were still in effect for the Fort McMurray-Fort MacKay regions, as well as Wabasca-Peerless Lake-Gift Lake-Cadotte Lake. 
  Central Alberta residents may be in store for “nickel size” hail, damaging winds and torrential rainfall after Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm alert on Wednesday. 
  Conditions are favourable for dangerous thunderst
  
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• Graham Thomson: Wildrose wants it both ways on Trans Mountain pipeline

  01-06-2017 05:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Snap quiz.
  Which Alberta politician on Tuesday gave this optimistic forecast of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion?
  “I’m very positive. I’m hopeful that it will go through. I think it’s obviously best for Alberta’s economy and best for Canada’s economy.”
  Spoiler alert: It wasn’t Premier Rachel Notley or Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd or anybody from the NDP government.
  It was Wildrose Leader Brian Jean.
  Hmm.
  The same politic
  
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• Q and A: One in five Albertans bitten by ticks at risk of Lyme disease, says University of Alberta expert

  01-06-2017 05:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  University of Alberta entomologist Janet Sperling says one in five Albertans bitten by ticks this summer could contract the potentially debilitating Lyme disease. Sperling, a board member of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, is studying the different types of bacteria that ticks carry. The federal government this week announced a $4-million investment in Lyme disease research.
  We spoke to Sterling about tick safety and what Albertans need to know. This interview has been edited for brev
  
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• Outfielder wants to play in dirt for Prospects

  01-06-2017 04:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Being referred to as a ‘dirt bag’ is not the most flattering compliment, but Jordan Stickler loves it.
  In fact, he relishes it. It’s what makes him successful on the baseball diamond.
  It’s part of the reason why the outfielder earned a spot on the Edmonton Prospects roster for the 2017 Western Major Baseball League season.
  He leaves the field with a dirty uniform every chance he gets. He gives it his all every out. Every inning.
  “I’ll do anything to get on bas
  
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• Edmonton Transit drivers worry service cuts, Uber or taxi partnerships could strand passengers

  01-06-2017 04:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A new city push to reallocate buses to high-use routes has Edmonton Transit drivers worried for seniors and new immigrants stuck in the ‘burbs.
  Edmonton Transit has a second major reallocation scheduled for July 2. It’s also starting to talk about partnerships — subsidizing Uber, taxis or senior-oriented transportation companies — to cover the distance between express routes and front doors.
  Community bus drivers worry that means their days are numbered.
  “Sure, ther
  
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• Construction on all 13 kilometres of Valley Line LRT track hits Edmonton this summer

  01-06-2017 03:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  If you thought construction was already bad in southeast Edmonton, just wait.
  TransEd will be opening several new construction sites for the Valley Line LRT project shortly, working on all 13 kilometres of the line at once to get trains running by the end of 2020.
  “It is probably the largest urban construction project in Edmonton’s history when you consider how much construction is going on simultaneously across the city,” said Dean Heuman, head of stakeholder relations, while
  
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• Westmount street being closed so children can play for one day

  01-06-2017 02:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The idea came to Masha Ribich during a block party last year. She and a half-dozen other families in Westmount were sharing food on picnic tables while their children played together on the blocked-off street.
  She realized how rare it was to see her young kids playing on the road, which is narrow and usually full of cars. The family lives close to several parks, but simple games like street hockey aren’t possible in the park or safe on their street.
  “We as adults are always
  
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• Record number of whooping crane nests in Wood Buffalo National Park

  01-06-2017 02:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A record number of whooping cranes have been found in Wood Buffalo National Park, according to the 2017 nesting survey by Parks Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
  The surveyors found 98 nests in the park belonging to the endangered species, which beats the previous record of 82 set in 2014. 
  Resource management officer Sharon Irwin, one of the surveyors, said they do not have a specific number yet for the current whooping crane population. But with a fledge chick count last y
  
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• Paula Simons: 'Aggressive' measures to fight fentanyl crisis might miss the people at greatest risk

  01-06-2017 02:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The province unveiled its new opioid emergency response commission Wednesday. Its stellar line-up includes doctors, public health experts, front-line addiction workers, police officers and people who have lost family to opioid overdoses. The 14-member commission will make recommendations to the province on how to tackle Alberta’s deadly opioid crisis, and how best to spend $30 million to handle the rising death toll from fentanyl and carfentanil.
  Associate minister of health Brandy Payne m
  
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• Police associations launch last-ditch effort to save Wynn’s Law

  01-06-2017 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police across Canada are being asked to write their MP urging Wynn's Law to be adopted in third reading later this month.
  
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