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• 2018 will be nice, but Edmonton Eskimos would rather focus 2017 Grey Cup

  05-06-2017 23:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s still almost two years away, so the Edmonton Eskimos are curbing their enthusiasm about hosting the Grey Cup in 2018.
  Most of them don’t even know if they’ll still be part of the team for this city’s turn in the Canadian Football League rotation next November, so they’d much rather spend their energy on this season rather than dream about how exciting next season might be.
  “You’re talking about 2018, man, we’re not even through 2017,” de
  
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• Conditional discharge for man who admitted threatening Rebel Media staffer

  05-06-2017 23:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A man accused of assaulting a woman at a rally at the Alberta Legislature pleaded guilty to uttering threats on Monday. 
  Dion James Bews was handed a three-month conditional discharge and 30 hours of community service after admitting to one count of threatening to damage property.
  The charge stemmed from an incident during a Jan. 21 rally held in Edmonton to support the Women’s March on Washington.   
  An employee of The Rebel accused Bews of striking her, and released a vide
  
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• Edmonton pitches $2.6-billion flood mitigation plan

  05-06-2017 22:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  City of Edmonton officials are releasing details of a suggested $2.6-billion flood mitigation plan to protect neighbourhoods against a one in 100 year cloud burst. 
  These are storms that typically hit only parts of Edmonton at a time – about a five square kilometre area at a time – but they quickly overwhelm sewer lines in older areas, flooding basements and floating cars. Storms like this caused 4,000 basements to flood in Mill Woods in 2004, and 1,200 basements in the central
  
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• City launches pilot project to track building energy efficiency

  05-06-2017 22:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The city launched a pilot project Monday morning to track the energy efficiency of large buildings, hoping to have as many as 300 signed up to take part in the voluntary program.
  The city will track indicators related to how energy-efficient buildings larger than 20,000 square feet are. There are an estimated 4,500 buildings of this size in Edmonton. It’s being called the Large Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure program.
  In exchange for providing the program with their building infor
  
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• Alberta dementia strategy coming soon, health minister promises

  05-06-2017 20:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta health officials are hashing out the details of a provincial dementia strategy, to be unveiled in the coming weeks.
  Dementia cases are set to skyrocket as the population ages, with one in every 30 Albertans projected to be living with the disease by 2025.
  A strategy has been in the works since October 2014. Alberta Health mentioned the project in its 2015-16 annual report, but it’s still nowhere to be seen. 
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman said Monday developing the plan is a pr
  
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• Edmonton now an NHL hot spot. Which free agents will that attract this summer?

  05-06-2017 19:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  For years it was difficult for the Edmonton Oilers to attract top unrestricted free agents because the city lacked palm trees and a competitive NHL franchise. 
  The palm trees aren’t ever coming, but Edmonton does have a new downtown arena with a state-of-the-art dressing room and training facilities that have received rave reviews. And, of course, the Oilers are no longer a losing team. Instead the squad is led by stars like Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, centres who can make bad
  
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• Justice minister calls court's treatment of sexual assault victim 'unacceptable', orders investigation

  05-06-2017 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta’s justice minister has ordered an independent investigation into the court’s treatment of a sexual assault complainant who was held in custody alongside her attacker while giving evidence about the assault.
  In a statement Monday morning, Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley called the treatment of a woman who was shackled and held in cells alongside a man ultimately convicted of physically sexually assaulting her as “absolutely unacceptable.”
  In December 2016, Lance B
  
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• Poke trend hits Edmonton as two new eateries open downtown

  05-06-2017 18:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two restaurants highlighting a tropical favourite food have opened their doors in downtown Edmonton.
  Splash Poke (10079 109 St.) opened in mid-May, and Ono Poke (10142 109 St.) debuted Saturday, taking advantage of busy, market-day food traffic. I couldn’t get to the opening of Splash Poke, but local blogger Cindy of Let’s Om Nom was in attendance, if you want to check out her review.
  Poke (pronounced poh-kay) means “to cut.” The dish is a raw fish salad seasoned with Jap
  
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• Two youth, one senior in critical condition after Edmonton house fire

  05-06-2017 18:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Three people pulled from a burning home on Edmonton’s north side were fighting for their lives in the hospital Monday morning, including an eight-year-old child listed in critical condition. 
  The fire broke out in the kitchen of the single-family home at 17808 93 St. around 9:30 Sunday evening. The fire was caused by over-heated cooking oil which was left unattended for a few minutes, according to a Monday news release by Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS). The fire was contained to
  
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• Breakfast T: Who will fight at UFC 216 in Edmonton?

  05-06-2017 18:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Starting to put together my wish list for September’s UFC 216 fight card in Edmonton in early September … and worrying that the date doesn’t work for some of the bigger names in the sport.
  The UFC doesn’t determine the cards until a few months out (they just had 212 and haven’t announced all of 215 yet), but the process of elimination has already taken out most of the champions.
  Heavyweight Stipe Miocic just defended in May and you wonder if a) He would turn it aro
  
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• New Parks Signage for St. Albert

  05-06-2017 16:23
  City installing more consistent and informative signage in all parks The City of St. Albert’s Recreation and Parks department is... Read Post
  
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• Beautification of high-traffic industrial areas to be discussed by urban services committee

  05-06-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The city wants industrial areas on major corridors to look nicer.
  In a report headed to the urban planning committee on June 7, administration is recommending landscaping or screening to hide industrial activity and to “encourage a higher esthetic standard for development on specific sites located adjacent to Anthony Henday Drive, Stony Plain Road and Yellowhead Trail” within the Maple Ridge and Winterburn industrial area structure plans.
  “The appearance of outdoor storage that
  
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• Stuck in the mud: Parents sound off on dirty grounds outside Johnny Bright School

  05-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Parents at Johnny Bright School say drainage problems, large fences and mud pits all over the schoolyard have become a major nuisance for students and teachers.
  In a letter to Alberta Education last week, they complained about mud staining clothes and getting tracked through the building. Tall fences have been set up around sections of damaged grass outside the south Edmonton school, at 1331 Rutherford Rd., but parents say the unsightly barriers aren’t a good long-term solution.
  “The
  
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• Excess supply in Edmonton new housing market, research shows

  05-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Growing supply and decreasing demand are helping create a buyer’s market for new homes in the Edmonton suburbs, show new figures from a real estate consulting firm.
  The number of “spec” homes built before they’re sold rose to 2,430 last winter from 2,156 in the summer of 2016, while sales dropped about 20 per cent to 1,263 over the same period, according to Intelligence House research.
  That gave the city an oversupplied 2.3-year backlog of new homes, Intelligenc
  
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• Edmonton group pushing city to reduce conflicts by improving design of multi-use trails

  05-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton advocacy group is calling on the city to change the way it designs multi-use trails to reduce conflicts between pedestrians and wheeled transportation.
  Paths for People says Edmonton’s 160 kilometres of hard-surface trails are experiencing growing amounts of foot, bicycle, inline skate, wheelchair and other traffic, which can create problems in busy areas that weren’t built for such crowds.
  “Users strolling two abreast, owners letting their dogs off leashes, and fam
  
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• Eclectic street party to mark launch of new show homes in Paisley

  05-06-2017 08:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It was a little daunting when Brookfield Residential was drawing up the blueprint for its Paisley neighbourhood in Edmonton’s Heritage Valley.
  Named for Brian Paisley, the avante-garde founder of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival, the developer knew that this new suburban community be just as thought-provoking and innovative. 
        The look and feel had to be as inspiring and intriguing as the man who helped shape Edmonton’s cultural landscape.
  
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• Firefighters pull young residents from house fire — deputy chief

  05-06-2017 06:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two young teens were pulled from a house fire, with a large contingent of emergency crews responding to a house fire at 9:27 p.m. at 17808 93 St. on Sunday.
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Deputy Chief Scott MacDonald said two young teenagers were rushed to hospital after an emergency crew performed CPR.
  “It’s not looking good,” he said.
  The fire started in the kitchen and was contained there, but two teenage children were extracated from the upstairs.
  “They both were
  
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• David Khan voted in as next Alberta Liberal leader

  05-06-2017 05:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  By Alanna SmithCALGARY — The newly elected leader of the Alberta Liberal Party says he will focus on “rebuilding” and “re-energizing” the party. David Khan won the leadership Sunday evening with 54.8 per cent of the vote, defeating his sole opponent, Kerry Cundal.
  There were 1,671 total votes and 10 abstentions. “It’s been a whirlwind, it’s been a really busy past two months, but I’m so excited about the energy in this room,” Khan told
  
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• RCMP officer awarded for work with aboriginal, Métis community

  05-06-2017 03:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Alberta RCMP officer is receiving national recognition for her work helping youth turn away from a life of drugs and gangs and helping them to set and achieve goals and live their dreams.
  Cpl. Kimberly Mueller — who works out of the Stony Plain, Spruce Grove and Enoch detachment — was inspired to become a police officer after having one of the first female First Nations RCMP officers as a role model. Now Mueller is the recipient of the IODE RCMP Community Service Award for her wor
  
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• Eskimos release quarterback Brett Smith

  05-06-2017 02:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  And then there were three.
  The search for a third-string quarterback to replace the retired Jordan Lynch is all but over.
  The Eskimos cut ties with Brett Smith on Sunday.
  “We made a decision based on performance in practice,” said Eskimos head coach Jason Maas. “We were excited about some other guys down south that we had in our mini-camp.”
  Suggesting Smith’s spot will likely be replaced by a negotiation-list call-up before the completion of training camp.
  Consideri
  
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• Even Downward Dog allowed during Edmonton cafe's laid-back cat yoga

  05-06-2017 02:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Bring on the stretchy Lululemon lint brushes — an Edmonton coffee shop has joined the international craze for cat yoga.
  Seven fans of the ancient Indian practice of Hatha yoga were in the Cat Cafe on Whyte Saturday to share their mats, arms and shoulders with 10 furry followers of the ancient feline practices of sleeping, scampering and staring. 
  “This class is very relaxed, obviously, because there are cats everywhere. People will come into a pose and there’s a cat on you
  
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• Driver, witnesses sought in hit-and-run involving teenage cyclist in Fort McMurray

  05-06-2017 02:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Police are looking for witnesses after a vehicle rolled over a teenage cyclist in Fort McMurray on Friday.
  The 16-year-old was riding a bike around 4:50 p.m. at Dickins Drive and Confederation Way when the driver of what is believed to be a dark-blue Toyota Rav4 hit the cyclist and took off from the scene without stopping, according to a news release from Wood Buffalo RCMP.
  RCMP say the vehicle may have damage to the passenger-side fender.
  The teen is now in stable condition after being taken to
  
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• Curtis Stock: Senior golf association bursting at the seams

  05-06-2017 02:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Now as crammed and bursting at the seams as John Daly’s refrigerator, the Northern Alberta Senior Amateur (NASA) Golf Tour started small with just 16 members.
  Today, nearly 25 years later, it is completely full with 350 male members and 185 ladies registered.
  “The response has been fantastic,” said Art Switner, NASA’s president.
  “We have 350 men members with 54 golfers on a waiting list. The ladies have 185 members and there are 75 more waiting to get in.
  “We
  
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• Dan Barnes: An off-season later, Eastern Final loss still stings Eskimos

  05-06-2017 01:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A season-ending loss always hurts. Play poorly and fall short of your perceived championship potential, as the Eskimos feel they did last year, the pain runs deeper and stays longer.
  “You’ve heard the term, ‘You die a little with every loss.’ There is some truth to that,” said defensive co-ordinator Mike Benevides.
  This Eskimo defence, though it won’t look the same as it did Nov. 20 in Ottawa, will bear the stain and pain of last year’s Eastern Final los
  
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