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• Classmates grieve for 13-year-old cyclist killed in St. Albert crash: 'he's irreplaceable' - Globalnews.ca

  09-06-2017 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  
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  WATCH ABOVE: Classmates of Darian Mar are sharing memories of the 13-year-old boy, after he was killed in a crash with a van while riding his bike in St. Albert. Sarah Kraus reports. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial ...
  
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• Classmates grieve for 13-year-old cyclist killed in St. Albert crash: ‘he’s irreplaceable’

  09-06-2017 22:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Schoolmates piled flowers and messages Friday on a growing memorial to a 13-year-old boy struck and killed by a van while riding his bike in St. Albert.
  
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• Don Iveson suggests flood cleanup might be cheaper than some prevention

  09-06-2017 21:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Should Edmonton upgrade its drainage system to protect against the storm it’s seen already, the storm it expects to come, or the storm that’s technically possible?
  That’s the question city councillors wrestled with at council’s utility committee meeting Friday as they struggled through a flood-mitigation plan that could cost between $2.6 billion and $4.7 billion, depending on the level of protection.
  “Is that better shared with the insurance industry as a long-shot
  
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• Friend remembers St. Albert teen cyclist as 'always happy' - CBC.ca - CBC.ca

  09-06-2017 21:22 via cbc.ca
  
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  Dozens of friends of the teenager who died riding his bicycle in St. Albert returned to the scene Friday to add flowers and tributes to a roadside memorial.
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• Friend remembers 'always happy' St. Albert teen cyclist who died in crash - CBC.ca

  09-06-2017 21:22 via cbc.ca
  
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  ​Minutes after two St. Albert Grade 8 students bid each other goodbye at the end of school on Thursday, one was in a collision that took his life. "I saw him at my locker," Aiden McLean, 14, said Friday. "We walked down the stairs together and I said ...and more »
  
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• Brian Jean 'angry' over Fort McMurray wildfire reports, calls for public inquiry

  09-06-2017 21:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Wildrose leader Brian Jean is repeating calls for a judge-led public inquiry after two reports concluded poor communication hindered the government’s response to the Fort McMurray wildfire.
  “We need transparency from this government,” said Jean at a Friday news conference, where he was visibly emotional talking about the reports released by the government Thursday night. 
  “I was so angry yesterday.”
  Jean, who lost his Fort McMurray home in the May 2016 wildfire
  
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• Statement from the City Manager

  09-06-2017 20:53
  On behalf of the City of St. Albert, I offer my heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and schoolmates of... Read Post
  
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• Shared hilarity, curiousity, are the key comforts at Improvaganza Festival

  09-06-2017 20:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s frequently hilarious but in the end Rapid Fire Theatre’s Improvaganza Festival thrives on a shared experience between actors and their audience, inventing stories in the moment.
  “Improv in its nature tends to be quite funny,” said Matt Schumann, artistic director of Rapid Fire Theatre and an improviser himself. “It’s not necessarily because we’re trying to be funny but you’re discovering the show at the same time the audience is and these mome
  
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• #Landmarks: Immense Mode stands tall as artistic and technical marvel

  09-06-2017 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  According to the Oxford Dictionary, a landmark is “an object or feature that is easily recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location.” That definitions seems fitting for Immense Mode, the 20-foot-tall, 42,000-pound brick and glass mosaic sculpture that has whimsically welcomed commuters and shoppers at the Southgate Transit Station since 2009.ShareLandmarks: Immense ModeTumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedInEmailGALLERY:Landmar
  
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• Growing Things: 'Hardening off' produces hardier plants

  09-06-2017 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Q: I am relatively new to gardening, and I am growing my own vegetables from seed for the first time. They are doing very well but I ran across the term ‘hardening off’ the other day. I understand from the online research I have done that young plants cannot be planted straight from the house into the ground, but I am unsure of the right method to use when preparing them for planting outdoors. I am hoping you can help me with this.
  A: Hardening off is a term used to describe the
  
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• Faulkner Real Estate Report: Ready to take the home purchase plunge?

  09-06-2017 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Buying a home is, for most of us, the largest single purchase of our lives. How do you know if you’re ready to take this step?
  The first question should be, are my finances in order? Most people underestimate what their debt load is, and overestimate what they can afford. A good place to start is a conversation with your banker or mortgage broker. They will be able to determine whether you qualify for a mortgage and how much money the bank is willing to lend you. They will check your credi
  
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• Hot competition at Porkapalooza as NAIT barbecue team hits the grill

  09-06-2017 19:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Entering this weekend’s Porkapalooza barbecue competition, the NAIT culinary arts team felt pretty cocky. After all, they had just won the award for best ribs at the Smokin’ Q competition at Lynnwood Ranch near Okotoks, part of three events that make up the Alberta Cup for provincial barbecue supremacy.
  But even as NAIT instructors Randall Stasuk, Daniel Brasileiro, Nigel Webber, Ron Wong and pitmaster Josh Ward practised with their brand new Louisiana Grills 1100, they knew victory
  
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• Wildrose calls for public inquiry in wake of 'damning' wildfire reports

  09-06-2017 19:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Wildrose leader Brian Jean repeats calls for a judge-led public inquiry after two reports concluded poor communication hindered the government’s response to the Fort McMurray wildfire.
  “Should the evacuation order have come earlier than it did?” Jean said at press conference Friday morning at the Legislature. “We need transparency from this government.”
  Jean says the government was negligent by waiting to release the reports.This is a damning report, we NEED a judge
  
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• Hardened officers ‘nauseated’ by ‘evil’ dad charged with sex offences against three daughters

  09-06-2017 19:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A rural Alberta father west of Edmonton is facing 23 sexual offences against his three daughters who were abused over the span of six years, says the province’s joint crime-fighting task force. 
  The 41-year-old man, in custody since his arrest in November, is charged with  23 offences — including two counts of incest, human trafficking, arranging for a sexual offence against a child, two counts of sexual assault with a weapon as well as making child pornography — inve
  
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• How urban sprawl has fragmented farms in the Edmonton-Calgary corridor since the 1980s

  09-06-2017 19:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  David Wedman and his family have had a front-row seat to Edmonton’s urban sprawl. 
  For decades, the grain farmer on the city’s southwestern border has watched subdivisions and other urban development creep onto some of the province’s best cropland.  
  “As a kid growing up, there used to be 25 farms in this area. Now there’s only half a dozen,” said Wedman, who’s farmed for almost 50 years on the property that’s been in his family for more
  
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• Social Seen: Heart of the City Music and Arts Festival

  09-06-2017 18:55 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. Follow Codie on Instagram (@fotocodie) and Facebook (facebook.com/fotocodie)
  Heart of the City Music and Arts Festival
  Where: Giovanni Caboto Park
  When: June 3 and 4
  Who: Heart of the City
  What: Two-day music and ar
  
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• Edmonton Prospects chew up Okotoks Dawgs pitching in 11-2 win

  09-06-2017 18:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Starting pitcher Noah Gapp allowed two runs on five hits and struck out eight batters in a complete-game performance as the host Edmonton Prospects handily took down the Okotoks Dawgs 11-2 Thursday night at Re/Max Field.
  A slew of singles led to a six-run third inning by the Prospects (4-1). They chased Dawgs starter Jared Spearing from the mound early in the inning, the 7-1 score giving them a buffer ample enough to eventually hand the Dawgs(4-1) their first loss of the season in front of 821 f
  
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• Breakfast T: Sidney Crosby rises to lift his Penguins to edge of second Stanley Cup in a row

  09-06-2017 16:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Yes, he gets every call in the book, and he gets away with things no other player in the league would ever get away with — like groin spears, finger removals, head smashes and bottle tosses — but Sidney Crosby is cementing his legacy in these Stanley Cup finals.
  Say what you will about the Pittsburgh Penguins captain and the diplomatic immunity he seems to have been granted from the NHL, you cannot argue with the impact he is having on a series that looked it was slipping from Pittsb
  
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• Opinion: Trudeau and Notley must hold firm on Kinder Morgan

  09-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  In the wake of last month’s B.C. provincial election, which produced no clear winner, the NDP and Green Party have agreed to unite with an eye on forming the next government, raising serious questions about future energy policy in British Columbia.
  During the campaign, the two parties were considerably more stringent on both energy and climate change than the incumbent B.C. Liberals. A key element of the Green/NDP coalition is their opposition to the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain E
  
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• New pest chomps through Edmonton's elm canopy

  09-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton’s renowned elm forest is under attack from a tiny insect that’s coating branches and leaves with a sticky film as it slowly chomps its way across the city.
  European elm scale attaches itself to the bark and feeds on sap, leading to yellow, prematurely falling foliage, branch dieback and, in some cases, death, Mike Jenkins, a senior city biological sciences technologist, said Thursday.
  He’s concerned that what was once an isolated pest is spreading through mature neighb
  
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• Mixed feelings about federal inquiry ahead of Stolen Sisters and Brothers Awareness Walk

  09-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Earlier this year, Stephanie Harpe attended a meeting in Edmonton for families hoping to participate in the federal government’s inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
  Harpe, whose mother was killed by a stalker in Edmonton in 1999, has long pushed for answers on why so many indigenous women go missing or meet violent ends. But something about the Edmonton meeting felt wrong.
  “There was hardly anybody from the federal government or the RCMP or the city police there,
  
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• Friday's letters: School dress codes discredit both genders

  09-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Re. “Signs in school bathroom stoke dress code furor,” June 6
  If the administration at Breton High School — and all schools — want to foster a professional learning environment, a first step would be to cease the degrading infantilization that has become so common and codified in our schools.
  Drawing attention to trivial details such as the thickness of tank-top straps and visible bra straps, as well as sexualizing the bare arms of teenage girls is a horrible example for
  
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• Editorial: Funding drug court a low-cost way to change lives

  09-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Every government-funded program should be so lucky as to have Julia Carriere as an exemplar of its good work.
  The 21-year-old woman was seven-months pregnant and addicted to drugs when she was arrested for trafficking in March 2016. Getting picked up by police turned out to be the second chance she needed and a timely blessing for her then-unborn son Richard, now one year old.
  Carriere is the latest graduate of the Edmonton Drug Treatment Court Service, a program that delays sentencing after an
  
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• Richard Eaton Singers get ready for summer tour

  09-06-2017 09:05
  
  Having rolled out some pretty heavy artillery throughout the season, what would the Richard Eaton Singers do for an encore?
  
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• Fort McMurray wildfire reaction marred by communication gaps, says report

  09-06-2017 05:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two reports into the catastrophic Fort McMurray wildfire describe confusion and chaos in the initial response to what would become the largest natural disaster in Canadian history.
  Communication gaps and delays in the early days of the blaze, and mixed messages to residents about the need to evacuate, were all identified as problems that plagued the provincial response.
  But both reports also point to the determination and generosity of residents who helped each other in a mass evacuation of the
  
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• David Staples: Lower residential speed limits must not drive another cash grab

  09-06-2017 04:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s an excellent idea to lower speed limits on residential streets from the current limit of 50 km/h to 40 km/h or even to 30 km/h. That said, such a major change is going to blow up big time on city council if traffic safety officials bungle the transition like they’ve done with previous major changes in enforcement.
  Many drivers will struggle with lower residential limits, especially at first. If the city’s first and main instinct is to relentlessly hammer them wit
  
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• Statement from Nolan Crouse, Mayor of St. Albert

  09-06-2017 04:39
  Pedestrian Fatality in Grandin on June 8, 2017 It is with a heavy heart that St. Albert City Council received... Read Post
  
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• NHL insider gives Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli an "A" on final report card

  09-06-2017 04:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from USA Today’s long-time hockey writer, final grades for all NHL GMs, with Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli being one of seven to get awarded an “A” grade:  “With Connor McDavid leading the charge, the Oilers have finally emerged from a decade-long funk.
  My take
  Chiarelli has earned the trust of Oilers fans, and it’s no surprise to see him held in such high regard by a veteran NHL insider like Allen.
  Chiarelli has made 22 major trades and signings s
  
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• Neighbours leave flowers at the scene of deadly house fire

  09-06-2017 04:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A small memorial has taken shape outside the scene of an Edmonton house fire that resulted in the death of a young girl. 
  On Thursday, a neighbour said the girl’s grandfather had arrived to collect flowers and other items left at the home and was touched by the gifts. 
  The neighbour placed a red poppy lawn ornament outside 17808 93 St., where a cooking-oil fire sent two young people and their grandfather to the hospital Sunday evening. 
  A crowdfunding page set up W
  
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• Epcor demystified: City-owned company tallies up the numbers for last five years

  09-06-2017 04:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Epcor made $241 million off Edmonton’s drinking water and water treatment systems over the last five years.
  But during that five-year agreement, Epcor also saved Edmonton customers $52 million through a series of cost-cutting exercises. Plus, the city-owned corporation paid out $705 million in dividends, profits from power and water work across North America that went straight to lowering Edmonton’s property taxes.
  On Friday, Epcor presents it final annual report in the latest f
  
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• City to look into school-bus parking on residential streets

  09-06-2017 03:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton school-bus drivers begged city councillors to allow them to park their buses on residential streets during school hours Thursday, saying it would have a profound benefit to their lives.
  “Quite often I can’t even go and use a washroom because I can’t get out of the bus,” said 18-year veteran bus driver Shelley Miller, asking the city to let her park her bus at home so she can rest for an hour. Under the current bylaw, she faces a $100 fine for parking anywhere but
  
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• Teenage cyclist killed after being hit by van in St. Albert

  09-06-2017 03:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A 13-year-old bicyclist was killed when a van hit him near an outdoor pool in St. Albert on Thursday.
  St. Albert RCMP said the boy was hit by a Ford Econoline around 3:05 p.m. at Gresham Boulevard and Grenfell Avenue. 
  The boy was taken to hospital in Edmonton.
  Cpl. Ronald Bumbry, a spokesman for the K Division RCMP, said he was not clear whether the boy died en route to hospital, or in hospital.
  The boy’s parents were notified, but the RCMP was withholding the boy’s name.
  No on
  
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• Eleven new wards proposed for Northland School Division

  09-06-2017 03:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The sprawling Northland School Division’s first elected board in seven years should have 11 trustees, according to public feedback.
  Northland’s government-appointed trustee recommends Alberta’s education minister approve a new 11-member board structure of representatives from across northern Alberta who will be required to meet regularly with newly formed school councils from each of the district’s 23 schools.
  It’s a departure from the previous approach, where each
  
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• Cyclist, 13, dies after being hit by van in St. Albert - Edmonton - CBC ... - CBC.ca

  09-06-2017 02:28 via cbc.ca
  
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  A 13-year-old boy is dead after he was struck by a van while riding his bike in a residential neighbourhood in St. Albert.
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• Cyclist, 13, dies after being hit by van in St. Albert - CBC.ca

  09-06-2017 02:28 via cbc.ca
  
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  A 13-year-old boy is dead after he was struck by a van while riding his bike in a residential neighbourhood in St. Albert on Thursday. St. Albert RCMP responded to a collision between a bicycle and a van near Gresham Boulevard and Grenfell Avenue at 3 ...
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• Judge dismisses application to stay convictions in high-profile sexual assault case

  09-06-2017 02:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Alberta judge has dismissed an application to stay the convictions of a man who was found guilty of a violent sexual assault on a young indigenous woman.
  Lance David Blanchard was convicted in December 2016 of aggravated assault, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, aggravated sexual assault, possession of a weapon, threatening to cause death or bodily harm and breach of recognizance.
  A 28-day hearing began in April centred around his treatment in the Edmonton Remand Centre prior to sentencing a
  
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• Teen shooting death confirmed as Edmonton's 22nd homicide of the year

  09-06-2017 00:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton police have confirmed the city’s 22nd homicide after a teenager died of a gunshot wound at the Royal Alexandra Hospital on Wednesday night. 
  Friends dropped Tomas Echeverria-Quintana at the hospital around 11 p.m., police said in a Thursday news release. 
  An autopsy Thursday determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound. 
  Edmonton Police Service officers watch a Dodge Nitro after a shooting victim was dropped off at the emergency room at Royal Alexandra Hospital
  
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• Alberta police watchdog charges former RCMP officer with fraud, harassment, mischief

  09-06-2017 00:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A former Stony Plain RCMP officer is facing several charges including harassment and mischief involving two women with whom he had prior relationships, said Alberta’s police watchdog. 
  Aaron Sayler is charged with one count of criminal harassment and mischief related to repeated acts of vandalism at a woman’s home, and an additional count of mischief after damage was done to a vehicle belonging to a second woman, said a news release from the Alberta Serious Incident Re
  
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• Young cyclist seriously injured in St. Albert collision

  09-06-2017 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  A young cyclist was taken to hospital in Edmonton in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle in St. Albert.
  
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• 13-year-old cyclist dies after being struck by van in St. Albert

  09-06-2017 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 13-year-old boy died of injuries he sustained after he was struck by a van in St. Albert Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Majority of home blood-pressure monitors inaccurate, Alberta-based study says

  09-06-2017 00:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A University of Alberta research study has found people who use home blood-pressure monitors could be getting inaccurate readings more often than not.
  Dr. Jennifer Ringrose, who led the study, said that a variance of less than five millimetres of mercury (mmHg) — the units used to measure blood pressure — would be acceptable. The study showed that about 70 per cent of the time the home machines were off by more than five mmHg. The devices were inaccurate by 10 mmHg about 30 per
  
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• Is your property tax fair? New mapping project gives residents tools to better figure it out

  09-06-2017 00:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A local software programmer has found a way to convert all of Edmonton’s tax assessment data into an easy-to-read map.
  The new online tool lets planners understand patterns — quickly spotting areas of urban decay — and lets individual homeowners quickly see how the city is comparing their homes to their neighbours. Residents can judge for themselves if their property tax bill is fair.
  “This is awesome. It really is,” said Robert Summers, a professor in the Universit
  
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• City predicts long-overdue Walterdale Bridge will open in September

  09-06-2017 00:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  More than one million man-hours later, the new Walterdale Bridge is still not finished, but city officials say the end is in sight.
  The new bridge is supposed to open to traffic in September, nearly two years after its original expected completion date.
  Adam Laughlin, deputy city manager of integrated infrastructure, at the bridge Thursday with reporters, said based on the contractors’ latest schedule, the main portion of the bridge will be open in September, barring any major weather dela
  
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• Barnes: Offence intended — look for Eskimos to run up score

  09-06-2017 00:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Eskimos’ no-huddle offence was like a new pair of shoes in 2016 — flashy and a tad uncomfortable.
  They were No. 1 in the Canadian Football League in first downs, passing touchdowns, net offence, team completion percentage, offensive TDs and second-down conversion percentage.
  Quarterback Mike Reilly was first in pass attempts, completions and yards. Receiver Adarius Bowman was first in receptions, yards and games with 100-plus receiving yards. His wingman Derel Walker was
  
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• 'Aggressive and comprehensive' changes needed for Athabasca University to survive

  09-06-2017 00:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Athabasca University will need to undergo a raft of rapid changes, like focusing on collaborations with northern Alberta colleges and partnerships with indigenous education institutions, if it wants to survive into the future, a new government-commissioned report released Thursday says.
  An independent third-party review by Ken Coates concluded that the embattled institution will face a “financial crisis” early next year that could jeopardize its future if “aggressive and c
  
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