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• Eskimos receiver moving past missed opportunity

  13-06-2017 23:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The next pre-season game can’t come soon enough for Anthony Barrett.
  The Edmonton Eskimos receiver didn’t get much sleep Sunday night with the final possession of a 36-35 loss to the Calgary Stampeders stuck on the virtual big screen on the back of his eyelids anytime they shut.
  Had he managed to hang on and make that diving catch, the five-foot-nine, 180-pound Edmonton Huskies junior product would have given the Eskimos the two-point convert they needed to turn defeat into victory a
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos receiver moving past missed opportunity

  13-06-2017 23:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The next pre-season game can’t come soon enough for Anthony Barrett.
  The Edmonton Eskimos receiver didn’t get much sleep Sunday night with the final possession of a 36-35 loss to the Calgary Stampeders stuck on the virtual big screen on the back of his eyelids anytime they shut.
  Had he managed to hang on and make that diving catch, the five-foot-nine, 180-pound Edmonton Huskies junior product would have given the Eskimos the two-point convert they needed to turn defeat into victory a
  
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• The Weeknd, Tegan and Sara announce Edmonton concert dates

  13-06-2017 23:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton’s fall music scene is heating up as Grammy Award-winning artist The Weeknd, and three-time Juno award winners Tegan and Sara, announced concert dates Monday.
  On Oct. 2, The Weeknd is bringing his Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour to Edmonton’s Rogers Place, with tickets going on sale June 16 at theweeknd.com. Edmonton is just one of three Canadian dates on the North American leg of the tour, with stops in Toronto and Vancouver.The Weeknd released his fourth full-le
  
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• Police cleared of wrongdoing in 2015 death of a 46-year-old man in prison van

  13-06-2017 23:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has cleared police officers of any wrongdoing after an investigation found a man who died in the back of a van while being taken to the Edmonton Remand Centre suffered a heart attack.
  Edmonton police were first called to a disturbance near a senior’s centre at 4450 McCrae Ave. on Oct. 25, 2015, after witnesses reported a 46-year-old man was acting strangely before attempting to carjack a woman’s vehicle and causing significant damage
  
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• Oscar Klefbom cementing his spot in Edmonton Oilers' "McDavid cluster"

  13-06-2017 23:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  2016-17 Edmonton Oilers in reviewOscar Klefbom
  If there was one thing Oscar Klefbom needed more than anything else in 2016-17, it was a healthy season. Three years after making his Edmonton Oilers debut the promising young defender had amassed just 107 NHL games, including just 30 in a 2015-16 campaign that came to a sudden halt in mid-December with a skate cut. That healed fairly quickly, but the Swedish rearguard then developed a nasty staph infection in his ankle due to something termed &ldqu
  
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• City to review advertising policy after pulling ads from The Rebel

  13-06-2017 23:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Coun. Michael Oshry is asking city officials to review the city’s advertising policy after social media backlash forced it to pull ads off the The Rebel.
  “We talk about inclusivity and bringing people together,” said Oshry, after introducing a motion at council Tuesday to request that review.
  “There’s very few but there are some websites that are just not appropriate. They do the exact opposite of (bringing people together) and they are borderline racist,” Osh
  
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• St. Albert to conduct road safety review after 13-year-old cyclist killed in crash - Globalnews.ca

  13-06-2017 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
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  A youth was sent to hospital in Edmonton with serious injuries after a collision between a van and a bike in St. Albert Thursday, June 8, 2017. Cliff Harris, Global News. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff ...
  
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• St. Albert to conduct road safety review after 13-year-old cyclist killed in crash

  13-06-2017 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  St. Albert is launching a city-wide road safety review after a 13-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle and killed while riding his bike last week.
  
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• Police cleared of wrongdoing in 2015 death of a 46-year-old man in a prison van

  13-06-2017 20:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has cleared police officers of any wrongdoing after an investigation found a man who died in the back of a van while being taken to the Edmonton Remand Centre suffered a heart attack.
  Edmonton police were first called to a disturbance near a senior’s centre at 4450 McCrae Avenue on Oct. 25, 2015, after witnesses reported a 46-year-old man was acting strangely before attempting to carjack a woman’s vehicle and causing significant damag
  
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• Motorcyclist dies at scene of Stony Plain area crash

  13-06-2017 20:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A 50-year-old man is dead after crashing his motorcycle west of Stony Plain Monday night, say RCMP. 
  Stony Plain RCMP called to the single vehicle crash on Parkland Drive, west of Stony Plain, around 9:15 p.m. found the driver had been thrown from his bike and died at the scene. 
  Alcohol and road conditions are not believed to be factors. Police continue to investigate. 
  
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• Furnace Family goes the extra mile for customers, now offers AIR MILES

  13-06-2017 19:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  There’s nothing better for the owners and staff at Furnace Family than seeing a smile on their customers’ faces. Furnace Family loves when customers are satisfied with the installation of their heating or air conditioning systems, knowing that it was done right and that Furnace Family will always have their back if something goes wrong.
   
  Furnace Family is proud of their work and their workforce. The name Furnace Family reflects what they really are – a family, committed t
  
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• Edmonton calls a 48-hour review for dealing with the dandelion invasion

  13-06-2017 19:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton’s head of city operations says he’s taking 48 hours to review all options in Edmonton’s battle against the dandelions. 
  Doug Jones told city council Tuesday even spraying could be an option where large plants are creating a tripping hazard on city sports fields. But Edmonton’s herbicide bylaw does not allow them to spray simply for aesthetics. 
  “We have to act quickly to say what are we going to do and do it fast,” said Jones, after updating
  
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• Police-reported hate crimes in Canada rose five per cent in 2015: StatsCan

  13-06-2017 19:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says hate crimes in Canada rose by five per cent in 2015, with the rise is largely due to an increase in incidents targeting the Muslim population and Arabs or West Asians.
  In 2015, police reported 1,362 criminal incidents motivated by hate, 67 more than the previous year, according to the data published Tuesday.
  Of them, 48 per cent were motivated by hatred of a race or ethnicity, 35 per cent were motivated by hatred of a religion, and 11 per cent were hate crim
  
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• Help reset the clock by squatting with consistency

  13-06-2017 19:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Watching a toddler squat down to scrutinize ants the other day reminded me how much we’ve lost to years of sedentary living.
  We were designed to squat comfortably and lift reasonably heavy objects without folding like a taco. In fact, Olympic weightlifters spend hours in the gym simply trying to re-establish this innate, primal pattern. 
  You’re mistaken if you think that lowering a loaded diaper to the ground while maintaining a straight back is unique to being an infant. In the
  
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• City to Conduct Thorough Safety Review

  13-06-2017 19:06
  Review to examine roadway engineering, education, enforcement and safety best practices St. Albert City Manager Kevin Scoble outlined the initial... Read Post
  
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• Edmonton Oilers must choose between Kris Russell and/or Darnell Nurse and Matt Benning

  13-06-2017 18:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Should be strong demand for Kris Russell this summer, but Oilers must think long-term
  As TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported last week, contract talks between the Edmonton Oilers and Kris Russell are now on. The question from an Oilers perspective is what kind of deal will represent a win for the team.
  My take
  The facts of life for Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli and for all NHL GMs of good teams is they might want to have all kinds of great players stockpiled, but they have to make hard choices becaus
  
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• Council Briefs for June 12th

  13-06-2017 18:46
  Council Briefs are provided for the benefit of community members with the intent of giving a short, informal report on... Read Post
  
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• Edmonton Oilers will have to choose between Kris Russell and/or Darnell Nurse and Matt Benning

  13-06-2017 16:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Should be strong demand for Kris Russell this summer, but Oilers must think long-term
  As TSN’s Pierre LeBrun reported last week, contract talks between the Edmonton Oilers and Kris Russell are now on. The question from an Oilers perspective is what kind of deal will represent a win for the team.
  My take
  The facts of life for Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli and for all NHL GMs of good teams is they might want to have all kinds of great players stockpiled, but they have to make hard choices becaus
  
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• Alberta 150: The activist, the poet and the publisher

  13-06-2017 14:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  In honour of Canada’s sesquicentennial, the Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun are profiling 150 Albertans who helped shape our province and Canada.  
  Henrietta Muir EdwardsGlenbow Archives NA-2607-7
  Henrietta Muir EdwardsBorn:Dec. 18, 1849, in Montreal. (Died Nov. 9, 1931, in Fort Macleod, Alta.)
  Occupation: Women’s rights activist, artist
  Edwards fought from an early age to improve the lives of Canadian women. She and her sister founded the Working
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Mixing Maple Leaf with Pride colours offends

  13-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Re. “‘Miscommunication’ over students’ Pride decorations leads to apology; Eggen calls principals’ order to have banners removed an ‘error in judgment,’ ” June 8
  The Journal picture of students at Oscar Romero High School holding a desecrated Canadian flag with gay colours is highly repugnant and offensive.
  As a Canadian and a veteran, I take issue  issue with this. In the realm of gay-straight alliances in schools, this has crossed
  
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• Sentencing hearing reveals details of fraudulent Edmonton immigration operation

  13-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to breaking Canada’s immigration laws sat silently in court Monday as his lawyer and the Crown prosecutor presented a joint submission for his sentencing.
  Seong Yong Park, also known as David Park, pleaded guilty to three offences under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act on May 9, including acting as an unauthorized immigration consultant.
  The Crown and defence asked for Park to receive a conditional sentence of two years less a day and pay $42,00
  
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• Opinion: We need to protect drinking water, not just treat it

  13-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Our drinking water comes from a kitchen tap — that’s the belief of most Canadians.
  And why would we think otherwise? We pay our water bills, as we do our phone and Internet bills, and so we expect a safe and reliable service. And yet, water is a very different service.
  Without phone or Internet we are inconvenienced, but without water the human body can survive only a few days. In a municipal-water contamination event local economies are shaken, health services overwhelmed, and publi
  
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• Editorial: Prejudice shows Pride needed more than ever

  13-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s been 37 years since a handful of participants bravely marched in Edmonton’s first Pride Festival parade, originally a protest of police raids on gay bathhouses that has turned into a celebration of inclusion and acceptance for an historically persecuted minority group.
  But unlike the weekend’s cheery parade on Whyte Avenue, the march of societal attitudes in those four decades when it comes to tolerance and understanding has been halting — two steps forward and one s
  
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• Barnes: Next phase of NLL expansion won't include Edmonton

  13-06-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The National Lacrosse League, which just wrapped up a successful 2017 campaign, will be making more news this off-season by rolling out at least two, likely three, and possibly even four expansion franchises.
  Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz said they will all have National Hockey League and/or National Basketball Association ownership ties.
  But Edmonton, which lost its NLL franchise to Saskatoon, won’t be one of them.
  “They really wanted us to get in (on phase one of expansion) but we ha
  
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• University of Alberta student's social media campaign gets mayors around the globe on board

  13-06-2017 05:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  University of Alberta student Jeremiah Ellis pitched his anti-Islamophobia campaign to Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson on the street in April 2016.
  Two days later, Iveson made a post on social media holding a World Mosaic Project sign and stating “Islamophobia has no place in Edmonton.”
  “That post that he made, it was shared quite a bit and it gave the campaign quite a bit of momentum that carried onto the next year,” Ellis said.
  And the campaign took off from there. 
  Mayo
  
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• Graham Thomson: Intolerant Wildrose members act as political arsonists in homophobic 'lake of fire'

  13-06-2017 05:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Wildrose’s homophobic “lake of fire” has turned into a tire fire.
  It is proving impossible to extinguish.
  The latest flare-up came on the weekend when outraged party members used social media to attack Cody Johnston, an openly gay Wildrose staff member, who had innocently said he would attend Saturday’s Pride events in Edmonton.
  “What kind of crap is this that you’re mailing out in the name of the Wild Rose (sic) party,” snarled one detractor in a Fa
  
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• Century Park design aims to pilot new shared parking model for Edmonton

  13-06-2017 04:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Council approved a massive new re-design for the Century Park area Monday, piloting what developer ProCura calls a new European approach to residential parking.
  “We need to get up to date with the times. Having apartments with 24-7 stalls is from the ’70s,” said the developer George Schluessel, describing a shared model where the same stalls can be used by residents, employees and transit park-and-ride users at different times of the day. Normally that’s prohibited b
  
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• Peace officer charged with kidnapping, sexual assault

  13-06-2017 04:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A photo radar supervisor has been arrested after a man stopped a female driver before she was forcibly confined and sexually assaulted last week, say police.
  The suspect — employed as a sworn peace officer by the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires — is believed to have been wearing his uniform when the 25-year-old victim pulled over for a vehicle following her with flashing lights near Anthony Henday Drive and 127 Street around 1:30 a.m. on June 4, police said.
  “It’s
  
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• High levels of sleep aid found in body of eight-year-old girl who died in group home

  13-06-2017 03:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An eight-year-old girl had more than four times the prescribed level of a sleep aid in her system when she died in an Edmonton group home, a fatality inquiry heard Monday.
  Nevaeh Michaud died in her sleep on Jan. 5, 2014. Alberta’s Fatality Inquiry Review Board ordered an inquiry into her case that same year. The inquiry, led by provincial court Judge E.A. Johnson, was scheduled to last four days.
  Edmonton medical examiner Dr. Bernard Bannach testified Monday that the girl’s death fr
  
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• Petition to Council on Borrowing Bylaw Deemed Insufficient

  13-06-2017 03:06
  Ten per cent threshold not met The City of St. Albert has completed its review of the petition presented to... Read Post
  
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• Water levels have peaked and are starting to fall after high streamflow advisories issued

  13-06-2017 01:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  High water levels that prompted an advisory for the North Saskatchewan and other rivers across the province have peaked and are starting to fall, a provincial official said Monday.
  “All of them crested late (Sunday) or on Saturday,” said Bernard Trevor, manager of the province’s river forecast team.
  Alberta Environment and Parks issued high streamflow advisories for the North Saskatchewan, as well as its tributaries between Lodgepole and Edmonton, and other rivers Sunday as a r
  
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• Education minister announces transit fee rebate for qualifying students

  13-06-2017 00:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Tens of thousands of Alberta students who rely on public transportation to get to class could save hundreds of dollars each year through a new rebate program.
  Education Minister David Eggen announced a Municipal Transit Rebate at City Hall on Monday that will see eligible students pay only the difference between the cost of a monthly public transit pass and per-student provincial transportation funding.
  In Edmonton, where a monthly bus pass for youth between the ages of six and 17 costs $73 and
  
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• Roy Leadbeater: Local sculptor displayed a talent for the art of life

  13-06-2017 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  He never ran out of ideas. But just as artist Roy Leadbeater predicted would happen, one day, he ran out of time.
  The prolific Edmonton sculptor and painter died May 9 at the age of 89. Noted for his large works, such as Genesis, a sculpture in the Citadel Theatre’s indoor garden, and his more whimsical pieces, such as Aurora’s Dance, the 132-metre-long sculptural wall that graced 104 Street for many years, Leadbeater was remembered at his memorial service earlier this month as a lov
  
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• Edmonton mayor's salary could be among highest in Canada under new proposal

  13-06-2017 00:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Mayor Don Iveson could be one of the highest paid mayors in Canada under a new plan proposed by city administration. 
  But council took one look at that plan Monday and sent it straight to an independent citizens’ committee.
  “This does create a bit of risk for us but I believe it’s the right thing to do,” said Iveson, before the motion was supported unanimously.
  “The best way always is to get the independent committee together to give us independent advice,&rdqu
  
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