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• Edmonton Garrison's military band will play at Buckingham Palace

  18-06-2017 22:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Military musicians from the Royal Canadian Artillery band based out of the Edmonton Garrison are performing ceremonial duties as part of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Place on June 18. 
  They will join the 2nd Battallion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, which is set to mount the guard on June 18, 26, 28 and July 1 and 3, according to a news release from the British Army. A total of 80 soldiers will be heading across the pond, along with 35 military musicians.
  
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• Lees: Over $60,000 raised at Pinot on the Patio fundraiser for mental health

  18-06-2017 22:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  There were five heroes last Tuesday night when more than $60,000 was raised at my Canadian birthday-themed Pinot on the Patio at the Royal Glenora Club.
  The first was Bill Knight, who quietly asked me how much I was short in my three-year bid to raise $500,000 for CASA.
  “CASA is outstanding in helping youngsters and their parents with mental help issues,” says self-effacing business entrepreneur Knight, who has donated multi-millions of dollars to local charities.
  When I told him it
  
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• Former Edmonton UFC fighter Tim Hague dies following boxing match

  18-06-2017 21:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Former UFC fighter Tim Hague died Sunday after going into critical condition following a Friday night boxing match.
  Hague’s sister Jackie Neil confirmed her brother’s death in a brief social media post on Sunday afternoon.
  “It is with incredible sadness, sorrow and heartbreak to report that Tim has passed away today. He was surrounded by family, listening to his favourite songs. We will miss him with so greatly,” Neil wrote.
  Hague’s family has asked for privacy.&nbs
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Edmonton and area

  18-06-2017 21:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Batten down the hatches; a storm’s a brewin’.
  At 1:20 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the capital region, including Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park. According to the national weather watchdog, conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts.
  Hail and locally heavy rain are also possible.
  
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• Program aims to tackle high rates of food insecurity in African community

  18-06-2017 20:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two years ago, Iris Manzano started a job as a support worker helping African and Spanish-speaking immigrants adjust to life in Canada.
  Many of those families faced a host of challenges: raising kids, and finding work, healthcare, and social supports in a new country. But Manzano started to notice one problem looming over the others: the families didn’t have food.  
  “It’s one issue after another, and the main issue is poor nutrition,” said Manzano, who works for the
  
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• Former UFC fighter Tim Hague remains in critical condition Sunday

  18-06-2017 18:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Former UFC fighter Tim Hague remains in critical condition Sunday with a brain hemorrhage following the KO 79 boxing event at Shaw Conference Centre in a match against former Edmonton Eskimos player Adam Braidwood on Friday.
  Hague’s family has asked for privacy.
  “Our immediate family is all here with him. He hasn’t been alone since this happened,” wrote his sister, Jackie Neil, in a brief statement updating his condition Sunday morning. “He is receiving the abs
  
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• RCMP deployed for three river rescue calls on the North Saskatchewan River

  18-06-2017 18:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Stay off the North Saskatchewan River.
  That’s the message Rocky Mountain House RCMP are putting out after a third river rescue on the weekend. The RCMP issued a news release stating with the river’s water levels being “extremely high” people should stay off the water until the levels recede.
  The International Emergency Response Coordination Centre were called on Saturday after two men capsized a canoe in the North Saskatchewan River near the Saunders Recreation area.
  
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• Oilers have no surprises on their expansion protected list

  18-06-2017 17:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Despite silly speculation the Edmonton Oilers might decide to leave winger Jordan Eberle and his $6 million salary available to the Vegas Golden Knights — in other words give him away — there were absolutely no surprises when the NHL team’s expansion draft protected list was made public Sunday morning.
  The Oilers have been listening to trade offers on Eberle, likely for a  cheaper forward because they need some money to resign centre Leon Drasiaitl, their best playoff perf
  
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• Edmonton Oilers expose Benoit Pouliot, Griffin Reinhart and Jujhar Khaira to Vegas expansion draft

  18-06-2017 17:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Can Oilers make a deal out of expansion that will be a win for the team? 
  The Edmonton Oilers have exposed defenceman Griffin Reinhart, forwards Benoit Pouliot and Jujhar Khaira and goalie Laurent Brossoit in the Vegas expansion draft. 
  Edmonton protected Leon Draisaitl, Patrick Maroon, Milan Lucic, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jordan Eberle, Zack Kassian and Mark Letestu at forward, Oscar Klefbom, Adam Larsson and Andrej Sekera on defence and Cam Talbot.
  My take
  No surprises here, even as Spo
  
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• Woman, dog killed at marked crosswalk in west Edmonton

  18-06-2017 16:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton woman and her dog are dead after being hit by an SUV on Saturday night.
  At around 7 p.m., police said the driver of a green Lexus SUV struck a 57-year-old woman and her dog while crossing at a marked crosswalk at Suder Greens Drive between Lewis Estates Boulevard and Potter Greens Drive. The woman and dog died on scene. 
  Police said a 42-year-old man was driving the SUV, along with his 40-year-old wife and 12-year-old son.
  No charges have been laid at this time.
  The major collis
  
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• Homicide detectives investigating death in north Edmonton parking lot

  18-06-2017 16:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating after one man was found dead and another injured in a north Edmonton parking lot Sunday morning.
  Police were called to a parking lot near 125 Street and 132 Avenue at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning after a passerby located two males suffering from signs of trauma, police said in a news release.  One man was declared dead on scene while another was taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries.
  Police have no suspects in custody. The EPS Homicid
  
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• Self-defence argument falls flat for Warlock biker convicted on weapons charges

  18-06-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A former member of the Drayton Valley chapter of the Warlocks motorcycle gang was convicted of several weapons charges on Friday after a judge called his claims of self-defence “nothing less than an act of vigilante justice”. 
  Dean McKnight, identified as the once-president of the Drayton Valley Warlocks in RCMP documents filed with the court, was arrested and charged in 2014 amid a police investigation into escalating tensions between rival gangs in the community southwest of E
  
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• Inner-city communities protest concentration of supervised injection sites in their neighbourhoods

  18-06-2017 05:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Nearly 200 protestors gathered outside of the Alberta Legislature on Saturday to speak out against a concentration of safe injection sites in the Boyle, McCauley and Central McDougall neighbourhoods that they say is part of a larger issue of “systemic ghettoization.”
  “We know the situation is dire, and we do not minimize the issue, but Chinatown and the surrounding communities are already saturated with all shelter beds and over 60 social agencies that contribute to chaos, diso
  
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• Woman dead after collision in west Edmonton

  18-06-2017 05:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton woman and her dog are dead after being hit by an SUV around 7 p.m. on Saturday at Suder Greens Drive at approximately 88 Avenue.
  An off-duty paramedic performed CPR on the woman until paramedics arrived, said Staff Sgt. Barry Maron, but the woman died.
  The major collision investigations unit is investigating the crash.
  A green SUV was stopped past the crosswalk and a pickup truck was stopped before the crosswalk, both behind a large section of police tape.
  A pink blanket was on the r
  
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• Kendial Lawrence one of 20 Eskimos final training camp cuts

  18-06-2017 04:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Veteran return man Kendial Lawrence was among the 23 players cut by the Edmonton Eskimos as the final training camp casualties were made across the Canadian Football League on Saturday.
  At the same time, the Eskimos brought back a couple of members of the 2015 Grey Cup championship roster in American offensive tackle D’Anthony Batiste and American receiver Kenny Stafford, who have both been placed on the practice roster.
  The Eskimos began notifying players of their release as early as Frid
  
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• Canada loses 25-9 in rugby test match against Romania

  18-06-2017 03:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Lightning struck twice on a beautiful sunny day at Ellerslie Rugby Park on Saturday, where Canada welcomed Romania for an international mens friendly match. Unfortunately for the home crowd, it was the visitors who benefited from the two biggest plays of the game in a 25-9 victory for Romania.
  “We were coming up with a lot of possessions and a lot of territory. If you look at that game, it wouldn’t look like they won that game by that score line,” said Canadian forward Aaron Ca
  
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• Former UFC fighter Tim Hague in critical condition after boxing match at the Shaw

  18-06-2017 00:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Former UFC fighter Tim Hague is in critical condition after a brain hemorrhage following a boxing match against former Edmonton Eskimos player Adam Braidwood.
  The Edmonton Journal will update this story when more information on Hague’s condition is available. 
  A statement from KO Boxing, who put on the match is expected later.
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  Former Edmonton Eskimos player credits boxing for helping him move on from drug addiction, time in prison
  
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