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• MacEwan University honours long-time philanthropists with new building name

  28-06-2017 22:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  For the three years of its construction, MacEwan University’s newest building to house students from the faculty of fine arts and communications was given a placeholder moniker of the Centre for Arts and Culture.
  But now the $180-million structure on the corner of 104 Avenue and 110 Street has a real name.
  Outgoing university president David Atkinson announced Wednesday the building will be named Allard Hall in recognition of the Allard family’s more than 30 years of support of
  
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• Receiver Duke Williams comes up big in debut with Eskimos

  28-06-2017 22:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Not all diamonds have to come from the rough.
  And Duke Williams might just be rewriting the book on breaking onto the Edmonton Eskimos offence.
  Not only did he become the first American receiver to start in a season opener for the club since 2011.
  But if Williams becomes the next big thing to come out of an Eskimos factory that has produced elite receivers the likes of Derel Walker and Brandon Zylstra, the rookie will have broken a trend that tends to drive fans crazy when looking in hindsight.
  
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• Covenant Health: Over 1,300 patients urged to get tested for hepatitis

  28-06-2017 21:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta’s Catholic healthcare organization is warning patients about a potential risk of exposure to hepatitis.
  The health provider will be mailing letters to 1,307 patients who may have been exposed to hepatitis B and C, said Dr. Owen Heisler, Chief Medical Officer for Covenant Health, at a Wednesday morning press conference at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in south Edmonton.  
  Potential exposures occurred between 2013 and 2016 at Grey Nuns and between 2014 and 2016 at M
  
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• What does Connor McDavid at 8 years, $106 million mean for Edmonton Oilers?

  28-06-2017 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  McDavid’s long term represents a major success for Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli in turning around the franchise
  Yesterday Oilers insider Ryan Rishaug of TSN tweeted, “McDavid, Draisaitl contract watch continues. I’d guess 97 to be in 13m range on an 8 year deal. We’ll see.”
  Today, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet tweeted: “Further to @TSNRyanRishaug McDavid mention, hearing deal will be around $13.25 for 8 years. Big win for EDM to get that term, as opp
  
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• Morinville council approves field house

  28-06-2017 21:00
  
  Morinville will break ground on both a field house and a new arena today, town council has decided – a decision that could add up to $72 a year to your tax bill.
  
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• Terry Jones: Sweeping changes to Brier, Scotties formats will make them more enjoyable

  28-06-2017 20:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Nunavut will play seven round-robin games in the new Scotties and Brier format rolled out Tuesday by Curling Canada. And there will be no camouflaging that.
  But a creative twist will be introduced that will definitely add interest and appeal while the association proceeds with the politically correct decision to include Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories as fully accredited ‘provinces’ in the two showcase events.
  Instead of the relegation system in which four teams competed
  
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• UFC 215 in Edmonton to feature Ngannou, Dos Santos heavyweight clash

  28-06-2017 19:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The big guys are coming to Edmonton.
  With UFC 215 set for Sept. 9 at Rogers Place, the company confirmed two massive fights on Wednesday morning.
  The big one — and this will have the MMA world talking — will feature rising star Francis Ngannou challenging former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos.
  Ngannou is arguably the hottest rising commodity in the entire UFC and is ranked No. 5 in the official rankings at heavyweight. The Cameroonian has finished all five of his fights s
  
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• Will this be the tower council turns down? Developer pitches 28 storeys on two single lots

  28-06-2017 19:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Council is expected to debate on Wednesday afternoon the merits of a developer building a 28-storey tower on just two single-family lots in the Grandin area of Oliver, a tower the city’s planners oppose.
  But if councillors vote no, it would be a first for the current city council.
  According to city records, the last time any Edmonton council opposed a new tower in Edmonton was 2009, when council turned down a 34-storey pitch for Bellamy Hill downtown.
  Edmonton’s planners say the Gran
  
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• Covenant Health warns patients of potential hepatitis exposure

  28-06-2017 18:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta’s Catholic healthcare organization is warning patients about a potential risk of exposure to hepatitis B and C.
  Dr. Owen Heisler, Chief Medical Officer for Covenant Health, will explain details about the possible exposure at a Wednesday morning press conference at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in south Edmonton.  
  Covenant Health in a press release said it is taking steps to “ensure patients are informed and provided with follow-up testing.” 
  Hepatitis
  
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• Sterling award winners span small independents and big-stage shows

  28-06-2017 18:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An independent production by Edmonton Actors Theatre captured the most Sterling awards awards Monday with a cheeky homage to Chekov.
  Stupid F—-ing Bird, a riff on The Seagull by American playwright Aaron Posner, grabbed six Sterling awards Monday night during the 30th annual ceremony honouring the best of the local theatre scene.
  The awards included Dave Horak as best director, and outstanding independent production. Melissa Thingelstad won outstanding performance by an actress in a suppor
  
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• Tim Hague: 'I’m just in love with the sport. If it kills me, whatever, I’m ready'

  28-06-2017 14:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  There are no end of valid questions and controversies about fighter Tim Hague’s death, but a few things are also clear: Hague himself not only gloried in the ferocity and manliness of his sport, he accepted he might die in the ring.
  Two months before his June 16 fight with Adam Braidwood ended his life, Hague engaged in a war of words with online critics who questioned him relentlessly about him still fighting at age 34, with a history of concussions.
  “It doesn’t bother me,&rdq
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Authorities must ensure right to safety from hate

  28-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Re. “Why won’t politicians speak out against hate?,” Opinion, June 24
  I would like to commend Nakita Valerio for her pointed, and pertinent, article.
  There has been little, if anything, concrete done by governmental bodies to counteract the growing threat of radical, right-wing extremist groups. These so-called “patriot” groups have confused or ignored the definition of free speech.
  Free speech is not a licence to spew hatred and vitriol over those whom you dislike
  
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• School boards grapple with impending legal marijuana

  28-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Never did Alberta School Boards Association president Mary Martin think she’d have a file labelled “Marijuana” among her advocacy documents.
  As the July 2018 date for legal recreational marijuana in Canada approaches, every school board in the province will have to revisit policies and procedures, from student codes of conduct to rules about administering medication, said Kevin Andrea, superintendent of Whitecourt-based Northern Gateway Public Schools.
  “There’s not
  
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• Editorial: Balanced rules needed for police street checks

  28-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  If you are a black or aboriginal Edmontonian, there’s a significantly greater chance that police will stop you for no apparent reason as you walk or drive down the street.
  Data obtained this week by activist group Black Lives Matter show police “carded” 22,689 people in 22,969 street checks in 2016. The numbers show black people and aboriginal people, especially women, were questioned and documented in street checks at a higher rate than their share of the population warrants.
  
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• Canopy Growth to build Edmonton's first medical marijuana production plant

  28-06-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Canada’s largest medical marijuana company is planning to construct Edmonton’s first cannabis production facility to supply the therapeutic and coming recreational markets.
  Canopy Growth Corp. of Smiths Falls, Ont., is leasing a 15,000-square-metre warehouse in the southeast Morris industrial park it intends to turn into a pot plant by early next year, Canopy president Mark Zekulin said Tuesday.
  “We operate six different production sites. With recreation marijuana on the horizo
  
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• Women needed in politics

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  A group of Albertans wants women to step up to the plate. They want more women to run in the fall municipal elections.
  
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• Volunteer positions open at Seven Music Fest

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Want to know how to get into the 3rd annual Seven Music Fest for free?
  
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• Tigers tournament a big hit

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  The big winner of the St. Albert Tigers Tournament was the host team despite not making Sunday’s final.
  
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• Thunderstorm drops nickel-sized hail over St. Albert

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Yet another storm ripped its way through St. Albert on Monday night, pelting nickel-sized hail on some properties.
  
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• The branch library double standard

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  As part of their presentation to St. Albert city council, the public library board promised that they would raise $500,000 to pay for furniture and equipment for the new branch library. When I inquired of Councillor Tim Osborne as to how much of...
  
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• Take It or Leave It event draws hundreds to claim used items

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Mobs of people rush to where a dining table and chairs were being lifted out of a truck. Hands held high in the air, they yell out random numbers between one and 20.
  
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• Sorento a good value

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  The Kia Sorento is a popular model for Kia selling in excess of 12,000 plus each year during the past three years. So far in model year 2017 Sorento is on track to do the same.
  
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• Saints gutted by Gilmour's three tries

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  It was the Kyle Gilmour show Saturday at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club.
  
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• Ride-sharing, taxis get safety regulations

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  St. Albertans can feel safe using any type of transportation with the passing of new business license regulations for vehicle for hire companies.
  
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• Prairie Gardens ruckus

  28-06-2017 09:13
  A county resident wants council to bring in new rules to bring “out of control” noisy businesses such as Prairie Gardens to heel.
  
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• National Aboriginal Day celebrates Indigenous culture

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Deep rhythmic thumping boomed from drums as Cree dancers performed a traditional women’s dance. They were one of many First Nation performers to hit the stage at the annual National Aboriginal Day festival in St. Albert on Sunday.
  
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• Measure twice, cut once

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  In response to Valerie Spink’s(Gazette, June 6) and Bryan Corbett’s (Gazette, May 31) comments, you are absolutely right in recognizing that councillors Sheena Hughes, Cam MacKay, and Bob Russell are diligently and thoughtfully doing their jobs as...
  
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• Make St. Albert great again

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Somehow I can hear an eerie sound; the echo of a message that comes from the far, far south. It is scary. Are we living in isolation? Are we going to become a self sustaining community where we can improve, make St. Albert great again in spite of...
  
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• If you speed, pay up and shut up

  28-06-2017 09:13
  I enjoy reading the letters about photo radar, “cash cows” etc.
  
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• Holmes to women: we need you

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  When Lisa Holmes first ran for office, she didn’t think she would win. She’d thrown her hat in the ring after attending a council meeting and not seeing anyone who represented her views as a young mother.
  
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• Early field house for rec centre?

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Morinville sports fans were all for a proposal to fast track the rec-centre’s field house and save $6.5 million.
  
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• Current Swell, Locarno and Shred Kelly to play St. Albert Place at Canada Day celebrations

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Celebrations for Canada’s 150th anniversary started in January. Just three days from celebrating the sesquicentennial on July 1, the City of St. Albert is presenting a mosaic of talent that speaks to the diversity of our nation’s people.
  
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• Council one step closer to rezoning the King of Kings site

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  City council has given third reading to a bylaw that would allow a potential hotel in Erin Ridge North.
  
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• Considers library a money pit

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  We don’t need another library. Plain and simple. The one we have is serving us well. Our population is not much different than a decade ago.
  
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• Code of conduct revealed

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  St. Albert’s council code of conduct will get some much-needed teeth with the introduction of a new bylaw.
  
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• Centrists vote to support the Alberta Party

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  A group of political centrists in Alberta have voted to support the Alberta Party.
  
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• Canada in quotes

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Three days from now, Canada celebrates its 150th birthday. To honour the occasion, I thought it appropriate to recall some of the quotations our fellow citizens (and others) have made about this nation.
  
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• Blackhawks draft Mitchell

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Ian Mitchell will never forget the day he was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks.
  
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• 150 in 3… 2…

  28-06-2017 09:13
  
  Saturday is the big day, the day that the whole country has been talking about. After all, 150 years is a big milestone, or should I say kilometre-stone? There are many places around Canada that are going to be having special celebrations on...
  
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• Thunderstorm drops nickel-sized hail over St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  28-06-2017 08:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Thunderstorm drops nickel-sized hail over St. Albert
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  Jeff Wallace, storm chaser and professional photographer, Tweeted this photo of hail the size of five-eighths and three-quarters of an inch. Hail totalled the size of a nickel. JEFF WALLACE/ Photo. Yet another storm ripped its way through St. Albert on ...
  
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• Ride-sharing, taxis get safety regulations - St. Albert Gazette

  28-06-2017 08:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Ride-sharing, taxis get safety regulations
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  St. Albertans can feel safe using any type of transportation with the passing of new business license regulations for vehicle for hire companies. The amended business license bylaw separates traditional vehicle for hire businesses, like taxi and ...
  
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• National Aboriginal Day celebrates Indigenous culture - St. Albert Gazette

  28-06-2017 08:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  National Aboriginal Day celebrates Indigenous culture
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  Elder Floyd Cardinal of Saddle Lake, left, and Mark McKennit of St. Albert lead veterans, RCMP, politicians and dignitaries in the Grand Entry to kick off National Aboriginal Day celebrations at Lions Park in St. Albert on June 25. Hundreds of people ...
  
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• Code of conduct revealed - St. Albert Gazette

  28-06-2017 08:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  St. Albert's council code of conduct will get some much-needed teeth with the introduction of a new bylaw. On Monday, council unanimously passed first reading of a bylaw that would replace the existing code of conduct. The bylaw is being created in ...
  
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• Tigers tournament a big hit - St. Albert Gazette

  28-06-2017 08:08 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Baseball fans pack the stands and beer gardens at the annual St. Albert Tigers Tournament. Wednesday, Jun 28, 2017 06:00 am. By: Jeff Hansen. Comments |. A A. FIELDER – Nathan Forsburg of the St. Albert Tigers blocks an errant throw as Cody Jennings ...
  
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• Saints gutted by Gilmour's three tries - St. Albert Gazette

  28-06-2017 08:08 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Kyle Gilmour man of the match as St. Albert's premier rugby team crushes Calgary Saints 62-27. Wednesday, Jun 28, 2017 06:00 am. By: Jeff Hansen. Comments |. A A. UNSTOPPABLE – Kyle Gilmour of St. Albert powers his way past a Calgary Saint in ...
  
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• Current Swell, Locarno and Shred Kelly to play St. Albert Place at Canada Day celebrations - St. Albert Gazette

  28-06-2017 08:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Current Swell, Locarno and Shred Kelly to play St. Albert Place at Canada Day celebrations
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  Back from their European tour, Current Swell returns to St. Albert with a new album and a renewed energy for Canada Day. SUPPLIED. Locarno promises to rev up the energy with their Latin soundscape at Canada Day celebrations. SUPPLIED. Prepare to be ...
  
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• 150 in 3… 2… - St. Albert Gazette

  28-06-2017 08:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Lisette Puffer shows her Canadian pride during Canada Day festivities at Riel Park in St. Albert, last year. FILE PHOTO/St. Albert Gazette. Saturday is the big day, the day that the whole country has been talking about. After all, 150 years is a big ...
  
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• Murder victim's mother receives eviction notice one day after learning of son's death

  28-06-2017 04:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  After losing her son, Vanessa Cardinal is about to lose her home.
  Cardinal said she awoke to a 24-hour eviction notice stuck to her door Saturday, just one day after learning her son Ashton, 17, had been killed in the parking lot outside her apartment unit.
  “We are just trying to make funeral arrangements, and while we are doing that, we got slapped with an eviction notice on our door,” she said Tuesday, tears streaming down her face as members of her family hurriedly packed their be
  
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• Katz Group pitches next phase of Ice District north of Rogers Place

  28-06-2017 04:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Ice District officials are pitching a series of roughly 30-storey towers with park space and roof-top gardens as the next phase of development near Rogers Place.
  Initial plans were presented to nearby residents Tuesday evening, one of the first steps toward a rezoning application for council approval early next year. 
  The development would have a mix of commercial, residential and retail elements, with neighbourhood streets designed to slow traffic and better connect the north-side neighbou
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos bring back linebacker Alex Hoffman-Ellis in wake of injury to J.C. Sherritt

  28-06-2017 03:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Seeing as how the Edmonton Eskimos were down two veteran linebackers before Week 1 was even in the books, it could look a little like the unit is snakebitten when it comes to injuries this year.
  First, it was Cory Greenwood going down two days into training camp with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee before J.C. Sherritt came up lame in Saturday’s season-opener against the B.C. Lions after rupturing his Achilles tendon.
  Both are done for at least the season.
  “There i
  
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