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• Canada Day fireworks confusion at Callingwood Park was due to a venue change

  08-07-2017 23:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Hundreds waited to watch fireworks on Canada Day at Callingwood Park, unaware that the show had been moved.
  Ryan McKay was at Callingwood Park with his family last Saturday and said in an email that the sound of fireworks was heard right on time at 10:20 p.m. but it was coming from several blocks away and the show was obscured by tall buildings.
  “The only lights were the street lights,” he said. “Had I known we’d have bicycled into the River Valley.”
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• Edmonton's new ambassadors run pilot project, patrol downtown streets

  08-07-2017 20:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Have you seen Edmonton’s ambassadors?
  They wear bright blue polo shirts and walk the downtown streets every day, chatting with anyone they come across.
  No, they’re not trying to sell you anything. They’re part of a new city-funded pilot project aimed at promoting the city, strengthening community in the core and connecting people with businesses and social services.
  Similar programs exist in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and in Vancouver, where ambassadors interact with thousands of peop
  
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• Top 7 reasons why Connor McDavid's contract is a discount for Edmonton Oilers

  08-07-2017 18:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s perhaps odd to think of an athlete signing a $100 million contract and that deal being a bargain or a discount, but that’s what Connor McDavid’s new eight-year, $100 million dollar deal amounts to for the Edmonton Oilers.
  Here are the top 7 reasons why:
  Having McDavid locked in for the next nine years, Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli can now recruit other players by selling them the certainty they will be on a team with McDavid. That should be an extremely attractive option for
  
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• Harper looks to the future in beyond category sound

  08-07-2017 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  If there’s a trait that separates good musicians from real artists, it might be that the latter are always looking forward to their next project, never content to rest on past success, even if that striving brings an occasional failed experiment. It’s also one of the few descriptions that fits California singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Harper, now 47.
  It was probably inevitable that Harper would make a career in music, growing up in southern California around his mate
  
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• To market, to market …

  08-07-2017 15:00
  
  Until mid-July, the St. Albert Farmers' Market will host a bakers-dozen of entrepreneurs from around the globe. The initiative is the brainchild of market veteran Laura Rogerson, creator of Breadlove artisan breads/baking.
  
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• Reframe your relationships, Maddox says

  08-07-2017 15:00
  
  By all accounts, Brian Maddox might be reframing his career and the rest of his life. The 29-year-old certified public accountant has written a book that has nothing to do with balancing your books and everything to do with developing yourself into...
  
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• Answering a few questions from the weight room

  08-07-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Often the best learning comes from questions or comments that have been posed by others.
  That said, it’s time for another edition of Overheard in the Weight Room.
  Q: I’m pretty active in the summer months. Can I wait and start exercising in the fall?
  A: Define active. People tend to overestimate their activity levels regardless of season, unless you are the person who admits, “I sit all day.”
  Just because you’re outside and moving around doesn’t mean you are c
  
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• Youth festival aims to combat racism, celebrate global cultures

  08-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A local youth festival that will celebrate cultures from around the world is attempting to tackle discrimination in Edmonton, organizers say.
  “What is the best way to combat racism? … Love of each other’s culture,” Ahmed Abdulkadir, executive director of Ogaden Somali Community of Alberta Residents, said Friday.
  The July 21 festival, which is also supported by the non-profit E4C and the city, will include dance, poetry, acting, comedy and several workshops, he said.
  
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• Saturday's letters: Great article about 1967 immigration rule changes

  08-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Re. “On Point; Fifty years ago, Canada changed its immigration rules and in doing so changed the face of this country,” July 1
  The Journal did a wonderful job in summarizing the complex immigration rules which permitted different ethnic groups to enter Canada over the years.
  During my working days in the County of Smoky Lake (1968-1994), I learned a lot about the history of immigration of the Ukrainian ethnic groups to Canada. The article has now made me knowledgeable about the immig
  
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• Indigenous speaker series makes a tasty stop at Enoch Cree Nation

  08-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Chef Shane Chartrand got to bring his Indigenous roots and passion for food together one evening this week at the Enoch Cree Nation, introducing Edmonton to xREDx Talks, a non-profit organization which includes an Indigenous speaker series.
  Around 200 people were at the event, which featured talks on topics at the intersection of food and Indigenous cultures. After the speakers finished, 11 executive chefs from across Alberta and international guests served food cooked over open fire pits to the
  
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• Youth and music fêted at Pianofest

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  There are days when young pianists studying classical music or art music as some refer to it, feel as if they’re part of an underground movement toiling in obscurity.
  
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• To market, to market …

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Until mid-July, the St. Albert Farmers'Market will host a bakers-dozen of entrepreneurs from around the globe. The initiative is the brainchild of market veteran Laura Rogerson, creator of Breadlove artisan breads/baking.
  
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• St. Albert Transit gets smart

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  St. Albert commuters could soon be using their smart phones or watches to pay for their daily trip into Edmonton.
  
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• Special Olympians head to the hat

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  St. Albert is sending a full squad of athletes to the Special Olympics.
  
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• SARFC fall to Druids

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Despite suffering a tough loss on Wednesday the coach of the St. Albert women’s premier rugby team still felt positive about the performance.
  
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• Praise for preservation

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Congratulations and praise to the St. Albert urban agriculture group who are responsible for the community food forest. Gratitude to the City of St. Albert for supporting the food forest through offering city-owned land stewarded by Arts and...
  
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• Police Beat

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  A cyclist was hit by a vehicle while trying to cross Sturgeon Road in a marked crosswalk.
  
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• Petition deadlines unfair: council

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Council has agreed to give residents more time to petition on future borrowing bylaws.
  
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• Organizer needed for local Terry Fox Run

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  The St. Albert Terry Fox Run may be cancelled this year unless an individual or group can be found to co-ordinate the run.
  
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• Medical marijuana clinic opens doors in St. Albert

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Business is budding for a new local medical marijuana access centre. With more than 100 visitors in its first few days, the centre is keeping busy.
  
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• Local teens head to Canada Summer Games

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Two local paddlers from St. Albert are training to represent Alberta in the Canada Summer Games in the individual sprint kayaking race.
  
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• Local group prepares to mob restaurants with support

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  People are planning to mob a restaurant each month, but the intent is far from sinister. Instead a group of residents is banding together to support St. Albert’s local food industry.
  
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• Jaye Walter enters the council race

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  The municipal election continues to heat up this summer with another candidate throwing his hat in the ring.
  
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• If I were mayor of St. Albert

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  I would reduce the mayor’s salary by 15 per cent; after all, the city manager does most of the heavy lifting.
  
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• Good to great

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  St. Albert remains one of the best places to live in the country.
  
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• Freedom of the press?

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Sir William Blackstone was an 18th century English jurist and politician who wrote down and commented on the Common Laws of England. The courts in England, Canada and the U.S.A. have operated under his principles ever since. He is perhaps best known...
  
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• Ensure you are insured

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  If a tree falls in St. Albert, almost everyone hears it. Recent storms were accompanied by the sounds of sirens and the next day the swish swish of brooms sweeping up debris and glass was overpowered by the roar of chainsaws biting through decades’...
  
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• Dan Davidson's Found is pulling in awards

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  As with any award show, the Edmonton Music Awards are all about the winners. This year St. Albert’s own Dan Davidson scored for Country Recording of the Year with his ultra popular song Found.
  
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• Cross-Canadian capers at library

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Hungry birds, adventurous moose and unsolved mysteries await St. Albert bibliophiles this week as the library’s summer reading games kick off.
  
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• Council approves mixed use site

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  St. Albert city council gave Landrex the go-ahead on a new mixed-use development proposed for the King of Kings Church Lands in Erin Ridge North.
  
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• Boy delighted by garbage truck visit

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  My little guy Jet turned three years old (June 14). Like most boys his age he is huge into trucks, and garbage trucks in particular. I thought how cool would it be if somehow we could take him to see a garbage truck up close.
  
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• Beating the heat on these beautiful summer streets

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  Environment Canada says that we’re in the middle of a nice little heat wave as temperatures have been reaching over 30C for a few days now. I’ve got a hot tip for you on how to stay cool out there. You could hide in your basement but this is when we...
  
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• Al Bohachyk launches bid for council

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  A retired police officer has his eye on a St. Albert city council seat.
  
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• St. Albert Transit gets smart - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:13 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  St. Albert Transit gets smart
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  St. Albert commuters could soon be using their smart phones or watches to pay for their daily trip into Edmonton. St. Albert and partnering municipalities of Edmonton and Strathcona County have finalized a deal for the design and implementation of a ...
  
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• Petition deadlines unfair: council - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:13 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Petition deadlines unfair: council
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  On Monday Coun. Sheena Hughes presented a motion to extend the timeframe under which a petition on a borrowing bylaw can be submitted. She said the current 15-day period “cuts residents off at the knees.” “If residents become so engaged as to speak ...
  
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• Medical marijuana clinic opens doors in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:13 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Medical marijuana clinic opens doors in St. Albert
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  Cole Pethybridge, co-owner and manager of St. Albert's Starbuds, stands behind the desk of his new medical marijuana clinic. This is the first Starbuds business in Alberta. DAYLA LAHRING/ St. Albert Gazette. Business is budding for a new local medical ...
  
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• Local group prepares to mob restaurants with support - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:13 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Local group prepares to mob restaurants with support
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  Carmal Huppie, left, stands next to fellow organizers Leanna Fox and Marcia Strong. The three banded together to create a Facebook group called Dish Mob which supports St. Albert restaurants. Each month members will choose a different restaurant to eat ...
  
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• Cross-Canadian capers at library - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:13 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Cross-Canadian capers at library
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  Danika Karyczek 10 reading at the St. Albert Public Library's Canada-themed reading games. The games regularly challenge readers to explore new genres and complete challenges in search of prizes. BRUCE EDWARDS/Photo. Sage Hackett 10 throws a ...
  
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• Council approves mixed use site - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:13 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Council approves mixed use site
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  St. Albert city council gave Landrex the go-ahead on a new mixed-use development proposed for the King of Kings Church Lands in Erin Ridge North. In May, the developer presented its plans to build a 5.18-hectare mixed commercial and residential ...
  
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• SARFC fall to Druids - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:12 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  SARFC fall to Druids
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  SARFC's Mackenzie Doughty tries to elude the grasp of Strathcona Druids' Ainsley Fairbairn during Alberta women's premier rugby action in St. Albert July 5, 2017. DAN RIEDLHUBER/St. Albert Gazette. Despite suffering a tough loss on Wednesday the ...
  
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• Local teens head to Canada Summer Games - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:12 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Local teens head to Canada Summer Games
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  Paddlers Jeremie Bennett, 16 and Jason Watamaniuk, 15 of St. Albert pose with their coach Zakaria Mahmoudi. The teens will represent Alberta in the sprint kayaking at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg next month. SUP. Two local paddlers from St.
  
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• To market, to market … - St. Albert Gazette

  08-07-2017 08:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  To market, to market …
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  Laura Rogerson, creator of Breadlove artisan breads/baking, is hosting a baker's dozen of entrepreneurs in Make It Bake It Grow It initiative at the St. Albert Farmers' Market. SUP. Hundreds of patrons hit the St. Albert Farmers' Market every Saturday ...
  
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• Friends, family mourn couple killed in crash linked to police chase

  08-07-2017 06:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Friends and family are mourning the death of a couple killed in a car crash earlier this week.
  Stella Marie Constantin, 62, and Kenneth Ahronson, 64, were killed after their car was hit by a stolen truck fleeing police Monday.
  Ahronson and his family were well-known in the bowling community, Richard LaPerle, owner of the St. Albert Bowling and Recreation Centre, said Friday.
  “He was always a positive guy, always wanted to help people,” he said, noting Ahronson was a regular memb
  
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• FC Edmonton end lengthy scoring drought in victory

  08-07-2017 06:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Colin Miller went through a gamut of emotions in his coaching area Friday night at Clarke Stadium.
  Yet, it only took a three-minute span to take FC Edmonton’s head coach from immense frustration to jubilant elation in a 2-1 victory against North Carolina FC in front of packed house of just under 3,500.
  “I’ve said for weeks, I can’t fault the players and their attitude and willingness to do things,” Miller said. “I think if we had lost here tonight I would have
  
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• Looking for ID of elderly couple who died after police pursuit

  08-07-2017 03:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Friends and family are mourning the death of a couple killed in a car crash earlier this week.
  Stella Marie Constantin, 62, and Kenneth Ahronson, 64, were killed after their car was hit by a stolen truck fleeing police Monday.
  Ahronson and his family were well-known in the bowling community, Richard LaPerle, owner of the St. Albert Bowling and Recreation Centre, said Friday.
  “He was always a positive guy, always wanted to help people,” he said, noting Ahronson was a regular memb
  
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• Paula Simons: City-builder Sandy Mactaggart reshaped Edmonton

  08-07-2017 03:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  He was a yachtsman. A pilot. A hot air balloonist. A competitive race-car driver. A poet.
  He was, with his wife Cécile, a discriminating collector of Chinese antiquities. 
  He was co-founder of the Citadel Theatre and the Edmonton Art Gallery.
  He served as chancellor of the University of Alberta, and, for a time, as chair of the university’s board of governors. 
  He was one of Edmonton’s most generous philanthropists.
  And he was a developer and entrepreneur, a city bui
  
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• Edson grieving after Mountie fatally struck while cycling

  08-07-2017 03:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The off-duty Edson Mountie killed by a motorist while riding his bike was an avid cyclist and volunteer, a community leader said Friday. 
  Const. Austin MacDougall was struck by a motorist while cycling on Range Road 181 west of the town about 9 p.m. Wednesday. RCMP members arrived on scene to find their fatally injured colleague, who was pronounced dead at the scene. 
  Kevin Zahara, vice-president of Edson Citizens on Patrol, said the group regularly worked with MacDougall.&nb
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Crunching Connor's contract

  08-07-2017 02:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Hockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski, and sports columnist Dan Barnes, join host Craig Ellingson to talk about Connor McDavid’s $100-million contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers, its effect on the team, and how it could impact contract negotiations with Leon Draisaitl.
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• Autopsies confirm identities of last two hunters' bodies

  08-07-2017 02:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The bodies of the final two hunters who went missing on the Rocher River in April have been positively identified through an autopsy, ending a recovery mission for the four men.
  The bodies — of Andrew Ladouceur and Keith Marten — were found hours apart on the Rocher River on June 25, about eight kilometres north of where the hunters’ boat was found. The hunters were reported missing April 24 after leaving the community the previous night to go hunting on the Rocher River.
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• Power outage in central Edmonton unrelated to heatwave: AESO

  08-07-2017 02:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Epcor crews were working Friday to get to the bottom of a power outage that struck an unknown number of customers in the afternoon. 
  Power went out just before 2 p.m. in swathes of downtown, Old Strathcona and other neighbourhoods. Crews restored power about an hour later. 
  Epcor spokesman Tim le Riche said the outage was caused by equipment failure, but crews did not have specifics. Power has been restored to central #yeg neighbourhoods. Thanks for supporting our crews, and stay
  
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