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• 2017-18 Edmonton Oilers likely to feature refreshingly few NHL rookies

  12-07-2017 22:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  With the signings of veteran LW Jussi Jokinen and experienced international defenceman Yohann Auvitu in recent days, the fine-tuning of the Edmonton Oilers roster for 2017-18 is nearly complete. Auvitu became the 50th man to sign an NHL contract with the club, theoretically the limit although with two of those contracts in place for under-aged juniors — LW Tyler Benson and G Dylan Wells — the effective number is 48.
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• Edmonton Police Commission supports review of police street checks

  12-07-2017 22:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Police Commission is supporting a third-party review of police street checks.
  The review is supposed to determine whether current street check practices — where officers stop and question persons not suspected of a crime — are “respectful” of all people served by the Edmonton Police Service while comparing Edmonton police practices to those used across Canada and other Commonwealth nations.
  The commission will also review all data gathered since a new street
  
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• Accused in St. Albert senior slaying makes court appearance

  12-07-2017 21:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A woman charged with murder in the death of a St. Albert senior made a first appearance in Sherwood Park court Wednesday morning. 
  Beryl Musila, 28, was charged with first-degree murder and interfering with human remains after Ronald Worsfold’s body was discovered in a rural area of Parkland County.
  The 75-year-old, who family said worked as a caretaker at a St. Albert apartment where Musila had been a tenant, was reported missing under suspicious circumstances July 10. 
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• City to go to trial over worker who died after being buried

  12-07-2017 21:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The City of Edmonton pleaded not guilty Wednesday to several charges laid by Occupational Health and Safety in connection to the death of a worker who was buried by the spilling contents of a dump truck.
  Stephen Penny, 35, died in hospital days after he was buried by street sweepings in a city roadway maintenance yard at 13003 56 St. on April 22, 2015. At the time, police said a pin in the tailgate got stuck, and Penny, who was driving the truck, went to check on it. That’s when the s
  
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• Counting Crows never stopped moving and making beautiful music

  12-07-2017 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  One of the most bittersweet bands to emerge from the so-called “alt” era of the ’90s, Counting Crows is currently touring the continent with Matchbox 20 — the latter, jangly rockers celebrating 20-plus years since their inception. The two acts play Rogers Place on Friday night, Crows opening.
  Now if your single entry point to Counting Crows is 1993’s once-ubiquitous song Mr. Jones, this does not rile thoughtful singer Adam Duritz — he is content with the fact
  
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• Daughters of St. Albert senior see woman charged with his murder: 'We still don't know why' - Globalnews.ca

  12-07-2017 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
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  WATCH ABOVE: A 28-year-old woman appeared in an Alberta courtroom Wednesday after being charged with the 1st-degree murder of 75-year-old St. Albert man Ronald Worsfold. Julia Wong reports.
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  Accused in St. Albert senior slaying makes court appearanceEdmonton Sun
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  12-07-2017 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
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• Edmonton blogger charged with promoting hate dies

  12-07-2017 19:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A man charged with promoting hatred against public figures, women and numerous marginalized groups on his blogs has died. 
  Barry Winters, 62, was charged with wilful promotion of hatred in June. He died July 4 after suffering a stroke, a complainant in the case said. 
  Hate crimes investigators said Winters’ websites used “strong, hate-based rhetoric” that targeted a number of communities on his blogs, the Baconfat Papers and the Baconfat Chronicles. Police alleged Win
  
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• Edmonton launches design effort for Whyte Avenue/East Edmonton LRT

  12-07-2017 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton residents can have their say on the alignment for a proposed Whyte Avenue-area and east Edmonton LRT this summer. 
  City officials released their public engagement dates Wednesday, hosting open houses this evening, July 20 and July 22. The event this evening is at the Bonnie Doon Community Hall at 9240 93 Street.
  Formerly called the Downtown circulator, this central LRT has been pitched as the last piece to create a light rail loop through the most population dense parts of the city
  
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• Tisbury Crossing offers luxury rentals in Sherwood Park

  12-07-2017 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Kenneth Varley is living the dream. Retired after 37 years of working in the oil industry, he and his wife are now able to travel to warmer destinations in the winter and enjoy their recreational property in the summer.
  They’ve also recently downsized to an apartment at Tisbury Crossing, a move Varley said has been one of the best they’ve ever made.Previously, the couple lived in a 3,000-square-foot home with a triple garage. It was great place to raise a family but, as any homeowner
  
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• Construction of $25 million Aga Khan garden reaches halfway point

  12-07-2017 16:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Construction of the multimillion dollar Islamic garden at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden has reached the halfway point.
  Announced in late April, funding for the 12 acre Mughal Garden came courtesy of a $25-million donation from the Aga Khan, the hereditary Imam or spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.
  Early stages of construction began in the summer of 2016 and the new garden is scheduled to open in time for the Aga Khan’s diamond jubilee celebrations in July 20
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos eager for rematch with Ottawa Redblacks

  12-07-2017 14:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Beating the Ottawa Redblacks won’t change what happened in last year’s Canadian Football League East Division final.
  It won’t erase Edmonton’s upset loss.
  It won’t give the Eskimos a second chance to play in the Grey Cup game.
  There are no mulligans in football. Beating the Redblacks wouldn’t have impact on what happened last season, but it would feel great.
  Even Esks head coach Jason Maas admitted as much when asked about added motivation heading into Friday&
  
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• Local designers say luxury watches shouldn't cost a fortune

  12-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Andriy Marchyshyn and Rudy Alami lead double lives.
  By day, they are working as IT analysts for the University of Alberta; by night, they are busy building a luxury watch brand.
  Marchyshyn, 27, and Alami, 24, launched their first company, MAD Watches, this week.
  The startup uses the same premise behind disruptive, e-commerce companies like Warby Parker: beat the big brands’ prices by cutting out the middleman and selling directly to consumers online.
  High-end mechanical watches — fro
  
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• Government "sunshine" list is partly cloudy

  12-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta’s sunshine lists look straightforward — they outline the names of top earning employees, their role, their salary and the cost of any extra benefits they’ve earned.
  Although more transparency about top-paid public servants and the CEOs of public agencies was a key NDP government promise, the public has to scrounge around the online tools to find a complete picture of executive and bureaucrat pay.
  “I am frustrated by the amount of investigative work one has to do t
  
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• Committee mulls Edmonton monument to memorialize residential school victims

  12-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  City officials are planning to commemorate residential school survivors and those who died with an artistic monument in Edmonton.
  “It’s not as simple as using the traditional public art call,” Mike Chow, director of Indigenous relations for the city, said last week. “What we’ve learned from our work around reconciliation is you have to take the time to build the relationship before you do any said action.”
  Establishing a monument in Edmonton — and every
  
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• Worsfold family, friends in shock

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  The search for a missing St. Albert senior has ended in tragedy for the community with a lot of questions still needing to be answered.
  
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• Walterdale Theatre closes season with musically rich revival of Follies

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  Reinventing the past is futile as two miserably unhappy couples discover in Follies, a bubbly champagne musical about middle-aged disenchantment.
  
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• Thanks to city crew for rescue of ducklings

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  Thank you to the City of St. Albert’s public works department for sending Rob and Jordan (storm sewer crew) out on June 20 to rescue six mallard ducklings that fell into the storm sewer under Ray Gibbons Drive.
  
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• Teatro La Quindicina mounts comedic mystery

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  Everyone has something to hide in I Heard About Your Murder, Teatro La Quindicina’s latest elegant, comedic mystery opening at the Varscona Theatre on July 13.
  
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• Sturgeon River-Parkland riding becomes hot topic as Ambrose steps down

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  The Sturgeon River-Parkland riding is up for grabs, and so far only one person has officially announced intentions of taking it.
  
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• St. Albert to study multi-use facilities

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  A new study will re-evaluate St. Albert’s capital growth plan when it comes to recreation and cultural facilities.
  
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• Seven Music Fest amps up performers and attendance

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  It’s official. Seven Music Fest broke attendance records making it one of St. Albert’s most successful outdoor festivals to date.
  
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• Sandyne Beach-McCutcheon enters council race

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  A former City of St. Albert worker has jumped in the race for city council.
  
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• Residents test air quality from their own backyards

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  If you’re sensing smoke in the air, you’re not the only one. Several air quality sensors throughout the city are reporting poor air quality due to the B.C. fires that have been rampaging through B.C. since July 7.
  
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• Reflecting on Canada 150

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  Our nation is celebrating its 150th birthday this year, and we have much to celebrate: the Reputation Institute reported Canada had the best reputation amongst 55 nations with the largest economies in the world. Canada boasts widely accessible...
  
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• Oudenaarden hits her mark in Ottawa

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  For Niki Oudenaarden, walking away with the gold medal in heptathlon at the 2017 Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa was the culmination of hard training and support from her coaches and family. After not being able to compete in 2016...
  
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• NCABL hosts party for 50th anniversary

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  The North Central Alberta Baseball League will continue celebrations for its 50th anniversary with a family tailgate party and all-star game on Sunday.
  
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• Miners earn comeback win over Outlaws

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  The St. Albert Senior B Miners (16-0) kept their undefeated season alive with a gritty 12 to 8 come-from-behind win against the Beaumont Outlaws (3-13) on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Making food for food

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  If you ate food today, you probably have fertilizer to thank for it.
  
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• Library borrowing approved

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  St. Albert city council decided to go forward with a borrowing bylaw intended to fund the construction of a new branch library, despite the opposition of nearly 6,500 residents.
  
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• Diaper service provides cloth alternative

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  I commend Jill Ladouceur (Gazette, June 21) for her information on cloth diapers.
  
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• County passes new land-use bylaw

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  County farmers will soon have more ways to build homes for their friends and family on their land now that Sturgeon County has updated its land-use bylaw.
  
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• Be fire safe

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  Smoke has drifted into St. Albert from some of the wildfires that erupted suddenly in the British Columbia interior late last week.
  
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• Aquacize better with conversation

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  I feel so sad for Susan Hauser (Gazette, June 21). Yes, the 50+ Aquacise classes help you to move in the water, but they also enable those who attend to do so in a supportive and safe environment, in a spirit of fun and camaraderie. Laughter it is...
  
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• Annual swim meet sails into town

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  The annual St. Albert Sailfish swim meet is set to begin Friday evening at Fountain Park Recreation Centre, and will continue Saturday morning. The swim meet will host nearly 300 different swimmers from 11 different club across western Canada, some...
  
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• Alexander chief racks up $427K in expenses and other payments

  12-07-2017 09:33
  
  Two Alexander councillors are calling for a federal investigation after a recent fiscal review revealed that Chief Kurt Burnstick racked up more than $400,000 in expenses and other payments in a single year.
  
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• "The hell with inexperience," Jesse Puljujarvi should be in Edmonton Oilers line-up next year, Button argues

  12-07-2017 08:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  TSN’s Craig Button made a strong case for the Edmonton Oilers to go with and stick with Jesse Puljujarvi in their Top 9 next year. Button told Jason Gregor on TSN 1260 that Puljujarvi is a better bet than either Anton Slepyshev or Drake Caggiula. 
  “I think it’s Puljujarvi unquestionably. He’s got way more offensive ability than Caggiula or Slepyshev. Is there growing pains with a 19-year-old player? Yeah, there’s growing pains. There’s no question. But in
  
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• Sandyne Beach-McCutcheon enters council race - St. Albert Gazette

  12-07-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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  Sandyne Beach-McCutcheon, a 33-year St. Albert resident, wants to bring a collaborative attitude to council this fall. SUP. A former City of St. Albert worker has jumped in the race for city council. Sandyne Beach-McCutcheon wants to help serve the ...
  
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• Library borrowing approved | Local News | St. Albert Gazette - St. Albert Gazette

  12-07-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  
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• Shanty towns and meatpacking: Dig to reveal Mill Creek ravine's hidden past

  12-07-2017 04:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A team of researchers is hoping unearthed remnants from a meatpacking plant in Mill Creek ravine will give them a better understanding of what life was like for workers in early 20th-century Edmonton.
  Last year, Haeden Stewart, a PhD candidate from the University of Chicago, spent the summer excavating and analyzing artifacts from a shanty town that sprang up at Ross Acreage in the early 1900s to understand what home life was like for the impoverished, working-class families living in about 50 d
  
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• Hit-and-run crash ends in drug bust by Edmonton police

  12-07-2017 03:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A 42-year-old man faces charges after a hit-and-run collision ended in the seizure of $14,000 worth of drugs.
  “Thanks to the assistance of witnesses and the EPS canine unit, a hit-and-run suspect was quickly apprehended and a significant quantity of fentanyl was removed from Edmonton streets,” Edmonton police Const. Danielle Pelletier said in a news release Tuesday.
  Southeast division officers were called to a hit-and-run near 72 Street and 21 Avenue SW on Sunday around 8:15 a.m.
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• New rules will keep wheelchairs out of garage suites, say advocates

  12-07-2017 03:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Community advocates say new Edmonton garage suite restrictions will make it impossible to build them with room for wheelchairs. 
  “It just doesn’t make sense,” said Kim Ziola, an architect with multiple sclerosis who would like to build a unit for himself and his wife on his daughter’s 33-foot (10-metre) wide lot in King Edward Park. He’ll need a wheelchair eventually.
  He thinks Edmonton’s new 50-square-metre, second-floor restriction on these units could
  
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• Police warning as convicted sex offender set to reside in Edmonton

  12-07-2017 03:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Police Service is warning the public about a convicted sex offender who will be living in the Edmonton area.
  Edmonton police believe Robert Major, 49, poses a risk to commit a sexual offence against women or girls while in the community.
  According to police, Major will be closely monitored by the EPS behavioural assessment unit.
  He must adhere to a series of conditions, including:
  abiding by a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  not travelling outside of Edmonton without written permissio
  
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• Woman, 28, charged with 1st-degree murder in St. Albert senior's death - Globalnews.ca

  12-07-2017 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  
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  A 28-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder and indignity to human remains in the death of a St. Albert senior. Ronald Worsfold, 75, was last seen on July 7. A missing persons investigation was launched on July 9, the same day ...
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• Jimmy Carter: 'Having a decent place to live is a basic human right'

  12-07-2017 01:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Reporter Juris Graney sat down with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter on Tuesday to talk about his ongoing work with Habitat for Humanity, his Christian faith and the future of America. This interview was edited for length and clarity.
  On Monday, you got a little emotional when talking about the impact of Habitat for Humanity. Why does it mean so much to you?
  We see lives change for families who are discouraged or felt like they didn’t have any future and when Habitat makes them a promise
  
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• David Staples: Two steps forward on photo radar, one back on mass transit

  12-07-2017 01:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton city council is taking two steps forward on photo radar, one step back on mass transit.
  On the plus side, we have Coun. Dave Loken, one of the city’s most ardent defenders of photo radar, speaking good sense on the matter — more than any councillor has done before. 
  At Tuesday’s council meeting, Loken announced: “Photo radar locations will now be posted. So you folks out there who have been letting us know how you feel about photo radar, you will now know wh
  
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• Late night predatory attacks on hawk nestlings discovered by U of A researchers

  12-07-2017 01:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Predatory attacks by raccoons and owls on nestlings of North America’s largest hawk could be a factor in the declining population of the threatened species, video evidence from a University of Alberta study suggests. 
  Janet Ng, a PhD candidate, said Tuesday the research team was shocked to find these young birds were so vulnerable based on the predatory features of the hawk with an adult wingspan about 1-1/2 metres wide.
  The study, conducted through the university’s biology
  
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• Edmonton releases weekly photo radar location lists

  12-07-2017 00:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton’s Office of Traffic Safety has started posting weekly lists of all photo radar locations in what one councillor calls an effort “to slow everybody down.”
  “This is a way of making people more aware,” said Coun. Dave Loken, updating council on the effort Tuesday. “I’ve said it many times: ‘I don’t want your money; I want you to slow down.’ ”
  The list of more than 100 locations is posted at edmonton.ca/photoradar and will be
  
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