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• 5 things we learned: Eskimos 23, RedBlacks 21

  16-07-2017 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Eskimos earned some separation on their hold of first place in the West Division by defeating the defending Grey Cup champion Ottawa RedBlacks on the same night they got some help from the Montreal Alouettes’ win over the Calgary Stampeders.
  As the last undefeated team standing this season, the Eskimos improved to 3-0 by beating the same squad that knocked them out of last year’s playoffs. Now they have a chance to go 4-0 for the first time since 2014 as they travel to f
  
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• Storm forces Edmonton street performers to cancel final show

  16-07-2017 23:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Threats of a thunderstorm forced the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival to cancel its final show Sunday.
  The final Troupe du Jour was scheduled for 3:30 p.m. with the big announcement of where the festival will be hosted next season. But festival officials sent out a Tweet just before 3 p.m. telling everyone to watch Facebook for the announcement instead.
  LRT construction will force all festivals from Churchill Square next year, but artistic director Shelley Switzer said she&rsquo
  
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• Edmonton Oilers sign blueliner Dillon Simpson to one-year contract

  16-07-2017 20:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Oilers have signed D-man Dillon Simpson to a one-year deal.
  The Edmonton native played 53 games with the Oilers’ AHL affiliate last season, notching 11 points, and spending 26 minutes in the penalty box.
  The 6-foot-1, 198-lb. 24-year-0ld did get to play three games with the Oilers this past season.
  The son of former Oilers player Craig Simpson, Dillon Simpspon appeared in his first NHL game last Dec. 8 against the Flyers.
  The fourth-round pick in the 2011 draft has 181 career
  
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• Curtis Stock: Albatross sightings all over the city

  16-07-2017 20:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  I guess I lied. I said I’d list the Top 10 public course holes this week but I’ll have to keep the suspense going for another week as there simply isn’t room with everything else that has been happening.
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  It’s simply crazy.
  The odds on getting a double-eagle – also called an albatross – are staggering – way, way higher than a hole-in-one.
  Yet, we now have six of them already this year in the Edmonton area. The latest even came on a Par 4 when Ron Co
  
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• Owner of stolen vehicle thrown from truck bed while trying to stop the thief

  16-07-2017 17:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two people are in hospital and charges are pending against a 17-year-old male after a truck heist in Wetaskiwin.
  A stolen white Chevrolet GMT400 pickup truck was driving east on 50 Avenue around 4:05 p.m. when it was coming up to the traffic circle on 47 Street in Wetaskiwin on Saturday.
  The truck’s owner was in the truck bed, trying to stop the vehicle when the stolen truck drove around a red Ford Windsor van, hitting the van. The stolen truck then drove into a Blue Dodge Journey, pushing
  
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• Past president still a top earner at University of Alberta

  16-07-2017 16:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The University of Alberta’s third-highest earner last year no longer lived or worked in the province.
  As part of the administrative leave negotiated in her contracts, past president Indira Samarasekera received $578,315.24 in compensation during 2016, according to the university’s disclosure list.
  It’s standard across Canada for university presidents and vice-presidents to have the post-service perk included in their contract. Prior University of Alberta president Rod Fraser le
  
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• FC Edmonton end disappointing first half with loss to Cosmos

  16-07-2017 05:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The setting was perfect for FC Edmonton to concluded a trying Spring Season with a win against the two-time defending North American Soccer League champions.
  Sporting new red uniforms to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary and playing in front of a sold out crowd of 4,096 at Clarke Stadium on Saturday, Edmonton could not find a goal in a 1-0 loss to the New York Cosmos.
  It’s been the story of the first half of the year for FC Edmonton, who will finish the Spring Season seventh in
  
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• Historic barn auction at Whitemud Equine Centre offers mementos

  16-07-2017 04:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Bronwyn Taylor came to the Whitemud Equine Centre Saturday to buy a little nostalgia.
  Training and working with horses out of the old barn for years taught her patience, hard-work, and to follow her passions, said Taylor, whose last name was Nicoll then, walking off with two old windows from the barn auction and cash sale Saturday.
  “This place changed my whole life,” she said. “It’s really sad to see it go. I love this place.”
  The nearly 60-year-old barn near F
  
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• Winner of the largest 50/50 jackpot in CFL history to be announced on Tuesday

  16-07-2017 02:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Eskimos will announce the winner of the largest 50/50 jackpot in franchise – and league – history on Tuesday.
  The jackpot of $435,919.50 was claimed on Saturday and the football team will be holding a cheque presentation to the holder of ticket number 235466C, which was part of a 10 for $20 purchase.
  The same amount as the prize will be divided among the Edmonton Huskies Junior Football Club, Edmonton Wildcats Junior Football Club, University of Alberta Golden Bears foot
  
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• Thirsty patrons check out Edmonton craft beer scene on new tour

  16-07-2017 02:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A local tour group is inviting the public to experience Edmonton’s craft beer scene one sip at a time.
  Edmonton Brewery Tours took their first group of around a dozen thirsty travellers to peer behind the scenes of five of Edmonton’s craft breweries on Saturday, busing between Bent Stick Brewing, Situation Brewing, Blind Enthusiasm, Brewsters and Yellowhead Brewing Co.
  “You really get to see how they create their recipes, how they are grinding their grain, how they are adding t
  
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• Jasper Avenue drops that 'hollow' feeling with a splash of colour

  16-07-2017 02:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  New patio spaces, colourful planters and murals are finally helping the west part of Jasper Avenue lose that “hollow” feeling, said one resident as many took in changes to Edmonton’s main street Saturday.
  City officials are still waiting for benches, more patios and small park spaces ordered to help residents and commuters visualize what a full make-over could mean. But the planters and bollards are in, and at the opening launch party many were impressed.
  “I saw it yester
  
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• Record number of organized crime networks identified in Alberta

  16-07-2017 00:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A record number of gangs have been identified in Alberta, and Alberta Law Enforcement Team (ALERT) Insp. Dave Dubnyk warns organized crime has “tentacles” that reach across provincial borders and deep into Alberta’s communities.
  “It continues to be an issue here in the province, and we continue to make that a primary focus of ours,” said Dubnyk.
  A Provincial Threat Assessment identified 138 criminal networks operating in Alberta, the highest total in four years.
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