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• Union files complaints over exposure of health care workers to meds

  17-07-2017 23:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The union representing health care workers in Alberta has filed five occupational health and safety complaints over members’ exposure to drugs primarily used in chemotherapy treatment to fight cancer.
  Complaints about the use of cytotoxic medication have emanated from facilities in Edmonton, Westlock, Cold Lake and Vegreville, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said in a release Monday.
  “Many health care workers are directly exposed to these drugs every day and without pr
  
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• Bodega brand expands west with a third tapas bar opening soon

  17-07-2017 20:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Bodega, with two locations in Edmonton, is opening a third iteration of the popular wine and tapas bar — this time in the 124 Street area.
  Co-owners Christian Mena and chef Lino Oliveira, who also run Sabor downtown, have taken over the space formerly occupied by The Dish and the Runaway Spoon (12417 Stony Plain Rd.) Fans of that establishment will remember that the restaurant has a charming patio in the back that Mena and Oliveira will be using to full advantage. The property is under ren
  
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• Guns, drugs seized from two west Edmonton residences

  17-07-2017 19:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A medley of drugs with an estimated street value of $87,700 and a handgun were seized from two residences in west Edmonton last week. 
  The province’s integrated police force’s crime and gang team along with Stony Plain RCMP and the Edmonton Police Service raided the homes near Winterburn Road on Monday arresting a 24-year-old man. 
  Investigators found 500 grams of cocaine, 50 grams of ecstasy, 92 grams of methamphetamine and 2.6 kilograms of marijuana, a cocaine press,
  
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• Notley disappointed Indigenous groups did not attend meeting

  17-07-2017 19:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Engagement with Indigenous groups will be a key discussion as the first meeting of the Council of Federation gets underway in Edmonton. 
  The heads of three national Indigenous groups — Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Métis National Council  — snubbed the Monday meeting set aside for Indigenous-specific discussions, but maintain it’s not a boycott.
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall aren’t always on
  
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• Indigenous leaders push for full seats at premiers' meeting

  17-07-2017 19:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The heads of three national Indigenous groups say their non-attendance at the Council of Federation meeting in Edmonton today is about creating meaningful engagement with provincial governments. 
  The heads of Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Métis National Council held a joint press conference Monday in Toronto to explain why they weren’t heading west. 
  For too long, they said, leaders of national Indigenous organizations have been shunted aside
  
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• Alberta child advocate set to report on deaths of three young children

  17-07-2017 19:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The deaths of three young children will be the subject of a new report set to be released Tuesday morning by the province’s child and youth advocate.
  A news release issued from Del Graff’s office said separate investigations were conducted into each of the cases, all of which involved Indigenous children.
  “The report will discuss the systemic issues arising from the investigation and provide recommendations to the Ministry of Children’s Services aimed at preventing simila
  
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• Union files complaints over exposure of healthcare workers to meds

  17-07-2017 19:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The union representing healthcare workers in Alberta has filed five occupational health and safety complaints over members’ exposure to drugs primarily used in chemotherapy treatment to fight cancer.
  Complaints about the use of cytotoxic medication have emanated from facilities in Edmonton, Westlock, Cold Lake and Vegreville, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said in a release Monday.
  “Many healthcare workers are directly exposed to these drugs every day and without prop
  
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• New executive chef anchors the19th hole at Highlands

  17-07-2017 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s still not that common for a golf course to hire an executive chef to run the kitchen.
  So Highlands Golf Club is striking out with the recent hire of executive chef Vikram Redgaonkar, previously of the Westin Hotel.  Chef Redgaonkar has launched a totally new menu featuring simple, local ingredients and he makes all the desserts in-house.  
  This is worth noting because Highlands, though a private golf course, has opened its clubhouse and patio to the public. With a spectacula
  
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• Property damage bill for central Alberta thunderstorms tops $30m

  17-07-2017 17:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Severe thunderstorms that ripped through central Alberta late last month resulted in more than $30 million in insured damage, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says.
  The storms, which struck Red Deer, Innisfail and Pine Lake on June 20, produced hail and winds topping 100 kilometres per hour that caused widespread power outages.  
  “Severe storms have been happening more often and with greater intensity across Alberta,” said insurance bureau’s vice-president Bill Adams in a re
  
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• Summer bug update: Big year for mosquitoes after slow start

  17-07-2017 16:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Many insects are buzzing around Alberta in high numbers this summer because of warm and humid weather, experts say.
  Here is a look at a few of the most common insects, what their seasons have been like so far and what to expect for the rest of the summer.
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  “You need to be tick aware for sure,” University of Alberta entomologist Janet Sperling said of the small arachnid that could carry the bacteria of the potentially debilitating Lyme disease.
  She studies ticks and collects them
  
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• Carefully trained goats go head-to-head with Rundle Park weeds

  17-07-2017 15:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Using a herd of goats to control noxious weeds in a park is way more complex than just turning them loose and letting them eat.
  Jeannette Hall’s herd of nearly 200 goats are spending this week in Rundle Park where they are tackling swaths of yellow leafy spurge and other weeds.
  But there’s an art and science to guiding them through the hills, penning them in to focus on really infested areas, then dancing lightly across other hills to avoid damaging the native species, she said.
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• Councillor launches counter effort to keep Dynalife downtown

  17-07-2017 14:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Against a backdrop of rising vacancy rates, Edmonton’s downtown councillor is struggling to keep a major employer from relocating.
  Dynalife, a health diagnostics lab with more than 500 employees, will be part of the new provincial super lab meant to serve the Edmonton region and northern Alberta. 
  Coun. Scott McKeen is worried that might pull Dynalife out of the Manulife 2 downtown building when Edmonton’s main business district can ill afford more vacancy. He brought that conce
  
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• Smoky air from B.C. wildfires expected to improve in Edmonton Monday

  17-07-2017 06:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Air quality is expected to improve on Monday following an Air Quality Health Index of seven in Edmonton on Sunday.
  Smoke from the B.C. wildfires prompted warnings for those at-risk of high levels of air pollution.
  While the risk in Edmonton was downgraded to four, or moderate risk, Sunday night, Environment Alberta predicts a level of three, or low risk, for Monday.
  At-risk individuals include children, people participating in sports or strenuous outdoor activity, people with lung disease and se
  
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• Northlands Urban Farm tour shares secrets of farming in the city

  17-07-2017 05:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmontonians got a taste of farm life in the middle of the city with a public tour of the Northlands Urban Farm on Sunday.
  “Today was about connecting urban folks to farming and food and where their dinner comes from, showing them how things are grown and just showing them the process of seed to the table,” said Northlands urban farmer Travis Kennedy.
  The Northlands Urban Farm was established in 2014 and sits on less than a half-hectare (just under an acre) of land nestled at the cor
  
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• 'He wasn't invisible': Family of slain St. Albert man overwhelmed by community support - CBC.ca

  17-07-2017 05:18 via cbc.ca
  
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  'He wasn't invisible': Family of slain St. Albert man overwhelmed by community support
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  Ron Worsfold, 75, sometimes felt invisible. "He thought he was just an ordinary guy with nothing special," Stacey Worsfold said about her father. On Sunday, she stood in front of hundreds at his memorial in St. Albert. "You all being here today has ...
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  'He wasn't invisible, he was important' — Hundreds gather
  
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• 'He wasn't invisible': Family of slain St. Albert man overwhelmed by ... - CBC.ca

  17-07-2017 05:18 via cbc.ca
  
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  Hundreds gathered in St. Albert on Sunday to remember slain senior Ron Worsfold.
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• 'He wasn't invisible, he was important' — Hundreds gather to mourn Ronald Worsfold

  17-07-2017 05:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Hundreds of people gathered in the St. Albert Grain Elevator Park on Sunday to remember Ronald Worsfold, who changed the world around him through his quiet kindness.
  Friends, family and coworkers, many dressed in blue and Oilers gear, described the 75-year-old man from St. Albert as a generous man who always had a smile on his face. 
  Worsfold was found dead on July 9 in rural Parkland County. A former tenant of an apartment building where Worsfold was a caretaker has been charged with first
  
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• Owner of stolen truck in critical condition after trying to stop thief in Wetaskiwin

  17-07-2017 04:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The owner of a pickup truck was in critical condition in hospital Sunday after being thrown from the back of the vehicle Saturday while trying to stop it from being stolen in Wetaskiwin.
  Another motorist was injured and a 17-year-old man faces numerous charges after being nabbed by police following a foot chase.
  RCMP said 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.
  
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• Hundreds gather to remember murdered St. Albert senior Ron Worsfold - Globalnews.ca

  17-07-2017 04:54 via globalnews.ca
  
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  Hundreds gather to remember murdered St. Albert senior Ron Worsfold
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• Nick Lees: Lending pedal power to Sourdough Raft Race

  17-07-2017 04:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The inspired, unusual genius of Roger Kehoe has forced me to send an SOS message to my friends who ride for CASA, providers of mental-health services for youngsters and their parents with mental-health issues.
  “Riders, please email me immediately if you are available to power a raft by cycling down the North Saskatchewan River Sunday, July 23.”
  After “helping” Kehoe and his buddy Gord Laird build a raft for the Sourdough Raft Race committee last week, Kehoe thought I shou
  
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• Hundreds gather to remember murdered St. Albert senior Ron Worsfold

  17-07-2017 04:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  About 200 people attended an emotional gathering Sunday to remember murdered St. Albert senior Ron Worsfold.
  
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• Marijuana makes up more than half of ALERT drug seizures in Alberta

  17-07-2017 03:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Of the $8.65 million in illegal drugs the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) pulled off of Alberta’s streets, well over half of it was marijuana.
  “Marijuana remains highly profitable for organized crime,” said Insp. Dave Dubnyk with ALERT. “It’s traded for other drugs, used for financing illegal enterprises.”
  According to information in the 2016-17 ALERT annual report, investigators seized $5.4-million worth of marijuana last year.
  Dubnyk said while
  
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• Health care in 'crisis' — Canadian Medical Association pushes for national standards

  17-07-2017 03:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  With the premiers set to meet in Edmonton this week, the Canadian Medical Association is pushing for national health guidelines.
  That national vision is necessary to stave off further degradation in the quality of Canada’s health care, said CMA president Dr. Granger Avery.
  Canadian health care has been steadily going downhill for the past 30 years. It’s currently ranked 10th out of 11 similar public systems around the developed world, yet spends the sixth-highest amount of money.
  In
  
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• Police investigating dumpster fire outside of Edmonton Jewish school

  17-07-2017 03:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  City police were investigating Sunday after a fire appeared to have been deliberately set outside of a Jewish school in Edmonton Saturday night.
  A neighbour called Edmonton Fire Rescue Saturday just after 9 p.m. to report a recycling bin beside the Talmud Torah School at 6320 172 St. was on fire.
  Fire crews were able to douse the flames within minutes and contain the damage to the recycling bin. The fire evidently burned hot enough to peel the paint from the sides of the bin, leaving burnt debri
  
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• Will the Edmonton Oilers get another chance at Griffin Reinhart? Stranger things have happened

  17-07-2017 02:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When it comes to a trade going wrong, pretty much everything that could go wrong did go wrong with the Edmonton Oilers’ acquisition of Griffin Reinhart, but there’s a chance that if the Oilers still greatly value Reinhart, he could end up on the Oilers blueline. More on that scenario in a moment.
  The news of the moment is that Reinhart, 23, just signed a two-year deal with Vegas, one that pays him $800,000 per. It’s not the kind of bonus laden contract that could cause trouble
  
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• Street performers festival cut to six days next year, heading south

  17-07-2017 01:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton International Street Performers Festival closed out a successful 10-day run Sunday, but with an announcement that next year’s festival will be force to scale back.
  All festivals in Churchill Square must move next year to accommodate LRT construction. The street performers festival will move to Gazebo Park just off Whyte Avenue, running for six days instead of 10 because of conflicts with other events on site.
  The festival brings in street performers from across Canada and beyo
  
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