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• Serena Ryder returns to Interstellar with spectacular new pop songs

  21-07-2017 23:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  A radiant performer with an almost secretly-colossal, three-octave vocal range, Serena Ryder is a Canadian multi-tool — moving like a confident ghost through the walls of folk, country, lite rock and, lately, the sort of Autotuned, positive power pop that makes it seem like the entire history of rock and roll happened at once — tonight, perhaps, until sometime around the break of dawn.
  Saturday’s headliner at Edmonton’s most comfortable music festival, Interstellar Rodeo,
  
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• Thousands brave drizzly weather for K-Days parade along Jasper Avenue

  21-07-2017 22:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  K-Days kicked off Friday morning with the exhibition’s annual parade. This year the parade returned to Jasper Ave. on a route that spanned 11 city blocks, starting at 97 St. and travelling west to 108 St.
  The Canada 150-themed parade featured 110 entries including floats, giant balloons, performers, mascots, antique cars and animals.
  This year’s parade grand marshals were Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht and members of the police department, in recognition of the Edmonton Police Serv
  
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• Wildrose scrambling as some members sent multiple PINs, or none at all

  21-07-2017 22:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Wildrose Party brass are scrambling to iron out problems with Personal Identification Numbers sent to members.
  Widlrosers will cast a “yes” or “no” ballot for unity in less than 24 hours. 
  Problem is, a thwack of party members have either received two PINs, or haven’t got one at all. The PINs are needed to vote online.
  Party president Jeff Callaway couldn’t give an exact number of PIN problems, but said Friday it was “in excess of several hundred&rd
  
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• Aurora Cannabis to begin trading on Toronto Stock Exchange

  21-07-2017 22:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  The company is building what it’s describing as the world’s largest legal marijuana production facility near Edmonton International Airport will start trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange starting next week.
  Aurora Cannabis will trade under the symbol ACB and will get the honour of ringing the bell to begin trading on Monday.
  “Aurora’s graduation to TSX reflects the remarkable commercial and operational progress we have made since listing on TSX Venture Exchange late las
  
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• Is Peter Chiarelli helping or hurting the Edmonton Oilers?

  21-07-2017 22:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult of Hockey’s “Oilers in Cap Hell” podcastThe Edmonton Oilers face cap hell. How can they get out of it? Or can they? David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey dig in. They also start their review of each Oilers season of the Katz era, and how each GM did at that time in making deals. They start with the summer of 2008, the year Katz and Kevin Lowe started to chase whales.
  How did Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli do this summer?
  Of course, Peter Chiarelli’s summer
  
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• St. Albert RCMP detachment to get new commander - Edmonton Journal

  21-07-2017 21:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  St. Albert RCMP detachment to get new commander
  Edmonton Journal
  The former acting officer in charge of Alberta's integrated law enforcement agency's organized crime and gang enforcement teams has been tapped as the new commander of RCMP's St. Albert detachment. Insp. Pamela Robinson has 17 years' experience in ...and more »
  
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• St. Albert RCMP detachment to get new commander

  21-07-2017 21:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  The former acting officer in charge of Alberta’s integrated law enforcement agency’s organized crime and gang enforcement teams has been tapped as the new commander of RCMP’s St. Albert detachment. 
  Inspector Pamela Robinson has 17 years’ experience in Alberta including policing of five indigenous communities as well as being a member of the general investigation unit and Project KARE, the Mounties’ missing persons unit in the province.
  Robinson’s most re
  
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• All eyes on Alberta conservative unity vote Saturday

  21-07-2017 20:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans will know Saturday night whether the province’s political landscape will soon change forever.
  Paid-up members of the Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties are heading to the polls — online, or phoning in — to have their say about whether the two shall come together and form a new political force called the United Conservative Party.
  For members of Wildrose, news will filter down just after voting closes at 4 p.m. For Progressive Conservatives, who have been vo
  
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• Simple energy-saving products give great bang for the buck

  21-07-2017 18:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Going green at home has never been easier. From light bulbs to hot water heaters, homeowners can choose from a growing number of energy efficient technologies to reduce their consumption. To boot, these changes often add up to big savings on the utility bill over several years, says Jenifer Christenson, chief executive officer of Built Green Canada in Edmonton.
  With that in mind, here are some energy-saving consumer products to cut energy use and save money.
  Light the way: Most people already us
  
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• K-Days Parade set for Jasper Ave this morning

  21-07-2017 17:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  The K-Days Parade kicks off the 10-day exhibition at 10 a.m. today along Jasper Avenue. 
  The parade will be back on Jasper Avenue spanning 11 city blocks starting at 97 Street and travelling west to 108 Street. 
  The Canada 150 themed parade will feature 110 entries proceeding down the avenue, including floats, giant balloons, performers, mascots, antique cars and animals.
  The Shriners’ “pre-parade spectacular” will start at 9 a.m. 
  Edmonton police Chief Rod Knech
  
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• Wine column: Everyday wines to make every day special

  21-07-2017 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Keeping a stock of everyday wine is a requirement in our house. It’s a good quality wine, but not something we are afraid to open any time — for impromptu gatherings, or if it’s Tuesday, if our son visits, a glass after work. As my colleague, Paul, says it’s “the wine we open when we get home from folk fest.”
  Many of our customers buy wine by the case. They save money and are never stuck opening something from their stock of “good stuff” because th
  
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• Social Seen: Dancing in the Park

  21-07-2017 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist.
  Email your event suggestions to [email protected] or tweet Codie at @fotocodie. Follow Codie on Instagram (@fotocodie) and Facebook (facebook.com/fotocodie)
  Dancing in the Park
  Where: Alberta Legislature grounds
  When: July 15
  Who: Toy Guns Dance Theatre and Let’s Swing Dance
  What: A three
  
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• Less suffering, more success for The Suffers

  21-07-2017 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Talk about suffering for your art.
  Houston’s soul-funk band The Suffers took their name from a reference to the suffering lot of reggae musicians in a 1978 documentary on Jamaican music called Rockers. The octet’s lead vocalist Kam Franklin allows that “suffering” may have been a bit of a stretch in describing their lives but she does underline that “we’re doing this for love, not money.”
  You can hear that in the vibrant grooves and emphatic vocal declar
  
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• Opinion: Which hockey analytics are best?

  21-07-2017 16:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton is lucky. Lucky because local TV, print, and radio personalities discuss hockey analytics, and they do so a lot.
  As an academic, former NCAA athlete, and round-the-clock sports enthusiast, I particularly like articles by David Staples, who’s cautiously optimistic, yet appropriately skeptical, about analytics and their rightful place.
  Over the weekend, his on-line article “Shots Fired! Ex-Oiler Winger Blasts Analytics Guys for Undervaluing Intimidation” inspired me to j
  
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• Opinion: Debt becoming the new normal in Alberta

  21-07-2017 16:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Recently, the Government of Alberta published its annual report on the state of public finances for 2016-17. The report showed that Alberta’s provincial net debt (a measure that adjusts for financial assets held by the government) increased by an eye-popping $12.8 billion last year, which prompted credit rating agency DBRS to downgrade the province’s long-term outlook to negative.
  It’s understandable that Alberta’s level of debt accumulation last year attracted a lot of a
  
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• Friday letters: Justin Trudeau needs to make forestry a priority

  21-07-2017 16:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Despite a new wave of softwood lumber duties, the renegotiation process for yet another softwood lumber agreement is still treading at a slow pace.
  The softwood lumber industry is important for Canada’s economic growth and maintaining the bilateral trade agreement between Canada and the U.S. is vital for the competitive nature of our industries.
  Liberals vowed to Canadians that they would solve the softwood lumber trade
  
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• Suspicious death investigation launched in west Edmonton

  21-07-2017 15:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are investigating a suspicious death near an apartment complex in the city’s west earlier this morning.
  Officers responded to a weapons complaint at a residential address near 10125 153 St. NW at 5:20 a.m. in the Canora neighourhood.
  When police arrived they found a dead male on the scene.
  An autopsy has yet to be scheduled. No other information is available at this time. Anyone with information should contact EPS at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
  
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• Cleaning up homes contaminated with fentanyl is risky business

  21-07-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  When decontaminating a house laced with fentanyl where a dose equal to two or three grains of salt could kill, there is no room for error, says the co-owner of Trauma Scene Bio Services Inc. 
  “Two grains of salt could possibly kill you, three for sure will,” Mike Wiebe, whose company has specialized in cleaning up crime scenes across Alberta for 14 years, said Thursday.
  Alberta Health Services shuttered a property at 26023 Township Rd. 544, just outside of St. Albert, earlier th
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' trade steal Patrick Maroon is a top-line winger at a bargain price — for exactly one more season

  21-07-2017 08:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  2016-17 Edmonton Oilers in reviewPatrick Maroon
  Patrick Maroon is the gift that keeps on giving.
  Acquired by the Edmonton Oilers from the Anaheim Ducks in the last deal before (and announced well after) the 2016 trade deadline, the exchange saw a reversal of form in the annual swap meet/feeding frenzy that had, as usual, seen non-contenders sell off useful players to playoff teams. The struggling Oilers had already moved out Teddy Purcell, Justin Schultz and Anders Nilsson for draft picks, while
  
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• Fans of Japanese pop culture to gather at 24th Edmonton Animethon

  21-07-2017 08:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Luna O’Brien’s closet is stuffed with costumes of some of her favourite anime characters, from a Pokémon-inspired schoolgirl outfit, to an incredibly detailed spin on Neo-Queen Serenity from Sailor Moon, to tributes to the seminal Final Fantasy video-game franchise.
  Edmonton native O’Brien is a cosplayer—that is, a person who dresses up in sometimes extraordinarily elaborate costumes based on characters from Japanese anime and manga. Cosplay itself is a portmanteau
  
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• U of A researchers uncover clue to link between HIV, dementia

  21-07-2017 04:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The link between HIV and neurological disorders is murky, but researchers at the University of Alberta may have found a thread to pull in unravelling the answer.
  Estimates vary, but up to 25 per cent of HIV patients develop some form of neurological disorder. The cause is largely unknown, but Tom Hobman, a professor of cell biology at the University of Alberta, thinks he and his co-authors of a recent study are on to something.
  “We are, needless to say, very, very excited about this becaus
  
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• Artificial intelligence can help better diagnose schizophrenia, says U of A and IBM researchers

  21-07-2017 04:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms can help diagnose schizophrenia more quickly and accurately, according to research by the University of Alberta and IBM scientists.
  The research, published in May’s npj Schizophrenia, with University of Alberta postdoctoral researcher Mina Gheiratmand as the primary author, was able to predict instances of schizophrenia with 74 per cent accuracy.
  The team, working out of the IBM Alberta Centre for Advanced Studies, also discovere
  
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• Quick rise for Zeke Thurston to top of saddle bronc world

  21-07-2017 04:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Zeke Thurston was born to be a bronc rider.
  The 23-year-old from Big Valley, Alta., has only been riding professionally for two years, but he’s quickly become arguably the best saddle bronc rider in the world. And he’s just getting started.
  “I’m having so much fun and that’s why I started doing it in the first place, and that’s what I always try to remember,” said the soft-spoken cowboy who will be competing in the K-Days Rodeo this weekend at Northlands
  
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• So much for divisional allegiances for Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly

  21-07-2017 03:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  HAMILTON – Mike Reilly has nothing against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  Honestly.
  A week ago, he was even pulling for them to beat the B.C. Lions. Right up until former teammate and long-time friend Travis Lulay got into the game, that is.
  The 33-year-old veteran Lions backup quarterback and one-time Canadian Football League most outstanding player came in for Jonathon Jennings and threw for 436 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for another to lift the Lions to a 41-26 win.
  “Any
  
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• Strong indicators Alberta economy on rebound

  21-07-2017 03:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As Alberta’s economy rebounds from the downturn in the price of oil, new data shows employment insurance use is on the decline.
  The province outpaced the rest of Canada with an 11.1 per cent year-over-year decline in EI beneficiaries, according to Statistics Canada.
  Economic indicators tell a consistent story — the worst of the downturn has ended, Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, said Thursday.
  Recent data show provincial unemployment down
  
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• Police chief pushes back against carding charter infringement claims

  21-07-2017 03:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht is pushing back against claims that street checks are a form of arbitrary detention that violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 
  After an Edmonton Police Commission meeting Thursday attended by members and supporters of Black Lives Matter, Knecht told reporters he does not think street checks — frequently referred to as carding — go against the Charter. 
  “I don’t think that’s what (is) happening,” he said. &ldquo
  
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• Fewer Albertans drawing employment insurance as economy recovers, StatsCan says

  21-07-2017 03:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As Alberta’s economy rebounds from the oil downturn, new data shows employment insurance use is on the decline.
  The province outpaced the rest of Canada with an 11.1 per cent year-over-year decline in EI beneficiaries, according to Statistics Canada.
  Economic indicators tell a consistent story — the worst of the downturn has ended, Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, said Thursday.
  Recent data show provincial unemployment down from a high of n
  
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• Edmonton-based soldiers being deployed to assist with B.C. wildfires

  21-07-2017 03:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Approximately 225 additional Canadian Forces members, mostly based in Edmonton, are being sent to help with the emergency response to wildfires in British Columbia.
  A Department of National Defence news release on Thursday said the military members will join 150 others already in B.C., for a total of 375 Canadian Forces personnel involved.
  “The addition of soldiers and equipment from CFB Edmonton to conduct activities in support of the RCMP and our provincial partners demonstrates the fede
  
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• Albertan named wildlife officer of the year for North America

  21-07-2017 02:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A 35-year Alberta fish and wildlife officer was named the North American Wildlife Officer of the Year on Tuesday.
  “I was speechless. And I’m rarely at a loss for words,” Shane Ramstead said of receiving the recognition at the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association’s annual conference in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 
  Ramstead, a district officer from Grande Cache, was previously awarded the Alberta fish and wildlife officer of the year award and was then c
  
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• Bev Facey high school teacher/coach charged with sexual assault against student

  21-07-2017 02:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Mounties have charged a male Alberta teacher and coach with four sexual offences, including sexual assault, in relation to a female student.
  Strathcona County RCMP received a complaint against a teacher from Bev Facey Community High School in Sherwood Park on July 5.
  The offences are alleged to have taken place between May 1, 2015, and Sept. 1, 2015, police said Thursday.
  Const. Chantelle Kelly said there’s nothing to suggest there were other victims, but police were asking anyone wit
  
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• Energy rebate program slow to bring discount promises to light, businesses say

  21-07-2017 02:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A government program to encourage Alberta businesses, non-profits and institutions to replace energy inefficient lights and heating has brought some suppliers’ sales to a standstill.
  Most customers wanting to replace lights or controls are seeking pre-approval before buying to ensure they qualify for government rebates, Cory Tretiak, general manager of Adventure Warehouse and Ultimate Lights in Airdrie, said Thursday.
  At first, he was excited about the program, thinking it would be good fo
  
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• Man found dead on Frog Lake First Nation

  21-07-2017 01:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A man was found dead on the Frog Lake First Nation on Wednesday night after reports of a shooting on the Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in the province’s east.
  The circumstances surrounding the incident were still being investigated Thursday, but RCMP said members from the Elk Point detachment responded at about 10 p.m. to the settlement.
  A short while later, the male was found dead at Frog Lake First Nation, about 200 km east of Edmonton. 
  No one else was injured in t
  
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• Court rejects motion to return licences seized in roadside suspensions

  21-07-2017 01:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The province’s appeal court has rejected a motion that would have allowed suspended drivers to get their licences back now that the legislation permitting roadside suspensions has been ruled unconstitutional.
  In May, the Court of Appeal of Alberta ruled a section of the Traffic Safety Act that allows for police to immediately suspend the licences’ of suspected impaired drivers violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  Roadside suspensions may induce innocent people to plead guilty
  
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• New storefront library to open in south Edmonton

  21-07-2017 00:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A new mini-library scheduled to open in 2018 will serve residents in southwest Edmonton.
  The “small-footprint” eplGO branch will inhabit a 3,000-square-foot space inside the Heritage Valley Town Centre, near 119 Street and 26 Avenue SW. Construction is scheduled to start in September and the library should open in the first or second quarter of next year, said Edmonton Public Library CEO Pilar Martinez.
  The storefront library is a temporary solution until a larger branch can be built
  
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• Edmonton man convicted of planning sex with five-year-old faces more charges

  21-07-2017 00:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton man already serving time for making arrangements to travel to British Columbia to have sex with a five-year-old girl and her mother now faces additional charges in Alberta. 
  Brian Steven Bandura is in the midst of serving an 18-month sentence for pleading guilty to communicating with a person electronically to make arrangements to commit a sexual offence against a child. Bandura is serving his sentence in B.C., but was flown to Edmonton so that he could appear in court. He was e
  
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