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• Nick Lees: Edmonton Clansmen Rugby Club marks 50 years on the pitch

  06-08-2017 22:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sixty-five-year-old Ian Biggar, from New Galloway in southwest Scotland, this last weekend left his motorbike in Toronto to fly to Edmonton for the Clansmen’s Rugby Club’s 50th reunion.
  “I was a stalwart of The Clan’s fourth team from about 1975,” he said. “I was a good enough player, but I became the club’s unofficial photographer and spent most of my time taking photos from the sidelines.
  “I returned to Scotland in 1992 and when my wife recently
  
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• Man clinging to life in hospital after north Edmonton shooting

  06-08-2017 19:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police say a 31-year-old man is clinging to life in hospital after a gunman took aim at the occupant of a car in a northside neighbourhood Saturday night.
  The gun call around 9:50 p.m. near 130 Street and 129 Avenue triggered a large police response before the victim was raced from the scene by ambulance. Upon arrival, police found a man, who appeared to have sustained multiple gun shot wounds, slumped over in a vehicle parked on the street.
  The man was rushed to hospital by paramedics where he
  
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• One dead in highway collision near Red Deer

  06-08-2017 17:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person is dead after a late-night highway collision in central Alberta Saturday.
  RCMP officers from Blackfalds, and emergency personnel from Red Deer, responded to the scene of the collision at around 11:15 p.m. on highway 11A west of Red Deer.
  Police said two vehicles — one travelling eastbound and the other travelling westbound — collided nearly head-on. A third westbound travelling vehicle was also involved in the collision, but police said it sustained less severe damage.
  Occ
  
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• Echo & the Bunnymen slam through energetic set at Union Hall

  06-08-2017 17:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  You sometimes have to wonder why one group becomes wildly successful while another turns into a cult band.
  Like U2 and Echo & the Bunnymen, for example. Both were on the same path as critical and popular darlings in their early years, yet one broke loose as a commercial phenomenon while the other stayed just under the radar. It’s a mystery as to why this may be, but whatever arguments you might make in  favour of Bono and friends there’s no denying that the Bunnymen have rel
  
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• One in hospital after gunshots ring out on north Edmonton street

  06-08-2017 16:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  At least one person was transported to hospital after a gunman took aim at the occupant of a car in a northside neighbourhood Saturday night.
  The gun call around 10 p.m. near 130 Street and 129 Avenue triggered a large police response before the victim was raced from the scene by ambulance.
  Officers taped off the scene and were inspecting the white car with its lights on and both doors open.
  Sevannah El-Maghrabi, who lives nearby, said she heard three or four shots before police sirens started w
  
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• To air travellers who want kid-free spaces, get over yourselves

  06-08-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  In two weeks, my husband, our three boys and I are jumping on a plane and going as far East as you can go in this great country: Newfoundland. After that, it’s Ontario to visit my family for a week before returning home. All told, we’ll board and deplane four flights.
  Parents often ask me if I’ve flown with Indy yet. I have, and so has Jesse. Flying with a baby really isn’t a big deal. But when moms and dads ask that question, they do so with serious faces and wide eyes.
  
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• Edmonton company proposes upgrade for engagement ring boxes

  06-08-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Men have options when it comes to hiding a bulky engagement ring box from a future fiancée.
  One can conceal it with baggy clothing, stash it in an out-of-reach place, or even ditch the box altogether and slip the ring in a pocket.
  But Lyndon Hodgins, an Edmonton-based entrepreneur, has a more stylish solution: the Monarch Box.The anodized aluminum box, which weighs less than a gram and is lined with bridal satin, opens and closes fluidly. Because it is much slimmer than a traditional two-
  
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• Community league president gets creative with cheeky road signs

  06-08-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Funny phrases on Leefield Community League’s roadside sign have been raising eyebrows in Mill Woods this summer.
  A few of the jokes that have graced the sign on Mill Woods Road, near 91 Street, include:
  “Caution! Water on road during rain”
  “If cats could text you back they wouldn’t”
  “There’s no way that everybody was kung-fu fighting!”
  The double-sided sign typically advertises upcoming events, the community league’s website and hall re
  
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• Digging for diamonds in the rough among Edmonton Oilers' second-tier prospects

  06-08-2017 08:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  2017 Edmonton Oilers prospects:Depth centres
  It’s that time of year again for what is now our seventh annual Cult of Hockey rankings of Edmonton Oilers prospects. This year we identified 38 players somewhere in the organizational pipeline who meet our single criterion — are they eligible for the Calder Trophy? Too old, or too many games played, and you’re out. Thus the likes of Jesse Puljujarvi (28 NHL games played as an 18-year-old) and Jujhar Khaira (25 total games playe
  
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• Car occupant in hospital after gunshots ring out on north Edmonton street

  06-08-2017 07:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  At least one person was transported to hospital after a gunman took aim at the occupant of a car in a northside neighbourhood Saturday night.
  The gun call around 10 p.m. near 130 Street and 129 Avenue triggered a large police response before the victim was raced from the scene by ambulance.Heavy police presence at 129 St. and 129 Ave. near Athlone Elementary. Witness heard 3-4 gunshots. #yeg pic.twitter.com/6AqNAXT5qv
  — Jonny Wakefield (@jonnywakefield) August 6, 2017
  Officers taped off th
  
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• No parole for man who had murder charge tossed over trial delay

  06-08-2017 07:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  An early beneficiary of court-mandated limits on trial delays won’t be getting out of prison on other charges anytime soon.
  The Parole Board of Canada, in a recent decision obtained by the Journal, denied an early release application from Lance Matthew Regan, serving a seven-year sentence stemming from a pair of violent home invasions in 2008.   
  The 29-year-old was charged with first-degree murder after Mason Tex Montgrand, an inmate at Edmonton Institution, was fatally stabbed
  
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• Tanya Tucker and Sam Palladio: Nashville dazzles the north at BVJ

  06-08-2017 05:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  One way you can tell you’ve seen something special out here at Big Valley Jamboree is the one-of-a-kind factor. Big-crowd musicians often say they love whatever town they’re playing in more than the last one, throw on a sports jersey and all that numb junk — but when Tanya Tucker spotted a male fan dancing on his chair in a pink tutu, this became one of the weekend’s capital-M Moments, a showstopper.
  “Whatever pulls your skirt up,” the 58-year-old singer
  
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• Corea scores twice for FC Edmonton in win against Indy Eleven

  06-08-2017 05:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Eddies of old are back.
  It took the entire Spring Season and two games of the Fall Season for FC Edmonton to finally look like the squad that came within a game of the North American Soccer League final last year.
  Saturday in Indianapolis, FC Edmonton put together their most complete performance of the year defeating the Indy Eleven 3-1.
  Midfielder Dustin Corea scored twice and defender Albert Watson had the other for Edmonton. Midfielder Nemanja Vukovic scored the lone goal for Indy, who de
  
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• Lightning shuts down third round of Oil Country Championship

  06-08-2017 05:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Moving Day turned into Waiting Day and then Leaving Day when the third round of the Syncrude Oil Country Championship packed up its clubs and left the golf course before play had even really started.
  The final group didn’t even get two holes in at Windermere Golf and Country Club Saturday before getting chased off by lightning strikes in the distance.
  That was at 12:28 p.m.
  Nearly five hours later, after a wicked storm had soaked up the course and chewed up the daylight, Mackenzie Tour off
  
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• Wild weather, new Canadians, Syrian wedding on Day 1 of Heritage Fest

  06-08-2017 04:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Servus Heritage Festival’s “World in a Weekend” kicked off Saturday in an action-packed — and wet — first day at Hawrelak Park. With 70 pavilions representing over 100 countries, the three-day festival is a tour of the food and entertainment of more than 90 cultures.
  New Canadians 
  The three-day festival kicked off with a citizenship ceremony at the amphitheatre welcoming 46 new Canadians to the country after pledging their Oath of Allegiance. 
  One of
  
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• Heavy rain doesn't put a damper on opening day at Heritage Fest

  06-08-2017 03:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Servus Heritage Festival’s “World in a Weekend” kicked off Saturday in an action-packed — and wet — first day at Hawrelak Park. With 70 pavilions representing over 100 countries, the three-day festival is a tour of the food and entertainment of more than 90 cultures.
  New Canadians 
  The three-day festival kicked off with a citizenship ceremony at the amphitheatre welcoming 46 new Canadians to the country after pledging their Oath of Allegiance. 
  One of
  
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• Festival continues to provide big financial windfall for Camrose

  06-08-2017 02:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Camrose — There are no real losers when Big Valley Jamboree rolls into Camrose each year, there are just some who are bigger winners than most.
  While it’s true that the festival pumps some serious coin into the town — the latest estimate is that between $16 million and $18 million is fed into the local economy over the four days — not everyone sees tangible benefits from the thousands of attendees.
  For instance, apart from the odd straggler who makes it out of the fe
  
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• Thunderstorm causes localized flooding, lightning sparks condo fire

  06-08-2017 02:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  A severe thunderstorm that hit Edmonton Saturday afternoon caused localized flooding and sparked a fire at a Rutherford condominium.
  Environment Canada issued the warning around 2 p.m. Less than an hour later, Edmontonians were posting images of heavy rain, hail and localized flooding on social media. 
  The storm flooded the parking lot of the Capilano Walmart and knocked out power to stores in the area. There was at least one vehicle accident when a pickup and a jeep collided in the flooded
  
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• Thunderstorm causes localized flooding in Edmonton, lightning sparks condo fire

  06-08-2017 01:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  A severe thunderstorm that hit Edmonton Saturday afternoon caused localized flooding and sparked a fire at a Rutherford condominium.
  Environment Canada issued the warning around 2 p.m. Less than an hour later, Edmontonians were posting images of heavy rain, hail and localized flooding on social media. 
  The storm flooded the parking lot of the Capilano Walmart and knocked out power to stores in the area. 
  Mike Griffin, who was checking out the flooded parking lot, was in a nearby Canadi
  
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• Eskimos reach historic heights with first 6-0 start since 1961

  06-08-2017 00:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s been 56 years since the Edmonton Eskimos last found themselves in this position.
  Sitting first overall with a perfect 6-0 record, they can afford to break from the norm that sees most Canadian Football League teams break up the 18-game regular season into thirds.
  After all, it’s easier to focus on short-term accomplishments as they look for improvement while working toward the ultimate goal of reaching the Grey Cup.
  “My beard will come off, or whatever I have of it, becaus
  
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• Social Seen: Mode Made

  06-08-2017 00:00 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)
  Mode Made
  Where: Red Strap Market
  When: July 27, 2017
  Who: Mode Models
  What: Summer fashion party
  Featuring: Music by Junior Brown, brews
  
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