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• UCP MLA Derek Fildebrandt to be in court on hit and run charge

  15-08-2017 23:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  United Conservative Party MLA Derek Fildebrandt is facing charges over an alleged hit and run. 
  It’s the latest in a string of controversies tied to the MLA for Strathmore-Brooks, who is in hot water for renting out his taxpayer-funded apartment on Airbnb and double-claiming meals on the public dime.
  According to court documents, Fildebrandt is charged with hitting another vehicle on June 6, 2016, and driving away without notifying the owner. 
  The offence allegedly occurred in Ed
  
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• Mayday Dogs features top dogs and quirky seating for September launch

  15-08-2017 21:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  If hot dogs, milkshakes and tater tots is your idea of a satisfying meal, a new downtown eatery is poised to be your go-to.
  Justin Benson, a self-taught chef whose background includes stints at Farrow and The Next Act, is putting the finishing touches on Mayday Dogs, to be located in the bottom of the Mercer Warehouse (10363 104 St.)
  Mayday Dogs specializes in several extravagant variations on a pork wiener, plus nuggets of deep fried potato and several rib-sticking milkshakes, including one mad
  
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• RCMP searching for missing boater on Sylvan Lake after boat capsizes

  15-08-2017 21:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sylvan Lake RCMP are searching for a 43-year-old man who went missing Sunday afternoon on Sylvan Lake after a boat overturned in a storm near Sunbreaker Cove.
  Three adults and a 10-year-old child left the cove — about 166 kilometres southwest of Edmonton — on a boat around 4:00 p.m., RCMP said in a release Tuesday afternoon. About 10 minutes later, a storm hit the lake and the boat was overturned throwing all four occupants into the water.
  Three of the occupants were able to stay wit
  
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• Largest food drive of the year for Edmonton Food Bank exceeds goal

  15-08-2017 21:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  The year’s largest food and fundraising event for the Edmonton Food Bank exceeded their goal by over 20 per cent.
  The Servus Heritage Festival Food Drive collected 60,844 kilograms of food and $37,000 from unused food tickets. Their goal was to collect 50,000 kilograms of food at the festival and through off-site donations during the event.
  “Edmonton’s Food Bank was worried this year about meeting our goal,” said executive director Marjorie Bencz in a press release.
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• St. Albert RCMP trying to track down witnesses to weekend assault - CTV News

  15-08-2017 20:55
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  Police in St. Albert are seeking witnesses to a weekend assault at a pub in that city. RCMP said on Saturday, August 12, at about 1:30 a.m., a confrontation took place at the Blind Pig Pub in St. Albert. It's alleged a male suspect was involved in an ...
  
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• Taste of Edmonton 2018 moves to Federal Building Plaza

  15-08-2017 20:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Taste of Edmonton is getting new digs.
  Alberta’s infrastructure minister Brian Mason announced Tuesday morning the 2018 edition of the Taste of Edmonton will be moving from Churchill Square to the Federal Building Plaza, north of the Alberta Legislature building.
  Heading into its 34rd year, the annual food festival was in need of a new location due to the closure of Churchill Square for LRT construction. 
  But, they were initially told the new plaza would not be a possible location
  
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• Charges after attempted abduction of five-year-old girl

  15-08-2017 19:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are praising a young boy for his quick thinking after a man allegedly abducted his five-year-old sister on a bike ride over the weekend. 
  A 37-year-old man faces child abduction charges after being arrested following the Aug. 12 incident. 
  Police say the preteen boy and his five-year-old sister were riding bikes near 157 Street and 99 Avenue Saturday, near Meadowlark Christian School, when the girl was approached by a man she did not know. 
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• Strathcona County RCMP investigating sexual assault in Sherwood Park

  15-08-2017 18:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police are investigating a sexual assault in Sherwood Park and asking for the public’s help in gathering information. 
  Around 5:27 p.m. Monday, a woman was walking on a path heading eastbound off Clover Bar Lane when she was approached from behind by an unknown male, Strathcona County RCMP said in a news release Tuesday morning.  
  The male grabbed the victim’s waist and took her into the tall grass next to the path, police said. As she was being sexually assaulted, pol
  
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• Targeted fix for Edmonton's LRT woes now at 'end of 2017'

  15-08-2017 16:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s Metro Line LRT upgrades likely won’t be ready for September’s back-to-school rush, according to a memo posted recently for city council.
  The target date to have all deficiencies addressed, trains upgraded and new software installed is now the “end of 2017.”
  The troubles mean Clareview and northeast commuters will keep missing one in three trains, waiting 10 minutes for every third train instead of five minutes during peak hours. The previous deadline for
  
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• Alberta infrastructure minister promises 'tasty' announcement

  15-08-2017 16:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s infrastructure minister hopes to wet public appetites with the promise of a “tasty” announcement Tuesday morning.
  Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Brian Mason and Paul Lucas, general manager of Events Edmonton, are expected to make the announcement at the Federal Building on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
  While the tease may have had Alberta’s political watchers salivating, the announcement is expected to be related to the use of the Alberta Legislature grounds as an a
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos O-line bolstered by return of Groulx, Sorensen

  15-08-2017 15:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  With injured Almondo Sewell gone for the foreseeable future, the Edmonton Eskimos haven’t just lost an all-star on the interior of their defensive line.
  They’ve also lost their emergency replacement if things were to ever fall completely apart on the offensive line, requiring a defensive tackle to flip over the line of scrimmage to get them through a game.
  It almost happened three weeks ago against the B.C. Lions, when Danny Groulx, making his second start in place of injured left gu
  
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• Edmonton Institution removes controversial 'dog run' exercise cells

  15-08-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A set of cramped outdoor exercise cells resembling “dog kennels” that drew the ire of the federal prison watchdog has been removed from Edmonton Institution, Correctional Service Canada said Monday.
  The agency said the segregation unit at the maximum security prison was the only place in the country to have such pens, which had been operation for about seven years.
  “The decision to remove them was made as part of the ongoing segregation policy reviews and the realization that C
  
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• Marty Stuart at Myer Horowitz: the best country show of the year

  15-08-2017 14:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  In just one night, Marty Stuart did here what it takes other men nine concerts to accomplish: deliver the very best country music performance of the year.
  The staggeringly terrific picker, cheerful showman and shamanistic storyteller blew away the modest crowd of around 500 at U of A’s Myer Horowitz Monday night, cutting deep into his own legacy — and deeper into the bedrock of country music’s authentic history, where he’s earned his spot over any four score hat-bro acts
  
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• Venture Publishing closes following death of founder Ruth Kelly

  15-08-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Well-known Alberta publishing company Venture Publishing has closed its doors following the death of its founder and president, Ruth Kelly. 
  The Edmonton-based company, which published monthly business magazine Alberta Venture as well as niche industry publications like Alberta Oil, was launched in the late 1990s after Kelly bought a biannual economic development publication called Venture from the Alberta government.
  Kelly later spun that $100 investment into an Albertan media empire
  
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• Tuesday's letters: David Thompson art misses the mark

  15-08-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It is regretful that the sculpture on Capital Boulevard fails to recognize the Indigenous, Métis and French Canadian voyageurs who were the guides and interpreters for David Thompson.
  They also had named many rivers, lakes and mountains in Alberta and across Western Canada.
  Liliane Coutu Maisonneuve, Edmonton
  Let credit unions say ‘banking’
  Am I the only one who thinks that the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions was conveniently favouring Canada&r
  
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• Miss your incandescent bulbs? You can get the energy efficiency of LEDs without sacrificing lighting quality

  15-08-2017 08:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  LEDs—or light emitting diode lights—are a game-changer when it comes to energy efficiency and lumens for your dollar.
  Of course the most talked-about benefit of LED bulbs is energy efficiency. They use about 75 per cent less energy than incandescent bulbs. They are also slightly more energy efficient than compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) and more environmentally friendly too.
  Here’s some information to keep in mind when shopping for LEDs.
  The future is measured in Lumens, not W
  
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• Edmonton Oilers prospect Filip Berglund rising up in Sweden's top league

  15-08-2017 07:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  2017 Edmonton Oilers prospects
  No. 15: D Filip Berglund
  Previously: ranked #15 overall in 2016 list
  It’s no easy to thing to write about a player who performs in a foreign country with a foreign language, making it difficult to ever seen him play or to even read accounts of his play. Such is the challenge in writing about Edmonton Oilers defensive prospect Filip Berglund.One bit of good news, though, is that Berglund’s basic stats — his age and games played — are indicati
  
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• Edmonton Prospects win Game 2 of WMBL final as closer stones Swift Current 57s

  15-08-2017 06:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two innings, no hits — exactly what the Edmonton Prospects were hoping for after reclaiming the lead late in Game 2 of the Western Major Baseball League final on Monday night.
  After the Prospects scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to go up 6-4, pitcher Andrew Mirasty took the mound in relief and stoned the host Swift Current 57s, striking out two to earn the save. Starter Andrew Grieder got the win after pitching 6-2/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits to go with four s
  
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• Paula Simons: Charlottesville nightmare a wake-up call for Albertans

  15-08-2017 06:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s a long way from Virginia to Alberta. But the shock waves from the neo-Nazi rallies that overwhelmed Charlottesville this weekend echo here. It was telling how quickly the leadership candidates for the United Conservative Party responded to the murder and mayhem by the American “alt-right” hate-mongers.
  Doug Schweitzer, the Calgary lawyer who’s trying to position himself as the moderate candidate in the leadership fight, was first to take to Twitter to denounce the Ch
  
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• Inmate dies at Pe Sakastew Centre in Maskwacis

  15-08-2017 05:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Family and friends are grieving after an inmate died Saturday during a home visit while still serving a prison sentence at the Pê Sâkâstêw Centre in Maskwacis, Alta.
  According to a news release issued by the Correctional Service of Canada on Monday, Jesse Phillip Loyie, 33, died while he was in the custody of the Pê Sâkâstêw Centre, a minimum-security facility that incorporates Aboriginal culture into a correctional program designed to promote the
  
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• Alberta Party calls for audit on MLA expenses after double meal-claims surface

  15-08-2017 05:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Embattled United Conservative Party MLA Derek Fildebrandt is under fire for double-claiming taxpayer-funded meals.
  The Speaker’s office is yet to make a call on a full investigation, but is looking into the discrepancy alongside the UCP caucus.
  “These expense claims are concerning and appear to be part of a larger pattern of behaviour that is unacceptable for a member of the (UCP) caucus,” United Conservative Party interim leader Nathan Cooper said in a statement Monday night.&
  
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• Time to meet and bleat the weed eating goats

  15-08-2017 05:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  The four legged weed eaters are ready to meet the public.
  Edmonton is hosting upcoming “Meet and Bleat” events on August 19th and September 23rd at Rundle Park.
  The favourite weed-eating goats are back for their second course at Rundle Park as the media were invited to learn about the upcoming ìMeet and Bleatî events on August 19th and September 23rd at Rundle Park in Edmonton, August 14, 2017. Ed Kaiser/Postmedia (Standalone Photo)
  The favourite weed-eating goats are ba
  
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• Danny Groulx returns to Edmonton Eskimos offensive line following gruelling game with back spasms

  15-08-2017 03:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  With injured Almondo Sewell gone for the foreseeable future, the Edmonton Eskimos haven’t just lost an all-star on the interior of their defensive line.
  They’ve also lost their emergency replacement if things were to ever fall completely apart on the offensive line, requiring a defensive tackle to flip over the line of scrimmage to get them through a game.
  It almost happened three weeks ago against the B.C. Lions, when Danny Groulx, making his second start in place of injured left gu
  
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• The cloud over MLA Fildebrandt keeps getting darker

  15-08-2017 02:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  The hits keep coming for United Conservative Party MLA Derek Fildebrandt.
  And they all seem to be self-inflicted.
  Last week, Fildebrandt was pilloried on social media after the public learned he had pocketed $2,555 by subletting his taxpayer-funded apartment in Edmonton on Airbnb.
  He had not apparently broken any legislative rules but had managed to exploit a massive loophole in the regulations governing MLAs. The only thing larger than the loophole in the rules was the hole Fildebrandt had blow
  
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• Coun. Dave Loken calls police complaint by rival a 'smear campaign'

  15-08-2017 02:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  The race to be elected to city council for Ward 3 became tense this past weekend with one candidate filing a police complaint over a Saturday dispute in Castle Downs Park. 
  Police confirmed they received a complaint over an “alleged assault,” but based on the candidates’ versions of events the incident appears to have involved little physical interaction.
  Candidate Sarmad Rasheed’s campaign posted publicly about the incident on his Facebook page and on Twitter over t
  
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• New downtown coffee shop focuses on farmers market favourites

  15-08-2017 01:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Jorel Pepin needed a break from dealing with the construction of his new coffee shop, Monument, he did so by planning the menu.
  “We’re in such a dense area of cafes and coffee shops that we didn’t want to just be a status quo cafe,” he said. “We wanted to do something refreshing.”
  For Pepin, who also owns Block 1912, the plan was to capture the spirit of a farmers market. That’s why Monument, which has its grand opening Tuesday, will source food fro
  
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