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• Airsoft gun in Harry Ainlay student's backpack leads to charge

  13-09-2017 23:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 15-year-old student is facing a weapons charge after an airsoft pistol and baton were discovered in his backpack. 
  Harry Ainlay High School, 4350 111 St., was locked down Wednesday morning after an anonymous tip said that the student had what appeared to be a handgun in his backpack the day before. 
  Staff alerted the school’s resource officer at 8:30 a.m. The officer called in additional school resource officers, who locked and manned the school entrances as part of a &ldq
  
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• Albertans bring home more than average, census statistics show

  13-09-2017 23:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta families bring home more money than families in other provinces, new 2016 census data shows, but one economist says that comes with a big caveat.
  The province had an inflation-adjusted median household income of $93,835, according to Statistics Canada census income data released Wednesday — higher than the rest of the provinces. 
  With the exception of Wetaskiwin, all of Alberta’s urban areas had household incomes higher than the national average. 
  However, the data
  
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• Wildlife: Mills' sculpture a giant human ear you can put your dog on

  13-09-2017 22:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  A substantial new public artwork in the Terwillegar Park off-leash area is both a triptych and an interactive puzzle — created with ingenuity by Edmonton sculptor Royden Mills over three years.
  Titled Resonant Progression, the $126,400 Percent for Art commission uses 60 tonnes of giant boulders and welded steel to lure viewers into its intentional functions, moving beyond so-called “blobs of metal” public art.
  Each of its three stations is to be experimented with to discov
  
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• BreakOut West festival says musician pay controversy unlikely to be settled soon

  13-09-2017 21:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  It makes Robyn Stewart feel really good when bands decide to stop performing at BreakOut West.
  Not that the executive director of the 15-year-old conference and music festival geared to showcasing Western Canadian musical talent hates seeing returnees, it just that this means the festival has done its job.
  “Take a band like (Vancouver’s) Said the Whale, who are playing our kickoff concert on Thursday,” she says over the phone. “They’re quite successful at this point
  
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• Stanley Carroll to be honoured at Western Canada Fashion Week after 35 years as a designer

  13-09-2017 21:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton designer will be honoured for his Outstanding Industry Contributions as part of Western Canada Fashion Week (WCFW) on Thursday, Sept. 14.
  That’s fitting for the Dutch-born Stanley Carroll, who is marking his 35th year designing his eponymous men and womenswear.
  “I can only presume it’s as much about me having been around so long as it is about the credibility of my work,” Carroll said modestly.
  We’ll politely disagree. After all, Carroll has been showing
  
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• Kaleido Festival broader than ever for 12th year

  13-09-2017 21:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  As Alberta Avenue’s Kaleido Family Arts Festival continues to evolve, it’s impressive to consider the breadth of cultural attractions set to spring up this coming weekend along a once-largely ignored stretch on the city’s northeast side.
  With Year 12, over 700 artists will show up for performances, installations and exhibits focusing on music, dance, street performance, visual arts, storytelling and more. Know that 118 Avenue will be closed to traffic between 90 and 95 streets
  
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• Support grows for family in Ireland after son killed on motorcycle

  13-09-2017 20:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A young man from Ireland who moved to Alberta to start a new life was killed Friday morning when his motorcycle struck a moose near Fort Saskatchewan.
  Tommy Jackson, 22, had moved from Ballisodare in northwestern Ireland to Edmonton in May last year and picked up work laying pipe for Morgan Construction.
  “There were a couple of people that said they were going to go (to Canada), but everyone pulled out so Tommy just went by himself,” childhood friend Ian Doyle said Wednesday.
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• Family stunned at support for son killed after motorcycle struck moose

  13-09-2017 20:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  A young man from Ireland who moved to Alberta to start a new life was killed last Friday morning when his motorcycle struck a moose on his way to a construction site near Fort Saskatchewan.
  Tommy Jackson, 22, had moved from Ballisodare in northwestern Ireland to Edmonton in May last year and picked up work laying pipe for Morgan Construction.
  “There were a couple of people that said they were going to go, but everyone pulled out so Tommy just went by himself,” childhood friend I
  
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• Edmonton will take back and close Northlands Coliseum at end of 2017

  13-09-2017 20:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  City council unanimously approved a plan Wednesday to take back and close Northlands Coliseum at the end of 2017.
  Under the plan outlined in a memorandum of understanding with Northlands, the city will gain control of the arena and Expo Centre on Jan. 1, 2018, with control of the race track to come later in 2018. The Coliseum would then be permanently closed.
  As part of the deal, Edmonton will stop yearly $2 million payments to the Oilers Entertainment Group. The negotiation resulted in the
  
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• Album review: Jr. Gone Wild's 1988 Brave New Waves session happily haunting

  13-09-2017 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jr. Gone Wild
  Brave New Waves Session
  Artoffact Records
  5 out of five
  Capturing the hopeful, laboratory air of the ’80s music scene in Edmonton that helped forge both k.d. lang and SNFU, this album is a double-plus must-have of Canadiana.
  Our players? The Mike McDonald-led Jr. Gone Wild, this version including Dove Brown, Terry Cox and Paul Patz. The setting? A beer-scented session in CBC’s studio in Montreal for an episode of Brave New Waves — recorded May 10, 1988. Part of an
  
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• Do Edmonton Oilers have too little NHL depth, too much AHL depth on defence?

  13-09-2017 19:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers went on spree of signing AHL level d-men this summer, bringing in Ryan Stanton, Yohann Auvitu and Keegan Lowe, but it may have left them short of NHL quality depth and heavy on AHL veterans.  We could see a situation again where top prospects don’t get the ice time, especially on special teams, they need to develop in Bakersfield.
  Here is the depth chart as it stands, with the age of the player now and either what level of play he’s capable of playing in the
  
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• Downtown library rehab finds unexpected foundation issues

  13-09-2017 19:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s downtown library project has run into foundation issues that are expected to add millions of dollars to the budget. 
  City and library officials refused to give an exact cost estimate because they are currently re-negotiating the construction contract, but said they discovered the foundations of the 50-year-old building were not built as expected.
  As well, the concrete floor plates have more exposed rebar than expected, which will require extensive remediation, city official
  
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• Man shot in the back during struggle with thief in Red Deer

  13-09-2017 18:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man suffered machete injuries and a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his back while fighting off a man breaking into his property in Red Deer, say RCMP.
  The 23-year-old victim surprised the assailant, who was armed with a machete and small-calibre firearm, breaking into his garage and a struggle ensued around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Anders neighbourhood, said Red Deer RCMP. 
  The attacker appeared to be in his early 20s and weighed about 150 pounds. He has a sunken face, black
  
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• It is decision day for Northlands Coliseum at city hall

  13-09-2017 17:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The fate of Northlands Coliseum could be decided Wednesday when city councillors reconvene to mull over the arena’s future. 
  “It’s part of a larger package of decisions around the future of Northlands and the transition of the site,” Mayor Don Iveson told reporters Tuesday.
  “There are a number of different scenarios of how that building could be treated over time, and the pros and cons of those different scenarios council has grappled with, and we should have a
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Keep dogs leashed on Accidental Beach

  13-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Monday evening, I decided to go to see the “Accidental Beach” on the river.
  What a lovely spot! There were many people, and many young families out for a warm late summer evening. The young children were busily building sand castles, families were eating picnic lunches, young people were playing beach games and some people were wading in the water.
  Imagine my astonishment when I noticed two pit bull terriers, one of which was unleashed and running amongst the toddlers who were pla
  
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• Opinion: Despite conservation successes, nature still losing ground

  13-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A major milestone in Canada’s natural heritage has been reached as the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has achieved 20,000 days of conservation. It provides an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the work done by NCC and our partners each day, and the conservation we need to accomplish in the 20,000 days to come.
  Since the countdown began in 1962, much has changed at NCC and the world we live in. Originally launched by a small band of determined naturalists, and now a national organ
  
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• Metro Line LRT faces cost overruns thanks to software woes: city report

  13-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Efforts to get the Metro Line LRT operating properly are taking up so much staff time, city officials are now warning council to expect cost overruns on the $655-million project.
  A report Tuesday estimated a one-per-cent cost overrun, as officials now plan to spend $3.4 million extra to ensure Thales Canada gets the bugs out of the signalling system.
  But Edmonton’s head of infrastructure, Adam Laughlin, said that’s really just a guess: “There’s a potential it’s
  
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• Editorial: City tender system broken

  13-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A damning report from the city auditor on how Edmonton awards and buys work it needs done from companies is both disconcerting and enlightening.
  The sweeping review of the city’s tendering system presented to council Monday by David Wiun revealed it was rife with unprofessional practices. 
  The revelations follow a spotty record when it comes to completing projects properly and on time, from the Walterdale and 102 Avenue Bridges to the Metro LRT line.
  In a city the size of Edmonton, wh
  
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• Cold Lake toddler beaten to death, grandfather says

  13-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The grandfather of a 16-month-old girl whose death has been ruled a homicide says the toddler suffered a horrific assault. 
  Veronica Poitras was rushed from her mother’s Cold Lake apartment to a hospital across the street before RCMP were alerted just after 7 p.m., Aug. 26.
  Soon after, she was taken to a hospital in Edmonton for treatment. She was taken off of life support and pronounced dead Tuesday, Aug. 29.
  On Sept. 8, RCMP ruled the case a homicide. &
  
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• City council to mull future of Northlands Coliseum

  13-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The fate of Northlands Coliseum could be decided Wednesday when city councillors reconvene to mull over the arena’s future. 
  “It’s part of a larger package of decisions around the future of Northlands and the transition of the site,” Mayor Don Iveson told reporters Tuesday.
  “There are a number of different scenarios of how that building could be treated over time, and the pros and cons of those different scenarios council has grappled with, and we should have a
  
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• Puljujarvi would need a shot on Oilers' top two lines to prove worth

  13-09-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jesse Puljujarvi was in over his head as a teenage pro last season like Leon Draisaitl was in his first kick at the can in the National Hockey League.
  Which begs the question: Can we expect the Finnish winger, whom the Edmonton Oilers took fourth overall in the 2016 draft, to do what the German centre, who went third in 2014, did in Year 2? Or is that giant leap of faith?
  Draisaitl had nine points in 37 games in his freshman NHL year, before going back to junior in Kelowna as he helped the Weste
  
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• Resident accuses Heron of expense fraud - St. Albert Gazette

  13-09-2017 08:17
  Resident accuses Heron of expense fraud
  St. Albert Gazette
  City councillor Cathy Heron is facing accusations of fraudulent expense claims after a presentation at council on Monday night. During the final meeting for the sitting city council, William Tuchak, a retired Revenue Canada auditor, presented ...
  
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• Don Vaugeois: A tribute to St. Albert's piano man - St. Albert Gazette

  13-09-2017 08:17
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  Don Vaugeois: A tribute to St. Albert's piano man
  St. Albert Gazette
  To everyone in the regional music business the late Don Vaugeois was known with great affection. He was a gentle giant with an unparalleled generous spirit. The St. Albert resident, founder and owner of Don's Piano Place, passed away in Feb. 2017.and more »
  
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• St. Albert Chamber Music Society launches season with a combo of classical and popular contemporary melodies - St. Albert Gazette

  13-09-2017 08:02
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  St. Albert Chamber Music Society launches season with a combo of classical and popular contemporary melodies
  St. Albert Gazette
  Since its genesis eight years ago, The St. Albert Chamber Music Society has enjoyed an upward trajectory of high quality musicianship and enthusiastic audience response. Much of the society's success is due to founder Nancy Watt's mission to showcase ...
  
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• Playoff updates for the St. Albert men's and women's soccer leagues and U16 Tier III female provincial results - St. Albert Gazette

  13-09-2017 08:02
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  Playoff updates for the St. Albert men's and women's soccer leagues and U16 Tier III female provincial results
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  The St. Albert Men's Soccer League two-game aggregate playoff finals will be completed Sunday at Larry Olexiuk Field. The playoff cup and third-place trophy will be awarded after the opening-round matches were played Tuesday at Salisbury field.
  
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• Is veganism a cure for all? - St. Albert Gazette

  13-09-2017 08:02
  Is veganism a cure for all?
  St. Albert Gazette
  Vegan diets, in which people do not consume or use animal products, are becoming more popular locally and around the world. Veganism has health benefits, not only for the individual, but also for the health of our environment. Many vegans have offered ...and more »
  
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• In transit - St. Albert Gazette

  13-09-2017 08:02
  In transit
  St. Albert Gazette
  St. Albert has made the right choice when it decided to get on the regional transit bus. On Monday city council agreed to join with Edmonton to form a joint regional transit service. Although there are many details to work out, a regional approach to ...and more »
  
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• Put privacy protections for students in gay-straight alliances in School Act: trustee

  13-09-2017 06:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  At least two public school trustees choked up Tuesday when a divided board opted to discuss provincial advocacy for gay-straight alliances after the Oct. 16 civic election, instead of before.
  A four-part motion brought forward Tuesday by trustee Bridget Stirling proposed lobbying Education Minister David Eggen to amend the School Act to explicitly prevent schools from notifying parents or guardians when a student joins a gay-straight alliance (GSA), or similar school club.
  The motion also p
  
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• Next public school board trustees to debate policy on renaming schools after election

  13-09-2017 04:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s public school board needs a rule book for reconsidering school names chosen to honour controversial figures, one trustee says.
  “History shouldn’t be forgotten, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that every child who enters the school will feel welcome, and feel comfortable with the name of the school,” Cheryl Johner, who represents Ward A in north-central Edmonton, said Tuesday.
  An Ontario teachers’ union last month said schools  bearing the mon
  
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• Eskimos coach vows to sit even prominent players if penalties persist

  13-09-2017 04:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Kenny Ladler isn’t the only player in the history of the Battle of Alberta to throw his helmet, Chris Edwards isn’t the first to motion a throat slash and Jason Maas isn’t blazing any head-coaching trails by smashing his headset on the sidelines.
  But add them all up and it shines a pretty significant light on not only how penalties contributed to Saturday’s 25-22 loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the Labour Day rematch, but on a problem that’s plagued the Edmonton E
  
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• David Staples: City council moves from 'Get 'er done' to 'Let's all get along'

  13-09-2017 03:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  No one called out or criticized Mayor Don Iveson when he took a moment to boast a bit about the accomplishments of city council over the past four years. 
  Iveson’s praise kicked off the final meeting of this council in its four-year term before the Oct. 16 civic election. His words were well-received by his fellow councillors, which came as no surprise. This group has generally gotten along well.
  Indeed, co-operation has defined this council at the policy level, too. As Iveson put it
  
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• Edmonton's craft brewing industry faces fewer restrictions after city council vote

  13-09-2017 03:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s craft brewing industry is set to expand after city council voted to loosen the zoning bylaw that had been restricting brewery locations. 
  “The biggest problem was our bylaw didn’t actually have a definition for a brewery or distillery,” city senior planner Colton Kirsop said Tuesday. “We really could only permit a brewery in an industrial setting.”
  Amendments to the bylaw — which had included restrictions such as prohibiting a craft brewe
  
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• Police in rural Alberta investigate after hospital helipad vandalized

  13-09-2017 03:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police in northeastern Alberta are searching for suspects after a helipad used by STARS Air Ambulance was vandalized at a hospital. 
  Elk Point RCMP responded to a report of mischief at the Elk Point Hospital, said a Tuesday news release. 
  Ten aviation lights and three lenses used by helicopters to land were broken, police said, noting a planter was left behind.
  Investigators believe the damage, totalling about $500, happened between Sept. 8 and 11. 
  “This type of vandalism i
  
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• Terry Jones: Great expectations for Denis Shapovalov at Davis Cup in Edmonton

  13-09-2017 02:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  The eight-foot-high, wooden umpire chair from the infamous implosion and monumental meltdown of Denis Shapovalov in Ottawa in February stood in the bowels of the Northlands Coliseum Tuesday.
  If Shapovalov gave it a single glance, no one noticed.
  The seat that held the interest of the 18-year-old tennis shooting star was not in plain view. It was in the old Edmonton Oilers’ dressing room.
  Denis Shapovalov found Wayne Gretzky’s old stall, and Shapovalov has made it his for the rest of
  
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• Terry Jones: Venerable Daniel Nestor wants to 'turn things around' for Canada, himself in make-or-break Davis Cup showdown

  13-09-2017 02:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Daniel Nestor is so old, he played in the most recent Davis Cup held in Edmonton way back during the previous century.
  It was 1996.
  “I remember it because it’s not that often you come back from two sets down and I came back from two sets down. Then I lost the match,” said the legendary doubles player who turned 45 a week ago.”
  Played in the Butterdome at the U of A, it was the opening game against Chile and one of the longest singles games in Canadian Davis Cup history.
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• Edmonton public school board approves school consolidation plan despite community league plea

  13-09-2017 01:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s public school board has approved a plan to consolidate four west-end schools into two, which will ultimately lead to the closing of Glendale and Sherwood schools.
  The board voted Tuesday to support one of three consolidation options, which will see Afton School in West Meadowlark replaced with a new K-3 school building, and new construction on the Westlawn Junior High site of a grades 4-9 middle school.
  The board approved the plan despite pleas from members of the Glenwood Commu
  
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• One person hurt in fire at oilsands site near Fort McMurray

  13-09-2017 01:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fort McMurray — One person was being treated for injuries after a fire at Canadian Natural Resources’ Horizon oilsands site Monday evening.
  According to company spokesperson Julie Woo, the fire was first reported at an electrical building at the site, 70 km north of Fort McMurray, sometime during the evening.
  The immediate area was evacuated as the company’s firefighters arrived.
  The worker was taken to hospital with minor injuries, Woo said.
  She was not able to confirm if the
  
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• Slower playground speed limits coming to Edmonton after unanimous council support

  13-09-2017 00:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton city council voted unanimously Tuesday to bring in reduced speed limits beside 178 stand-alone playgrounds across the city. 
  They’ll also change the new school zone limits to include the playgrounds beside them and harmonize the operating hours. The speed limits will be in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. but city staff said only playgrounds in residential areas will be signed. Any playground on a major or arterial road will get fencing along the road instead.
  City officials s
  
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• Northern lights has sinister side, space storm expert warns

  13-09-2017 00:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  A team of researchers and students in Alberta are continuing to probe the depths of space to better understand the cause and the impact of the aurora borealis, one of nature’s most beautiful cosmic displays.
  “People think the northern lights are this beautiful, ethereal thing that they can relate to on a human or spiritual level, but at the same time, they may not realize that the space weather that creates this fantastic phenomenon also poses a serious threat to our society,”
  
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• Council calls cratering photo radar funds a 'good news' story

  13-09-2017 00:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s photo radar fund now risks dipping into the red as local speeders lighten up on the gas.
  Council heard Tuesday the fund was $3 million short this year because people aren’t speeding as much as expected, said chief financial officer Todd Burge.
  “I would argue that’s a good news story,” said Coun. Ben Henderson, suggesting council wants the budget to hit zero with no tickets because no one is speeding. 
  “That is a good news story,” added Co
  
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• Connor McDavid's rich new pact is the NHL's highest-value contract, analytics author Rob Vollman asserts

  13-09-2017 00:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  When the salary cap was introduced following the Lost Season of 2004-05, it brought an entirely new level of complexity to the already-complicated job of managing a National Hockey League team. Since then, the cap has proven to be a major player in the NHL’s Parity Era, along with other confounding factors like the Bettman Point and the not-coincidental extension of the Dead Puck brand of hockey.
  While the groundbreaking Collective Bargaining Agreement lowered the age of unrestricted free
  
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