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• Alta closes on Jasper Avenue

  26-09-2017 23:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Chef Ben Staley’s restaurant, Alta, which opened earlier this year at 10328 Jasper Ave., has closed.
  Alta’s Instagram account says “ALTA is permanently closed in order to focus efforts into Alder Room. ALTA thanks its team and the many customers who broke bread at its tables.”
  Staley did not return a phone call asking for further information.
  Alta was known for its creative small plates, and home-baked sourdough bread, plus innovative cocktails and a no-tipping polic
  
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• Winners and losers from Edmonton Oilers' latest four cuts

  26-09-2017 23:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Brossoit confirmed as backup goalie
  The process of cutting down the Edmonton Oilers continued its inexorable path on Tuesday with the announcement that four more players have been cut:Let’s look at the latest cuts individually, then step back to look at the bigger picture that remains.
  LD Dillon Simpson played 3 preseason games (0-1-1, +1), exhibiting his steady puck-moving game but not exactly turning heads. He will have to clear waivers before he can report to Bakersfield. Now 24, the fo
  
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• Thin crowd greets mayoral hopefuls trying to bump off Don Iveson

  26-09-2017 23:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  A thin crowd greeted Edmonton’s 13 mayoral candidates at their lunch hour introduction Tuesday, with about 120 people in the audience including candidates’ friends and families. 
  “I thought it would be a lot bigger,” said Ellison Phan, 18, who came downtown to check out the candidates only to feel surrounded by thousands of empty chairs. She’s wavering between challenger Mike Butler, incumbent Don Iveson and challenger Taz Bouchier, trying to weigh their experi
  
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• Minimum wage hike could lead to 25,000 job losses: C.D. Howe report

  26-09-2017 21:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  The NDP plan to boost the province’s minimum wage to $15 an hour next year could lead to the loss of 25,000 jobs, according to new study by a University of Alberta economist.
  The hourly minimum wage is set to rise to $13.60 Sunday before reaching the final figure Oct. 1, 2018, but in a commentary published by the C.D. Howe Institute, Joseph Marchand said these moves could hurt low-wage staff by reducing employment.
  “I worked a ton of jobs before I went to college. I think that exper
  
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• Invasive giant goldfish to be killed off in St. Albert ponds - Edmonton ... - Globalnews.ca

  26-09-2017 20:15
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  The City of St. Albert is taking more aggressive action to kill off Asian goldfish, which have invaded two storm water ponds in the community.
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• Invasive giant goldfish to be killed off in St. Albert ponds

  26-09-2017 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  The City of St. Albert is taking more aggressive action to kill off Asian goldfish, which have invaded two storm water ponds in the community.
  
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• Girl with rare genetic disorder gifted three-minute toy shopping spree

  26-09-2017 19:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  An 11-year-old Edmonton girl with a rare genetic disorder that’s led to countless hospital stays lit up as she took part in a three-minute toy shopping spree Tuesday.
  Sadie — diagnosed with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, a disorder that causes seizures and affects facial structure, growth, and development — has had multiple hospital stays, and sometimes has been completely isolated from other children.
  But at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sadie and her family had a chance to race through the Toys
  
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• It's that time of year: free flu shots to start in late October

  26-09-2017 18:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Free flu shots for Albertans are slated to roll out in late October, the province announced Tuesday.
  Albertans age six months and older can get immunized against influenza free of charge when clinics open Oct. 23.
  At the end of January 2017, the province had recorded 34 deaths where the flu was a contributing factor.
  The 2014-15 flu season was one of the deadliest on record in Alberta, with more than 100 deaths linked to influenza.
  
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• Edmonton's mayoral hopefuls make quick pitches to lunchtime crowd

  26-09-2017 17:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s 13 mayoral hopefuls will get four minutes each to wow the crowd at the first mayoral forum of the election campaign.
  The free Tuesday event is at the Shaw Conference Centre from noon to 1 p.m. But because there are so many challengers, there will be no time for questions.
  Edmonton Journal reporter Elise Stolte will be covering the session live here. Mayoral forums on Oct. 3 and Oct. 11 have been extended to three hours to allow time for questions. 
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• Oilers: Kailer Yamamoto deserves to start season on NHL roster

  26-09-2017 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  At what point is Kailer’s Excellent Adventure supposed to end?
  When is Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan going to stand up and say it’s been a fun training camp ride for Kailer Yamamoto but c’mon now, he’s too young to make a team that’s a Stanley Cup contender? This organization is supposed to be past it when it comes to 18-year-olds spots making the team because they’re just not very good.
  Well, maybe never.
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• Woman killed in Sunday motorcycle crash had just taken part in toy run

  26-09-2017 17:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman who died after crashing her motorcycle on Groat Road Bridge Sunday had taken part in the Santas Anonymous Motorcycle Toy Run earlier in the day, say friends on social media. 
  Jeanne Hantke, 53, died around 2 p.m. Sunday when her motorcycle struck a concrete barrier on the Groat Road Bridge. Condolences began pouring in on the Babes on Bikes Motorcycle Club Facebook page Monday night.
  Jeanne Hantke, 53, died Sunday afternoon after her motorcycle struck a concrete barrier on the Groat
  
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• Photo Enforcement Locations - October 2017

  26-09-2017 16:43
  The City of St. Albert is sharing its photo enforcement Site of the Day locations for October 2017.   Enforcement... Read Post
  
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• From Jordan Eberle to Kailer Yamamoto: Edmonton Oilers right wing depth turned on its head

  26-09-2017 16:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult’s “What is up with Edmonton’s right wing situation?” podcastYou can click on this link to subscribe on iTunes.
  On Google Play, you can click on this link.
  Who will be on opening night roster? 
  In Edmonton’s last game of the 2017 playoffs, Drake Caggiula, Anton Slepyshev, Jordan Eberle and Zack Kassian were the starting right wingers on lines one through four.
  For the first game of the 2017-18 regular season? My bet is that just one of those players, Kassia
  
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• Thomson: Premier Notley looks for attention from UCP-obsessed media

  26-09-2017 14:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, in Alberta politics, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
  In that case, Jason Kenney and Brian Jean should be happy to feel their ears burning.
  Both candidates for leadership of the United Conservative Party are being talked about. Not in a good way, but that doesn’t always matter in politics.
  Premier Rachel Notley spent a good part of a speech to NDP members on the weekend attacking Kenney and Jean (as well as taking a few whac
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Province must act on junk food in schools

  26-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  In 2007, the Edmonton Public School Board became the first school board in Alberta to ban the sale of junk food in schools.
  On June 26, the Edmonton Journal published an article referencing the release of a study out of the University of New Brunswick which revealed a positive link between weight reduction and school jurisdictions banning junk food sales. Students who did not have access to junk-food purchases at school for five or more years, were on average, two pounds lighter than students in
  
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• Harvest hopes high for Alberta farmers despite recent soggy weather

  26-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fields are a little too wet for Gibbons-area farmer Mike Kalisvaart’s liking.
  Still boggy from last week’s stubborn rainfall, Monday was a no-go for harvesting his 10,000-plus acres, but he’s confident he’ll be able to haul equipment out Tuesday and get stuck in again. 
  Kalisvaart is about halfway done his 2017 harvest.
  Despite last week’s short weather delay — and the overall lag in crop maturity, thanks to a wet spring — he has no complaints so fa
  
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• Cult of Hockey game grades: Postpone the parade, 'Canes humble Edmonton Oilers 6-2

  26-09-2017 08:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult’s “What is up with Edmonton’s right wing situation?” podcastYou can click on this link to subscribe on iTunes.
  On Google Play, you can click on this link.
  Only Yamamoto grades high in Edmonton loss
  Postpone the parade.
  The visiting Carolina Hurricanes skated into Rogers Place Monday night, and shift-for-shift out-worked and out-played the Edmonton Oilers. It wasn’t even close. In fact, the 6-2 score flattered the home team, bringing the Oilers 5-0 pre-season un
  
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• At The Cult of Hockey: Postpone the parade, 'Canes humble Edmonton Oilers 6-2

  26-09-2017 07:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult’s “What is up with Edmonton’s right wing situation?” podcastPostpone the parade.
  The visiting Carolina Hurricanes skated into Rogers Place Monday night, and shift-for-shift out-worked and out-played the Edmonton Oilers. It wasn’t even close. In fact, the 6-2 score flattered the home team, bringing the Oilers 5-0 pre-season unbeaten streak to a thud-like end. Yes, it is “only” preseason. But Todd McLellan will not be happy with much of anything that
  
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• Sex offender's release prompts Edmonton police warning

  26-09-2017 06:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  City police are warning the public about a convicted sexual offender who is being released into the community and will live in Edmonton.
  The 32-year-old man is believed to be at risk of committing another sexual offence, said a police news release Monday. 
  In March 2016, Alexandre Passechnikov pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated sexual assault, choking to overcome resistance and breach of probation conditions after admitting he tried to rape a 64-year-old woman in a vehicl
  
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• Ward 2 candidate forum: Candidates talk pressing issues in diverse northwest seat

  26-09-2017 06:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three candidates vying for the Ward 2 council seat addressed a ream of pressing local issues Monday night, from infill housing to what on earth happened with 127 Street. 
  The event at Rosslyn Junior High School was one of the first two Edmonton municipal candidate forums Monday for the Oct. 16 civic election. 
  Candidates Bev Esslinger, Ali Haymour and Shelley Tupper fielded questions directly from some of the 50 or so constituents who turned out at the school gym, along with sever
  
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• Oilers crash to Earth in pre-season loss to 'Canes

  26-09-2017 06:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  In the morning, Todd McLellan shrugged when asked about the National Hockey League’s best pre-season record.
  “I think Colorado was 6-0 last year, so when the real stuff gets going, that’s when you better be winning games,” said the Edmonton Oilers’ head coach, who didn’t have to tell anybody that the Avalanche finished 30th last season when the wins counted.
  So, after the Oilers lost their perfect exhibition status, with what McLellan would have called “
  
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• Transit and infill popular talking points at Ward 1 candidate forum

  26-09-2017 05:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dozens of west Edmonton residents piled into a school gymnasium Monday night to test the four candidates in the Ward 1 city councillor race.
  A steady stream of residents both lined up at a microphone in the Westlawn Junior High School gymnasium and chimed in on social media to pose questions to incumbent Andrew Knack and challengers Randy Allen, Reuben Avellana and Dave Olivier.
  Topics ranged from climate change and neighbourhood school closures, to homelessness and campaign donations. Infill an
  
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• Search-and-rescue dogs from Edmonton-based group assist after Mexico City quake

  26-09-2017 04:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  A group of Canadian search-and-rescue dogs are hard at work combing through rubble in Mexico City after a devastating earthquake left at least 325 people dead. 
  “At this stage … their primary goal is to search the rubble and find survivors,” Richard Lee, executive director of the Canadian Search and Disaster Dog Association (CASDDA), based in Edmonton, said Monday.
  Six dogs and seven handlers arrived in the capital Friday, three days after Mexico was hit by a 7.1- magnitu
  
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• Premier unveils NDP election campaign speech with 18 months to go

  26-09-2017 03:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, in Alberta politics, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
  In that case, Jason Kenney and Brian Jean should be happy to feel their ears burning.
  Both candidates for leadership of the United Conservative Party are being talked about. Not in a good way, but that doesn’t always matter in politics.
  Premier Rachel Notley spent a good part of a speech to NDP members on the weekend attacking Kenney and Jean (as well as taking a few whac
  
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• Manslaughter charge laid after carfentanil overdose at Edson hotel

  26-09-2017 03:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Calgary man has been charged with manslaughter after a carfentanil overdose death at an Edson hotel last year, police say.
  Edson Mounties responding to a sudden death at the hotel Oct. 21, 2016, found the body of Guy Kennedy, said an RCMP news release Monday.
  Investigators believed Kennedy, 48, had overdosed on fentanyl and located several tablets, as well as powder residue, inside a hotel room.
  The RCMP Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response (CLEAR) team was called to assist, given t
  
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• Jones: Eskimos work to focus on winning next game coming off bye week

  26-09-2017 03:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  The idea was to bring the Edmonton Eskimos back to practice Monday, a day earlier than their normal schedule, so the team could find their focus coming off the bye week.
  Easier said than done.
  First of all, there was the timing involved.
  The big story in sport on the weekend was the insanity going on in the United States with President Donald Trump insisting National Football League players should not be taking a knee or refusing to stand for the national anthem. The players and owners on nearly
  
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• Live: Ward 2 candidate forum

  26-09-2017 03:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three candidates vying for a council seat were expected to address Ward 2’s most pressing issues Monday night at Rosslyn Junior High School.
  On the first night of Edmonton’s municipal candidate forums, candidates Bev Esslinger, Ali Haymour and Shelley Tupper will take questions from their constituents. Esslinger is the incumbent.
  Constituents who can’t attend may ask questions over Twitter using the hashtag #Ward2Forum, with each forum being broadcast live online.
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• Terry Jones: Prodigal Aaron Grymes knew Eskimos secondary 'needed a little bit of help'

  26-09-2017 03:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  They didn’t roll out a red carpet from the dressing room door to the field and line up to toss rose petals at him as he jogged out to practice.
  But it would have been an appropriate photo-op.
  Aaron Grymes showed up as something of a gift from the football gods, a champion and an all-star to join one of the most decimated units in the history of the Canadian Football League.
  Maybe even more than receiver Derel Walker returning from the NFL, considering the circumstances, Grymes was not only
  
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• Live: Ward 1 candidate forum

  26-09-2017 03:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residents of Ward 1 will have an opportunity to question the four candidates vying for the west-end council seat at a public forum Monday night.
  Incumbent Andrew Knack and challengers Randy Allen, Reuben Avellana and Dave Olivier will square off from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Westlawn Junior High School.
  After each candidate has an opportunity to make opening remarks, a question period will be overseen by a moderator. Attendees will have 30 seconds to ask questions, and candidates will get one minute
  
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• Election vandalism strikes again in southwest Ward 9

  26-09-2017 02:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ward 9 appears to have become a hotspot for campaign vandalism with even a supporter’s car now targeted.
  Candidate Payman Parseyan said a volunteer had the back window of her car smashed Sunday after she added a large Parseyan sticker. She stopped for a few minutes at the Windermere HomeSense and found the damage when she returned. 
  “It’s frustrating; I hope people are vigilant,” said Parseyan, who said 150 other volunteers have decals on their windows.
  His campaign
  
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• Boyle Street bank uses biometric ID to help inner-city residents get financial services

  26-09-2017 01:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  The head of a group running one of Canada’s first bank branches aimed at inner-city residents says the facility is making life better for people with few other options for managing their money.
  “It’s been painful and distressing over the years to witness the impact of this lack of access to mainstream financial services,” Julian Daly, executive director of Boyle Street Community Services, told a news conference Monday.
  He described one homeless client who signed a form he
  
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• Paula Simons: Legal Aid Alberta tries to squeeze blood from a stone

  26-09-2017 01:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  “Repugnant.”
  That’s what the past-president of Edmonton’s Criminal Trial Lawyers Association is calling a new plan by Legal Aid Alberta to demand pre-payment for its services.
  Last Thursday, Legal Aid Alberta started asking all would-be clients for a deposit up front. Based on how much a person earns, he or she will have to pay between $25 and $150 to Legal Aid before they’ll be assigned a lawyer.
  “This is repugnant to our membership,” says Kelly Dawson,
  
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• Ward 2 candidate forum: Candidates talk pressing issues in diverse northeast seat

  26-09-2017 01:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three candidates vying for a council seat were expected to address Ward 2’s most pressing issues Monday night at Rosslyn Junior High School.
  On the first night of Edmonton’s municipal candidate forums, candidates Bev Esslinger, Ali Haymour and Shelley Tupper will take questions from their constituents. Esslinger is the incumbent.
  Constituents who can’t attend may ask questions over Twitter using the hashtag #Ward2Forum, with each forum being broadcast live online.
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• Ward 1 candidate forum: West-end council hopefuls expected to field questions on infill, transit

  26-09-2017 01:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residents of Ward 1 will have an opportunity to question the four candidates vying for the west-end council seat at a public forum Monday night.
  Incumbent Andrew Knack and challengers Randy Allen, Reuben Avellana and Dave Olivier will square off from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Westlawn Junior High School.
  After each candidate has an opportunity to make opening remarks, a question period will be overseen by a moderator. Attendees will have 30 seconds to ask questions, and candidates will get one minute
  
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• Mayor Don Iveson throws support behind Terwillegar Drive upgrades

  26-09-2017 00:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Don Iveson threw his support behind upgrades to the 40 Avenue/Terwillegar Drive intersection at a campaign stop Monday, saying Edmonton needs to help new areas cope with growth.
  The intersection “will need to be built this term,” said Iveson, running for re-election as mayor and addressing one of the most frustrating intersections in the southwest.
  Terwillegar Drive was originally planned to be free-flow, but only the off and on ramps have been built, causing traffic to often back up
  
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• Police search for man who may have exposed himself at a bus stop

  26-09-2017 00:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police are searching for a man who is reported to have exposed himself to a teenager at a south Edmonton bus stop earlier this month.
  A 14-year-old girl was waiting at a bus stop near Parsons Road and 91 Street on Sept. 8 when an unknown man approached her. The man reportedly exposed himself to the girl, then fled on foot, police said in a release Monday.
  Police also released a sketch of the suspect.
  Police sketch of a man believed to be involved in an indecent act that occurred on Sept. 8, 2017
  
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