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• Ward 5: Lack of incumbent adds extra level of intrigue to forum

  28-09-2017 23:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nine candidates will try to convince voters in Ward 5 that they are the best candidate to take their concerns to city hall at a candidate forum tonight.
  Hemmed in by Parklands County on its western edge and the North Saskatchewan river valley to the east, housing and infill will be a key issue during this election and transit and infrastructure will almost certainly be talking points at the forum.
  Adding further interest in the Dechene neighbourhood is the fact there is no incumbent after Coun.
  
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• Brad Malone on waivers, Leon Draisaitl at wing, Oscar Klefbom in sick bay & other tales of intrigue from Oilers' camp

  28-09-2017 22:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers attended to another piece of business on Thursday morning when they waived utility forward Brad Malone:The 28-year-old veteran of 176 NHL games was signed in early July as a depth forward. He was given a good opportunity in camp, playing 5 games at centre or wing. He scored a pair of goals in a win against Vancouver’s B squad, otherwise his most notable stat was the “10” under the PiM column as he was a frequent target of the NHL’s new-found enthusiasm
  
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• Paula Simons: Let's not reignite Edmonton's smoking debate

  28-09-2017 22:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  What happened to Don Koziak? 
  Back in 1995, when he first ran for city council, Koziak seemed a completely reasoned and plausible political candidate. He had a degree in civil engineering from the University of Alberta. He was running his family business, the Chateau Louis hotel. And he was the scion of a noted Edmonton political family — his father, Julian Koziak, was a popular minister in the Lougheed cabinet, who ran for the Tory leadership after Lougheed retired, and lost on the s
  
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• Canadian securities group bans advertising or selling binary options

  28-09-2017 21:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Canadian Securities Administrators has announced a permanent ban on selling or advertising a generally phoney form of investment called binary options.
  “In my opinion, this is the most significant investment fraud in Canada at the moment, and it’s also the most significant investment fraud in the world,” Jason Roy, head of the group’s binary options task force and a senior investigator with the Manitoba Securities Commission, said Thursday.
  Binary options are essentia
  
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• City Announces Members of Economic Development Advisory Board

  28-09-2017 18:40
  First meeting held on September 19 The City of St. Albert is pleased to announce Margaret Mrazek, David Niebach, Julie... Read Post
  
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• Thomas Trofimuk's new novel tells the truth about lying

  28-09-2017 18:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Like all writers, Thomas Trofimuk is a liar; he just admits it in print.
  Make no mistake — we try to be honest, believe me. But, as the double Edmonton Book Prize-winning author explains of his excruciatingly good new novel This Is All a Lie, sometimes we can’t help ourselves. And obfuscation, as well as another commonly sad truth about relationships, are the double foundation of his gorgeous new story, as electrifying as earlier Julian Barnes — with pinches of David Lynch
  
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• Marriage of jazz and strings inspires Saskatoon trumpeter

  28-09-2017 18:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Saskatoon’s Dean McNeill is one of western Canada’s better known jazz trumpeters, but his latest project, Lost in The Stars, is something outside the box. The set of tunes he brings here Saturday marries a jazz quartet with a string sextet for sounds that should appeal to jazz and classical listeners alike.
  “With the internet and easier routes to making your own recordings, what we’re seeing today is the blurring of lines between all these genres,” McNeill said rece
  
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• DIY Record Label: Local musician VISSIA launches own label

  28-09-2017 18:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alex Vissia (who performs as VISSIA) just released a new album, Place Holder — a personal folk-rock record she feels is her best yet.
  The 28-year-old musician grew up in Stony Plain, starting piano lessons at five, then adding guitar and voice, and forming a successful country-folk trio with her two sisters in 2000. They played together at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, the Vancouver Olympics and earned two nominations at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
  Vissia struck out on her own
  
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• Three to see at Edmonton International Film Festival

  28-09-2017 18:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  With more than 150 films, both fiction and documentary, this year’s Edmonton International Film Festival covers topics as wide-ranging as humanity itself — which means love, war and everything sloppy in between.
  What follows is just three of them given a closer look and highly recommended. The full slate is at edmontonfilmfest.com. It runs Sept. 28 through Oct. 7.
  Four Indigenous siblings are finally fully reunited after the Sixties Scoop in NFB’s Birth of a Family.
  Birth
  
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• Opinion: Raising minimum wage won't reduce poverty

  28-09-2017 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It will come as no surprise when I say Alberta politics is sharply divided. Nowhere does this seem to be more evident than the minimum-wage debate. Depending on which side you take, you’re either with small business or you care about people just struggling to get by. 
  What if you care about both? 
  This issue captures the problem with politics today; one side wins, and the other side loses. 
  I think there’s a better way.
  Tackling poverty is the right problem, but minimu
  
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• Trouble brewing on the Edmonton Oilers blueline, perhaps big trouble

  28-09-2017 17:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Kris Russell looking fine, but depth is already an issue
  The Edmonton Oilers enter the 2017-18 regular season with a powder keg on the blueline ready to blow and perhaps sidetrack the team’s hopes of winning its division.
  The team’s best and most consistent d-man last year Andrej Sekera is already out after knee surgery. When or if he’ll recover in time to be his old reliable self this year is in doubt. His absence pushes every other Oilers d-man into a slightly more difficult
  
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• Local chocolate shops scoop sweet prizes

  28-09-2017 17:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sweet Lollapalooza has just scooped 10 gold and silver medals at the International Chocolate Awards in the Canadian leg of the competition. Chocolatier and shop owner Brett Roy is packing up his sweet treats for the finals, to be held in London in October. 
  Another local chocolate maker, The Violet Chocolate Company, also won a bronze and silver medal at the competition.
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• Alberta physicians remain nation's highest paid, average gross income of $380,384

  28-09-2017 17:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta doctors strengthened their status as the highest paid in Canada last year with an average gross income of $380,384, while overall provincial spending on physician services climbed more than nine per cent to $3.4 billion, new statistics released Thursday show.
  The latest numbers from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, which issues a report each year on doctor workforce trends, provide a further indication of why physician costs have becoming a pressing priority for the cash-st
  
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• Vegtoberfest celebrates fall at Earth's General Store

  28-09-2017 16:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Vegtoberfest kicks off at Earth’s General Store (9605 Whyte Ave.) on Sunday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hosted by the Vegans and Vegetarians of Alberta, the event is free and features delicious foods from Sailin’ On, DaVinci Gelato, Truffala, Moonshine Doughnuts, along with talks by a number of local non-profit organizations, such as Vegans and Vegetarians of Alberta (VVoA), Voice For Animals (V4A), Farm Animal Rescue and Rehoming Movement (FARRM) and SAFE Team. 
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• Internet trends in Canada

  28-09-2017 15:19 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Thursday's letters: Tax cuts come with consequences

  28-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I attended the all-candidates forum for Ward 1 on Monday evening.
  I left the meeting in disgust. Every prospective councillor, except the incumbent, spoke of cutting taxes. Last year and many other years, Edmontonians were grumbling about the sorry state of our roads.
  This year there is road improvement everywhere you go. The council listened!
  I never had the opportunity to ask these prospective councillors (all men) that if taxes are cut, whether road work would suffer. They also spoke of more
  
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• Terry Jones: Clare Drake gets Hall of Fame blazer

  28-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was a special visit at the assisted living facility where Clare Drake now resides.
  Two representatives from the Hockey Hall of Fame, Craig Campbell and Kelly Masse, were there to spend part of an afternoon with the long-time University of Alberta Golden Bears coach who will be inducted this November.
  “Craig and I shared a few hours with Clare, Dolly and Debbie,” said Masse of the 88-year-old coach, his wife and one of his two daughters.
  “We went over old articles and picture
  
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• Opinion: Federal tax changes will touch health care

  28-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  How would the federal tax changes affect the delivery and structure of health care in Alberta?
  In the federal government’s ill-considered rush to implement changes to the taxation of professional corporations, this question has not received enough attention. In many ways, the federal government appears to be piling the challenges of our health care system largely on the provinces. Again.  
  I am a pediatrician and a self-employed, independent practitioner — as are the great
  
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• Education minister vows to tighten privacy rules around gay-straight alliances in schools

  28-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  New legislation coming this fall would make it illegal for schools to “out” students who join a gay-straight alliance, Alberta’s education minister says.
  “It’s very important to do the right thing. That’s why we get elected in the first place, is to ensure the safety and security of all inhabitants of this province,” David Eggen said Wednesday.
  Eggen will introduce a new bill in the fall sitting that will also compel every Alberta school receiving public
  
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• Alberta physicians remain nation's highest paid, statistics show

  28-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta doctors strengthened their status as the highest paid in Canada last year with an average gross income of $380,384, while overall provincial spending on physician services climbed more than nine per cent to $3.4 billion, new statistics released Thursday show.
  The latest numbers from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, which issues a report each year on doctor workforce trends, provide a further indication of why physician costs have becoming a pressing priority for the cash-st
  
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• Alberta government to roll out mandatory Indigenous issues training for public servants

  28-09-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government is planning to roll out mandatory training for public servants next year, focusing on Indigenous history, treaties and the legacy of residential schools. 
  “We feel it’s important that the public service and the members of our agencies, boards and commissions understand the history of Indigenous Peoples of Alberta,” Mike Jenkinson, director of cross government internal communications, said Monday.
  He explained the details of the training — inclu
  
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• Brossoit, McDavid take care of business as Oilers cane Carolina

  28-09-2017 11:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 4, Hurricanes 0
  Two days after the Carolina Hurricanes blew them out of their own barn, Edmonton Oilers returned the favour in Saskatoon, winning the neutral site rematch by a one-sided score of 4-0.
  The win wasn’t quite as handy as that score makes it sound, as Carolina carried the play for extended periods, but Laurent Brossoit had all the answers with a 30-save shutout. Zack Kassian scored early for the Oilers before Connor McDavid took over, setting up the second Oilers tally be
  
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• Cult of Hockey podcast: Kailer Yamamoto and Jesse Puljujarvi stake claim to full time jobs

  28-09-2017 08:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult of Hockey podcast, Oilers 4, Canes 0You can click on this link to subscribe on iTunes.
  On Google Play, you can click on this link.
  In Edmonton’s 4-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, Kailer Yamamoto looked super swell on Connor McDavid’s wing and Jesse Puljujarvi fit in fine beside Leon Draisaitl. David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey discuss Yam and Pulju, along with digging into Yohann Auvitu, Laurent Brossoit and Kris Russell’s game.
  Coming soon: Bruce M
  
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• Ward 4 candidates face off at forum in busy council race

  28-09-2017 07:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Northeast Edmonton residents wondering who to vote for out of the dozen candidates running for council in Ward 4 had a clearer idea after the race’s first candidates forum Wednesday.  
  Twelve candidates are seeking to replace departing councillor Ed Gibbons, who served on council for 16 years. They squared off at a candidates forum this evening at John D. Bracco Junior High School, 3150 139 Avenue. 
  With so many candidates, there was only time for four questions, and op
  
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• ASIRT investigating officer-involved shooting in Lloydminster

  28-09-2017 06:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s police watchdog was investigating an officer-involved shooting in Lloydminster on Wednesday. 
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) at around 10 p.m. Wednesday tweeted that it was probing a shooting in the city which happened earlier in the day. No additional information was immediately available.
  ASIRT investigates incidents involving Alberta police that result in serious injury or death, as well as allegations of police misconduct. ASIRT is investiga
  
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• Incumbent forced to defend downtown bike lanes at Ward 3 candidates' forum

  28-09-2017 06:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  The city’s separated bike lanes took a beating from questioners and candidates at a city council election forum Wednesday evening in north-central Edmonton.
  Four of the five candidates seeking to represent Ward 3 spent two hours fielding questions from Twitter and a fired-up audience.
  Urban planner Jon Dziadyk, businessman John Oplanich and dental hygienist Karen Principe took turns critiquing the city’s tax hikes and expenditures while two-term incumbent Dave Loken defended his
  
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• Still plenty of questions for Oilers despite win over Hurricanes

  28-09-2017 05:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  SASKATOON — Hard to tell if the picture become clearer for Todd McLellan or even fuzzier after the second-last game of the pre-season.
  If the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers needed clarity with time winding down in the decision making process, it’s unlikely he found any in Wednesday’s 4-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
  With the teams playing for the second time in three days — this time in the spartan SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon — neither Kailer Yamamoto nor Je
  
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• Passenger killed after vehicle loses control in northwest Edmonton crash

  28-09-2017 04:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman died after the car she was in lost control and collided with a building in northwest Edmonton on Wednesday afternoon.
  Police responded to the crash near 127 Street and 133 Avenue shortly after 1 p.m.
  A Kia Rio with three occupants was travelling north on 127 Street when it lost control. The car jumped the east-side curb, travelled through a parking lot and collided with the front of a business, police said in a news release.
  A 67-year-old female passenger was treated by paramedics a
  
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• Live: Ward 3 candidates square off in bid to represent growing ward

  28-09-2017 02:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residents of Ward 3 will have an opportunity to question the candidates vying for the north-central council seat at a public forum Wednesday night.
  Incumbent Dave Loken and challengers John (Giovanni) Oplanich, Jon Dziadyk, Karen Principe and Sarmad Rasheed will square off at a candidates’ forum from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Londonderry Junior High School.
  After each candidate has an opportunity to make opening remarks, a question period will be overseen by a moderator. Attendees will
  
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• Live: Ward 4 candidates to face off at forum in busy council race

  28-09-2017 02:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Twelve candidates seeking to replace departing councillor Ed Gibbons will square off at the first Ward 4 candidates forum this evening. 
  The forum, set to run from 7-9 p.m., will take place at John D. Bracco Junior High School, 3150 139 Avenue. 
  The northeast Edmonton ward is the busiest race for a council seat in this year with a dozen candidates. It is one of three seats with no incumbent.   
  For live updates, keep an eye on this page or follow @jonnywakefield on Twitter. T
  
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• Man plans run to battle violence against women after girlfriend slain

  28-09-2017 02:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Colleen Sillito was fatally shot in the driveway in front of her Fort Saskatchewan home by her ex-boyfriend in 2015, Mike Cameron decided the meaning in her life would not end there.
  “I made a commitment that her story would not end there on her driveway. I wanted to find a way we could make something positive come out of something so tragic,” Cameron, who had been dating Sillito at the time she was killed, said Wednesday.
  Cameron is organizing the Ignore No More Run For Respect
  
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• Update rules so hotels are on level playing field with Airbnb, hotel association says

  28-09-2017 02:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canadian governments should update regulations governing home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb to create a level playing field for the hotel industry, the Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association says.
  The organization released figures Wednesday indicating the firm’s share of total Airbnb bookings in Edmonton has tripled to three per cent of the combined hotel and Airbnb accommodations in the last two years, with 86 per cent of revenue in the city generated by people renting out entire homes
  
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• Paula Simons: Has the time come to raise the bar for electoral candidates?

  28-09-2017 02:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, said Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  That’s my ornate way of saying I may owe Michael Oshry an apology.
  Last March, the Ward 5 councillor brought a motion before Edmonton city council, suggesting that it be made more difficult for people to run for political office. 
  At the time, I tut-tutted that such an idea was anti-democratic.
  “One person’s fringe candidate is another person’s up-and-comer,” I wrote. “And m
  
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• Johnny 3 Downs? Manziel will have to wait until 2018 for a CFL shot

  28-09-2017 01:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Johnny Football isn’t going to become Johnny Canadian Football League anytime soon.
  At least, not for the remainder of the 2017 season.
  In a statement issued Wednesday, the CFL said no club will be allowed to sign former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Johnny Manziel for the duration of the season, but the 24-year-old would be eligible in 2018 if he “meets certain conditions that have been spelled out.”
  Just what those specifics entail is being kept confidential, but involve
  
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• RCMP investigating stabbing at St. Albert bar - CTV News

  28-09-2017 01:18
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  RCMP investigating stabbing at St. Albert bar
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  Police in St. Albert are investigating, after a man was injured in a stabbing Tuesday at a bar. Officers and paramedics were called to The Beer Hunter on St. Albert Trail just before 9 p.m. Tuesday after a stabbing was reported. It's believed a male ...
  
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• Candidates square off in bid to represent growing Ward 3

  28-09-2017 01:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residents of Ward 3 will have an opportunity to question the candidates vying for the north-central council seat at a public forum Wednesday night.
  Incumbent Dave Loken and challengers John (Giovanni) Oplanich, Karen Principe and Sarmad Rasheed will square off at a candidates’ forum from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Londonderry 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 seco
  
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• One person killed in northwest Edmonton crash

  28-09-2017 01:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police were investigating a fatal collision near 127 Street and 133 Avenue.
  One person died, police said in an email Wednesday afternoon.
  The southbound lanes of 127 Street between 132 Avenue and 137 Avenue remained closed as of 4 p.m.
  The Edmonton Police Service major collision investigation section was at the scene, police said.
  
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• Ward 4 candidates to face off at forum in busy council race

  28-09-2017 00:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Twelve candidates seeking to replace departing councillor Ed Gibbons will square off at the first Ward 4 candidates forum this evening. 
  The forum, set to run from 7-9 p.m., will take place at John D. Bracco Junior High School, 3150 139 Avenue. 
  The northeast Edmonton ward is the busiest race for a council seat in this year with a dozen candidates. It is one of three seats with no incumbent.   
  For live updates, keep an eye on this page or follow @jonnywakefield on Twitter. T
  
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