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• St. Albert RCMP trying to identify suspicious man seen in playground - CTV News

  13-10-2017 23:59 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
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  St. Albert RCMP is trying to identify a suspicious man who was seen multiple times in a playground appearing to be out of place. Police were notified on August 27 of a male in a playground near Woodlands who was asking questions to children. The ...
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• Jazz trio finds loose edge

  13-10-2017 23:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sometimes making music is about finding the right fit. The right size of band, the right players or compositions, or the right amount of space.
  Edmonton’s Rubim de Toledo has shown himself to be one of the most consistently inspired musical tailors in Alberta jazz, an excellent, in-demand bassist, a gifted composer-arranger and a smart bandleader, too. That’s when he’s not at his usual posts, heading into his second year as section head for bass at MacEwan University, or at hom
  
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• Fort McMurray man wanted in relation to alleged cocaine trafficking

  13-10-2017 22:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  A suspect in a Fort McMurray drug operation may have made his way to Edmonton after his co-accused was arrested earlier this month, say police. 
  Members of Alberta Law Enforcement Teams (ALERT) organized crime team raided an apartment in the Gregoire neighbourhood on Oct. 5 and seized more than 250 grams of cocaine, $7,500 cash and various drug trafficking paraphernalia. Two vehicles were also seized.
  A 27-year-old man, Jordan Molina-Samuels, has been charged with possession for t
  
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• Oilers shelve Draisaitl for game against Sens due to eye injury

  13-10-2017 22:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Bad news for the Edmonton Oilers as they attempt to right their ship Saturday against the Ottawa Senators.
  They will have to do it without Leon Draisaitl on board.
  The second-best forward on the team is out for the weekend, and possibly longer, while he recovers from an eye injury and possible concussion.
  While nobody can recall a specific play in Monday’s loss to Winnipeg in which Draisaitl left the game showing any signs of an eye issue, he missed the next three practices.
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• Edmonton Oilers will have to make do without Leon Draisaitl vs. Ottawa, perhaps longer

  13-10-2017 22:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  When the Edmonton Oilers signed Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year extension in August, one of the up arrows to this observer was the player’s durability. Unlike other young players to whom the club had previously committed long-term such as Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or even Connor McDavid, there had never been the slightest whiff of concern about Draisaitl’s ability to withstand the rigours of the professional game. Other than two healthy scratches in his rookie (half-)year, Leo
  
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• Paula Simons: This Edmonton election, school boards matter

  13-10-2017 21:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Here we go.
  This is the requisite column, the sort that columnists write before an election, exhorting you to vote.
  Please. Don’t stop reading.
  I know. It’s been a dull campaign. Don Iveson, the incumbent mayor, faces no serious challengers, even though 12 people are officially running against him.
  There are only three city council seats without incumbents, and with wide open races. 
  And with a record number of candidates, it’s hard to keep track, much less make an informe
  
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• Wilsons on the way: Masters of Flip stars at Edmonton Fall Home Show

  13-10-2017 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It came down to feast, famine, or flipping.
  And if you’re a fan of Kortney and Dave Wilson, stars of HGTV’s Masters of Flip, you know the two Canadians who went down to Nashville to find fame and fortune are no longer flipping out in regard to what direction to take their careers.
  “The music industry is feast or famine,” said Kortney, adding that for a new Nashville artist she had a really good start. “The very first week (in Nashville) I got a deal with Reba McEnti
  
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• Growing Things: Protect winter garlic after fall planting

  13-10-2017 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Q: I have a question regarding garlic. We’ve planted winter garlic every October or November in a raised bed. The first year we planted we had excellent garlic, and every year after it has either gone rotten or died. We’ve moved it around so it is not planted in the same place each year, and ensured that we plant when the soil is dry. We live at the base of the Rocky Mountains, outside of Hinton, and chinooks are a regular occurrence through the winter. Would this have a bearing
  
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• Faulkner Real Estate Report: Secondary suites' specific requirements

  13-10-2017 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Secondary suites come in many shapes and sizes, from the traditional basement suite to a suite above the garage. Adding one to your property can take the burden off of your mortgage payments or help you pay your mortgage off faster.
  The first step in creating a secondary suite is applying to the city for permits. The city will review your zoning and property type and determine if a secondary suite is allowed. Once that is determined, a review of your application’s construction elements wil
  
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• Condo Closeup: Allure offers customization, luxury amenities

  13-10-2017 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was an alluring prospect for Jim and Karen Sklarchuk.
  The retired couple found one of Edmonton’s newest condominium projects — a boutique-style, 47-unit development in an in-demand southwest location — to be exactly what they were looking for.
  “Certainly the cast-in-place concrete construction and the no-fuss, no-muss lifestyle of the Allure played a major role in our purchase,” said Jim.ShareAllure by CarringtonTumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedInEmailGA
  
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• RCMP charge suspect after manhunt in west-central Saskatchewan

  13-10-2017 19:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Maidstone, Sask. — RCMP have charged a suspect with firearm and robbery offences following a manhunt in west-central Saskatchewan.
  Police say Jeremy Buffin, who is 29, was arrested near Maidstone Thursday morning.
  The manhunt involved a Mountie tactical unit, officers from seven RCMP detachments, a dog team, police drones and an aircraft.
  The search was sparked by a shooting and two carjackings in the Edmonton area.
  RCMP say they were looking for a second suspect but are now not sure if a
  
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• Handgun, drugs bagged in gang team bust by province's police team

  13-10-2017 18:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A loaded handgun — its serial number removed — was seized in Edmonton along with an assortment of drugs after a probe by the province’s joint police team.
  Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) organized crime and gang unit, with the help of city police, made the seizure earlier this month after a search of four homes that culminated with the arrest of three men.
  The seized Ruger 9mm handgun is now undergoing forensic examination and ballistics testing to determine if i
  
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• Schools were on lockdown after student seen with mask, fake gun

  13-10-2017 18:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  A prank gone wrong put six schools in northeast Edmonton on alert and two schools on lockdown after a student decided to walk to school wearing a Halloween mask and carrying a fake gun.
  Police were called to a weapons complaint near 144 Avenue and 58 Street around 8:10 a.m. just as students were arriving for class at eight nearby schools.
  St. Dominic Catholic Elementary School at 5804 144 Ave., JJ Bowlen Junior High School at 6110 144 Ave., Steele Heights Junior High at 14607 59 St., Londonderry
  
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• Friday's letters: Give bike lanes a chance

  13-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  With so much negative talk on bike lanes lately between council candidates and the public, it seems timely to step back and look at bike lanes the other way.  
  A lot of the anti-bike lane sentiment centres around the excuse that Edmonton is simply a winter city and therefore not suited to bicycles. I would urge anyone who is of this belief to keep an eye out this winter.
  It doesn’t take much effort to find bicycle-tire tracks in the snow throughout the city centre and river valle
  
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• Editorial: Voting is the best complaint or buy-in

  13-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton city council is wrapping up its first term since the Alberta government extended municipal election cycles, granting local politicians four years to serve instead of three.
  For some, the longer stint was time well-spent as council collectively moved the city forward as an increasingly livable and cosmopolitan community. Its progressive agenda saw a burgeoning network of bike lanes and LRT routes, the downtown returning to relevance, mature neighbourhoods revitalized with infill housing
  
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• Child and youth advocate urges prompt action on child-welfare system

  13-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s child and youth advocate is emphasizing the need for “timely and robust” responses from the government on recommended changes to the child-welfare system, nearly one year after the review into Serenity’s case was released. 
  “We need clarification as to what is it you are actually doing in terms of implementing the initiative,” said Del Graff Thursday. 
  Earlier this month, Graff’s office received a response from the children’s se
  
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• Poll shows voters love Iveson, don't love bike lanes or photo radar

  13-10-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  New poll numbers show incumbent mayor Don Iveson dominating the upcoming Edmonton mayoral race, but a lack of strong opposition to his campaign has left many voters undecided.
  In a poll of a random sample of 800 Edmontonians questioned on Monday and Tuesday, provided by Mainstreet Research for Postmedia, 46 per cent of all respondents pledged their support to Iveson.
  “He will get well over 50 per cent among decided voters,” said Quito Maggi, president and CEO of Mainstreet Resea
  
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• Candidates for city council debate residential speed limit reductions

  13-10-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government could be handing Edmonton a hot potato when it gives city council the right to set default speed limits this fall. 
  Although 58 per cent of candidates running for city council this election support reducing speed limits on all residential roads, there’s no agreement yet on whether that speed should be 30 km/h or 40 km/h, and many others are solidly against a reduction. 
  “I’m not convinced that lowering the speed limit will lead to the decrease i
  
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• To win, Edmonton Oilers need just a wee bit more from Ryan Strome, Jussi Jokinen & the rest of the infantry

  13-10-2017 09:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  The heart of hockey are the key attacking plays that lead to the most dangerous scoring chances.
  When you look at the Edmonton Oilers through this lens, there is good and bad news.
  The good news is that overall in three games the Oilers have put up 26 Grade A scoring chances for and given up just 21 against.
  The bad news is that they thumped the Calgary Flames in this regard, 11-2, but have since been out-chanced in the inner slot 11-8 by Vancouver and 8-7 by the Jets.
  In other words, the Oilers
  
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• U of A gets $18.6 million grant for permafrost, nano tech research

  13-10-2017 07:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Trees in particular and nature in general has fascinated and inspired many a scientist for generations. And scientists are once again taking a leaf out of nature’s book.
  “In the case of a leaf, everyone knows that chlorophyll absorbs light but you actually have a very complicated structure that absorbs the light and converts that into chemical energy,” said Jillian Buriak, chemistry professor at the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair of Nanomaterials for Energy. &l
  
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• The Journal asks: What should the Edmonton Catholic school board tackle in its next term? And other questions

  13-10-2017 05:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Contests for mayor and council typically steal the spotlight in civic elections. But voters also have important choices to make in local school board races.  
  The Journal asked all Edmonton Catholic school trustee candidates three questions in advance of voters heading to the polls on Monday. All 19 candidates responded to the survey.
  Candidates’ replies have been edited for length and grammar. 
  Q. What steps are necessary for Edmonton Catholic school trustees to work well
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings come up short against Warriors

  13-10-2017 05:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oil Kings put up a good fight but fell short against one of the best teams in the Western Hockey League on Thursday.
  Colton Kehler and Kobe Mohr scored for the Oil Kings in a 4-2 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors at Mosaic Place, in the second of a four-game road trip.
  Noah Gregor scored two goals, while Oleg Sosunov and Tanner Jeannot had the others for the Warriors, who have won six of their first seven games of the season.
  Oil Kings goaltender Travis Child made 28 saves in the game,
  
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• Auditor general praises progress on Alberta's PCNs, calls for further improvements

  13-10-2017 04:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Management of Alberta’s Primary Care Networks has improved substantially over the past five years, but much work remains to make the system more accountable to patients, the province’s auditor general says.
  “The significance of the PCN program to the health-care system underscores the importance of setting clear objectives and performance measures for the program and reporting on results achieved,” Merwan Saher said in his latest report, delivered Thursday.
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• David Staples: Candidate not allowed to criticize Don Iveson at mayoral forum? Huh!?

  13-10-2017 04:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  At the final Edmonton mayoral forum this week, moderator Dave Robertson tried to shut down candidate Steve Shewchuk after Shewchuk criticized incumbent Don Iveson’s handling of the NAIT LRT traffic fiasco. 
  It was one of the strangest things I’ve witnessed in covering the news in Alberta for more than 30 years. A candidate not permitted to question and criticize the incumbent on his record at a public forum in a civic election? That makes no sense.
  The odd turn of events st
  
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• Students select candidates as Student Vote hits Edmonton classrooms

  13-10-2017 03:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Candidates who want Brandon Gratton’s vote must explain how they plan to spend Edmontonians’ tax dollars, and reconsider the city’s separated bike lanes.
  Lucky for them, they’ll have at least six more years to earn his support. Twelve-year-old Gratton is one of thousands of students at 225 Edmonton schools voting for the first time in a simulated civic election.
  “I honestly was excited. I like the fact that we vote to see if our selection would be different than the
  
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• Edmonton office helping Canadians settle insurance fights

  13-10-2017 03:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  An organization that handles disputes about workplace health benefits, disability and other insurance has opened an Edmonton office in hopes of raising its profile with Western Canadians.
  The Toronto-based OmbudService for Life and Health Insurance assists customers of approximately four dozen member companies making up almost every firm in the Canadian industry, acting executive director Brigitte Kent said Thursday.
  The group, started in 2002, received 2,632 complaint inquiries last year from p
  
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• Edmonton patients benefiting from new minimally invasive heart surgery program

  13-10-2017 02:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Less scarring, quicker recovery times and fewer days in the hospital are among the benefits of a new program that is changing the way cardiac surgeries are performed at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute.
  The minimally invasive surgery program has been up and running at the institute in Edmonton since May, with 10 patients now having undergone successful procedures to fix valves or repair defects.
  Traditionally, such surgeries are performed by cutting open a patient’s chest to give th
  
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• Leon Draisaitl's vision problems leave him question mark for Edmonton Oilers

  13-10-2017 02:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Leon Draisaitl’s availability for Saturday’s game against Ottawa Senators at Rogers Place is as clear as the Edmonton Oilers forward’s eyesight after he missed a second day of practice Thursday.
  “The swelling has come down in the eye and he has a bit of vision in it,” said Oilers coach Todd McLellan. “But it wasn’t safe to put him on the ice (Thursday) and it’s not something we’re going to fool around with until he’s 100 per cent ready
  
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• Police make minor changes to Commonwealth security plan after attack

  13-10-2017 02:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  After an officer was hit by a car and stabbed outside of an Edmonton Eskimos game on Sept. 30, a spokesperson for the Edmonton police said any changes to their security detail for the first home game since the attack will be minor.
  “Plans in place were already robust,” said Insp. Regan James with the field response branch, in a written statement. “There will be some adjustments that will not likely be recognized by patrons.”
  At 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 30, a Chevrolet Malibu ra
  
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• Review denied of how University of Alberta handled anti-abortion group’s demonstration

  13-10-2017 02:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  A campus group that staged an anti-abortion protest at the University of Alberta that sparked a noisy counter-demonstration by other students and faculty has lost a court challenge over how the school handled the event.
  UAlberta Pro-Life was seeking a judicial review of the university’s decision not to investigate the group’s complaint that counter-demonstrators should have been disciplined for blocking its displays in 2015 that included pictures of dismembered fetuses.
  The group als
  
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• Terry Jones: Edmonton Eskimos MOP candidates on display Saturday

  13-10-2017 02:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Is it Edmonton QB Mike Reilly versus former Eskimos QB Ricky Ray for the CFL award as Most Outstanding Player?
  Or is it Reilly versus his own receiver Brandon Zylstra?
  There aren’t many questions remaining this CFL season other than whether Saskatchewan or Edmonton will finish third and play in the West semifinal or fourth and go East as the crossover team. But there’s a big question when it comes to the league’s top award and it plays out here Saturday.
  It’s Reilly versu
  
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• Calf shot with arrow, Elk Point RCMP investigating

  13-10-2017 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  RCMP are investigating after someone shot an arrow into a calf while the aznimal was out to pasture last month. 
  Elk Point RCMP were called to a rural property near Range Road 63 northeast of the town on Sept. 24, after a report of animal cruelty, police said Thursday. The town of 1,452 is located around 200 km east of Edmonton. 
  Police found a black calf with the arrow sticking out of its neck. Investigators believe the animal, which has since recovered from the injury, was shot
  
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• "Whither Draisaitl?" remains the key question about Edmonton Oilers' attacking formation

  13-10-2017 01:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four days into a slow work week, Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan continues to tinker with his forward lines, unveiling yet another new look at practice this morning. Stands to reason that after an off-night against the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, an off-day on Tuesday, and three full days to prepare for their next contest against Ottawa Senators on Saturday, that now is the time for McLellan to put his troops through their paces and try out a few different things.
  Unfortunately, there are few c
  
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• Oilers use Strome as No. 3 centre for now

  13-10-2017 00:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was a foregone conclusion that Jordan Eberle would wind upon the New York Islanders’ top line alongside John Tavares, the team’s star and captain.
  Then there’s the man for whom the Edmonton Oilers traded Eberle: Ryan Strome? Is he a right-winger or a centre? On the Oilers’ first-line alongside Connor McDavid or the centring the third?
  Strome is on the second power-play unit, but at even-strength or with the man advantage, he’s still feeling his way. He’s a
  
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• Does Ricky Ray's future include a return to Edmonton Eskimos?

  13-10-2017 00:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ricky Ray returns to Commonwealth Stadium Saturday for the sixth time since the big trade back in December of 2011. But will there be a final return to Edmonton – and a much bigger one – this off-season?
  Ray, who will turn 38 in two weeks, has not been offered a contract extension by the Toronto Argonauts, according to an Eskimo with knowledge of Ray’s status.
  “They haven’t said anything to him about a new contract,” the source said. “At Ricky’s ag
  
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• No review of how university handled anti-abortion group’s demonstration

  13-10-2017 00:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A campus group that staged an anti-abortion protest at the University of Alberta that sparked a noisy counter-demonstration by other students and faculty has lost a court challenge over how the school handled the event.
  UAlberta Pro-Life was seeking a judicial review of the university’s decision not to investigate the group’s complaint that counter-demonstrators should have been disciplined for blocking its displays in 2015 that included pictures of dismembered fetuses.
  The group als
  
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