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• ‘They just loved each other so much’: St. Albert sculpture honours Lyle and Marie McCann

  15-10-2017 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  A sculpture of two loons honouring Lyle and Marie McCann was unveiled at the Grandin Pond Eco Park in St. Albert, Alta. on Sunday.
  
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• St. Albert sculpture honours Lyle and Marie McCann

  15-10-2017 23:12 via globalnews.ca
  A sculpture of two loons honouring Lyle and Marie McCann was unveiled at the Grandin Pond Eco Park in St. Albert, Alta. on Sunday.
  
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• Nick Lees: Gold Medal Plates Dinner a lip-smacking success

  15-10-2017 20:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Judging by the bidding for trips abroad with Canadian athletes and musicians, the annual Gold Medal Plates (GMP) Dinner and Culinary Championships were a lip-smacking success last week.
  Figures were still being tallied this weekend, but organizers said Edmonton once again had set its usual blistering pace in fundraising for Olympic athletes during the event at the Shaw Conference Centre.
  “Edmonton every year sets the pace for 11 Canadian cities that hold these events to support the podium
  
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• 'I’m not happy': Rocky start for Oilers' Cam Talbot

  15-10-2017 16:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  There were a lot of question marks and potential soft spots in the Oilers lineup this year, but one guy they didn’t think they’d have to worry about is Cam Talbot.
  And after only four games, nobody is really worried.
  But they can’t ignore the obvious, either.
  It’s been a rocky start for both the starting goalie and the slumping Oilers. After an opening night shutout against Calgary, the guy they leaned on so heavily last season has given up 12 goals and been hooked twice
  
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• Traffic safety head 'cringes' when he hears about fatal collisions

  15-10-2017 16:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Working for 28 years in law enforcement, Gerry Shimko has seen that the trauma caused by collisions extends far further than the physical injuries of the patient.
  As executive director of the City of Edmonton Office of Traffic Safety, Shimko has been the head of the city’s Vision Zero efforts – a plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
  “No words can really put it into perspective and it tends to be something that stays with people for the rest of their lives,
  
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• Terry Jones: Thrilling game an East Final preview?

  15-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was Ricky Ray versus Mike Reilly and Brandon Zylstra and if it was a preview of a crossover Eastern Final, bring it on.
  Led by Reilly and Zylstra, arguably now the top two CFL Awards candidates for Most Outstanding Player in the West Division, the Eskimos played one of their most competent games of the season but needed to go down to the last play to score a 30-27 win over the about-to-turn 38-year-old Ray, top candidate in the East.
  It was a terrific toffee pull that, in combination with Win
  
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• Cult of Hockey game grades: Is Oilers glass half empty or completely empty?

  15-10-2017 09:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Cult’s Oilers 1, Senators 6 podcastThe Edmonton Oilers came out tight and conservative against the Ottawa Senators Saturday night, the breaks quickly went to the bolder Sens, and Edmonton ended up getting thumped 6-to-1.
  Edmonton looked fearful of losing from the get-go — and they lost. No surprise.
  The defeat pushes Edmonton’s record to one win and three loses, thus inspiring tonight’s headline: Is Edmonton’s glass half empty or completely empty? There’s
  
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• Yamamoto hoping to make nine-game deadline

  15-10-2017 08:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  As much as he tries not to think of it, Kailer Yamamoto can’t help but think about it.
  Nine games. The deadline still hangs over him, the prospect of being sent back to Junior is still very real.
  Yes, he had a great training camp and earned a spot on the Edmonton Oilers right wing based on skill, determination and merit. But, as everyone knew, the regular season is a different animal and the audition is a long way from over.
  The decision has now shifted to whether or not to keep him past n
  
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• Ottawa Senators put the boots to Edmonton Oilers

  15-10-2017 07:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan put his team through boot camp this week after their flunking grades against the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets, but Saturday night it was the visiting Ottawa Senators turn to put their brogues to the stumbling Oilers’ throats.
  After Milan Lucic scored with some resounding uppercuts to the face of Ottawa’s Mark Borowiecki after the Senators defenceman picked the fight in the game’s first minute, it went downhill in a hurry as the Se
  
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• Oil Kings upset Broncos with late third-period winner

  15-10-2017 05:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oil Kings handed the Swift Current Broncos their first loss of the Western Hockey League season in dramatic fashion on Saturday.Brett Kemp scored his second goal of the game with 19 seconds to go in the third period to give the Oil Kings a 4-3 win at the Credit Union i-plex in Swift Current.
  Davis Koch and Kobe Mohr also scored for the Oil Kings, who battled back from a two-goal, third-period deficit.Goaltender Travis Child made 19 saves in the win as the Oil Kings held the Broncos
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos clinch playoff spot with comeback win

  15-10-2017 05:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Eskimos have punched their 2017 playoff ticket.
  A 30-27 win over the Toronto Argonauts, coupled with a loss by the B.C. Lions in Saturday’s early game, and the Green and Gold assured themselves at least a crossover playoff spot.
  At the same time, the Eskimos laid the foundation for another streak by winning their second in a row after losing their previous six, improving to 9-6 after starting the season 7-0.
  “The stars aligned,” said Eskimos head coach Jason Maas.
  
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• Using tech and talk, candidates make their final campaign push

  15-10-2017 04:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s hard to keep up with Keren Tang’s brisk pace as the city council candidate bustles from house to house in the crescents of Mill Woods.
  It’s 2 p.m. Saturday, and polls open in 43 hours. Every moment counts.
  Candidates running in Edmonton’s civic election have different ways of maximizing those precious final hours of the campaign.
  Since the Ward 11 challenger began campaigning in January, Tang has attempted to spend as much time as possible face-to-face with voters. A
  
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• FC Edmonton playoff hopes die with tie in New York

  15-10-2017 04:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Under normal circumstances, a tie on the road against the two-time defending North American Soccer League champions would be welcomed by FC Edmonton.
  But needing a win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive, the 0-0 draw with the New York Cosmos wasn’t enough for Edmonton.
  The tie left Edmonton 13 points out of top spot in the Fall Season standings, with only 12 available in their four remaining games.
  Edmonton are also 12 points back of the fourth and final playoff spot in the Combined s
  
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• Cash Mob supports Highlands businesses hit in vandalism spree

  15-10-2017 04:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Businesses in Edmonton’s Highlands neighbourhood got a boost from savvy shoppers Saturday after a vandal caused thousands of dollars in damage to their storefronts in September.
  According to police and accounts from local business owners, in the early morning hours of Sept. 8, a woman grabbed a chair from La Boheme at 6427 112 Ave. and started smashing out the front windows of businesses near 65 Street and 112 Avenue.
  Julie Morrison, owner of Majesty and Friends at 6421 112 Ave., said
  
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• Eskimos sidelines: Ricky Ray finding new life under Argos coach Trestman

  15-10-2017 02:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ricky Ray’s last visit to Commonwealth Stadium was a bit different from this one.
  A season ago, the Toronto Argonauts quarterback appeared to be on his last legs, and was barraged with questions about whether or not he’d be playing his last game inside Commonwealth Stadium, where his inevitable Hall of Fame career began with the Edmonton Eskimos back in 2002.
  This time, he was asked about being on pace to crest the 5,000-yard mark in passing, which is something he’s done three
  
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• String of robberies in convenience stores

  15-10-2017 02:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  After a series at least seven of armed robberies, Edmonton Police Service is asking for help identifying two to four suspects.
  In the robberies, the suspects would threaten employees with a weapon, taking off with cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets.
  All of the robberies have occurred in south Edmonton – some at the same location – in the early morning hours over the weekend.
  Edmonton Police Service issued a news release asking for help identifying between two and four suspects
  
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• Golden Bears drop an overtime thriller at Foote Field

  15-10-2017 01:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  This one had to be devastating for the University of Alberta Golden Bears football team.
  A big punch in the gut would be another way to describe it.
  Fighting to stay in the Canada West playoff picture, Alberta battled, fought, and clawed their way back twice against the Regina Rams, but lost in heartbreaking fashion 58-55 in double overtime loss Saturday afternoon at Foote Field.
  Daniel Scraper’s 26-yard field goal sealed the win for Regina moments after Brett Arthur’s 41-yard attemp
  
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• 'It’s like Grand Theft Auto in real life.' Video catches police chase.

  15-10-2017 00:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dashboard camera footage shows RCMP officers trying to stop a truck they say was stolen after three suspects led police on a chase through Sundre, Rocky Mountain House and Sylvan Lake on Friday.
  “It’s like Grand Theft Auto in real life,” said Tomasz Gorny, who caught the action on his dashboard camera as he was pulled over on the side of the highway and ducked for cover. “This is the stuff we watch in movies.”
  According to RCMP, officers in Sundre first received mul
  
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• The trouble with Trouba: Leon Draisaitl's condition downgraded to "concussion-type symptoms"

  15-10-2017 00:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Games Day 4: Senators at Oilers
  The news just keeps on getting worse with respect to the condition of Leon Draisaitl. After a long week (or was it a month?) of Drai-free practices since their last game, a 5-2 loss to Winnipeg Jets, the Edmonton Oilers will finally take to the ice again tonight vs. Ottawa Senators without their #2 offensive weapon. What was dismissed as a “swollen eye” earlier in the week has clearly become a major worry, with coach Todd McLellan uttering the dreaded
  
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