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• Houses north of Edmonton evacuated after train carrying crude oil derails

  22-10-2017 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  People forced to leave their homes because of a train derailment north of Edmonton could begin returning home after 7 p.m., Sturgeon County officials said Sunday evening.
  
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• Evacuations underway after train derails north of Edmonton

  22-10-2017 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  Emergency officials asked residents of an area of Sturgeon County north of Edmonton -- near St. Albert -- to leave their homes on Sunday afternoon after a train derailed near the Sturgeon Road crossing.
  
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• Help wanted on Edmonton Oilers: more drivers, fewer passengers on the attack

  22-10-2017 23:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nugent-Hopkins, Lucic, Strome, Letestu, Slepyshev, Khaira need to drive attack more
  The Edmonton Oilers have too many passengers on the attack, not enough drivers. As a result, Edmonton is scoring just two goals a game. If this doesn’t change, neither will the Oilers won-loss record.
  Which players need to pick it up? 
  When it comes to attacking, you can’t count on a forward to get a point every game, or even every second game, especially in a short period of time. That said, if
  
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• Scoring drought has slumping Edmonton Oilers searching for offence

  22-10-2017 21:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  PITTSBURGH — When the bottom of the boat has a massive hole in it and everyone on board is ankle deep in water, it’s probably not the best time to be worrying about an under-performing engine.
  You plug the hole first, because it doesn’t matter how fast you can go when you’re sitting on the ocean floor.
  That’s where the Edmonton Oilers were a few games ago, sinking fast as a torrent of pucks poured through all the leaks in their game.
  Five goals against in a loss to
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos' overtime win over B.C. Lions a microcosm of up-and-down season

  22-10-2017 21:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  Saturday’s 35-29 overtime win over the B.C. Lions might just be a microcosm of what’s been an up and down and back up again season for the Edmonton Eskimos.
  The green and gold crew that got off to a 7-0 start to the season dominated their way to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter at BC Place Stadium, only to watch it evaporate with a 12-12 halftime score that mimicked the six-game loss to follow.
  After getting outscored 29-1 with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Edmonton bounce
  
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• Terry Jones: Reilly stepping up his game for Edmonton Eskimos

  22-10-2017 21:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  In baseball, they used to call Reggie Jackson Mr. October.
  In football in Canada, it’s becoming Mike Reilly.
  When the leaves change color, it’s Reilly Rally Time — his own personal Octoberfest begins.
  Just as all was starting to look lost for the Edmonton Eskimos as the unprecedented array of injuries — 217 man games lost in 16 games — caught up to them, the calendar flipped it’s been Reilly to the rescue.
  A six-game losing streak followed a seven game winning
  
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• Edmonton university student wins $10,000 in Historica Canada contest

  22-10-2017 20:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  A local graphic design student has added significant heft to her resume after winning a $10,000 prize for her video, Our Canadian People.
  Kathy Milanowski, who is studying visual communication at the University of Alberta, was one of 10,000 hopefuls from all provinces and territories who submitted a 30-second video to Historica Canada, a charitable organization that promotes awareness of Canadian history and citizenship.
  The group is perhaps best known for creating Heritage Minutes, 80 dramatize
  
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• Review: Lilies is 'great theatre' with plenty of appeal

  22-10-2017 20:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Opera’s production of Lilies, written by Canadian librettist Michael Marc Bouchard and Australian composer Kevin March, opened on Saturday evening at the Jubilee, and has a lot going for it.
  The theatrical qualities of the opera, premiered in Montreal in 2016 and subsequently seen in Victoria, are considerable.
  The spartan sets by Guillaume Lord are visually arresting. The lighting, originally designed for Montreal by Martin Labrecque and revived by Julie Basse, is atmospheric, wi
  
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• Old Walterdale bridge demolition scheduled for the weekend postponed

  22-10-2017 19:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  The partial demolition of the old Walterdale bridge has been postponed until at least Monday after the contractor experienced issues with its crane.
  Removal of the north truss on the centenarian structure was expected to take place this weekend, the city said Friday.
  But a press release late Saturday scuppered those plans. 
  The release went on to say that contractors will attempt to resolve the issue Sunday and “will reschedule the lift as soon as safely possible, and as weather permi
  
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• Edmonton-based air racing team gears up for World Cup in Thailand

  22-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton pilot will soon be winging his way to Thailand to compete in the fastest motorsport race on the planet.
  Scott Holmes, 27, will fly at speeds of more than 400 kilometres an hour during the Air Race 1 World Cup, happening at Thailand’s U-Tapao Naval Airbase from Nov. 17 to 19. 
  “I can’t wait, I’m so excited,” says Holmes, an engineer and University of Alberta graduate. “I’ve never been to Asia, and it will be another opportunity to race in
  
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• Despite tough loss Edmonton Oilers believe they are finding their game

  22-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  PHILADELPHIA — Teams that are supposed to be Stanley Cup contenders don’t spend a lot of time talking about moral victories.
  They either win or they accept responsibility for not playing up to their full potential.
  It’s the mediocre ones that search for silver linings and bright spots in the latest defeat.
  Which brings us to the Edmonton Oilers, who are a lot closer to mediocre right now than they are to championship contention. So, yes, they were paying special attention to th
  
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• Community leagues having hard time setting up skating rinks

  22-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cloverdale community’s rink first saw skates, sticks and pucks in the 1950s, but keeping it open is becoming an increasingly difficult game.
  Reg Kontz, the league’s president, said it’s hard for volunteers to juggle green renovations for Cloverdale’s community hall with the aging ice rink’s repair and maintenance demands. 
  “Given the relatively small pool of volunteers we can draw from, setting up the rink can be a burden,” Knotz said this week, add
  
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• Eskimos come back to beat Lions in overtime

  22-10-2017 08:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  VANCOUVER – It was supposed to be over before it began for the B.C. Lions on Saturday, knocked out of playoff contention in a game they weren’t even playing in one night earlier.
  When the Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched the Canadian Football League’s final playoff spot with an end-zone shutout against the first-place Calgary Stampeders on Friday, it spelled an end to 20 straight years of post-season appearances by the Lions, who were left to bat around the rest of the season&
  
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• Witnesses sought in disturbance at Kingsway McDonalds

  22-10-2017 07:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  An apparently intoxicated teen randomly started assaulting at least eight people at a Kingsway McDonalds on Saturday afternoon and police are looking to speak to witnesses.
  Northwest Division patrol officers were called to the Kingsway McDonalds at 10520 111 Avenue around 3:30 p.m. for a report of a disturbance, a news release issued Friday evening stated.
  “We’d like to speak to anyone who witnessed this incident,” said Const. Douglas MacDougall with EPS’ Northwest Divisi
  
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• Franklin's future: Wally Buono weighs in on Eskimos quarterback decision

  22-10-2017 06:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  VANCOUVER – Five years ago, B.C. Lions general manager Wally Buono dealt what would become the future face of the Eskimos franchise to Edmonton.
  Making the obvious decision to stick with Travis Lulay, who had taken over as starting quarterback on the way to a Grey Cup championship and being named Canadian Football League most outstanding player in 2011, Buono acted following the 2012 season to move up-and-comer Mike Reilly, who was headed toward free agency.
  Fast-forward to the present, an
  
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• FC Edmonton can't keep pace with class of the North American Soccer League

  22-10-2017 05:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  FC Edmonton wanted to put on a good show for their fans in their final home game of the season Saturday night at Clarke Stadium, and for the most part, they did.
  But when going up against the best team in the North American Soccer League, with by far the highest payroll, there is little room for error.
  Unfortunately for Edmonton, they were unable to play error-free soccer and fell 2-0 to Miami FC, who showcased why they’re odds-on favourites to win the NASL title this season.
  “They a
  
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• Golden Bears win big, but not big enough over Huskies

  22-10-2017 02:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  The University of Alberta Golden Bears football team won big Saturday afternoon, but not big enough to help their playoff aspirations.
  The Golden Bears defeated the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 49-23 at Foot Field to earn their second victory of the season. The 26-point margin of victory, however, was not enough for the Bears (2-5) to take the tiebreaker away from the Huskies (2-5) should the teams end up with identical records and tied for the fourth and final Canada West Conference playo
  
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• Widely circulated photo of fentanyl pills has an Alberta backstory

  22-10-2017 02:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  In the spring of 2015, Mike Tucker snapped a photo of a pile of greyish green pills on a table inside a police exhibit room.
  Without realizing it, he was giving many Canadians one of their first looks at the deadly drug fentanyl. 
  Tucker, communications director for the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), was the photographer behind the now-ubiquitous fentanyl photo that regularly accompanies articles across the country about the overdose crisis. 
  “It was actually one
  
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• Woman dies after being hit in crosswalk earlier this month; man charged

  22-10-2017 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 70-year-old woman died in hospital on Friday after being hit in a marked crosswalk on Oct. 11 and a man is now facing charges, police said in a news release on Saturday.
  The woman, who police have not identified, was crossing 87 Avenue at 169 Street around 7:45 p.m. on Oct. 11 when she was hit by a 2013 Nissan Altima.
  The Altima had been driving northbound on 169 Street and was turning west when the vehicle hit the woman. Shew was taken to hospital with multiple serious injuries in critical co
  
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• Funeral held for mother, pastor killed in Lloydminster crash

  22-10-2017 00:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  A northeast Edmonton church laid to rest their assistant pastor Saturday — a month after the mother of four was killed in a collision near Lloydminster. 
  Glorious Decontee David, 35, was one of three women killed Sept. 22 when a stolen flatbed truck that had earlier been pursued by RCMP collided with the van she was travelling in near Lloydminster. 
  David was assistant pastor at Solid Rock International Ministries, a Pentecostal congregation where many members of Edmonton&rs
  
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praises 'heroic' Edmonton police officer

  22-10-2017 00:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police officer Const. Mike Chernyk, run down and stabbed in a September attack, represents the very best of Edmonton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday.
  Trudeau said he watched with disbelief footage of Chernyk being thrown into the air after being rammed by a vehicle at a traffic stop near Commonwealth Stadium, in what the Prime Minister called a terror attack.    
  Speaking with media after his Saturday meeting in Edmonton with Chernyk, Trudeau said there is no doubt th
  
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• Oilers give up late knockout blow in Philadelphia

  22-10-2017 00:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  PHILADELPHIA — Nobody likes being knocked out, but when it comes out of nowhere, at the end of the fight you thought you were winning, the pain extends far beyond the jaw.
  Ask the Oilers, who were just a couple of shifts away from grabbing at least one point out of a hard-fought Saturday afternoon affair at the Wells Fargo Center.
  Then Wayne Simmonds put them to sleep, scoring with 2:15 left in a 1-1 struggle to hand Edmonton it’s fifth loss in the last six games.
  “It sucks bec
  
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