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• Greg Clark steps down as Alberta Party leader

  10-11-2017 23:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Greg Clark has stepped down as leader of the Alberta Party. 
  The tiny party doubled in size just last week, after former NDP MLA Karen McPherson crossed the floor to join Clark on the opposing bench.
  Clark spent this week fighting for official party status to secure extra questions in question period and a bigger budget for research, dodging questions about whether he was planning to stand down. 
  He secured the questions and cash, but was unimpressed Wednesday night when a legislative
  
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• Fitness: Avoid pain in the back by paying attention to posture with exercises

  10-11-2017 23:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Walking and sitting upright may become a distant memory as our hunched, technology-driven existence influences evolution. Unfortunately, this is a trend that can’t be remedied by the occasional plank.
  Without question, postural strength relies on a solid foundation. But there’s much more to structural integrity than rippling abs. Way too much attention has been paid to a tight stomach, no doubt stemming from Hollywood’s infatuation with low body fat and rolling, abdominal topog
  
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• Woman handed 5.5 years for fatally stabbing friend who sometimes let her stay in his home

  10-11-2017 23:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman who admitted to a fatal stabbing she claims to not remember was handed a five-and-a-half year prison sentence for manslaughter on Friday. 
  Malory Faye Lajimodiere admitted to stabbing Louie De Sousa Sa, 61 — a friend who would sometimes let her stay in his home — five times. The “mechanism” of his death was bleeding in his lungs, court heard. Police never recovered the knife.
  Provincial court Judge D’Arcy DePoe accepted the joint submission on sentencin
  
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• NDP launches fund to support unemployed coal workers

  10-11-2017 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province is calling on the federal government for support after launching a $40-million fund for workers who are expected to lose their jobs as Alberta phases out coal-fired electricity.
  The Coal Workforce Transition Fund coupled with employment insurance (EI) benefits will provide workers with income to help them transition into new jobs or head into retirement, said Labour Minister Christina Gray at a Friday news conference. 
  “We are asking the federal government for some p
  
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• The Press Gallery 205: The Edmonton Journal's Politics Podcast

  10-11-2017 22:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Press Gallery episode 205 with host Emma Graney touches on issues from the Alberta Legislature from the past week including the expected release of guidelines for marijuana sales in Alberta starting this July, and the debate over Bill 24 which deals with gay-straight alliances in schools. 
  
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• NDP launches fund to support to unemployed coal workers

  10-11-2017 21:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province is calling on the federal government for support after launching a $40-million fund for workers who are expected to lose their jobs as Alberta phases out coal-fired electricity.
  The Coal Workforce Transition Fund coupled with Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will provide workers with income to help them transition into new jobs or head into retirement, said Labour Minister Christina Gray at a Friday news conference. 
  “We are asking the federal government for s
  
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• Fire at seniors' home where resident found dead leaves sadness

  10-11-2017 19:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residents and staff at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Selo seniors’ home where fire crews responding to a Thursday night blaze found one person dead are mourning the loss but forging ahead with cleanup efforts. 
  Fire crews responded to the 8025 101 Ave. scene around 10:22 p.m. Thursday, partially evacuating the building as the fire was contained to a single suit on the first floor where the resident was found dead.
  Officials are waiting for autopsy results that will determine if the dea
  
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• Alberta Children's Services employee facing child porn charges

  10-11-2017 19:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 60-year-old employee of Alberta Children’s Services whose home was operating as an unlicensed daycare is facing charges related to child pornography.
  Members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit arrested Rae Neveu, 60, Wednesday and charged him with child luring, possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography.
  Investigators do not believe the suspect actively offended against any children, but are concerned h
  
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• Edmonton Oilers recall Jesse Puljujarvi. Will it be any different this time?

  10-11-2017 18:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from the Oilers: “The Oilers have recalled forward Jesse Puljujärvi from theA HL’s Bakersfield Condors & placed forward Anton Slepyshev on Injured Reserve.”
  My take
  I’ve seen Puljujarvi play a few games in the Bake this year, and while he has just 1 goal and five points in 10 games, he excelled in one recent game I viewed. JP chipped in on about 10 excellent scoring chances with strong skating and shooting. Here’s the full report.
  Puljujarvi is get
  
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• David Staples: Gender-segregated activities have a place in schools

  10-11-2017 17:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Public Schools is hard at work welcoming gay, lesbian and trans students, but there is at least one provincial recommendation where the board is quite rightly moving slowly: the stated goal of eliminating or reducing boys-only and girls-only activities.
  Alberta Education’s 2016 policy around inclusion for gay, lesbian and transgender students — which is now being rolled out by school boards across the province — has a major recommendation that reads: “School
  
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• Leaving keys in cars leading to crime waves across city, warn police

  10-11-2017 17:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Drivers hoping to have a toasty start to the day by warming their cars unlocked are being left out in the cold by car thieves. 
  City police are investigating dozens of reports of stolen vehicles that were left running over the past 10 days.
  Thieves have also gone on to use some of these vehicles to perpetrate other crimes across the city, police said.
  Police will be holding a press conference in the southeast division Friday morning to provide more details.
  
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• David Staples: Do we really need to axe gender-segregated activities at schools?

  10-11-2017 14:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Public Schools is hard at work welcoming gay, lesbian and trans students, but there is at least one provincial recommendation where the board is quite rightly moving slowly: the stated goal of eliminating or reducing boys-only and girls-only activities.
  Alberta Educati0n’s 2016 policy around inclusion for gay, lesbian and transgender students — which is now being rolled out by school boards across the province — has a major recommendation that reads: “School
  
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• Private legal marijuana stores, online government sales planned for Alberta

  10-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Plans are underway for legal marijuana to be sold in Alberta through private bricks-and-mortar stores, but online sales will be controlled by the government, Postmedia has learned. 
  Legislation governing the sale of weed once it becomes legal July 1 will be introduced in the legislature next week.
  Government-controlled online sales is meant to alleviate safety concerns raised by Albertans in response to the NDP’s planned pot framework, released Oct. 4, sources say.
  The proposed h
  
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• Opinion: How Bill 24 may hurt the NDP and help Jason Kenney

  10-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  In a move that several pundits are suggesting plays right into the hands of Rachel Notley and the NDP, UCP Leader Jason Kenney announced that his party would oppose Bill 24 (an Act to Support Gay-Straight Alliances), which will prohibit teachers from informing parents their child has joined a GSA. 
  As the NDP has gleefully repeated, the impetus of this bill grew out of comments made weeks earlier by Kenney that parents have the right to know if their children join such clubs. Supporters of
  
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• Friday's letters: Here's why gas costs what it does

  10-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “No excuses left for gas-price hikes,” Letters, Nov. 8
  Michael Kapcsos’ letter, although well-meaning, fails to consider several factors that result in an increase in price at the pump since 2008, these being inflation, exchange rate, and the carbon levy. 
  Inflation since 2008 has raised consumer prices by an average of 13 per cent, the U.S. dollar now costs 1.27 Canadian dollars versus about a 1:1 ratio in 2008 and the introduction of the carbon levy has raised the pr
  
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• One dead, several injured after fire at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Selo senior's home

  10-11-2017 08:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person is dead and several others were treated with minor injuries after a fire at the St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Selo senior’s home on Thursday night.
  Located at 8025 101 Avenue, the senior’s home was only partially evacuated as the fire was contained to one suite, said Maya Filipovic, speaking on behalf of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services on Thursday.
  The fire was called in at 10:22 p.m., with six crews on scene at the height of the fire, Filipovic said.
  “We can confi
  
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• Player grades: Edmonton Oilers follow similar formula as top guns pull out OT win in Jersey

  10-11-2017 07:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 3, Devils 2 (OT)
  This was a game that finished a whole lot better than it started for the Edmonton Oilers and their fans. Midway through the first period I was already writing headlines in my head along the lines of “Devils skate rings around Oilers”. Jersey had the first seven shots and first eight scoring chances (log and summary, courtesy colleague David Staples) of the game, and the Oilers trailed by the 10-minute mark of the first period for the EIGHTH time in just 15 gam
  
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• National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  10-11-2017 04:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Debbie Reid, executive director of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, speaks with media at the inquiry in Edmonton on November 9, 2017.
  
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• Naked suspects in Nisku kidnapping may have sipped trippy tea

  10-11-2017 04:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  The people charged in a bizarre naked kidnapping that ended in a car crash may have unknowingly drank some hallucinogenic tea over breakfast, says a relative.
  “It’s absolutely crazy,” said the relative, who cannot be named due to a court publication ban protecting the identity of youths involved in the case.
  “It’s a scary thought thinking, ’Oh, let’s try this tea that we purchased.’ And then all sit down thinking they’re just going to have a
  
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• Mayor Don Iveson urges Edmonton Eskimos to listen to calls to change name

  10-11-2017 03:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson has urged the Edmonton Eskimos to listen to comments from Winnipeg’s mayor about changing their name.
  Iveson told reporters Thursday the CFL team should consider changing its name at the end of the season.
  Winnipeg’s first Métis mayor, Brian Bowman, said Wednesday he thinks there is an opportunity for “a more inclusive” name. He was speaking ahead of the West Division matchup Sunday between the Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  
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• Edmontonians to receive bravery awards from Royal Canadian Humane Association

  10-11-2017 03:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Several Edmontonians are among the Albertans who are being recognized this year for their bravery by the Royal Canadian Humane Association.
  Fiery crash
  A high-speed crash threw two vehicles into a north-end ditch on Oct. 24, 2016.
  A woman was trapped inside her burning car when Neal Seifeddine ran over, pried the broken windshield away and tried to rescue the woman inside.
  He grabbed a fire extinguisher, trying to put the fire out.
  When John Wajaras arrived, he tried to help pull the woman from
  
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• Edmonton family lawyer charged with second-degree murder

  10-11-2017 02:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police charged a family lawyer with second-degree murder and possession of a dangerous weapon Thursday.
  Laurie J. Cunningham, 60, faces charges in relation to the death of a 59-year-old man Tuesday evening, said an Edmonton Police Service news release. 
  Court documents identified the victim as Mark Huemer.
  An autopsy by the Edmonton medical examiner said the cause of death was a single stab wound, police said. 
  “Right now, she isn’t practising; she hasn’
  
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• Mayor Don Iveson joins calls for Edmonton Eskimos to change name

  10-11-2017 02:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson has offered support for a change in the name of the Edmonton Eskimos following comments from Winnipeg’s mayor.
  Iveson told reporters Thursday the CFL team should consider changing its name at the end of the season.
  Winnipeg’s first Métis mayor, Brian Bowman, said Wednesday he thinks there is an opportunity for “a more inclusive” name. He was speaking ahead of the West Division matchup Sunday between the Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombe
  
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• United Conservative Party accuses government of ulterior motives over gay-straight alliance bill

  10-11-2017 01:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Emotions in Alberta’s legislature reached a boiling point Thursday morning as debate continued on gay-straight alliances in schools. 
  The United Conservative Party says it won’t support Bill 24, but that didn’t stop it from proposing an amendment. 
  The change would have struck at the very heart of the legislation.
  If passed, Bill 24 will make it illegal for teachers to inform parents if their child joins a GSA, unless the child consents.
  As the rules stand, a school h
  
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• Notes from the dome: Fewer fires and threatening to name names

  10-11-2017 01:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government says its wildfire prevention measures helped reduce the number of human-caused fires this year, despite tinder-dry conditions. There were 741 human-caused wildfires in 2018, compared to the five-year average of 916. 
  Alberta sent 650 firefighters to British Columbia and Montana, helping out those jurisdictions as forest fires raged in extreme conditions. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier said he was pleased the province was able to share knowledge a
  
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• Union rallies outside Edmonton Max to protest working conditions

  10-11-2017 00:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dozens of delegates from the Union of Solicitor General Employees (USGE) rallied Thursday outside the Edmonton Institution after reports of serious harassment and bullying among staff.
  “There have been a lot of harassing situations: bullying, intimidation, we have a number of staff members who have been suspended, there are some criminal investigations going on,” said Stan Stapleton, national president of the USGE.
  “It has been a difficult place to work for everybody at th
  
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