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• Magic of Lights at Castrol Raceway

  20-11-2017 23:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Castrol Raceway has created a two-kilometre stretch of lights with its Magic of Lights display at the racetrack just south of Edmonton. 
  The drive-through event is in support of Santa’s Anonymous and the Black Gold Health Foundation. 
  The tunnel of lights is part of Castrol Raceway’s Magic of Lights display at the racetrack just south of Edmonton. The lights stretch for over two kilometres on the road racing track course.
  
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• Player grades, Games 11-20: Edmonton Oilers spinning their wheels, going nowhere fast in the standings

  20-11-2017 22:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Another 10 games of Oilers hockey is in the rearview, and it’s not a pretty sight. A general disappointment, even. 
  When last we checked in after Game 10, the calendar was about to turn over to November and the hope was that Edmonton’s hockey team would turn with it. Alas, that has not proven to be the case. November has seen the Oilers play more games (10) than any other team in the Western Conference (7-9), but languish in the middle of the pack with 9 points, and near the bot
  
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• City manager says 'I am sorry' for workplace harassment

  20-11-2017 21:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  City manager Linda Cochrane apologized directly to those employees suffering harassment at the City of Edmonton Monday saying they haven’t focused on this issue enough.
  “I am sorry,” said Cochrane, during a presentation to council’s audit committee. “We will work hard until we get this right.”
  Cochrane said her team knew they had issues because they saw the survey results. But the coverage last week proved their efforts were not enough. She also heard from man
  
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• Death of MacEwan student found near tracks deemed non-suspicious

  20-11-2017 21:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have deemed the death of a university student whose body was discovered in a south Edmonton industrial area non-criminal.
  The body of the 18-year-old — identified by friends as Tyler Emes — was discovered outdoors near 99 Street and 65 Avenue around 5 p.m. Sunday, near the Alberta Plywood plant. Homicide detectives took over the investigation, which police were initially treating as a suspicious death. 
  On Monday, after an autopsy, police said the Edmonton Medical Examine
  
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• Alberta economy growing, but unemployment still an issue: ATB

  20-11-2017 21:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s economy is coming out of a two-year downturn, but the province is still challenged by high unemployment, a quarterly update by ATB Financial says.
  With West Texas Intermediate oil prices hovering around US$55 per barrel, up about 30 per cent from November 2016, the report released Monday predicts Alberta’s economy will grow by 3.9 per cent this year, in line with other forecasts.
  Growth is anticipated to moderate to 2.7 per cent in 2018 and 2.2 per cent in 2019, a major imp
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Dirty Dancing, Santa's Parade of Lights, and The Goonies

  20-11-2017 21:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dirty Dancing
  Nobody will be putting Baby in a corner on Friday night as Alfie Zappacosta celebrates the 30th anniversary of the movie that secured his place in soundtrack history with a live concert of The Music of Dirty Dancing. One of the biggest selling records of the ’80s, the Dirty Dancing soundtrack not only featured Zappacosta’s Overload, it also gave the world Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes’ smash (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life and the Patrick Swayze penned She&
  
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• Alberta artificial intelligence research gets $1.6 million boost

  20-11-2017 20:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s blossoming artificial intelligence scene has been given another financial boost with a new $1.6 million agreement between Servus Credit Union and the University of Alberta. 
  The five-year funding deal will support research projects in data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing and related areas, the university said Monday.
  The money will also help fund joint research projects and the creation of a new industrial research chair.
  
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• Live: City manager says 'I am sorry' for workplace harassment

  20-11-2017 19:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  City manager Linda Cochrane apologized directly to those employees suffering harassment at the City of Edmonton Monday saying they haven’t focused on this issue enough.
  “I am sorry,” said Cochrane, during a presentation to council’s audit committee. “We will work hard untilwe get this right.”
  Cochrane said her team knew they had issues because they saw the survey results. But the coverage last week proved their efforts were not enough. She also heard from many
  
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• Alberta youth advocate recommends LGBTQ-specific training

  20-11-2017 16:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  The first LGBTQ-specific report by Alberta’s child and youth advocate raises a host of concerns including youth afraid to come out, kicked out of their home, homophobic remarks by caregivers, and nowhere to live safely.
  At the same time, threads of hope and positive strides in the system weave throughout the report, released Monday.
  Despite more acceptance and support for LGBTQ youth in Canada, they are also at a higher risk of homelessness, mental illness, violence and suicide. 
  
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• So many Edmonton Oilers trending down this year, but not Adam Larsson

  20-11-2017 16:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  There’s little good news to report on the Edmonton Oilers, who have just seven wins in 20 games.
  Almost every player is trending down, not up.
  Oscar Klefbom, Milan Lucic, Cam Talbot and more are off to wretched starts.
  Even Connor McDavid’s two-way play has come into question (he’s gone from super human in 2016-17 to merely super good this year). 
  Almost every move made by Coach Todd McLellan goes sideways. Few of Peter Chiarelli’s most recent deals have worked out.
  
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• Social Seen: Canadian Finals Rodeo

  20-11-2017 16:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist.
  Email your event suggestions to [email protected] or tweet Codie at @fotocodie. Follow Codie on Instagram (@fotocodie) and Facebook (facebook.com/fotocodie)
  Canadian Finals Rodeo
  Where: Northlands Coliseum
  When: Nov. 8-12
  What: CFR in its 44th year and final event in the Coliseum
  Featuring: Rod
  
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• St. Albert teen seriously injured in a fight - rdnewsnow.com

  20-11-2017 15:42 via rdnewsnow.com
  St. Albert teen seriously injured in a fight
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  ST. ALBERT- A teenage boy has life-threatening injuries after he was involved in a fight with a man early yesterday afternoon. RCMP were called to a north-side St. Albert neighbourhood after getting word about two people in distress. The man is listed ...
  
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• Researchers warn too much screen time harming children's development

  20-11-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  More than three-quarters of Canadian children under the age of four are getting too much screen time, warns Valerie Carson, associate professor in physical education and recreation at the University of Alberta, robbing them of opportunities to develop mentally and physically.
  “There is an industry out there that is marketing to families and parents that the screen might be a good thing … but the evidence doesn’t show that,” said Carson in an interview Sunday. “The
  
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• Live: Council debates its response to reports of toxic workplace culture

  20-11-2017 14:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  City council members get their chance to wrestle with the issue of harassment and bullying at the City of Edmonton Monday morning.
  City auditor David Wiun is scheduled to present his findings on workplace culture, including the fact nearly one-fifth of employees reported experiencing harassment in the last employee engagement survey.
  He found only one-third of those employees report the issue and is urging city officials to review the way they handle complaints as a way to restore trust.
  But wil
  
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• Democracy watchdog barks at province over 800,000 deleted emails

  20-11-2017 14:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  A democracy watchdog has slammed the Alberta government over 800,000 emails deleted by political staffers and managers.
  Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, called it a “clear abuse” of the power public bodies have to destroy records, due to the sheer volume of deleted emails and who erased them.
  The issue stems from a series of two 2016 freedom of information requests made by the official Opposition. 
  What they discovered were sparse inboxes and sent email folders belo
  
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• Province promises new protection against workplace bullies

  20-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s labour minister is promising to introduce changes to provincial workplace safety rules within weeks to better protect employees against bullying and psychological harassment.
  Matt Dykstra, spokesman for Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray, said anti-bullying provisions will be introduced to the legislature this session to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
  Experts say that means a harassment-related sick leave — like those reported by many City of Edmonton emp
  
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• How much weed can you smoke before getting behind the wheel?

  20-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Taking one toke of a joint is enough to lead to a traffic fine under rules rolled out ahead of the legalization of cannabis in Canada next year.
  Drivers who smoke weed and don’t want to get caught legally impaired would need to wait at least several hours before getting behind the wheel, said Doug Beirness, senior research associate at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA).
  “There really is no amount of cannabis you can smoke and stay under a level of tw
  
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• Homicide unit investigating after man found dead outdoors in southwest Edmonton

  20-11-2017 03:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man’s body was found outdoors in southwest Edmonton at around 5 p.m. on Sunday and police are treating the death as suspicious.
  The homicide unit has taken over the investigation after the Edmonton Police Service was called out to the area of 65 Avenue and 99 Street, said a news release.
  A heavy police presence was visible along CP rail property and behind Alberta Plywood at 9923 65 Ave. on Sunday evening.
  Police tape and pylons blocked off the Alberta Works parking lot as officers walke
  
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• Teenage boy, man taken to hospital in serious condition after fight in St. Albert

  20-11-2017 01:30 via globalnews.ca
  A teenage boy with life-threatening injuries and a man in serious, but stable condition were both taken to hospital.
  
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• Two hospitalized following 'altercation' in St. Albert, RCMP say

  20-11-2017 01:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two men are in hospital with “undetermined injuries” after an altercation on Everitt Drive in St. Albert that happened around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.
  RCMP say both men were taken to hospital by emergency medical services and their condition is not known at this time.
  On Sunday, Cpl. Laurel Kading, media liaison officer for St. Albert RCMP, said around 4 p.m. that the scene is still cordoned off, but expected the road to be re-opened on Monday.
  “We don’t know what we&rs
  
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• Paint the Rails project to bring life to six Edmonton LRT stations

  20-11-2017 01:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Canada 150 legacy project will help brighten up a few LRT train stations around Edmonton.
  The Paint the Rails project has the John Humphrey Centre and Edmonton Transit Service teaming up to have permanent art installations in six LRT stations around the city.The first mural, called Returning Home, will be painted at the Churchill LRT Station, in the concourse level near the Art Gallery of Alberta entrance.
  The lead artist working on this piece is Carla Rae Taylor, who
  
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• St. Albert Streets Closed Due to Crime Scene

  20-11-2017 00:21
  Expect to be closed until approximately 7 p.m. Due to an ongoing police investigation, the St. Albert RCMP have closed several... Read Post
  
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• Two hospitalized following altercation in St. Albert, RCMP say - Edmonton Journal

  20-11-2017 00:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Journal
  Two hospitalized following altercation in St. Albert, RCMP say
  Edmonton Journal
  Two men are in hospital with “undetermined injuries” after an altercation on Everitt Drive in St. Albert that happened around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. RCMP say both men were taken to hospital by emergency medical services and their condition is not known ...
  Altercation in St. Albert sends two men to hospitalCBC.ca
  Two men taken to hospital after altercation in St. AlbertCTV Newsall 4 news
  
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