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• Province gives workers right to refuse dangerous tasks as part of labour law overhaul

  27-11-2017 23:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government introduced massive changes to provincial labour law on Monday, trumpeting the overhaul as a way to better support injured workers and modernize health and safety rules in the workplace.
  Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act included enshrining the right for workers to refuse dangerous work, creating worksite health and safety committees and expanding rules to prevent workplace violence and harassment. 
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• 18-storey rental tower begins to rise at Century Park transit hub

  27-11-2017 22:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  An 18-storey residential tower is beginning to rise in Century Park, a south Edmonton transit hub. 
  Central Tower will feature 176 premium residential rental units, developer ProCura Real Estate Services Ltd. said in a Monday news release. 
  The tower is the first project underway at Century Park since city council approved ProCura’s rezoning proposal for the transit-oriented site last June.
  The approved plan for the site’s remaining 13 hectares allows for 3,995 new res
  
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• Alberta aims to become quantum nanotechnology research hub

  27-11-2017 21:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Physicists at the University of Alberta are hoping to emulate the success of their artificial intelligence studying counterparts in establishing the city and the province as the nucleus of quantum nanotechnology research in Canada and North America. 
  Google’s artificial intelligence research division DeepMind announced in July it chose Edmonton as its first international AI research lab based on the long-running partnership with the University of Alberta’s 10-person AI lab.
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• Opioid deaths continue to climb shows latest provincial data

  27-11-2017 21:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Another 143 Albertans died from an accidental fentanyl-related overdose in the third quarter of this year, bringing the annual total to an even 400, according to a new report issued by Alberta Health on Monday.
  The 143 new deaths in the June-to-September period includes 68 from the Calgary zone and 39 from the Edmonton region. That compares to 2016 when a total of 87 fentanyl-related deaths were reported in the third quarter — a 64 per cent increase over the same three-month span.
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• RCMP investigating suspicious death near St. Albert

  27-11-2017 21:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has been called in to assist Morinville Mounties in their investigation of a suspicious death of a man found near St. Albert on Saturday.
  Police discovered the body in a rural area east of St. Albert in an approach on Range Road 251 about 2:40 a..m. Saturday. 
  An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.  
  Anyone with information should contact Morinville RCMP at 780-939-4520 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
   
  
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• RCMP investigate suspicious death near St. Albert - CBC.ca

  27-11-2017 21:11 via cbc.ca
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  RCMP are investigating after a man was found dead on the side of a rural road east of St. Albert. Officers were on a routine patrol in the area at around 2:40 a.m. Saturday when the man's body was found in an approach on Range Road 251, police said in ...
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• City launches online tool to help low income residents

  27-11-2017 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  The city has helped launch an online tool — You Can Benefit — to give residents easier access to information on municipal, provincial and federal benefits.
  “Ending poverty is a community effort and this tool is an excellent example of the kind of meaningful engagement between our tech sector and the public sector that generates innovative solutions to help lift up all Edmontonians,” Mayor Don Iveson said in a Monday statement. “Improving access to benefits is a
  
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• Help Stuff a Bus to fill food bank shelves

  27-11-2017 20:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s time to help city buses get stuffed with food bank items to fill bare shelves and empty tummies. 
  Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) is asking locals to donate food bank non-perishables to the Stuff a Bus campaign, running Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.
  Volunteers will be accepting and “stuffing” food donations onto city buses at select Save-On-Foods stores and transit centres. Donations for the Edmonton Food Bank can also be made online or by phone at 780-425-2133.
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• City votes to increase airport Route 747 bus fare, maintain service

  27-11-2017 20:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Travellers to the Edmonton International Airport will soon have to pay $10 to take the bus to catch their plane, a stop-gap measure to keep the service going until a regional solution is found. 
  Council’s community service committee on Monday also voted to recommend council allocate an additional $125,000 from the general budget to maintain frequency, but only until April 30. Currently, a trip on Route 747 is $5.
  “There has to be some urgency around this,” said Mayor Don I
  
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• Gut microbe link may one day lead to prevention of childhood asthma: U of A research

  27-11-2017 19:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Family risk for asthma — typically passed from moms to babies — may not be a result of genetics alone: it may also involve the microbes found in a baby’s digestive tract, shows University of Alberta research that could one day lead to prevention. 
  Caucasian baby boys born to pregnant moms with asthma, typically at highest risk for developing asthma in early childhood, were also one-third as likely to have a gut microbiome with specific characteristics at three to four mont
  
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• What is going on with Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan and star forward Leon Draisaitl?

  27-11-2017 19:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s on that coach, not Draisaitl, that the young centre hasn’t been used more as a centre this year
  This in, commentary from Oilers coach Todd McLellan on star forward Leon Draisaitl after Edmonton’s 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins, where Draisaitl scored a goal and an assist: “He skated tonight. … Leon skates, a lot of the time he just skates for Leon. Tonight he skated for his teammates and created open ice and did some things that were beneficial to his line mat
  
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• Royal fiancée Meghan Markle's connections to Canada

  27-11-2017 19:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Clarence House announced Monday that Prince Harry and 36-year-old actress Meghan Markle are engaged and will have a spring wedding.
  
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• Alberta government to introduce labour amendments

  27-11-2017 18:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government is slated to introduce changes to provincial labour law Monday. 
  Labour Minister Christina Gray will table amendments in the legislature on occupational health and safety, as well as the workers’ compensation system, said a Friday news release. 
  The passing of Bill 17, the Fair and Family-Friendly Workplaces Act, in June marked an overhaul of provincial labour law. Changes ranged from rules on youth employment to how unions are certified.&nbs
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are engaged!

  27-11-2017 17:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was announced this morning that Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle will wed next year! 
  
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• Punched, spit on: Bus drivers regularly face violence on the job

  27-11-2017 17:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  On a sunny afternoon in February, a young man boarded the No. 13 bus at Castle Downs Transit Centre and got into an argument with the transit operator.
  The man took offence after the driver pointed out he had boarded with an expired transfer. The situation seemed to cool off after another customer offered to pay for the man, who moved to the back of the bus. But when the driver called transit control to advise them of the issue, the man became aggressive.    
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• Injured Owls rehabilitated at WILDNorth

  27-11-2017 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Kim Blomme, director of Wildlife Services at WILDNorth, talks about the higher than normal numbers of injured owls that have been coming into the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre this fall.
  
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• Plan for extra training in the work world of the future

  27-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The changing world economy is altering the types of jobs that will be available in Canada, and experts say people need to start planning how they expect to earn a living.
  Dave Redekopp, owner of Edmonton career consulting firm Life-Role Development Group Ltd., says the relationship between employers and employees is shifting, and workers must prepare for what’s ahead.
  He made his comments in an interview as part of November’s Canada Career Month, which this year is looking at the fut
  
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• New Maskwacis RCMP commander has long First Nations policing history

  27-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Métis man who has been a police officer in Indigenous communities from Alberta to the Arctic is the new leader at the Maskwacis RCMP detachment.
  Staff Sgt. James McLaren took over as officer in charge of the 42-member detachment on Monday.
  McLaren has worked in Indigenous communities across Western Canada, including the Siksika Nation in southern Alberta and Inuit communities in Nunavut. He said he hopes to build on relationships between police and the four nations in Maskwacis.
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• Health authority hit with twice as many court-ordered mental health assessments

  27-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A staggering increase in mental health assessments being ordered by Alberta courts is stretching the capacity of the province’s health authority, according to an Alberta Health Services executive director.
  The number of psychological assessments that Alberta judges order for those accused or convicted of crimes has nearly doubled in the past three years, Alberta Health Services addiction and mental health executive director Mark Snaterse said in a recent phone interview.
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• FOIP request reveals violence bus drivers regularly face on the job

  27-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  On a sunny afternoon in February, a young man boarded the No. 13 bus at Castle Downs Transit Centre and got into an argument with the transit operator.
  The man took offence after the driver pointed out he had boarded with an expired transfer. The situation seemed to cool off after another customer offered to pay for the man, who moved to the back of the bus. But when the driver called transit control to advise them of the issue, the man became aggressive.    
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• Families could post adoption profiles online under Alberta changes

  27-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta is catching up with other provinces as it hashes out changes to adoption laws that will allow families to post their profiles online. 
  Adoption agencies welcome the shift, but want comprehensive rules to protect families and children. 
  The change comes thanks to a recent private member’s bill approved unanimously in the legislature. Bill 206 was first tabled in May by Leela Aheer, Opposition MLA for Chestermere-Rocky View. 
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• City of Edmonton promises to release harassment data

  27-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  City of Edmonton officials are now promising to release detailed workplace harassment data for all city branches by mid-January, after first arguing the information was too sensitive to release publicly.
  The data, gathered as part of the 2016 employee engagement survey, is expected to paint a clear picture of where harassment, discrimination and bullying are at their worst — broken down by city branch and gender — forcing all managers to take complaints seriously.
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• Alberta government to introduce labour code amendments

  27-11-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government is slated to introduce changes to the provincial labour code Monday. 
  Labour Minister Christina Gray will table amendments in the legislature on occupational health and safety, as well as the workers’ compensation system, said a Friday news release. 
  The passing of Bill 17, the Fair and Family-Friendly Workplaces Act, in June marked an overhaul of provincial labour law. Changes ranged from rules on youth employment to how unions are certified
  
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• Searchers looking for missing small plane bound for Edmonton near Revelstoke, B.C.

  27-11-2017 04:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  VICTORIA — Searchers are looking for a plane and its two occupants after the aircraft went missing during a flight from Penticton, B.C., to Edmonton.
  Katelyn Moores, spokeswoman for the Victoria Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Centre, says the single-engine aircraft took off from Penticton around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
  She says a friend of someone on board reported the plane missing around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night.
  The identities of the people on board have not been released.
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• Major rehabilitation needed on trails throughout river valley, councillor

  27-11-2017 03:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Slope failures and severe erosion are causing construction headaches on many of Edmonton’s river valley trails and city council will have difficult decisions to make at budget time. 
  “It’s going to be tough,” said Coun. Andrew Knack, reviewing the list of projects heading to council’s executive committee meeting Tuesday.
  Ongoing landslide concerns behind the Old Timers Cabin near Nellie McClung Park closed that path entirely. The trail near Capilano Park is als
  
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• Cult of Hockey game grades: Edmonton Oilers get 2 points out of solid 60-minute, 4-2 effort in Boston

  27-11-2017 02:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Now that’s more like it.
  Maybe the Edmonton Oilers are finally getting the flu bug behind them. On Sunday in Boston, the Oilers out-worked, out-hit and (most importantly) out-scored their opposition, en route to a 4-2 win. It is fair enough for your to ask “where was this effort in Buffalo”? Where, indeed.
  But on this day, the Oilers showed up to play, and checked particularly well, much like in Detroit earlier in the week. In the first 10 minutes, Edmonton out-shot Boston 6-1.
  
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