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• Police to provide update on search for 32-year-old missing woman

  14-12-2017 22:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police will provide an update Thursday at 3 p.m. on the disappearance of 32-year-old Nadia Atwi, who was seen last seen in northeast Edmonton last Friday.
  Atwi requires medication and may be confused, a police release had said. She was last seen near 48 Street and 146 Avenue around 6:30 a.m., and investigators then believed she may be near the Rundle Park area.
  She is described as having dark brown hair and brown eyes, is between 170 and 180 pounds, about five-foot-eight in he
  
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• Whitecourt Wolverines host game honouring boys slain in murder-suicide

  14-12-2017 22:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Whitecourt Wolverines hockey team will play a special memorial game in honour of Ryder and Radek MacDougall, two boys killed in a Spruce Grove murder-suicide last December.
  “It was a sport that both of them loved to play, their family is so tied to the hockey community,” said Andrew Peard, spokesman for the Alberta Junior Hockey League team, which is owned by Tracy and Brent Stark, the mother and stepfather of Radek, 11, and Ryder, 13.
  Ryder MacDougall, 13 (left) and his bro
  
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• Struck gas line causes traffic snarl in southeast Edmonton

  14-12-2017 22:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  A ruptured gas line was delaying traffic in southeast Edmonton Thursday afternoon.  
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Service spokeswoman Maya Filipovic said an eight-inch gas line was ruptured by construction activity 50 Street and 55 Avenue. Hazmat crews and six fire trucks were called to the scene at 12:46 and arrived a few minutes later. 
  She said crews were blocking traffic at 58 Avenue and 50 Street. 
  There were no injuries or evacuations. 
  
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• Connor McDavid's resurgence biggest cause for optimism as Edmonton Oilers face Western Conference champs

  14-12-2017 22:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 32: Predators at Oilers
  Some folks might say that Edmonton Oilers have a schedule advantage going in to tonight’s home game vs. Nashville Predators, as the visitors will be playing out a back-to-back that saw them in Vancouver last night while the home-standing Oilers have been “resting” ever since Tuesday.
  Do not be fooled. This is a home game that looks suspiciously like part of an extended road trip, Game 4 of a 5-game roadie that sees the Oilers play in Montreal-To
  
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• Fertility patients potentially exposed to STIs: AHS

  14-12-2017 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Women who received an endovaginal ultrasound at the Royal Alexandra Hospital’s fertility clinic last month may be at risk of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections due to a “possible lapse” in cleaning and disinfection procedures, Alberta Health Services says.
  The health authority said it has started to contact 141 patients who received the procedure between Nov. 14 and Nov. 20 at the Regional Fertility and Women’s Endocrine Clinic. The patients face an “ex
  
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• Edmonton is cleaning up, latest city litter audit says

  14-12-2017 21:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton knows how to clean up.
  The results of the Capital City Clean Up’s 2017 litter audit show a continued trend toward less litter on city streets, said Don Belanger, the program’s manager, in a Thursday news release.
  “The results of this year’s litter audit show big improvements in the amount of litter on Edmonton’s streets,” said Belanger. “This downward trend in litter is thanks to the thousands of volunteers, many community groups and local busin
  
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• Report into fighter Tim Hague's death calls for provincial combative sports commission

  14-12-2017 20:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s combative sports commission was not following its own policies around fighter safety in the lead up to boxer Tim Hague’s death, a review released Thursday concluded.
  Medical suspensions were left up to the opinion of ringside physicians, rather than following the established commission policy and those physicians had no access to a fighter’s recent history of knock-out or technical knock-out defeats.
  The review by MNP, a Calgary-based accounting and business consulti
  
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• Report into fighter Tim Hague's death calls for creation of combative sports commission

  14-12-2017 20:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s combative sports commission was not following its own policies around fighter safety in the lead up to boxer Tim Hague’s death, a review released Thursday concluded.
  Medical suspensions were left up to the opinion of ringside physicians, rather than following the established commission policy and those physicians had no access to a fighter’s recent history of knock-out or technical knock-out defeats.
  The review by MNP, a Calgary-based accounting and business consulti
  
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• Alberta to ramp up licence plate war with Saskatchewan

  14-12-2017 20:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  The ongoing licence plate dispute between Alberta and Saskatchewan is set to escalate.
  Saskatchewan had until midnight to roll back new government policy banning Alberta-plated vehicles from work sites in the province.
  But it ignored the ultimatum.
  Alberta Trade Minister Deron Bilous said Wednesday the province would file a trade injunction if its neighbour didn’t back down. He and Transportation Minister Brian Mason will hold a media conference Thursday afternoon for an update on Alb
  
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• Up to 141 fertility clinic patients exposed to sexually transmitted infections: Alberta Health Services

  14-12-2017 20:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Women who received an endovaginal ultrasound at the Royal Alexandra Hospital’s fertility clinic last month may be at risk of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections due to a “possible lapse” in cleaning and disinfection procedures, Alberta Health Services says.
  The health authority said it has started to contact 141 patients who received the procedure between Nov. 14 and Nov. 20 at the Regional Fertility and Women’s Endocrine Clinic. The patients face an “ex
  
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• Edmonton cleaning up shows latest city litter audit

  14-12-2017 18:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton knows how to clean up.
  The results of the Capital City Clean Up’s 2017 Litter Audit show a continued trend towards less litter on local streets, says Don Belanger, the program’s manager, in a Thursday news release.
  “The results of this year’s Litter Audit show big improvements in the amount of litter on Edmonton’s streets,” said Belanger. “This downward trend in litter is thanks to the thousands of volunteers, many community groups and local bus
  
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• People, dogs escape southeast Edmonton house fire

  14-12-2017 18:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Fire Rescue crews knocked down a house fire in the Silver Berry neighbourhood early Thursday morning. 
  Fire fighters were called to 365 Silver Berry Road at 3:52 a.m. and arrived five minutes later to find a single family home on fire.
  Everyone in the home, including two dogs, were out of the house by the time crews got to the scene, spokeswoman Maya Filipovic said. 
  Five fire crews contained the blaze to the single home. The homes on either side were not damaged.
  Th
  
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• Iveson calls on province to regulate combative sports

  14-12-2017 17:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  A review into fighter Tim Hague’s death is expected to be released Thursday and Mayor Don Iveson is already calling for the province to take over regulation of all fighting sports in Alberta.
  “One of the facts is that Mr. Hague fought in another part of Alberta regulated by another commission and was knocked out in the lead up to his fight here,” said Iveson, commenting on the fighter’s June death in an interview Wednesday. 
  “For whatever reason, that was not k
  
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• Van hits two pedestrians in crosswalk; police search for driver

  14-12-2017 14:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two pedestrians were in serious condition with non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a van that fled the scene Wednesday evening.
  A southbound van hit the pedestrians, who were crossing from east to west in a marked crosswalk at 71 Avenue and 96 Street, around 5:15 p.m., said acting Sgt. Rick Evans of the major collision unit.
  “Witnesses describe the van as a white, 12- to 15-passenger van with a black roof rack,” Evans said. 
  The pedestrians – a 49-year-ol
  
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• Thursday's letters: The time for Coliseum proposals has passed

  14-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “It’s too soon to put our storied white elephant out to pasture,” Paula Simons, Dec. 9
  Paula Simons thinks that every single building in Edmonton should remain standing, forever — no matter what the public has to pay to fix or maintain it.
  She says we can’t rush to any decision on what happens with the Coliseum.
  Rush to a decision? We knew for at least three-four years that Rogers Place would be built. We knew for another three years worth of construction. And n
  
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• New Walterdale Bridge is grand, but lights are not activated … yet

  14-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Work crews are nearly finished installing the new Walterdale Bridge lights, a display promised to be just as dynamic but more subtle and artistic than those of the High Level Bridge.
  Recessed LED lights have been installed throughout the arches of Edmonton’s new signature bridge, and are now going onto the shared-use path handrails, benches and bollards, said city project manager Ryan Teplitsky.
  “It is going to get turned on soon, but we’ll keep you in suspense a little while l
  
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• Legislation overhauling Alberta labour law approved after heated debate on harassment

  14-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Legislation to overhaul Alberta’s labour law passed in the legislature Tuesday following heated debate and calls for the resignation of United Conservative Party house leader Jason Nixon. 
  Nixon argued against Bill 30, which makes a plethora of changes to Alberta’s occupational health and safety as well as the workers’ compensation system. Changes include expanding rules to prevent workplace violence and harassment, launching worksite health and safety committees and
  
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• It's not yet safe to praise the Edmonton Oilers, but here goes …

  14-12-2017 08:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  The praise was through the roof before the season, but then came the  crash
  If nothing else, the Edmonton Oilers have shown themselves to be a team this year who cannot handle praise.
  Just before the Oilers were to lay a colossal stink bomb on the NHL with a three win, eight loss start to the 2017-18 season, everyone, everyone, everyone was incredibly bullish about the team.
  At USA Today, two of their six experts predicted the Oilers would win the Stanley Cup.
  Over at Sportsnet, t
  
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• Organ donations on the rise in Alberta, but province still lags behind national average

  14-12-2017 06:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Organ donation rates in Alberta climbed to a record high last year even as the province continued to lag behind much of the country, a new national study has found.
  The statistics, released late Wednesday by Canadian Blood Services and the Canadian Institute for Health Information, show Alberta had a total of 70 deceased organ donors last year, translating to a rate of 16.1 deceased donors per million people.
  That rate was the best on record for the province, and also represented a substantial y
  
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• Paula Simons: Don't throw the wading pool out with the bath water

  14-12-2017 05:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  For 25 wonderful years, the City Hall wading pool has been the glory of downtown Edmonton. Every summer, people flock there to wade and splash. It is our most beautiful, our most delightful, and our most popular downtown amenity. It makes City Hall feel accessible, joyously democratic, a place for the people. 
  So I was horrified to read Elise Stolte’s scoop Tuesday in the Journal telling us we’re spending $13 million to retrofit the pool as a much shallower fountain. Curren
  
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• Van hits two elderly pedestrians in crosswalk; police search for driver

  14-12-2017 05:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two elderly pedestrians were in serious condition after being hit by a van that fled the scene Wednesday evening.
  A southbound van hit the pedestrians, who were crossing from east to west in a marked crosswalk at 71 Avenue and 96 Street, around 5:15 p.m., said acting Sgt. Rick Evans of the major collision unit.
  “Witnesses describe the van as a white, 12- to 15-passenger van with a black roof rack,” Evans said. 
  An Edmonton Transit Service bus nearby caught footage, Evans sa
  
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• WWE Live event scheduled for Feb. 9 postponed after fight rule changes

  14-12-2017 05:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  You can’t see John Cena – or anyone with WWE – on Feb. 9 at Rogers Place. The event has been postponed as city council establishes new guidelines.
  The announcement was put on the Rogers Place website on Wednesday following a moratorium on all fights in the city as the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission wrestles with new rules.
  Following new guidelines established by Edmonton’s city council, WWE’s event on Friday, Feb. 9 at #RogersPlace has been postponed. #yeg
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• First Valley Line LRT rail ready in February, trains test track in July, contractor predicts

  14-12-2017 04:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton residents will start to see the Valley Line LRT take shape next year, contractor TransEd says. 
  The first rail bed is being poured on 66 Street near 34 Avenue now, thanks to the December warm stretch, and the first rails are expected to be put down in February. The downtown tunnel is still advancing one to 1-1/2 metres per day and is expected to break through at the south end this spring.
  The first rail cars are due in July or early August, and residents should see the first trains
  
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• Male arrested after weapon spotted outside of school

  14-12-2017 04:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police and W.P. Wagner staff kept things calm as a weapon was spotted in a male’s waistband outside the school on Wednesday evening.
  Police were called about a male with a handgun tucked in his waistband getting out of a car in the parking lot of the school at 6310 Wagner Rd., Staff Sgt. Dana Donald said.
  “We were able to locate a weapon and identify a male, so that male is under arrest right now,” Donald said.
  He said there was a concert going on at the school, a
  
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• City police aim to draw more recruits by sharing what inspired them to sign up

  14-12-2017 03:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Const. Pritpaul Bhui was a mechanical engineer who was looking for something more challenging and interesting. So, after talking to friends and family, he decided to join the Edmonton Police Service. Now, 13 years later, he said he couldn’t have made a better choice.
  “It’s a profession where you get a career within a career,” said the officer posted to the forensic unit.
  While launching the new recruiting campaign, entitled Inspired By, acting police chief Kevin Brezinski
  
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• Inmate overdoses, correctional officer assaulted in separate incidents at Edmonton Remand Centre

  14-12-2017 03:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Routine rounds by correctional staff at the Edmonton Remand Centre revealed an inmate overdose and an assaulted guard in separate instances Tuesday.
  Staff found an unresponsive man in his cell Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Alberta Justice and Solicitor General department sent Wednesday.
  Medical staff started first aid, including administering naloxone, after they were unable to wake him. Paramedics took the man to the hospital, where he remained in serious condition Wednesda
  
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• Mayor Don Iveson calls for province to step in on MMA fighting

  14-12-2017 02:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  A review into fighter Tim Hague’s death is expected to be released Thursday and Mayor Don Iveson is already calling for the province to take over regulation of all fighting sports in Alberta.
  “One of the facts is that Mr. Hague fought in another part of Alberta regulated by another commission and was knocked out in the lead up to his fight here,” said Iveson, commenting on the fighter’s June 16 death in an interview Wednesday. 
  “For whatever reason, that was no
  
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• Fall sitting ends with government delighted and UCP deflated

  14-12-2017 02:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Well, that ended in a hurry.
  The fall sitting of Alberta’s legislative assembly wrapped up Wednesday afternoon after the United Conservative Party hit the eject button.
  The UCP had been talking about keeping the sitting going to debate major pieces of legislation introduced by the NDP government over the past week or so.
  And that was a reasonable position considering the complexity of the legislation that included massive changes to the Workers’ Compensation Board and getting “
  
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• Alberta MLA Derek Fildebrandt faces two hunting charges

  14-12-2017 02:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Beleaguered MLA Derek Fildebrandt is facing two charges under Alberta’s wildlife and trespass acts.
  According to court records, Fildebrandt was charged with unlawfully possessing a white-tailed deer and entering land without permission this fall.
  His first court appearance is set for Feb. 2 at Didsbury provincial court.
  Fish and wildlife officers received a call around 3:30 p.m. Nov. 4, telling them a deer had been shot on private land without permission from the landowners, a justice depa
  
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• Edmonton blood bank faces shortage during holiday season

  14-12-2017 02:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Families temporarily living in Edmonton while their children receive medical care went to the city’s blood bank Wednesday to give back.
  Waiting to donate blood, Kevin Cornish received a frightening text from his wife that their son, Nolan, would need a transfusion that same day. Out of all the “firsts” that he thought his newborn would experience in his first year of life, his first blood transfusion was not one of them.
  “My heart is with my son,” he said through te
  
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• Wind power auction blows 'old renewable energy myths out of the water'

  14-12-2017 02:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  CALGARY — Bids in an auction to pick renewable energy projects were so attractive that the Alberta government decided to back proposals to build 600 megawatts of new generation, 50 per cent higher than its goal of 400 MW.
  The government said Wednesday it had chosen three companies who are to spend about $1 billion to build four wind power projects in southern Alberta capable of generating enough power for 255,000 homes.
  The projects are to open in 2019.
  The winning bids came from Edmonton-
  
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• A spoiler-free look at the new hope offered by The Last Jedi, opening Thursday

  14-12-2017 01:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  WARNING: NO, AS IN ZERO, SPOILERS OF THE LAST JEDI AHEAD — PROMISE!
  For a general audience, 2016’s cinematic return to the Star Wars universe The Force Awakens did its job, and then some. Its actors — particularly Adam Driver as Kylo Ren and Daisy Ridley as the mystery-box-dwelling Rey — vibrated with onscreen presence, and the film felt tremendously familiar in the context of the original trilogy, which first hit screens between 1977 and 1983.
  But as fast-
  
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• Alberta court dismisses appeal of sentence for security fraudster Jay Peers

  14-12-2017 01:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench justice has quashed a former Edmonton financial adviser’s efforts to reduce his 3-1/2-year prison sentence.  
  Jeremy (Jay) Peers was appealing his sentence for 11 convictions under the Alberta Securities Act, which included two counts of perpetrating a fraud on investors and five counts of making untrue or misleading statements regarding investing in companies that collapsed in December 2010.
  Federal Mortgage Co. and related investment mana
  
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• 'Midnight tonight': Trade minister reaffirms deadline on licence plate row

  14-12-2017 01:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s trade minister said the government will file papers in court Thursday if Saskatchewan doesn’t roll back new controversial licence plate rules.
  “They have until midnight tonight to smarten up, come to their senses and walk this back or we will be filing a trade injunction,” Economic Development and Trade Minsiter Deron Bilous said Wednesday. “What we’re trying to prevent, frankly, is an escalation of consequences.”
  Last week, Saskatchewan Transp
  
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