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• Woman dead after delivery truck hits parked gravel truck

  18-12-2017 23:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman is dead after the delivery truck she was driving hit the back of a gravel truck parked on the side of a highway.
  Strathcona RCMP were called to the fatal collision on the southbound Highway 216 ramp leading onto Highway 14 east at 9:35 a.m. Monday.
  According to police, a commercial delivery truck struck the back of a gravel truck that had pulled over on the northeast side of the highway.
  The driver of the parked gravel truck was not in the truck at the time of the crash and was uninjured
  
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• MLA Derek Fildebrandt found guilty after hit-and-run, fined $402

  18-12-2017 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Strathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fildebrandt was found guilty in traffic court Monday and ordered to pay a $402 fine after a hit-and-run.
  “I’ll accept whatever the traffic court says,” he told reporters after the sentencing, adding that he planned to pay the fine immediately. 
  A former neighbour had accused him of the hit-and-run that damaged her van in June 2016.
  In September, the embattled MLA denied having anything to do with the collision, saying he was likely in an ea
  
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• Police investigating 'suspicious circumstances' around house fire

  18-12-2017 20:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police are investigating after a “suspicious” fire at a boarded up north Edmonton home Monday. 
  Fire crews were called to the vacant 9609 120 Ave. home at 8:39 a.m. after a passerby saw smoke billowing from the back of the house.
  Four fire trucks arrived at the scene within minutes and firefighters had to pull wooden boards from the windows to extinguish the blaze.
  Police investigators were called in and spokesperson Cheryl Sheppard confirmed officers are investigating “su
  
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• Celebrate the New Year with a Fireworks Show on Mission Hill

  18-12-2017 20:45
  Sunday, December 31 at 8:30 p.m. sharp – don’t be late! The City of St. Albert invites residents to celebrate... Read Post
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' path to the playoffs may be California Dreamin' if they can't beat Sharks

  18-12-2017 20:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 34: Sharks at Oilers
  The Edmonton Oilers are a team in the National Hockey League’s Pacific Division, not that you’d know it from their schedule to this point. Fully 40% of the way through the 2017-18 season, the Oilers have played just five games against divisional rivals, just one of these against a club from the actual Pacific time zone. That was way back in Game Two at Vancouver. Tonight the club plays one of their three California rivals for the very first time when the
  
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• Albertans high on province's marijuana plans: poll

  18-12-2017 19:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Most Albertans support the provincial government’s proposed regulations for legalized marijuana, according to a new Insights West poll.
  Almost two-thirds of respondents to the online poll agree with the decision to prevent pot stores from selling alcohol, tobacco or pharmaceuticals, while 77 per cent favour setting 18 as the legal age for buying marijuana.
  While 60 per cent of Albertans support legalization, up five percentage points since a national poll done in October 2016, the poll fou
  
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• Seven-year-old girl hit by SUV outside of school

  18-12-2017 19:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  A seven-year-old girl was taken to hospital as a precaution after being struck by an SUV outside of Coronation Elementary School.
  Police and an ambulance were called to the scene at 10925 139 St. at 8:22 a.m. Monday where an SUV struck the girl.
  According to police, the SUV was travelling under the speed limit through a school zone when the girl darted out in front of the car while crossing the street to get to school. The driver is not being considered at fault.
  An AHS spokesperson said the gir
  
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• Police search for ATM theft suspects in Hinton and Fort McMurray

  18-12-2017 19:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hinton RCMP are on the hunt for two suspects who used a tow rope and a truck to rip an ATM from a business.
  According to police, at around 3:30 a.m. Dec. 11, two suspects with their faces covered smashed a window at a business on Athabasca Avenue and attempted to remove an ATM using a tow rope attached to a truck.
  The suspects then loaded the ATM into the back of a waiting Ford Super Duty truck.
  The RCMP are asking the public for help identifying the suspects, and anyone with information is urge
  
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• Strathcona County RCMP investigate fatal crash

  18-12-2017 19:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Strathcona County RCMP are at the scene of a fatal crash on the southbound Highway 216 ramp leading onto Highway 14 south of Sherwood Park.
  Traffic flow on Highway 216 and Highway 14 is not expected to be affected, however the ramp will be closed for hours at police investigate.
  Investigators are asking drivers to find alternate routes.
   
  
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• Alberta Party gets its first leadership candidate

  18-12-2017 18:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Calgary lawyer Kara Levis is the first person to throw her hat into the ring for Alberta Party leadership. 
  Levis announced her bid Monday in Edmonton. 
  Thanking former leader Greg Clark for his work, Levis said she is poised to bring the vision of the party to every Alberta doorstep. That vision, she said, is based on values, not ideology, and is about bringing forward something to vote for, not against. 
  Sustainability, health care, fiscal responsibility, and government tra
  
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• Edmonton Oilers promote Jesse Puljujarvi to power play, but who should be demoted?

  18-12-2017 15:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers power play now ranks 22 out of 31 NHL teams, with a 17.2 success rate. This is mediocre production compared to last year when the Oilers power play was ranked fifth out of 30 teams, with a 22.9 per cent success rate.
  To help rectify this, Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan has added sophomore forward Jesse Puljujarvi to the power play mix.
  But who should be dropped to make way for Puljujarvi, who has earned his chance with strong hustle, good net front play and a wicked rig
  
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• Slippery conditions prompt nearly 1,000 complaints to 311: city

  18-12-2017 14:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  Slick streets prompted residents to log 950 complaints about road conditions Saturday, according to the City of Edmonton.
  As Edmontonians navigated patches of ice turning city streets and sidewalks into skating rinks on the weekend, maintenance crews were busy trying to help drivers get a grip.
  Slippery streets and back alleys have made for poor driving conditions in some areas on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Edmonton. Greg Southam / Postmedia
  “They were putting down a combination of rock chip
  
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• Man shot at by police after parking lot collision lot tells his story

  18-12-2017 14:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man shot at by an Edmonton police officer after his truck backed into a police bicycle says the August collision was an accident.    
  “I remembered I backed up; there was no one beside me on the passenger side,” said Bryan Santa, 52, who contacted Postmedia from the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre.
  “I backed up about maybe five feet and then I pulled out to get back on 99 Street. As I was leaving the parking lot, I heard this ‘bang’ and the bu
  
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• Legislature helps spread the light at 26th annual Hanukkah celebration

  18-12-2017 14:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Members of Edmonton’s Jewish community gathered at the Alberta legislature Sunday to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.
  For eight days, families light menorahs in their homes to commemorate the miracle in Judaism when a small vessel of oil lasted for eight days, instead of one. This year, Hanukkah began Dec. 12 and continues through Dec. 20. 
  “Hanukkah reminds us of the importance of faith — the light that guides us through the darkness of trouble
  
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• Alberta takes lessons from Colorado on public education for cannabis

  18-12-2017 14:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Expect the unexpected.
  That sage advice from Dan Rowland, director of public affairs for Denver, Col., comes after more than five years of experience dealing with the legalization of cannabis and its ripple effects. 
  “I think it’s imperative that governments, whether it’s the provincial level or the local level, set themselves up to be nimble and flexible,” he said. “There’s a ton of education that needs to happen.
  “Even for savvy consumers, th
  
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• AISH recipients vulnerable after bill to protect them fizzles

  18-12-2017 14:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta woman whose daughter received an inheritance says the blessing became a curse because of laws that put people with disabilities at a disadvantage.
  “We didn’t know the problem existed until it was slapped at us,” said Claire Ehman. 
  Her daughter Andrea Ehman, 28, has Down syndrome and was dependent on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH), which gives eligible Albertans living allowances of up to $1,588 per month, as well as other benefits. 
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder after North Tallcree man dies in hospital

  18-12-2017 14:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man died in an Edmonton hospital after being admitted to a High Level hospital Friday with suspicious injuries. 
  Jordan Laboucan, 22, of North Tallcree was first hospitalized with injuries consistent with blunt-force trauma, RCMP said in a news release Sunday.
  Laboucan was transferred to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton on Saturday, where his condition deteriorated. That’s when the RCMP major crimes unit was called in.
  An autopsy to confirm the cause of death was
  
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• Punch thrown, people shoved at candlelight vigil for missing woman

  18-12-2017 05:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Emotions boiled over at a candlelight vigil Sunday night for a woman who has been missing for more than a week.
  The woman’s husband of five years, Ali Fneich, was chased and punched. Someone shouted “Murderer.” (Police have said Nadia Atwi’s disappearance is not suspicious.)
  A shoving match involving several people ensued, and the vigil, which included several dozen people gathered at Churchill Square, dispersed. 
  Many people asked reporters not to mention that
  
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• Lawyer convicted of smuggling meth into remand disbarred

  18-12-2017 02:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A city lawyer convicted of smuggling drugs into the Edmonton Remand Centre has been disbarred.
  The Law Society of Alberta issued a notice Wednesday that criminal defence lawyer Justin Sidhu has been disbarred by an order of the Legal Profession Act. 
  Sidhu, who lived and practised law in Edmonton, has been an “inactive member” of the society since he was charged with trafficking a controlled substance in 2013, according to the society. Following a 2015 trial, he was sentenced to
  
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• Edmonton Food Bank seeks donations a week before Christmas

  18-12-2017 01:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  With just a couple of weeks until the end of the year, Edmonton Food Bank executive director Marjorie Bencz is confident Edmontonians will help the organization meet its 2017 goals.
  This year, the food bank aimed to raise 325,000 kg of food and  $1,750,000 to support people in need.
  As of Friday, the food bank had raised 61 per cent of its food goal and more than half of its monetary goal.
  “We are getting close to Christmas, but a lot happens over the next few days,” Bencz
  
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