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• Man who kidnapped Edmonton businessman to be sentenced

  14-02-2018 23:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man convicted in the kidnapping of an Edmonton businessman is set to be sentenced Thursday. A judge found Raheel Ghias Khalon, 31, guilty last year of the 2013 abduction and beating of Alex Davidoff. He is scheduled to appear in Court of Queen’s Bench Thursday to be sentenced on charges of kidnapping, extortion and unlawful confinement. 
   
  Amtul Khalon, Khalon’s mother, is also accused in the crime, but has since fled to Pakistan and remains wanted on
  
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• City police officer under investigation by Alberta Serious Incident Response Team

  14-02-2018 21:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team said it will provide information to media about an investigation of a member of the Edmonton Police Service.
  ASIRT is holding a news conference at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
  More to come …
  
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• One killed, four injured in Peace River three-vehicle crash

  14-02-2018 21:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person was killed and four people were injured — including a child — in a multi-vehicle crash near Peace River Tuesday night.
  A tractor-trailer unit heading east on Highway 2 collided head-on with a minivan and then another car that were travelling in the opposite direction, Mounties said Wednesday. The collision happened at the western end of the Peace River Bridge deck around 8:30 p.m.
  The male driver of the minivan was killed in the crash. An adult female passenger suffered&nb
  
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• Gay man who says Catholic Church fired him not pursuing legal action

  14-02-2018 21:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  A former pastoral associate who says he was fired by the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton for refusing to say whether he is in a same-sex relationship says he won’t pursue legal action. 
  Mark Guevarra, who said in a Facebook post Feb. 6 that he had been fired after the archdiocese investigated an LGBT prayer group he formed as an employee, said Catholics around the world have since reached out with words of support. 
  But after meeting with lawyers Tuesday, he said he wo
  
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• Anti-Freeze food tour kicks off Downtown Dining Week prom

  14-02-2018 21:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Food Tours has created a custom walking tour on Friday, March 2, to highlight the plethora of choices available to foodies in downtown Edmonton.
  The Anti-Freeze tour is sponsored by the Downtown Business Association to promote Downtown Dining Week, which runs March 9 to 18. The tour sees participants gather at The Marc restaurant for a nibble and a beverage, and then skip down Jasper Ave to enjoy a number of tasty options at popular downtown stops including Wishbone.
  The tour is $89, al
  
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• Some business owners near tears while arguing against proposed underpass for LRT

  14-02-2018 21:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residents and business owners packed the West Jasper Sherwood Community League hall Tuesday evening, some near tears as they argued against a new underpass.
  The 149 Street underpass would allow the proposed west LRT to remain at grade along Stony Plain Road, while mitigating traffic impacts at the busy intersection. But it would require extra land to the west of 149 Street, putting up to 20 businesses and a three-storey apartment building at risk.
  That’s in addition to the 13 homes and 20
  
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• Paula Simons: Colten Boushie case exposes a rural Canada tipping to anarchy

  14-02-2018 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Colten Boushie’s death, and the aftermath of his trial, symbolize just how far we are from true reconciliation on the prairies.
  But Gerald Stanley’s acquittal is also a symptom of another malaise — a deep-seated belief that rural Canadians have a right to shoot to defend their property. Stanley’s lawyer didn’t make a self-defence argument. He argued the shooting was accidental. But the idea that a man could use a gun to defend his own property was implicit — i
  
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• RCMP post $5,000 reward in central Alberta homicide

  14-02-2018 18:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  RCMP posted a $5,000 reward Wednesday for information that could lead to the arrest of a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for the first degree murder of an Eckville man more than 11 years ago.
  Kevin Edward Brown is suspected of being involved in the death of Bradley Webber. Webber’s body was found in his fifth wheel trailer in the central Alberta town located about 50 kilometres west of Red Deer on Oct. 24, 2006. 
  Mounties arrested and charged another man, Shayne Ear
  
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• 'Extremely high' number of slip and falls after freezing rain

  14-02-2018 16:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ambulance crews and hospital emergency departments were tied up with a large number of slips and falls Tuesday, Alberta Health Services officials say. 
   
  Paramedics responded to 89 slip and fall calls in the Edmonton metro area alone after freezing rain turned streets and sidewalks into ice rinks. 
   
  On a typical winter day, Edmonton emergency services would respond to an average of five calls for slips and falls on ice, AHS spokesman Kerry Williamson said in an email. &
  
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• Edmonton weather: Blowing snow advisory issued

  14-02-2018 16:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  A blowing snow advisory has been issued for Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park. Environment Canada says people should take safety precautions if they notice any adverse weather conditions. 
  The blowing snow is combining with already slippery roads from yesterday’s freezing rain to create a slow moving commute for drivers.
  Elk Island public and Catholic school districts have cancelled bus service this morning.
  As has Parkland school division due to overnight freezing rain and limit
  
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• RCMP investigating after Fort McMurray Islamic Centre sign vandalized

  14-02-2018 16:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating graffiti left on a community sign near the future site of a mosque and two churches in the northern part of Fort McMurray.
  At 9 a.m. Tuesday, police received a complaint from the municipality regarding graffiti left on the entrance sign for Abraham’s Landing.
  Construction for the Fort McMurray Islamic Centre is currently being done at the site. Future plans for the land include the construction of Roman Catholic and Protestant churches.
  The graffiti was
  
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• Edmonton Valentine's Day cards: Our love is funicular!

  14-02-2018 15:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Valentine’s Day can be a polarizing day, with some of us lavishing our loved ones with romantic gestures and over-priced flowers, while the rest of us begrudgingly waiting until Feb. 15 when the leftover chocolate goes on sale.
  Edmonton is full of lovers and, in return, a city people love … or love to hate. 
  Here are some Edmonton-centric Valentine’s Day cards to celebrate this dividing holiday. 
  Do you have any ideas for Edmonton Valentine’s Day cards? We&rsqu
  
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• Edmonton weather: Slippery roads and snowy skies

  14-02-2018 15:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  The roads and sidewalks are slippery this morning after yesterday’s freezing rain. So stay safe and walk like a penguin.
  Parkland school division has cancelled bus service due overnight freezing rain and limited visibility from blowing snow in the area. 
  Bus Service Cancelled Wednesday February 14th for all those who use Parkland School Division's regional transportation system. #psd70 #yegtraffic https://t.co/oO9D4p4ecx
  — Parkland School Division (@psd_70) February 14, 2018Arou
  
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• Wine and flowers are a perfect match on Valentine's Day

  14-02-2018 15:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Many wines have aromas and flavours that are reminiscent of the perfume of fresh flowers, from the lightly scented peony to the dark spice of violets.
  Wine columnist Juanita Roos says whenever she walks into a flower shop she’s transported to places she’s travelled and reminded of wines she’s enjoyed. “Wine geeks often try to identify a wine’s specific floral note, right down to the type of flower,” says the owner of Color de Vino at 9606 82 Ave., in Edmo
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Help save pristine Mill Creek Trail

  14-02-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Mill Creek Trail is one of this city’s pristine treasures. It is visited by tens of thousands of residents and guests every year.
  What could possibly have possessed a city hall employee to approve construction of a mansion adjacent to the trail with access across the trail to 93 Avenue?
  These city treasures should be preserved and treasured or their pristine nature will be lost forever. The proposed mansion represents the camel’s head in the tent and the beginning of the end of t
  
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• Opinion: Trudeau needs to stare down B.C.'s Horgan

  14-02-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Senate of Canada recently held an emergency debate on the recent development in the ongoing saga over the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion which, essentially, twins an existing pipeline between Alberta and B.C. 
  In my view, this major energy infrastructure project is good for business and it’s good for Canada. It will create good-paying, family-supporting jobs, boost our economic activity and increase the value of Canadian oil on the world stage by diversifying our m
  
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• Opinion: Blocking Trans Mountain pipeline does Canada no good

  14-02-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s not easy to build pipelines or expand their capacity in Canada. Last fall, faced with obstacles and lengthening delays, TransCanada abandoned its Energy East pipeline project in Quebec and New Brunswick, valued at over $16 billion. Earlier, in the spring, Ottawa had put the kibosh on the Northern Gateway project out west, valued at $8 billion.
  But there are also successes, like the Trans Mountain project, which was approved by the federal government and seemed, up until just
  
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• Some business owners near tears arguing against proposed underpass for LRT

  14-02-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residents and business owners packed the West Jasper Sherwood community league hall Tuesday evening, some near tears as they argued against a new underpass.
  The 149 Street underpass would allow the proposed west LRT to remain at grade along Stony Plain Road, while mitigating traffic impacts at the busy intersection. But it would require extra land to the west of 149 Street, putting up to 20 businesses and a three-storey apartment building at risk.
  That’s in addition to the 13 homes and 20
  
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• David Staples: What we learned in Edmonton's own Jordan Peterson Moment

  14-02-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It is, right now,”the Jordan Peterson Moment” in our society, according to no less an authority than that bastion of liberalism, The New York Times. 
  In Edmonton, we’ve certainly had our own revealing Jordan Peterson Moment. Peterson gave a public talk and book launch to an appreciative standing-room-only crowd at a Sherwood Park hotel Sunday, but only after one of the city’s most prestigious cultural institutions, the Citadel Theatre, cancelled its signed contr
  
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• Alberta pipeline task force holds first meeting

  14-02-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A task force established to figure out Alberta’s next retaliatory steps against British Columbia will hold its first meeting in Edmonton Wednesday afternoon. 
  The group, formed by Premier Rachel Notley, will work closely with business, labour and community leaders to provide the premier and her cabinet with advice to further defend Albertans.
  The 19-member panel includes former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna, former deputy prime minister Anne McLellan, former Syncrude Canada
  
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• What to make of Bob Nicholson's comment that Edmonton Oilers in the market for a "top defenceman."

  14-02-2018 09:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Edmonton Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson, his discussion on Prime Time Sports where he suggests his team is looking to acquire a top defencemen. “We’ve got some assets that we could trade here,” Nicholson said. 
  “If we could add another top defenceman that would be real good.” 
  My takeA fascinating and somewhat perplexing comment from Nicholson. I don’t recall him ever being so open about an Edmonton trade target. Perhaps I’m just not rec
  
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• MacEwan University's discussion series focuses on Colten Boushie case

  14-02-2018 04:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  The killing of Colten Boushie and the subsequent court case where a jury acquitted Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley of second-degree murder last week highlighted institutional racism suffered by Indigenous Canadians during a panel discussion Tuesday at MacEwan University.
  “The law in Canada is colonization,” Indigenous rights lawyer Sharon Venne told a packed auditorium during the panel, Canadian Colonization and Law: The Case of Colten Boushie. “It’s the same thing, be
  
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• Edmonton weather: Freezing rain warning issued for city and area

  14-02-2018 03:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmontonians are reporting extremely slippery conditions after Environment Canada issued a freezing rain warning Tuesday for Edmonton, St. Albert and Sherwood Park.
  The national weather watchdog said a patchy area of rain developing near Edson and Whitecourt made its way south through Edmonton, bringing slippery conditions to streets and sidewalks.
  “Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions,” the statement reads.
  Reports of extremely icy sidewalks, bike pa
  
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• Edmonton mayor going to Ottawa for meeting of big city mayors

  14-02-2018 02:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson will leave for Ottawa Wednesday for a three-day trip to the Big City Mayors’ Caucus, mostly to advocate the city’s budget needs.
  Iveson will be meeting with key federal officials to give final input into the federal budget, he said Tuesday at a news conference.
  Since both the provincial and federal budgets are expected to be released within the next month, Iveson submitted city council’s requests to Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci and federal Finance
  
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• Don't just look at pot growing companies to invest in cannabis, business seminar told

  14-02-2018 01:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  People hoping to profit from Canada’s booming marijuana industry should broaden their focus from big producers and consider less-known sectors likely to grow even faster, an investment specialist says.
  Companies that test pot safety and potency, handle warehousing and transportation, run dispensaries, perform research or handle other aspects of the business have lots of potential and not much attention, Everett Knight, a portfolio manager with Calgary’s Matco Financial, said Tuesday.
  
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• Disciplinary hearing for EPS officer paints picture of toxic workplace

  14-02-2018 01:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A city police constable accused of bullying a civilian 911 dispatcher and then lying about it told a disciplinary hearing that she shunned the coworker because the woman was spreading rumours about her.   
  Const. Fiona Moffat took the stand on the second day of an Edmonton police professional standards branch (PSB) hearing Tuesday. The 21-year police veteran on Monday pleaded guilty to a charge of discreditable conduct under the Police Act for using “derogatory” langua
  
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• New Edmonton region transit smart card fare system coming in 2020

  14-02-2018 01:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A new way to pay and ride transit is coming to Edmonton.
  “It operates like a credit or debit card,” said Gary Googins, regional Smart Fare program manager, at a news conference Tuesday to highlight the details of the new fare system. “It’s like a reverse monthly pass.”
  Ken Koropeski, Edmonton’s director of special projects, said the smart fare system will make travel across the Edmonton metropolitan region easier since one payment method can be used on all par
  
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• Petition on pipelines: Alberta government unveils website to fight B.C.

  14-02-2018 00:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province has launched a website for Albertans to drill home to Canadians the importance of the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. 
  It’s the latest in a series of steps Alberta is taking in a pipeline battle with British Columbia. 
  The website, Keep Canada Working, was unveiled Tuesday.
  It features links to ways Canadians can take action — contact their MP or MLA, for example, or sign a petition demanding B.C. Premier John Horgan honour the rules of Confeder
  
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• Latest ATB Financial results show Alberta's economic strength, company says

  14-02-2018 00:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  A big jump in profits for the final three months of last year reflects the growing strength of Alberta’s economy, ATB Financial says.
  Financial results released Tuesday show the provincially owned financial institution had net income of $94 million for the last quarter of 2017, up from $65 million in the same period a year earlier.
  Over the same time, revenue rose 16 per cent to $407 million and the amount of loans was $43.2 billion, an increase of 6.3 per cent.
  The only negative was depos
  
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• Lloydminster man charged with second-degree murder

  14-02-2018 00:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 20-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Lloydminster man early Monday.
  Mounties were called to a residence in the city just after midnight to find Shane Victor Lynas, 47, suffering serious injuries, police said Tuesday. He later died at the scene. 
  An autopsy in Edmonton on Tuesday determined the death was a homicide.
  Deshane Tayden Bird, 20, of Lloydminster was charged with second-degree murder. A second person arrested in relation to th
  
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