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• Notes from the Dome: Abortion clinic buffer zones and tracking rural crime trends

  14-03-2018 23:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  MLAs react to potential buffer-zone legislation around abortion clinics
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney said his party wouldn’t weigh in on potential legislation to create buffer zones around abortion clinics until a bill is tabled. 
  “I’m skeptical about these rumours because the NDP just had their throne speech less than a week ago and the point of the throne speech is to enumerate the government’s legislative agenda,” he said Wednesday. “T
  
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• Kidnapper gets 10 years for businessman's abduction

  14-03-2018 23:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man convicted in the violent abduction of a prominent Edmonton businessman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday.
  Raheel Khalon, 31, was handed the sentence — 10 years each for his kidnapping and extortion convictions to be served concurrently — in connection to the 2013 abduction and beating of Alex Davidoff.
  Davidoff was taken from his office at the Glenora Skyline condo project at 142 Street and Stony Plain Road on July 21, 2013, by a group of attackers who drove him to
  
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• Two dogs, ATV in truck stolen in daylight robbery

  14-03-2018 23:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thieves got away with more than they bargained for when they stole a grey Ford F-150 from the front of a business in south Edmonton Monday afternoon — two Olde English Bulldogges. 
  Police said Wednesday the truck’s owner had been inside a business near 101 Street and 34 Avenue for about 20 minutes, only to come out and find smashed glass and an empty parking stall.
  The 2014 truck, carrying the two dogs and an ATV, were stolen around 2:30 p.m. Later that same day, the truck is be
  
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• Outlander looks to cast local Indigenous actors

  14-03-2018 22:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Emmy and Golden Globe nominated show Outlander is holding a casting call for Indigenous actors in Edmonton on March 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Inglewood building, 12308 111 Ave. 
  No on-camera experience is required and they’re looking for a range of actors.
  In this season of Outlander, which is filmed in Scotland, characters Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser find themselves travelling to North Carolina and encounter an Indigenous village. 
  So who are they l
  
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• Kidnapper gets 10 years for businessman abduction

  14-03-2018 22:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man convicted in the violent abduction of a prominent Edmonton businessman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday.
  Raheel Khalon, 31, was handed the decade-long sentence–10 years each for his kidnapping and extortion convictions to be served concurrently–in connection to the 2013 abduction and beating of Alex Davidoff.
  Davidoff was taken from his office at the Glenora Skyline condo project at 142 Street and Stony Plain Road on July 21, 2013 by a group of attackers who drove
  
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• NDP legislation aims to boost number of students in tech sector

  14-03-2018 22:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province is adding 3,000 post-secondary spots over the next five years in an effort to amp up Alberta’s technology sector.
  The $43-million move was introduced Wednesday as part of the NDP’s second bill of the spring session. 
  The Growth and Diversification Act will also boost the number of women in the sector through a scholarship program and establish an advisory council to reduce the skills gap, said Minister of Advanced Education Marlin Schmidt. 
  “(We) recogniz
  
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• Wildlife: Tim Mikula's Endless Portrait Project hits Jasper Avenue

  14-03-2018 21:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A new, trial window gallery named Art Hole has popped up at 10520 Jasper Ave., downstairs from and supported by Edmonton-born business software company Jobber.
  Local actor and painter Tim Mikula is the first in-your-face artist in the bus-shelter sized window box, bringing us an extension of his ongoing Endless Portrait Project, a series of colourful abstract-impressionist busts.
  Mikula, who’s been with Rapid Fire Theatre since 2007, on a lark put out a call to paint a portrait of anyone w
  
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• Homegrown soul singer mines deep feelings for her latest tracks

  14-03-2018 21:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  To that long list of homegrown talents who have made their reputations elsewhere, it’s time to add the name Samantha Martin.
  Martin’s band Delta Sugar has developed a sophisticated soul and blues sound over a few years together, but it’s the Edmonton-born singer, songwriter, guitarist leader and her powerful set of pipes who could make you stop and listen.
  Based in Toronto for 12 years, Martin has already received six Maple Blues nominations. Earlier this year, her band was tha
  
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• Province announces $54 million from carbon tax for 'greening' cities

  14-03-2018 20:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province on Wednesday pledged to spend another $54 million toward helping cities retrofit buildings, install solar and explore other small-scale green energy generation. 
  Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson made the announcement at a meeting of municipal leaders at the Shaw Conference Centre, saying it will help diversify local economies and save communities money. A similar program announced previously has been heavily subscribed.
  The money comes from the carbon levy. It&rsq
  
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• Attack suspect doesn't meet 'not-criminally responsible' threshold

  14-03-2018 19:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  The court case will proceed against the man charged with five counts of attempted murder after pedestrians were run down following an attack on a city police officer last year. 
  Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, 31, does not meet the threshold to be deemed not-criminally responsible following the completion of a court-ordered assessment. Medical professionals preparing reports on criminal responsibility assess whether an accused person understood their actions, right from wrong, an
  
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• Photo radar to rural crime: Parade of Ministers take questions from city politicians

  14-03-2018 19:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association is holding its spring 2018 Municipal Leaders’ Caucus in Edmonton on Wednesday and Thursday. 
  The event at the Shaw Conference Centre bills itself as an “opportunity to dialogue with ministers and decision makers” for Alberta mayors, councillors and senior administration. 
  Provincial ministers slated to attend include Kathleen Ganley (justice and solicitor general), Shaye Anderson (municipal affairs), Brian Mason (trans
  
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• Nexen Energy enters not guilty plea in deadly 2016 explosion near Fort McMurray

  14-03-2018 18:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nexen Energy has pleaded not guilty to eight charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act following a 2016 explosion that killed two men at its Long Lake plant south of Fort McMurray. 
  On Jan. 15, 2016, maintenance workers were refitting the valves of a compressor at Long Lake’s hydrocracker unit, which combines hydrogen with partially upgraded bitumen to remove sulphur during the production of synthetic crude oil.
  Just before 3:30 p.m. that day, an explosion destroyed much of
  
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• Edmonton records fourth killing of 2018 after man stabbed Sunday

  14-03-2018 18:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 39-year-old man found dead in a southside apartment Sunday was stabbed to death, say police now probing the city’s latest killing. 
  The body of Marlon Jair Nunez, 39, of Edmonton, was found in the building near 107 Street and 83 Avenue around 5 p.m. Sunday after worried family members called authorities to check on his welfare, said police in a Wednesday release.
  A Tuesday autopsy by the medical examiner determined Nunez died from stab wounds.
  The case is Edmonton’s fourth hom
  
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• Two dogs, ATV in truck stolen in brazen daylight robbery

  14-03-2018 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thieves got away with more than they bargained for when they stole a grey Ford F-150 from the front of a business in south Edmonton Monday afternoon — two old English bulldogs. 
  Police said Wednesday that the owner of the truck had been inside a business near 101 Street and 34 Avenue for about 20 minutes only to come out and find smashed glass and an empty parking stall.
  The 2014 truck, carrying the two dogs and the ATV, were stolen around 2:30 p.m. Later that same day, the truck is b
  
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• 347 varieties of schnitzel are on the menu at Haus Falkenstein

  14-03-2018 15:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Silke and Michael Hentschel, are the proprietors of Haus Falkenstein an Edmonton restaurant that holds the Guinness World Record for the largest number of commercially available schnitzel varieties.
  The specialty restaurant offers 347 different permutations of fresh, pan-fried and breaded pork. In an effort not to overwhelm diners with a seven-page menu, they display only 67 of the most popular versions but the others are always available, says chef Michael. 
  Adding to the charm of Hau
  
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• Staples: New sportsplex a win-win for taxpayers and hockey players

  14-03-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The unicorn of Edmonton minor hockey is to find an early evening practice slot Monday to Friday for your team.
  Edmonton has too many teams clamouring for practice ice and too few arenas to provide it. It’s next to impossible to rent extra ice at that time. 
  But a group of Edmonton hockey and business leaders led by Matt Bachewich, president of the non-profit group Active Communities Alberta, are working to raise funds to build a new Sports and Wellness Campus with four ice sheets in n
  
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• Big Valley Jamboree rounds its lineup with George Canyon, Patricia Conroy

  14-03-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Big Valley Jamboree has announced the final stampede of its 2018 lineup — including Nova Scotia-born former air cadet and multiple Juno-winner George Canyon and ’90s country superstar Patricia Conroy.
  Also added to the list for the sprawling Aug. 2-5 hillbilly hootenanny out at Camrose Regional Exhibition Grounds are brother act the Abrams, Sudbury, Ontario’s Andrew Hyatt, Edmonton roots-folk act Ken Stead, cancer survivor Kalsey Kulyk, singer songwriter Sykamore, Australi
  
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• Edmonton weather: Air quality statement remains in effect

  14-03-2018 13:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Environment Canada special air quality statement remains in place for the city of Edmonton and surrounding area and isn’t expected to taper off until later this evening.
  The Air Quality Health Index was at seven on a scale of 10, or “high risk,” and a haze was visible in downtown Edmonton on Tuesday afternoon.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured at -10 C with a 6 km/h wind contributing to a -14 wind chill.
  Today: Mainly sunny. Fog patch
  
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• Wednesday's letters: PM supports eastern industries, ignores West

  14-03-2018 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Is it any wonder Western Canada continues to feel alienated?
  Central Canada continues to have the ear of Prime Minister Trudeau who, in the face of potential U.S. tariffs, has scheduled photo-ops in support of the aluminum industry in Quebec and the steel manufacturing sector in Ontario.
  Meanwhile, Central Canada and the Prime Minister’s Office maintains an absolute silence on an existing threat to thousands of western Canadian farmers who cannot get their product to international markets
  
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• Opinion: Do we protect our drinking water or serve industry and ATVs?

  14-03-2018 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  As the City of Edmonton wraps up hosting duties for the Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, this is the perfect time to reflect on how what happens in the mountains to our west impacts the water that we depend on as a city and province.
  Nearly 90 per cent of the North Saskatchewan River’s water comes from the mountains and foothills of the Bighorn Wildland, more than 200 kilometres upstream. They are our headwaters. How we manage these areas will dramatically impact the future of
  
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• Municipal leaders to discuss provincial, local issues at AUMA event

  14-03-2018 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association is holding its spring 2018 Municipal Leaders’ Caucus in Edmonton on Wednesday and Thursday. 
  The event at the Shaw Conference Centre bills itself as an “opportunity to dialogue with ministers and decision makers” for Alberta mayors, councillors and senior administration. 
  Provincial ministers slated to attend include Kathleen Ganley (justice and solicitor general), Shaye Anderson (municipal affairs), Brian Mason (trans
  
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• Man accused in U-Haul attack expected to enter plea

  14-03-2018 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man facing a long list of charges including five counts of attempted murder after pedestrians were run down following an attack on a city police officer last year is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning. 
  Abdulahi Hasan Sharif is alleged to have stabbed a police officer before driving a U-Haul truck into pedestrians in downtown Edmonton on Sept. 30. 
  Sharif was ordered in December to undergo two mental health-related assessments at Alberta Hospital, whic
  
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• Editorial: Gondola idea should be grounded

  14-03-2018 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Urban gondolas are the next trendy thing in public transit. It’s not hard to see why.
  They can be constructed at a fraction of the cost and time it takes to tunnel or lay down tracks for earthbound LRT. Part-transit solution, part-tourist attraction, they promise to keep people moving despite gridlock below while offering breathtaking views and providing an unconventional and undeniably charming way to get around.
  Tramway systems have proven to be a hit in cities such as Medellin, Columbia
  
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• Paula Simons: Doug Ford's upset victory the latest example of the chaos model of leadership

  14-03-2018 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  He didn’t win the most votes. He has almost no support in caucus. He doesn’t have a seat in the legislature. But after a disputed result, Doug Ford has become  the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party.
  Now, the man best known to the rest of Canada as Rob Ford’s brother, has to prepare to lead his fractured party into the upcoming Ontario election.
  As Paula Simons points out in this video essay, Albertans have a lot of experience with these sorts of 
  
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• David Staples: Northwest sportsplex could work for taxpayers and minor hockey

  14-03-2018 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The unicorn of Edmonton minor hockey is to find an early evening practice slot Monday to Friday for your team.
  Edmonton has too many teams clamouring for practice ice and too few arenas to provide it. It’s next to impossible to rent extra ice at that time. 
  But a group of Edmonton hockey and business leaders led by Matt Bachewich, president of the non-profit group Active Communities Alberta, are working to raise funds to build a new Sports and Wellness Campus with four ice sheets in n
  
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• Court Briefs: Home invasion suspects put matters over - St. Albert Gazette

  14-03-2018 08:19 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Court Briefs: Home invasion suspects put matters over
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  A duo facing charges after two home invasions last summer have had their matters put over to March 15. Two men are charged in connection with two home invasion instances that took place over the summer in the Sturgeon County communities of Riverstone ...
  
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• Sabres rattled twice in OT - St. Albert Gazette

  14-03-2018 08:07 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Sabres rattled twice in OT
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  St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres lose two games in overtime to Airdrie Xtreme last weekend in Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League provincial final. By Jeff Hansen Mar 14, 2018. The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres are regrouping and refocusing ...
  
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• Provincial 4A and 3A high school basketball preview - St. Albert Gazette

  14-03-2018 08:07 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Provincial 4A and 3A high school basketball preview
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  The St. Albert Skyhawks and Paul Kane Blues are on opposite sides of the 4A draw at the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association women's basketball tournament in Medicine Hat. The Skyhawks are seeded No. 2 out of 16 teams at provincials and the first game ...
  
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• Eggen to review superintendent pay - St. Albert Gazette

  14-03-2018 08:07 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Eggen to review superintendent pay
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  Some superintendents may see a pay cut now that Alberta's education minister has started a formal review of their pay. Education Minister David Eggen said Monday that he had asked Alberta's school boards to send him the contracts for their ...
  
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• Rural crime - St. Albert Gazette

  14-03-2018 08:03 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Rural crime
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  Trespassing, vandalism, and theft have made farmers and other rural residents feel unsafe on their own land, with many wanting to take the law into their own hands. In rural areas the long arm of the law is a long way off. Police response times can be ...and more »
  
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• Local child care facility receives provincial grant - St. Albert Gazette

  14-03-2018 08:03 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Local child care facility receives provincial grant
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  A St. Albert child care group has received funding from the provincial government for upgrades done to its new facility. St. Albert MLA Marie Renaud presented a grant cheque for $41,775 on Friday afternoon to the SIGIS Child Care Society to fund part ...
  
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• Cult of Hockey game grades: Connor McDavid dominates Calgary Flames but can't buy a goal

  14-03-2018 07:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you’re an Edmonton Oilers fan with his coaching hat on today, you’ll be pleased that the Oilers put in a strong effort in losing 1-0 to the Calgary Flames, and somewhat content knowing that puck luck essentially decided the game, not anything bad about Edmonton’s performance.
  If you’re an Oilers fan with his GM hat on today, you’ll note that the team worked hard, the two points was meaningless in any case, and you got some indication that Ethan Bear might actual
  
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• Nuisance complaints prompt city hall to consider reining in Airbnb, other short-term rentals

  14-03-2018 02:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  The city is looking to rein in nuisance neighbours that come from short-term rentals.
  At the urban planning committee meeting Tuesday, city officials heard from neighbours who complained their tranquil streets were being turned into loud party areas.
  “We think it’s time for the City of Edmonton to take a look at developing a regulatory framework for short-term rentals for commercial operators,” said Tracy Douglas-Blowers, director of industry relations with the Alberta Hotel &a
  
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• City to review language surrounding signage

  14-03-2018 02:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  City officials will be reviewing language related to billboards and electronic signs to make it clear and consistent.
  “Right now the regulations in the zoning bylaw are very complex,” said Anne Stevenson, senior city planner. “They are difficult to interpret or interpreted differently. So there’s a lot of uncertainty in terms of what’s been built in our city. We decided to undertake a review of our zoning bylaw regulations to make sure they were consistent and strai
  
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• 'Daunting' $2.24-billion price tag for west LRT raises questions

  14-03-2018 01:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  An estimated $2.24-billion price tag for the west LRT line has some councillors rethinking their commitment.
  “It’s a daunting cost,” said Ward 9 Coun. Tim Cartmell, after city officials released an update Tuesday that increased the price from the 2016 estimate of $1.8 billion. 
  “It doesn’t seem like there would be a whole lot left to do anything else,” said Cartmell. “I don’t know if that’s wise.”
  The project would run low-floor LR
  
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• Seedy Sunday welcomes dirt, spring, puddles and meat pies

  14-03-2018 00:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Sunday, March 18, fierce weather notwithstanding, Edmonton gardeners and other lovers of loam will gather for a day of free seed exchange, gardening information and general spring giddiness, all topped off with free parking. 
  The Seedy Sunday event is at the Central Lions Recreation Centre (11113 113 St.) between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. There will be a children’s table, and lots of demonstrations and door prizes. Meat Street Pies Food Truck (with the effervescent Thea Avis on board) wil
  
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• Businessman says his abduction led to financial downfall

  14-03-2018 00:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton businessman told court Tuesday that being abducted and beaten by a group of assailants in 2013 ruined him physically, emotionally and financially. 
  Alex Davidoff read a lengthy victim impact statement at a sentencing hearing for Raheel Ghias Khalon, who was convicted in the kidnapping case in late 2017.
  “This was the darkest and most devastating day of my life,” Davidoff told the court, at times wiping away tears. 
  Davidoff described the long-lasting physical in
  
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• Edmonton Public delays move of program for gifted children

  14-03-2018 00:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A program for gifted and twice-exceptional students will remain at McKernan Elementary/Junior High School for another year after parents protested a proposed move.
  Families with children in the extensions program gave the Edmonton Public school district an earful at a meeting last week when administrators proposed moving the program to Queen Alexandra School, which currently hosts only a Logos Christian program.
  Although McKernan school is stuffed, some parents said the move to Queen Alexan
  
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• Rachel Notley's former chief of staff investigated by privacy commissioner

  14-03-2018 00:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s privacy commissioner is investigating Premier Rachel Notley’s former chief of staff over the role he played in a 2016 freedom of information request made by the opposition.
  The investigation into John Heaney will include an oral hearing, and commissioner Jill Clayton expects to issue notices compelling staffers to attend and produce records. 
  The United Conservative Party wants the hearing to be public, it said in the house Tuesday. 
  Clayton launched an investigat
  
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• Edmonton police respond to Saskatoon warning about fentanyl-laced cocaine

  14-03-2018 00:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  A detective is unsure if Edmonton police would ever release a drug dealer’s phone number as part of a public warning about fentanyl-laced cocaine, as Saskatoon police did earlier this week.
  On Sunday, the Saskatoon Police Service issued a news release warning that a batch of cocaine laced with fentanyl had led to two deaths and four other people being hospitalized over the weekend.
  “It could happen anywhere, anytime,” Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement Team Det. Guy Pilon
  
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