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• Oilers' superstar Connor McDavid is taking his game to the next level

  27-03-2018 22:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 77: Blue Jackets at Oilers
  Remember when Connor McDavid was having trouble putting the biscuit in the basket? It was just a couple of months ago that the Edmonton Oilers phenom went through a drought, scoring just once in 13 games leading into the All-Star break. During that break I wrote this post breaking down his performance during that dry spell:
  His shot rate is on par with last season’s 3.1/GP, although over the recent 13-game drought he has peppered opposing goalies with fu
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' superstar Connor McDavid is taking his game to the next level

  27-03-2018 22:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 77: Blue Jackets at Oilers
  Remember when Connor McDavid was having trouble putting the biscuit in the basket? It was just a couple of months ago that the Edmonton Oilers phenom went through a drought, scoring just once in 13 games leading into the All-Star break. During that break I wrote this post breaking down his performance during that dry spell:
  His shot rate is on par with last season’s 3.1/GP, although over the recent 13-game drought he has peppered opposing goalies with fu
  
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• Alberta's child intervention panel releases final recommendations

  27-03-2018 19:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  An all-party panel that aimed to improve the child intervention system and prevent deaths of children in care has released its final recommendations. 
  The ministerial panel — tasked by the provincial government with identifying systemic problems in child intervention services — was set up after the death of Serenity, a four-year-old Indigenous girl who died in 2014.
  Twenty-six recommendations posted Friday ranged from ending the disparity in services in First Nations c
  
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• Supervised consumption site at Royal Alex hospital to open April 2

  27-03-2018 18:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Royal Alexandra Hospital will open a supervised drug injection facility April 2 to give its patients a safe place to shoot up.
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman spoke at a Tuesday morning news conference in the hospital’s former women’s centre, which is where the supervised consumption site is being constructed, where she expressed how important it is to support those affected by the opioid crisis. 
  “Supervised consumption sites provide a secure, supportive place for peopl
  
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• Grande Prairie photographer’s video of lynx love battle goes viral

  27-03-2018 18:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Kevin HampsonA Grande Prairie photographer has captured footage worthy of the Discovery Channel in what he calls “one of the most epic experiences of my life.”
  On Wednesday evening, Amos Wiebe was driving on a logging road near Grande Prairie, looking for owls to photograph. In the fading daylight, he noticed a commotion about 100 feet up in the trees. It was two lynx, apparently having a fight.
  “I quickly stopped my truck, grabbed my camera and started filming,” Wiebe
  
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• Quick thinking helps prevent Crestwood house fire from spreading

  27-03-2018 18:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  A west Edmonton homeowner’s quick thinking helped prevent a fire in his basement from growing out of control, say officials.
  Fire crews responded to a blaze that broke out in the basement of the single family home in the city’s Crestwood neighbourhood Tuesday morning.
  Crews got the call at 9:01 a.m. and arrived at the house near 100 Avenue and 148 Street — across the street from the West End Christian Reformed Church — about four minutes later, spokeswoman Maya Filipovic
  
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• Edmonton firefighters on scene of Crestwood house fire

  27-03-2018 18:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  A west Edmonton homeowner’s quick thinking helped prevent a fire in his basement from growing out of control, say officials.
  Fire crews responded to a blaze that broke out in the basement of the single family home in the city’s Crestwood neighbourhood Tuesday morning.
  Crews got the call at 9:01 a.m. and arrived at the house near 100 Avenue and 148 Street — across the street from the West End Christian Reformed Church — about four minutes later, spokeswoman Maya Filipovic
  
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• Pick Up or Pay Up

  27-03-2018 18:09
  Zero-tolerance enforcement campaign in April Municipal Enforcement Services will be increasing patrols in April to reinforce responsible pet ownership among... Read Post
  
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• Photo Enforcement Sites - April 2018

  27-03-2018 18:04
  The City of St. Albert is sharing its photo enforcement Site of the Day locations for April 2018. Enforcement is... Read Post
  
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• Today's Top Three: Supervised consumption site to open; sheep carcasses devastate; Oilers host Jackets

  27-03-2018 15:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Today’s Top Three is a daily online feature highlighting a few of the most interesting and newsworthy stories you can expect to see on edmontonjournal.com.
  Supervised consumption site set to open
  A news conference has been scheduled for Tuesday morning at the Royal Alexandra Hospital to “announce new lifesaving supports for patients affected by the opioid crisis.”
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman and Mayor Don Iveson are expected to speak at the event.
  The news conference will be
  
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• Edmonton weather: Snow turns into rain showers because March hates us

  27-03-2018 14:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather forecast by Environment Canada.
  Things are a little chilly this morning with temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measuring -7.0 C with a 17 km/h wind contributing to a -14 wind chill.
  Today: Periods of light snow ending near noon then mainly cloudy with 30 per cent chance of rain showers. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 4 C.
  Tonight :Mainly cloudy. 30 per cent chance of rain showers or
  
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• Tuesday's letters: May should pay for defying injunction

  27-03-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Elizabeth May, a federal member of Parliament and lawyer, purposely defies a federal judge’s order, she will certainly look good in orange coveralls behind bars.
  Let’s hope the judiciary now has the backbone to enforce their orders. Her gold- plated pension will be a good target in a civil action for costs of delaying the project.
  Eugene Lieber, Edmonton
  River valleys are sacred places
  Edmonton city council is to be commended for embracing creative ideas like the funicular and t
  
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• Opinion: Putin not likely to soften with re-election

  27-03-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
   
  On Sunday, March 18, Russian voters returned Vladimir V. Putin to office with a reported 76.67 per cent of the votes. The result was never in doubt, and the main concern of the government was to ensure that turnout was sufficiently high. Many observers commented that the elections were a charade and that some candidates were nominated with government approval.
  In second place with just over 12 per cent was Pavel Grudinin, leader of the Communist Party but also an oligarch and a former mem
  
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• Brian Jean on going to the United Conservative Party convention, conservatism in Alberta

  27-03-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you thought Brian Jean was going to go away quietly and rebuild his Fort McMurray home after his resignation from provincial politics, you would be wrong.
  The former Wildrose leader has already signed up for the United Conservative Party founding convention in May and, last week, shot into the world his thoughts on the NDP’s Budget 2018 (spoiler alert: he wasn’t a fan). 
  He’s out of the limelight, but Jean has no intention of fading away. 
  Instead, he plans to use
  
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• Supervised consumption site at Royal Alex hospital set to open

  27-03-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Royal Alexandra Hospital appears ready to open a supervised drug injection facility that will give its patients a safe place to shoot up.
  A news conference has been scheduled for Tuesday morning at the hospital to “announce new lifesaving supports for patients affected by the opioid crisis.”
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman and Mayor Don Iveson are expected to speak at the event.
  The news conference will be held in the hospital’s former women’s centre, which is where the
  
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• GALLERY: Newcomers to Canada tour Edmonton Eskimos' locker room, Commonwealth Stadium

  27-03-2018 05:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Eskimos defensive lineman Kalonji Kashama puts a helmet on Michael Masirika, 17, on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Commonwealth Stadium. A group of newcomers to Canada had the chance to visit the Edmonton Eskimos locker room and stadium as well as get a taste of North American football. AMBER BRACKEN/POSTMEDIA
  Appoline Malaika takes a selfie in the Edmonton Eskimos locker room, March 26, 2018. AMBER BRACKEN/POSTMEDIA
  Edmonton Eskimos defensive tackle Almondo Sewell playfully arm wrestle
  
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• Combined Winners-HomeSense store opening at West Edmonton Mall

  27-03-2018 02:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  A new combined HomeSense-Winners store opens Tuesday at West Edmonton Mall.
  The 5,700-square-metre shop replaces the former Winners outlet. The mall didn’t have a HomeSense store, said a spokesperson for TJX Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of the American parent for the two retail chains.
  The setup is considered a “one-stop shop” for customers seeking clothing and home decor, she said.
  The company said it will continue opening individual stores as well as combined operations de
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Agriculture gets $406-million boost

  27-03-2018 02:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  The federal and provincial governments are working to support Alberta’s agricultural sector through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership — a five-year plan focusing on increasing trade, expanding markets and supporting innovative and sustainable growth. 
  On Monday, federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and his Alberta colleague, Oneil Carlier, announced a $406-million investment over the next five years. 
  In a statement, Carlier said the money will expand the
  
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• Convicted violent offender released and living in Edmonton area

  27-03-2018 02:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  A convicted violent offender at risk of reoffending has been released and will be living in the Edmonton area, police said Monday afternoon. 
  Shaun Bradley Cardinal, 34, has been given a long list of court-ordered conditions he must abide by while on release, including a curfew between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and abstaining from having alcohol or drugs, including cannabis.
  Cardinal must not enter any licensed premise other than a dining room to have a meal and must not be in a liquor store.
  
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• University of Alberta academic association slams across-the-board cuts

  27-03-2018 01:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  The association representing 4,300 members of the University of Alberta academic staff on Monday slammed what it sees as unjustified budget cuts and urged cuts to senior administration rather than to teaching or research.
  Last week, the board of governors approved a plan for a four per cent across-the-board cut to discretionary spending while at the same time raising rent on student residences, increasing tuition for international students and instituting a new meal plan that will cost stud
  
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• Graham Thomson: Premier Rachel Notley declares 'definitive' victory with pipeline ruling — but is it?

  27-03-2018 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A recent court ruling in British Columbia has Premier Rachel Notley convinced that construction of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project will go ahead this year.
  “That’s absolutely our timeline,” said a happy Notley on Monday.
  If only it were that simple.
  But it seems whenever one hurdle is toppled for the Trans Mountain expansion, there’s another in the way. The path ahead for the $7.4-billion project still looks more like a steeplechase than a straightaway.
  Notle
  
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• University of Alberta student's research could give boost to oilsands reclamation

  27-03-2018 01:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A University of Alberta graduate student might have found a way to speed up the long, expensive process of reclaiming land torn up for oilsands extraction.
  Prem Pokharel’s master’s thesis showed that loading jack pine and trembling aspen seedlings with extra nitrogen and other nutrients before they were put in the ground at two former northern Alberta mining sites meant the trees grew more quickly.
  “The plants (usually) grow very slowly. Because of that, the whole process of re
  
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• Alberta couple devastated after finding 15 sheep carcasses along rural road

  27-03-2018 00:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta couple who stumbled across 15 dead sheep strewn across the side of a road in Lamont County are calling on the public for information. 
  “I want justice for these sheep,” Toni-Michelle Benteau said Monday. “I’ve knelt over them, I’ve seen their faces.”
  It started Friday when her husband Scott Benteau, 37, noticed the carcasses while driving along Range Road 182 off Highway 16, about 65 km east of Edmonton.
  “He called me from the side of the
  
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• Paula Simons: The dithering is done — West LRT is finally a go

  27-03-2018 00:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Praise be.
  It’s a March miracle.
  After more than 15 years of arguing and debate and stalling and making plans and ripping them up again, the city may actually be on the brink of starting work on an LRT line to connect downtown Edmonton with West Edmonton Mall and beyond. 
  Late Friday, after three days of an often-rancorous public hearing, Edmonton city council summoned its courage and finalized the route for the western leg of the Valley Line. 
  And the timing couldn’t be be
  
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