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• Edmonton police officer injured in firing range accident

  01-04-2018 22:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton police officer was injured in an accident at the service’s firing range Sunday afternoon.   
  Northeast division Staff Sgt. Paul Czerwonka said the officer “had an accident at the firing range” while training. The officer avoided serious injury and was receiving medical treatment, Czerwonka said. 
  Police responded to a call that someone had been shot at around 1 p.m. 
  The William Nixon Training Centre is located in northeast Edmonton east of
  
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• New market and coffee shop herald fresh offerings for spring

  01-04-2018 20:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  I came home from holidays to winter, part two. So it’s heartening to know that despite the frigid temps, things are heating up on the food scene. Here are a few stories that popped up while I was away.
  The 124 Grand Market gets even more grand 
  Kirsta Franke, the founder of the popular summer market, is adding another site to the 124 Street Grand Market brand. Now, in addition to the market that runs Thursdays on 124 Street at 108 Avenue (debuting May 10), Franke is opening another ma
  
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• Personal grocery shoppers save time for busy folks with Instacart

  01-04-2018 19:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  As Edmonton moves into a second winter, the appeal of online shopping and delivery grows ever stronger. It’s almost as if the developers of Instacart — a new digital grocery shopping service — knew their launch weekend would coincide with icy parking lots and below average temperatures.
  Donning their mittens, therefore, 100 Edmonton shoppers have hit the marketplace as of March 28, ready to deliver your hand-picked groceries to your home in as little as an hour. The service, st
  
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• Edmonton air tanker firefighting company flying high

  01-04-2018 18:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton company that has fought forest fires in Western Canada for more than 50 years hopes to spread its wings to more business in countries around the world.
  Air Spray Ltd., bought in the early 1970s by the late aviation pioneer Don Hamilton and now owned by his daughter Lynn Hamilton, supplies the air tankers that drop cascades of colourful fire retardant or water to contain blazes until ground crews put them out.
  The company has had long-term contracts with the Alberta and B.C. governmen
  
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• 'My voice has been stolen': Alleged domestic violence complainant devastated after charges stayed due to 'Charter breach'

  01-04-2018 18:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  The complainant in an alleged domestic violence case that was stayed because the accused was denied timely access to bail says she feels her own rights have been violated.
  Pamela Hamilton said she is angry and frustrated by provincial court Judge Renée Cochard’s decision to stay several charges against her ex-partner Ryan Reilly.
  “I have a lot of questions that aren’t answered, and I don’t feel like I have anywhere to turn,” Hamilton said in an interview
  
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• Alberta teens guzzle more sugary drinks than Ontario high schoolers, study shows

  01-04-2018 18:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta high school students are drinking 16 per cent more pop, sports drinks and other sugary beverages compared to teens in Ontario, a newly published study has found.
  A mandatory nutrition policy in all Ontario secondary schools may account for that difference, said Katelyn Godin, a PhD student in public health and health systems at the University of Waterloo and the study’s lead author. Alberta’s nutrition guidelines for children and youth are optional in schools.
  “If we we
  
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• Cult of Hockey Game Grades: Edmonton Oilers Power Play fires blanks again, Talbot soft in 3-2 loss at Calgary

  01-04-2018 08:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers out-played their Provincial rivals, Saturday night, particularly over the final 40 minutes. They eventually out-shot the Calgary Flames 36-20. They had even taken an early, 1-0 1st Period lead. But…
  But the tooth-less Edmonton Oilers power play continued to gum up the works, going an uninspiring 0-5 on the evening. In fact, on the 1-0 goal, Calgary challenged the play for an off-side, and lost. There was Edmonton’s best chance of the night, and that’s
  
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• Man found in truck in a ditch near Redwater dies, RCMP Major Crimes Unit North is investigating

  01-04-2018 04:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating after a 25-year-old man from the Redwater area died after being found in a truck in the ditch.
  A passerby found the man in a truck in a ditch just before 6:15 a.m. on Saturday on Range Road 234, north of Township Road 580, RCMP said in a news release Saturday.
  The man appeared seriously injured and the person who found him tried to resuscitate the man.
  Emergency Medical Services declared the man dead on scene.
  Redwater RCMP called the Major Crimes Unit
  
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• Photos: 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

  01-04-2018 02:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Matt Dunstone watches a shot during  the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, at the Leduc Recreation Centre Saturday March 31, 2018.
  Derek Samagalski and Jocelyn Peterman watch as Cathy Overton – Clapham yells instruction to teammate Matt Dunstone during the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, at the Leduc Recreation Centre Saturday March 31, 2018.
  Curling fan Dee Hopley wears a chicken hat as she takes in the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championshi
  
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• Security firms set to benefit from cannabis legalization, former MP says

  01-04-2018 00:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Recreational marijuana doesn’t become legal in Canada until the summer, but the leadup to legalization is already producing unexpected winners.
  Take, for example, former police officers who once opposed legal pot getting into the cannabis business. 
  Another potential winner you might not expect? Private security companies. 
  A former Conservative MP-turned security industry executive says legalization is set to create big demand for new security guards, in part to protect pro
  
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