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• Flooding forces evacuations in two northwestern Alberta communities

  28-04-2018 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province issued two critical alerts Saturday to warn people in northwestern Alberta about life-threatening flood dangers.
  Residents in low-lying parts of Fort Vermilion have been asked to evacuate and a state of local emergency declared as water levels in the Peace River continue to rise, according to an update warning of flash floods on the Alberta Emergency Alert website.
  An earlier notice indicated an ice jam released around 3:30 a.m. Saturday and breakup was expected later in the morning
  
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• Top 10 signs that the Edmonton Oilers have won the draft lottery

  28-04-2018 21:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Top ten signs that the Edmonton Oilers have won the 2018 National Hockey League draft lottery:Greg Wyshynski’s head explodes.
  Top prospect Rasmus Dahlin is accused of looking sad and unhappy at his next public appearances. 
  Jeff O’Neill’s head explodes. 
  The Air Canada Centre crumbles to its foundations, then collapses into a gaping wound into the earth.
  Steve Simmons’ head explodes. 
  New York and Toronto-based sports writers call for an immediate change to
  
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• Homicide detectives investigating incident in west Edmonton

  28-04-2018 20:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police taped off a section of 219 Street in the west Edmonton neighbourhood of Rosenthal Saturday and said homicide officers are investigating an incident.
  One neighbour said yelling woke her up and there was a man lying on the road, while another neighbour said she was up at 3:30 a.m. and noticed lots of flashing lights outside the window.
  Neighbours told her there had been a fight, she said.
  Police have not released details of what happened, but around 11:45 a.m. detectives came out of a house
  
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• Flooding forces evacuation in northwestern Alberta community

  28-04-2018 19:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residents in Woodland County had to be evacuated after a state of emergency was declared early Saturday because of flooding from the Athabasca River.
  An ice jam on the river caused water to back up for several hours in the area about 150 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, and an emergency was declared at 6:10 a.m., according to provincial and county news releases.
  By 8:50 a.m., 10 people were forced to leave their homes, according to the county website.
  Although the water is beginning to recede,&
  
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• Saturday's letters: Improve drivers instead of crosswalks

  28-04-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Tally of ‘scary’ crosswalks hits 659,” April 27
  It is not the crosswalks that are scary, need upgrading and controlling. It is driver behaviour that needs upgrading. Education is cheaper than infrastructure.
  Ron Goodson, Edmonton
  How many crashes caused by pedestrians, cyclists?
  Re. “City relying on flawed data in push for 30 km/h speed limit,” David Staples, April 25
  I’m pleased that the speed debate has been put off until next year.
  The issue has
  
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• Want to enhance your golden years? Then lift weights

  28-04-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Yet another study has come out praising the benefits of weight training for those over the age of 65 (and anyone whose physiological age equates to 65 — a.k.a. people who spend their week slumped over a desk).
  Here’s a quick summary of the study: Weight training is good. You should do it. Weight training is good.
  For those that require a little more substance, the study published in the journal Preventative Medicine tracked 30,162 adults aged 65 and older for 15 years. Of the group,
  
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• St. Albert's Confections Cake Co. enters dessert bar market - Edmonton Journal

  28-04-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
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  St. Albert's Confections Cake Co. enters dessert bar market
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  Some people wait a lifetime to hear a phrase like “I love you” or “I don't think we're paying you enough” or the thrilling “Have you lost weight?” For me, the much-longed-for phrase is: “There's a new dessert bar in St. Albert.” So you can imagine the ...
  
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• St. Albert's Confections Cake Co. enters dessert bar market

  28-04-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Some people wait a lifetime to hear a phrase like “I love you” or “I don’t think we’re paying you enough” or the thrilling “Have you lost weight?”
  For me, the much-longed-for phrase is: “There’s a new dessert bar in St. Albert.” So you can imagine the joy I am feeling as Confections Cake Co. celebrates its grand opening May 12 at 15 Perron St., starting at 5 p.m. and going until the last crumb is consumed.
  The shop, with the words
  
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• Jazz Festival lines up two famous big bands this year

  28-04-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Willie Jones III may be one of those rare drummer-bandleaders, and a versatile, extremely gifted musician, but as an enthusiastic follower of the jazz tradition, he knows where his place is in the band.
  “I consider myself an ensemble player,” Jones explained recently from a tour stop in his home state of California. “Being a leader doesn’t mean I’m going to take more solos or even a lot of solos, and that even goes on my recordings. I’ve always tried to go abo
  
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• Edmonton band F&M curates wine, vinyl pairings

  28-04-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Community spirit is alive and well in our ‘hood and two people who exemplify this are Rebecca and Ryan Anderson, Edmonton’s own celebrity baroque-pop duo F&M.
  With a penchant for dark lyrics and mesmerizing melodies, this couple has released six albums and toured throughout Canada and Europe.  
  Let’s dust off the barbecue, pour a glass of wine and play some vinyl from a local record shop. The Andersons gave some great advice to reconnect and sharpen our senses with &ld
  
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• NHL voters went with their hearts, not their heads, in Hart Trophy voting

  28-04-2018 10:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Voters didn’t pick the best player in MVP voting this year, they picked the lead actor in the most compelling narrative
  Hart Trophy voters failed to pick the NHL’s MVP this year. Instead they picked the lead actors in comeback of the year narratives as the three finalists. I suppose we’re all suckers for a good story.
  The three finalists for the Hart Trophy have a lot in common. Not one of them broke 100 points in scoring, even as three other players did so. All three of them l
  
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• Fourteen train cars derail near Mayerthorpe

  28-04-2018 06:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fourteen rail cars that derailed near Mayerthorpe Friday pose no danger to the public or the environment, officials say. 
  The derailment involved a CN Rail train and happened near Mayerthorpe on Greencourt Road, Alberta Emergency Alert stated Friday. It was affecting Highway 22 north to Range Road 85. 
  In a tweet, the Town of Mayerthorpe said the train was carrying non-toxic material. It derailed north of the trestle over the Little Paddle River. First responders were on scene along wi
  
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• Notes from the Dome: A Suzuki petition to nowhere, historic trapper agreement signed

  28-04-2018 05:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  A petition the United Conservative Party started to protest the University of Alberta’s decision to grant an honorary doctorate to David Suzuki won’t ever be given to the university. 
  “Reverse the decision,” the petition reads, because the honorary degree is an insult to the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Albertans.
  “If you agree, sign the petition below calling on the University of Alberta to reconsider their decision to grant an honorary doctorate to
  
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• Press Gallery #227: The David Suzuki's Naughty By Nature Of Things edition

  28-04-2018 05:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  The University of Alberta’s decision to award scientist David Suzuki an honorary doctorate caused quite the kerfuffle this week in Alberta politics. For once, Premier Rachel Notley and United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney were on the same page — neither of them support the appointment. 
  Join Press Gallery host Emma Graney with guests Paula Simons, Dave Breakenridge and Keith Gerein to talk about the honorary-degree debate and the political undertones of the whole b
  
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• What people need to know about E. coli and food recalls

  28-04-2018 05:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  The list of recalled pork products possibly contaminated with E. coli continued to expand Friday after 36 people in the Edmonton area were hospitalized and one likely died from the illness.
  This recall is only the latest in many Alberta has faced. Here’s what you need to be aware of for the future.
  Q. Is there anything I can be looking out for at the grocery store?
  “They’re microorganisms, meaning they’re tiny. You’d need a microscope to see them, so no,” said
  
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• Mom column: Raising an 18-month-old has many challenges but rewards, too

  28-04-2018 05:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness … it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair …
  Etc., etc.
  Those are, of course, the opening lines to Charles Dickens’ classic historic novel, A Tale of Two Cities.
  But they could also very well describe what it’s like to have an 18-month-old.
  Last weekend, Indy marked the year-and-a-half mile
  
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• Fire crews contain pair of Parkland County brush fires

  28-04-2018 04:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fire crews in Parkland County are keeping a close eye on a pair of brush fires that roared to life Friday. 
  Parkland County spokeswoman Sarah Mate said crews were dealing with two fires Friday afternoon — one of which prompted the evacuation of two homes. 
  One fire is in the Big Lake area, at the northeast corner of Highway 60 and Highway 16. While motorists may see a lot of smoke in the area, that fire is under control, Mate said. 
  The other fire is in the hamlet of Entwist
  
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• At The Cult of Hockey: The Edmonton Oilers arrive at compromise, as the club re-works its coaching staff

  28-04-2018 03:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Todd McLellan will definitely be coming back as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, with Jay Woodcroft moving to the Bake. Good moves? Bad moves? David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey dig in, and also take a look at Oilers signing of goalie Mikko Koskinen.
  Death by a thousand cuts.
  It was Edmonton Oilers General Manager Peter Chiarelli that used that particular phrase to try to describe “what went wrong”, this past season.
  And while you can quite fairly criticize the
  
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• Preliminary plan for Highlands School modernization revealed

  28-04-2018 03:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  A newly unveiled plan for one of Edmonton’s oldest schools would tack a long extension onto the back of Highlands Junior High and cap it off with a large, new gym.
  Better accessibility, a new drop-off parking zone, and keeping the gothic exterior of the original 1914 building are all features of a proposed new $25-million design, which was revealed at a Thursday evening meeting at Highlands School, 11509 62 St.
  “This was a project that went from being contentious to — for
  
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• Chef Shane Chartrand's restaurant rebranded at River Cree

  28-04-2018 03:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sage, the restaurant in the Marriot River Cree Resort and Casino, has closed for a major renovation and rebranding.
  Executive chef Shane Chartrand expects the restaurant to open again in June with a new menu and a fresh look. He says the restaurant will emphasize simple, and delicious, and will continue to offer some Aboriginal-inspired fare, such as a new twist on bannock inspired by Chartrand’s Métis/Cree roots.
  “Our new burgers took us a month to create,” said Chartra
  
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• Royal Wood sings Hardest Thing of All

  28-04-2018 03:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canadian singer-songwriter and Juno Award winner Royal Wood dropped in to Studio A at MacEwan University in Edmonton on Friday, April 27, to sing a couple of songs off of his new album Ever After The Farewell which came out April 7.
  The new music is an ode to a very specific time in the musician’s life. He had just lost his father and also found the love of his life. 
  In this video Wood sings Hardest Thing of All.
  You can see Wood in concert at the Winspear Centre in Ed
  
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• Ice jam, high streamflow advisories issued for three Alberta river basins

  28-04-2018 02:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s river forecasters have issued advisories for three river basins as winter ice breakup creates hazardous conditions. 
  Waterways in the Peace, Athabasca and Red Deer River basins were under advisories Friday, according to Alberta’s River Forecast Centre, which monitors river ice, volumes and flows on provincial rivers. 
  “While Alberta’s spring overland flooding situation has stabilized in southern Alberta, it remains dynamic in central and northern regio
  
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• Man found guilty in triple murder of Edson family

  28-04-2018 02:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  The evidence that Mickell Clayton Bailey shot and killed three people was “overwhelming,” but prosecutors failed to prove he’d planned the murders, a judge ruled Friday.
  Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Sterling Sanderman convicted Bailey of three counts of second-degree murder in the November 2015 deaths of Bailey’s aunt by marriage Roxanne Berube, her boyfriend Daniel Miller, and Berube’s 16-year-old daughter Jazmine Lyon. 
  Bailey had been charged with th
  
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• Government earmarks $2 million for pro-pipeline advertising campaign

  28-04-2018 02:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government is looking for an advertising agency to develop a Canada-wide campaign to promote the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, and it’s willing to pay $2.1 million. 
  It’s a drop in the bucket compared to the $4 million the economy loses each day thanks to a lack of market access for the province’s oil, the government said. 
  Premier Rachel Notley’s communications director Cheryl Oates told Postmedia in an email Canadians need to know how the pipe
  
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• Edmonton looking at charging pot shops large licensing and permit fees

  28-04-2018 01:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  City officials are recommending charging Edmonton pot stores fees more than 15 times higher than the amount paid by similar operations.
  Recreational weed outlets should pay $5,600 for a development permit and $2,500 for a business licence, compared to a total of $512 assessed on comparable companies, according to a report released Friday.
  “(This) will provide for the recovery of direct costs incurred by the development services branch as it prepares for legalization,” the report says
  
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• Mayor won't talk after private debate on future of Edmonton's Metro LRT Line

  28-04-2018 01:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Council went behind closed doors to debate the future of Edmonton’s Metro LRT Line Friday as it stares down a self-imposed deadline to have it fixed. 
  Last December, council voted to give signalling contractor Thales Canada until April 30 to get the line running properly or face “serious consequences.” That’s just three days away. 
  City council started debating the issue late Wednesday afternoon. Councillors went back in camera to debate it again at 11:30 a.m. F
  
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