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• Another murder charge laid in January death of Jarvis Katz

  02-05-2018 23:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  A second person has been charged with murder in connection to a January stabbing.
  Jonathan Sidney Burd, 48, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jarvis Katz, according to provincial court records. Burd also faces charges of possession of a knife dangerous to the public, as well as two counts of breaching probation orders.
  Burd, who was incarcerated for unrelated offences at the time the charges were laid, is next scheduled to appear in provincial court on May 18.
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• 'It's a big loss': Samson Cree Nation councillor remembers cousins killed in triple-fatal crash

  02-05-2018 23:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three members of the Maskwacis community killed in a roadside collision were laid to rest this week. 
  “They were great people, they got along with everybody, they were entrepreneurs … they were just wonderful people,” said Vinnie Saddleback, a councillor with Samson Cree Nation who lost his cousins Kevin Montour and Tammy Bolstad in the April 26 crash.
  Montour’s wife Lisa was also killed, Saddleback said. 
  “It’s really hard on all of us … it&
  
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• Two women killed in Mayerthorpe crash

  02-05-2018 23:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two women were killed when the car they were in collided with a semi-tractor trailer near Mayerthorpe Tuesday afternoon.
  Police said Wednesday the crash at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 22 happened at about 1 p.m. 
  Investigators believe the northbound car was crossing Highway 43 when it collided with the semi travelling east.
  The 67-year-old driver and 46-year-old passenger of the car died at the scene. The 57-year-old driver of the semi was not injured.
  Mounties said that
  
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• Search parties comb Athabasca River after teenager falls from bridge

  02-05-2018 23:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Search parties were combing the Athabasca River near the Town of Slave Lake Wednesday morning after a young man reportedly fell off a bridge and into the water. 
  RCMP said in a news release that the 17-year-old teen had fallen from the Highway 2 bridge around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday night. 
  Crews began an “extensive” search operation, with RCMP, fire crews and civilian search and rescue teams continuing the river search Wednesday. 
  “No details about the identity of th
  
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• Fix to Edmonton's deadly crosswalks can't wait decades: councillors

  02-05-2018 23:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  The yellow plastic barriers that redefined the street corners and shortened crossing distances along Jasper Avenue last summer could be back — but this time aimed at increasing safety across Edmonton.
  Raised crosswalks, yellow neon paint and a radical rethink for a crowded Whyte Avenue were also pitched as councillors grilled Edmonton officials on traffic safety for more than two hours Wednesday morning.
  Now city officials have a deadline. 
  They’re due back in October with a wor
  
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• Hire of election commissioner sparks debate due to past controversy

  02-05-2018 23:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  MLAs on opposite sides of the aisle had a heated debate over the province’s new election commissioner, who was entangled in controversy with the former Progressive Conservative government nearly a decade ago. 
  “It’s clear that the official Opposition has disagreement with the creation of this position, and they made that clear during the debate on the bill,” said government house leader Brian Mason in recorded Hansard Tuesday. “And it’s clear that th
  
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• Controversial 'conservative-minded' coffee company sets up shop in St. Albert - CBC.ca

  02-05-2018 22:34
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  Controversial 'conservative-minded' coffee company sets up shop in St. Albert
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  A controversial coffee company that markets to veterans and gun-loving Americans has opened a franchise in St. Albert — and, according to the company, it's thriving. 'We are a very pro-community, pro-family, conservative-minded company'. CBC News ...
  
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• Manslaughter charge laid in Edmonton's 10th homicide of 2018

  02-05-2018 20:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have laid a manslaughter charge after the death of a 34-year-old man in the west-end neighbourhood of Rosenthal over the weekend.
  Officers were called to a home near 84 Avenue and 219 Street about 3:30 a.m. Saturday after a report of a disturbance. On arrival, they found the 34-year-old man in medical distress on the street.
  The victim — who knew the accused — later died in hospital.
  The man’s death is the city’s 10th homicide of 2018. Half of all of this year
  
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• Councillor says 2032 target means Edmonton lagging on Vision Zero

  02-05-2018 20:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  City officials say they can effectively eliminate traffic deaths on Edmonton streets by 2032, but at least one councillor argues that’s not good enough.
  “Most other cities I’ve seen so far … have goals of 2025 and at the very latest, 2030. I haven’t found any that are beyond that point,” said Coun. Andrew Knack, saying Edmonton was the first major city in Canada to formally adopt Vision Zero, but now seems to be lagging.
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• 'We got here at midnight': Over 1,000 shoppers line up to get into new outlet mall at EIA

  02-05-2018 20:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  More than 1,000 people who lined up, some hours in advance, raced into stores Wednesday as the region’s first major enclosed mall in decades opened at Edmonton International Airport.
  “We got here at midnight. We thought it would be, like, a spontaneous adventure to come,” said Kennedy Kiss, 18, who with 20-year-old Chris Warnock was first in line at the new Premium Outlet Collection EIA.
  “We were getting ready for bed. We decided instead of coming in the morning, we would
  
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• Trade top of mind as Premier Notley heads to Arizona

  02-05-2018 20:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Premier Rachel Notley will highlight Alberta’s economic strengths as she heads to Arizona Thursday. 
  Notley will co-chair the 2018 Summit of North American Governors and Premiers from May 3 to 6 in Scottsdale.
  She will also have several one-on-one meetings with with governors from Mexico and a handful of U.S. states before she heads back to Edmonton.
  At a time of continued unease around NAFTA negotiations, the premier’s office said the mission is a chance to promote continu
  
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• Cappies reviews: Facing-Up

  02-05-2018 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Finn Smith
  Jasper Place High School
  How much of your true self are you willing to hide in order to fit in? The youthful characters in McNally High School’s production of Facing-Up all struggled with this issue in an entrancing performance where the cast and crew came together to present a delightful balance of comedy and drama.
  Facing-Up is a play written by Cynthia Mercati which was first performed in 1989 at the Urbandale Performing Arts Center in Iowa. The play depicts the lives of m
  
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• Local eats, sweets and beverages now at West Edmonton Mall

  02-05-2018 19:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fans of the newest YEG hot spot for vegans, Mothe Café, will be pleased to know their food will be available at the RAAS Market, the new, small and local brand found at West Edmonton. Located near Chapters and by the big boat, RAAS Eats is a new spin on a food court where folks can sample Moth Café specialties, plus Calgary’s BlackbirdCold Brew Coffee and more.
  Also located in the RAAS Market is a booth selling macaron from Duchess Bake Shop, as well as Moonshine Doughnu
  
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• Medical cannabis research at the U of A receives $300,000 in funding

  02-05-2018 19:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four researchers at the University of Alberta are receiving $300,000 in funding to delve into the realm of medical cannabis.
  Their ‘joint’ endeavour will span over three years, analyzing how patients who use medical cannabis and patients who don’t interact differently with the health care system.
  The funding comes directly from Mitacs Canada, a non-profit research organization, who has partnered with Aurora Cannabis, a Canadian producer of medical cannabis.
  Because the research
  
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• Search parties comb Athabasca River after youth falls from bridge

  02-05-2018 19:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Search parties were combing the Athabasca River near the Town of Slave Lake Wednesday morning after a young person reportedly fell off a bridge and into the water. 
  RCMP said in a news release that the youth had fallen from the Highway 2 bridge around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday night. 
  Crews began an “extensive” search operation, with RCMP, fire crews and civilian search and rescue teams continuing the river search Wednesday. 
  “No details about the identity of the indivi
  
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• Cappies reviews: Footloose

  02-05-2018 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Kaden Fraser
  Millwoods Christian School
  Strathcona High School’s performance of Footloose was a breath-taking theatrical marvel. The cast and crew together delivered a performance at a level seldom seen in high school theatre. More than just a musical, the production was a visualization of what a group of passionate people can do when they work alongside each other. Together with the amazing story, the show exceeded all expectations and proved to be worthy of the reputation Footloose up
  
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• Let the shopping begin: Hundreds line up for outlet mall opening at EIA

  02-05-2018 18:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  Officials are warning about traffic jams around Edmonton International Airport as what’s thought to be the region’s first major enclosed mall in decades opens Wednesday morning.
  The Premium Outlet Collection EIA is set to start welcoming shoppers at up to 100 retail stores and six anchor tenants, including H & M, the Nike Factory Store, the Old Navy Outlet and the Designer Shoe Warehouse.
  Politicians and representatives of mall owners Ivanhoé Cambridge and Simon Property G
  
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• Was Shania Twain wrong to talk about Trump, the most talked about man in the world?

  02-05-2018 18:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Down in the wine cellar of Edmonton’s new NHL rink in early 2017, I tossed a mid-interview curveball at Garth Brooks, face to face. What did a man of his considerable grace, generosity and intelligence think of the brand-new American president?
  Without hesitation, he said: “Politics ain’t my thing — but I appreciate you giving me a floor if I want to take it.”
  Amid a “controversy” that already seems eons ago in social media’s goldfish brain, i
  
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• Editorial: Alberta Teacher's Association impugns a free press

  02-05-2018 18:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Many educators have serious misgivings about standardized tests, especially when the results are used to judge students from different schools.
  Especially controversial are the biannual report cards issued by the Fraser Institute which use data from Provincial Achievement Tests to rate schools across the province.
  Some concerns are understandable; it can be unfair to compare schools serving different demographics, with disparate levels of family resources and other factors, based
  
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• Edmonton weather: Another windy day in paradise

  02-05-2018 14:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 5.1 C with a 11 km/h wind. It would be a lovely day if not for that darn wind again. Forecasters are calling for wind gusts to reach 50 km/h this afternoon; carrying on into the evening and stretching into tomorrow as well. So yay.
  Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming west 30 km/h gusting to 50 near noon. High 21 C. UV index 5 or moderate.
  Tonight
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Look to hydrogen-powered buses

  02-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “City’s green goals can be met, says official,” April 30
  I fear that Edmonton city council is missing the point. Claiming to meet climate goals by running electric-powered buses is errant nonsense, unless the electricity is generated by carbon-free fuels.
  According to Alberta Energy, 45 per cent of the electricity in Alberta comes from coal, 40 per cent from natural gas. These are carbon-based fuels, making Alberta’s energy possibly the dirtiest in Canada.
  Perhaps cou
  
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• Editorial: Press must remain free

  02-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Many educators have serious misgivings about standardized tests, especially when the results are used to judge students from different schools.
  Especially controversial are the biannual report cards issued by the Fraser Institute which use data from Provincial Achievement Tests to rate schools across the province.
  Some concerns are understandable; it can be unfair to compare schools serving different demographics, with disparate levels of family resources and other factors, based
  
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• Travellers told to expect traffic jams as outlet mall opens at Edmonton International Airport

  02-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Officials are warning about traffic jams around Edmonton International Airport as what’s thought to be the region’s first major enclosed mall in decades opens Wednesday morning.
  The Premium Outlet Collection EIA is set to start welcoming shoppers at up to 100 retail stores and six anchor tenants, including H & M, the Nike Factory Store, the Old Navy Outlet and the Designer Shoe Warehouse.
  Politicians and representatives of mall owners Ivanhoé Cambridge and Simon Property G
  
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• Live: Councillor says 2032 target means Edmonton lagging on Vision Zero

  02-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  City officials say they can effectively eliminate traffic deaths on Edmonton streets by 2032, but at least one councillor argues that’s not good enough.
  “Most other cities I’ve seen so far … have goals of 2025 and at the very latest, 2030. I haven’t found any that are beyond that point,” said Coun. Andrew Knack, saying Edmonton was the first major city in Canada to formally adopt Vision Zero, but now seems to be lagging.
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• $36-million central drug production facility going ahead in Edmonton

  02-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province has approved construction of a $36-million pharmaceutical hub in Edmonton that will take over responsibility for preparing medications required by the region’s hospitals and health centres.
  Alberta Infrastructure hopes to see work begin on the Provincial Pharmacy Central Drug Production and Distribution Centre as early as mid-June and has already issued a request for bids — even though a site for the project has yet to be found.
  The new facility will be the biggest piece
  
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• Edmonton Oilers have gone unicorn hunting with Mikko Koskinen signing

  02-05-2018 07:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  If Koskinen makes a major impact as a 3o-year-old rookie, it will be a first in decades
  There are two camps of Oilers fans, those who believe that the team didn’t need to bring in a top back-up goalie and could essentially stick with veteran journeyman Al Montoya and those that felt the team needed a serious challenger for Cam Talbot. 
  I’m in the second camp. That means that on a conceptual level I’m OK with the Oilers spending $2.5 million on a veteran goalie on a one-yea
  
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• Driver killed in afternoon crash near Edmonton

  02-05-2018 06:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man was killed Tuesday afternoon when the minivan he was driving sideswiped a pickup truck hauling a trailer of wood near the town of Gibbons, Mounties said.
  The accident on Highway 28 happened between Township Road 564 and Township Road 570 about two kilometres north of the town at about 3 p.m.
  The lone occupant of the pickup was not injured.
  RCMP were not releasing the name of the man who died.
  Gibbons is about 40 km north of Edmonton. 
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Highway scrubbing, grants extended

  02-05-2018 03:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Finally! It’s spring! And that means it’s time for highways to get a good scrubbing. Kind of. 
  On Saturday, May 5, young volunteers will collect trash along highways as part of an annual cleanup to raise money for community organizations.
  Drivers are asked to slow down, obey signs and use caution when passing cleanup crews. 
  Volunteer organizations include 4-H clubs, Scouts, Girl Guides, schools, church organizations, Rotary clubs, sports teams and other non-profit groups.
  
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• New head of regional economic development group plans to 'hunt as a pack'

  02-05-2018 03:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Global regional economic development organization is moving toward full operation with Malcolm Bruce’s recent appointment as chief executive.
  Bruce, currently chief executive of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board as well as Edmonton Global’s interim head, becomes full-time leader July 1 for the development group, formed last June by Edmonton and 14 surrounding municipalities.
  Here’s an edited, condensed look at what he sees in store for the organization:
  Q: Wha
  
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• David Staples: Mustard Seed confident it can sell south-siders on homeless housing

  02-05-2018 03:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Social housing for homeless folks on Edmonton’s south side? That’s rarer than snow in July.
  Nonetheless, such housing is needed and it’s likely going to be built. 
  The Mustard Seed, which provides numerous services to homeless folks in the inner city, is looking for a south-side location to build transitional housing. It would be for homeless people, giving them short-term housing in preparation for finding a permanent residence.
  At the Mustard Seed’s Calgary transit
  
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• Man sentenced after brake-fluid-soaked co-worker catches fire

  02-05-2018 00:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who sprayed a co-worker with brake fluid, then lit a rag that caused the victim to catch fire was handed a one-year sentence to be served in the community Tuesday.
  Tylor Douglas Wright earlier pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm for actions that led to his colleague at an Edmonton car dealership sustaining burns to about 35 per cent of his body.
  In his judgment, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Stephen Hillier said it’s not the “foolishness of the actions, but the
  
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• Students in kindergarten to Grade 12 to be taught about sexual consent

  02-05-2018 00:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s school curriculum from kindergarten to Grade 12 will soon include lessons about sexual consent, Premier Rachel Notley announced Tuesday. 
  The change comes as a result of the province’s curriculum review. 
  “We need everybody knowing what consent is and how fundamental it is to relationships between people, and we need to learn that from a young age and be comfortable talking about it,” Notley said.
  “We know there are sexual health classes …
  
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• Cities continue to face uncertainty around cannabis revenue sharing

  02-05-2018 00:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton city council is antsy to reach an agreement with the province on how cannabis revenue will be filtered into municipalities.
  “I’d like resolution on this question of cannabis revenue sharing … before the city does its next four-year budget,” Mayor Don Iveson said Tuesday, adding that without a resolution by the end of the year, it would make the city’s multi-year budgeting system “burdensomely difficult.”
  He has repeatedly said propert
  
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• Free office space for Edmonton tech firms as delegation departs for San Francisco

  02-05-2018 00:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton technology companies have access to free temporary office space in San Francisco under a deal announced Tuesday by the city’s economic development agency.
  The Edmonton Economic Development Corp. (EEDC) is helping sponsor the Canadian Landing Pad, which provides four shared “co-working” desks for firms hoping to do business in Silicon Valley, EEDC vice-president Cheryll Watson said.
  Access to the desks, along with networking opportunities and events, is available f
  
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• Aurora Cannabis and Mitacs partner to fund U of A research on effects of cannabis use in health care

  02-05-2018 00:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  New research by the University of Alberta will help demystify whether cannabis is a help or a hindrance to our health, in light of its imminent legalization.
  The study will span more than three years, analyzing medical cannabis-using and non-using patients, and how their interactions with the health-care system compare.
  “In the absence of clinical trials that would be ideal, this is probably the next best thing,” said Dean Eurich, program director for the clinical epidemiology progra
  
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