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• Two Alberta professors awarded Killam Prizes for groundbreaking research

  09-05-2018 23:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two Alberta researchers have been awarded 2018 Killam Prizes by the Canada Council for the Arts for their discoveries in the fields of natural sciences and engineering.
  University of Alberta professor James Pinfold and Walter Herzog of the University of Calgary will receive $100,000 prizes as two of five Canadians announced to receive the honour Tuesday.
  Pinfold is this year’s natural sciences recipient for his work in particle physics. In 1997, Pinfold became the youngest leader of an int
  
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• Netminder Stuart Skinner the latest of Edmonton Oilers' promising 2017 draft class to bid for an NHL contract

  09-05-2018 23:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Way too soon to declare Edmonton Oilers’ performance at the 2017 NHL Draft a win, but early results sure look good. Consider: less than a year later, four of the first five picks have already shown enough to be signed by the NHL team. All had strong seasons on various CHL clubs, and to this point have signed in the order they were picked, with the Oilers’ own picks in the first, third, fourth, and fifth rounds (the second-rounder having been ceded to Boston Bruins as compensation for
  
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• Caelin Porter Mental Health Awareness Walk May 11

  09-05-2018 22:53
  Walk  3km in support of Mental Health in our community On May 11, 2018, join us for the 4th Annual... Read Post
  
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• Mounties arrest man wanted for west Edmonton shooting

  09-05-2018 22:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mounties in northern Alberta have arrested a man wanted in relation to a March shooting in Edmonton’s west end that sent a man to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  City police said Wednesday they were called to a business near 156 Street and Stony Plain Road on March 24 to find a man with gunshot wounds. 
  The 36-year-old victim was transported to hospital and later released.
  Police say the victim was involved in an altercation with another male at the business whe
  
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• Senior lost near Smoky River whisked to safety by chopper after five-hour ordeal

  09-05-2018 21:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 75-year-old man lost in the woods at night after his vehicle became stuck in mud near the Smoky River was plucked to safety by a STARS air ambulance team over five hours later. 
  The man, who had a cell phone, had gone for a “scenic drive” Monday evening when his vehicle became stuck, said Grande Prairie RCMP Wednesday.
  Police were called in to help about 6:30 p.m. and though the man was unsure of his exact location, cell phone information indicated he was in the woods near the
  
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• Cappies reviews: 9 to 5

  09-05-2018 20:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Nancy Skorobohach
  Strathcona Christian Academy
  An iconic trio of power, passion, and pluck strutted across the stage at Eastglen’s performance of 9 to 5. Intertwined like the fine strands of a lasso, the three made themselves familiar among characters and castmates alike, creating an empowering show.
  Based on the 1980 film, the musical features book by Patricia Resnick and music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and premiered in 2008. Set in a workplace controlled by a “sexist, egotistic
  
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• Man charged in hit-and-run of 15-year-old girl

  09-05-2018 20:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 21-year-old man has been charged in the hit-and-run of a girl who was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in southeast Edmonton, police said Wednesday.
  The collision happened near 38 Avenue and 31 Street at 6:38 p.m., and the girl is now in a stable condition. The girl suffered “significant” head trauma and possibly a broken leg.
  Witness statements helped the police locate the alleged driver of
  
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• Wildlife: Edmonton Cemeteries artist residency show gives voices to the dead

  09-05-2018 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  For 10 months, Candace Makowichuk strolled amid our dead and buried, breathing in their stories.
  As the first-ever artist-in-residence for City of Edmonton Cemeteries, the inventive photographer collected wildflowers nestled between the tombstones, photographed wreaths left by mourners and made rubbings of otherwise forgotten names and symbols which once waved on flags overseas in theatres of war.
  Her resulting photography show, Time Passes Love Remains, is on display at City Hall through May 21
  
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• Metro Line LRT work demands 'cooperation' from the city: Thales Canada

  09-05-2018 19:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s signalling contractor Thales Canada issued a statement Wednesday criticizing recent city actions and saying a fix for the Metro Line LRT will demand ongoing cooperation from city officials.
  “Thales was disappointed to receive the City’s notice and by the comments made by the City at their press conference last week,” said Cara Salci, spokeswoman for the company in a statement issued by email Wednesday morning.
  Salci said the company has issued a new roadmap and
  
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• Man charged with killing estranged partner in court for bail hearing

  09-05-2018 19:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man charged with second-degree after a woman was killed in a domestic attack is expected to speak to bail in Edmonton court on Wednesday.
  Ahamdo Mbaye, 41, is charged with second-degree murder and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public in connection to the death of Bigue Ndao.
  The weapon identified in the charge is a knife, according to court records.
  Mbaye was scheduled to appear in provincial court Wednesday morning.
  Edmonton police did not announce the charges, though said Tuesday h
  
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• Vegan cinnamon roll bakery chain opens new outlet in YEG

  09-05-2018 19:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s called Cinnaholic, and it hits downtown Edmonton on Friday, May 11 with a new location at 10075 109 St.
  The Edmonton branch of this vegan bakery is the first to open in Canada for the American-based chain, but additional locations are planned for Winnipeg, Toronto and Regina. Cinnaholic is known for letting customers create their own designer buns by offering 30 frosting flavours and over 20 topping choices. The rolls are free of dairy, lactose, or eggs so are suitable for people
  
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• Smashing Pumpkins to play Edmonton's Rogers Place Sept. 9

  09-05-2018 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A perfect channel for all our rage, Smashing Pumpkins are back Sept. 9 on their Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation.
  One of the heavier and more melodramatic of the grunge-era acts, the Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness were especially groundbreaking albums of angst, full of headbanging earworms and musings on emptiness pushed into Lollapalooza skies by the distinct growl and wail of lead singer Bi
  
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• Bike lane tweaks to improve traffic flow near 102 Avenue and 125 Street

  09-05-2018 18:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  City engineers will monitor traffic flow in the Glenora and Oliver neighbourhoods as they look to refine its network of bike lanes in the area of 102 Avenue and 125 Street.
  Traffic signal engineer Keith Muffly said the city looked at “some really out of the box solutions” to try and maximize vehicular and bicycle traffic through the neighbourhood in one of the high volume commuter traffic areas near the downtown core. 
  “We’ve updated a lot of the equipment
  
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• Edmonton weather: It's not quite 'leave the windows open all night' weather

  09-05-2018 14:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 3.6 C with a 21 km/h wind coming from the east. Sure it got up to 24 C yesterday but my oh my did things cool down overnight as temperatures plunged to 4 C. Tomorrow’s low is expected to reach 2 C, which is far too close to freezing if you ask me. We’ve got some rain in the forecast over the next two days, before temperatures rebound just in time f
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Pandas are lucky they're cute

  09-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Pandas have been making the news recently, and happily so. But stopping to think, perhaps the only reason that pandas are (sort of) surviving in China is that they do not have tusks, horns, antlers, or supposedly aphrodisiac-type gall bladders.
  Perhaps the only way to save some of the world’s most endangered species is to genetically modify them with panda genes.
  Norman H. Croll, Edmonton
  UCP motion protects parental rights 
  Re. “UCP’s true colours,” Editorial, May 8
  
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• Opinion: Aga Khan's contributions little-known, but significant

  09-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  As a banker and someone involved in the community, one of the ways I measure success is by taking a good hard look at results. Focus on what has been achieved, how have people been better served and how has community been fostered.
  Over the years, I have served on many boards and been involved with dozens of community initiatives. I am grateful for the people I’ve met through this work. I have learned a lot from those who have challenged me and those who have offered me a differing perspec
  
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• Girl, 15, in critical condition after southeast Edmonton hit and run

  09-05-2018 06:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 15-year-old girl was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in southeast Edmonton. 
  The collision happened near 38 Avenue and 31 Street at 6:38 p.m., police Staff Sgt. Ashley Emerson said. A male suspect who is believed to have initially fled the scene was later taken into custody. 
  Const. Joe Slemko said the girl was walking alone when she was struck in a marked crosswalk. The incident was being inv
  
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• New names for Edmonton schools honour women, cultural education

  09-05-2018 04:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dr. Anne Anderson High School will be where students walk the halls of the first new Edmonton public high school to open in more than a decade.
  A new junior high in southeast Edmonton will be named after Senator Thelma Chalifoux, and educator Soraya Hafez will be honoured as the namesake on a new northeast Edmonton elementary school.
  With family members gathered Tuesday for the reveal, Edmonton public school board chairwoman Michelle Draper announced three new Edmonton schools would be named for
  
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• New pitches aim to convert Coliseum to seniors housing, save horse barns for market

  09-05-2018 03:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton could still save the Coliseum by repurposing it for private seniors and student housing around a large, sun-filled atrium.
  It could also use the public land south of 118 Avenue for a “makerpark,” opening the horse barns, track and other historic pieces up to Edmonton residents for public markets, gardens and experimental spaces.
  Those are just two of the 12 formal submissions and 50 ideas submitted after Edmonton issued a request for expressions of interest on the former Nor
  
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• ‘Heartbreaking’: Two Edmonton women killed in apparent domestic attacks in three weeks

  09-05-2018 02:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two women have died in apparent domestic killings in Edmonton in the span of three weeks, alarming the leader of a local women’s shelter.
  “It’s heartbreaking really,” said Patricia Garrett, executive director of the Wings of Providence women’s shelter.
  “It makes me feel very sad, and it tells me there’s still a lot of work to do to end violence against women. There are resources out there, we’ve just got to encourage people to reach out and talk ab
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Concerns over $25-a-day child care, tech investment and new trade specialist

  09-05-2018 01:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  $25-a-day child care criticized
  Alberta’s privately licensed child care operators voiced concern Tuesday over the government’s $25-a-day pilot project that recently expanded to 100 centres.
  The NDP lauded the project as offering Alberta families affordable child care, saving parents hundreds of dollars a month on average. 
  But the Alberta Association of Child Care Operators said it creates uncertainty for private child care centres in the province, which haven’t been
  
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• NDP to ban parties from pooling money to get around election spending cap

  09-05-2018 01:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  The provincial government is revisiting election finance rules once again, this time making a change aimed squarely at political parties hoping to work with one another. 
  The rule rejig under Bill 16, tabled Tuesday, will prevent parties from pooling their funds to break the $2-million spending limit during elections and byelections. 
  It also increases fines for parties who exceed the limits — to $100,000 from $10,000 — and doubles the penalty for candidates, nomination con
  
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• Royal Wood performs Something About You

  09-05-2018 01:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Toronto singer/songwriter Royal Wood performed Somthing About You in Studio A at MacEwan University as part of his promotion tour for his newest 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. 
  Wood will be in concert at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton on Friday, May 18.
  
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• Ice District hotel-condo tower topped off as Edmonton's tallest building — for now

  09-05-2018 01:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Officials marked another milestone in the long-running revitalization of downtown Edmonton Tuesday when they celebrated topping off what’s now the city’s tallest building.
  The 54-storey JW Marriott hotel-Legends condominium tower is helping boost Edmonton’s image and attract potential international investors as part of the massive Ice District development, Mayor Don Iveson said.
  “Billions of dollars worth of long-term confidence and investment in our city, one of the bigg
  
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• Speed up, slow down: Edmonton could see dozens of playground zones removed this fall

  09-05-2018 01:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton residents will likely see the most contentious playground speed zones removed by September after council voted to re-evaluate those beside empty fields, the busiest roads and industrial areas.
  “It’s still going to be frustrating for some people that it’s going to take a while,” said Coun. Michael Walters, who first asked administration to review the rules last fall.
  “But taking the time to get it right this time is the best way forward.”
  City official
  
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• Garbage pickers: City staff time-challenged to clean up litter in program kickoff

  09-05-2018 01:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  City of Edmonton employees could be seen scurrying around downtown in yellow T-shirts at midday Tuesday as they rose to the 15-to-Clean Challenge, racing to collect the most litter they could in 15 minutes.
  The annual challenge runs May 5-11, kicking off Capital City Clean Up’s summer litter and graffiti prevention program.
  “It really demonstrates what a person can do in a very short time to try and clean up,” said Don Belanger, program director of Capital City Cleanup.
  Ci
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Concerns over $25-a-day childcare, tech investment and new trade specialist

  09-05-2018 01:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  $25-a-day childcare criticized
  Alberta’s privately licensed childcare operators voiced concern Tuesday over the government’s $25-a-day pilot project that recently expanded to 100 centres.
  The NDP lauded the project as offering Alberta families affordable childcare, saving parents hundreds of dollars a month on average. 
  But the Alberta Association of Child Care Operators said it creates uncertainty for private childcare centres in the province, which haven’t been incl
  
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• Grade 10 Old Scona student to represent Edmonton at national science competitions

  09-05-2018 01:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton high school student will be living her dream as she prepares to represent Edmonton at two national science competitions in Ontario – one that will include labelling human cadaver brains.
  Qin Tong, a Grade 10 student at Old Scona Academic High School, will first be presenting her research looking into the impact of traditional remedies on neurodegenerative conditions at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa starting May 12.
  Tong will then be competing at the National Brain Bee
  
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• Council Briefs for May 7th

  09-05-2018 00:25
  Council Briefs are provided for the benefit of community members with the intent of giving a short, informal report on... Read Post
  
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