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• Rachel Notley defends skipping premiers' meeting to focus on Trans Mountain pipeline

  22-05-2018 23:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Rachel Notley is defending her decision to skip the Western Premiers’ Conference in the Northwest Territories to stay in Alberta and work on getting the Trans Mountain pipeline built.
  “This isn’t business as usual — not even close,” she said Tuesday at a news conference.
  Notley said she needs to remain in Alberta to be in briefings on Bill 12, the legislation that gives the energy minister final say over crude oil, natural gas and refined fuels shipped out of Albert
  
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• The last Blanket of Remembrance Round Dance

  22-05-2018 23:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  For 11 years, Berndatte Iahtail hosted a memorial for Indigenous children who’ve died in Alberta’s care. This year’s ceremony was the last. 
  The 11th and final Blanket of Remembrance Round Dance was held at Edmonton Intercultural Centre in Edmonton, on Friday, May 18, 2018.
  
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• Pyrogy dinner to raise cash for Mercury Opera's Carmen in the Badlands

  22-05-2018 23:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  The community-minded likes of chef Brad Lazarenko and his sister, chef Cindy Lazarenko, are joining forces to host a Pyrogy Dinner and Silent Auction (with live entertainment) on Friday, June 1. It’s at London Villas Hub (9620 109 Ave.) and the money raised will go to support Carmen in the Badlands, a three-way, co-production with Mercury Opera, Opera Classica Europa, and the Badlands Amphitheatre in Drumheller.
  The new production comes hot on the heels of Mercury’s last show, La Tra
  
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• City of St. Albert Launching New System on May 30th

  22-05-2018 22:30
  New system launching for recreation and arts and culture The City of St. Albert is launching a new system on... Read Post
  
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• Committee endorses plan to buy 100 per cent renewable energy for city operations

  22-05-2018 21:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Lights, power plugs and electric buses owned by the City of Edmonton could all be running off renewable energy in the future after councillors endorsed a plan to go green Tuesday.
  City officials will report back with better defined costs and timeline in June before council is asked to vote on the plan, but it’s one step toward meeting Edmonton’s greenhouse gas emissions targets and holding down the level of global temperature warming. 
  Already, council’s urban planning com
  
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• Property tax notices mailed out to Edmonton homeowners

  22-05-2018 20:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Property tax notices for the year 2018 were mailed out Tuesday.
  “The City of Edmonton offers six ways to pay your property taxes,” said Rod Risling, branch manager of assessment and taxation, in a news release. “This includes telephone or online banking, in-person at the Edmonton service centre in Edmonton Tower, cheque by mail or pre-authorized payments using the city’s Monthly Payment Plan.”
  Property owners who do not receive their property tax notice by
  
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• Edmonton police issue warrant for violent offender on the run

  22-05-2018 20:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police have issued arrest warrants for a 36-year-old woman who they believe allegedly breached court-imposed conditions.
  Ian Whitford, a transgender person who identifies and dresses as female, also goes by the name of Leanne Whitford.
  The EPS Behavioral Assessment Unit issued four warrants for the high-risk offender who failed to report to police, said a news release Tuesday.
  She is currently on the run and has four outstanding warrants for her arrest, the release said. 
  
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• Trial continues for man accused of Whyte Avenue nightclub shooting

  22-05-2018 20:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  The first-degree murder trial of a man accused in a fatal shooting outside a Whyte Avenue nightclub in 2016 continued Tuesday.
  Arman Dhillon, who sat quietly in the prisoner’s box wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a dark suit, is charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of Amin Mohammad Abdullahi.
  Abdullahi was fatally shot outside the Tribute Lounge at 8111 105 Street around 2:40 a.m. on March 20, 2016.
  Police issued a Canada-wide warrant for Dhillon’s arrest.
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• David Suzuki: Healthy debate emerges from honorary-degree controversy

  22-05-2018 19:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Shortly after completing my PhD in the U.S., I taught in the University of Alberta’s genetics department. It’s also where I started my broadcasting career. I’m honoured that the university is giving me an honorary degree for being “the face of environmental consciousness to generations of Canadians as well as viewers in more than 40 countries worldwide.”
  Although I’m just one of 13 people receiving honorary degrees in June, my award has stirred up controversy.
  
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• Seaplane pilot makes emergency landing in Strathcona County after cabin fire

  22-05-2018 19:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  A pilot suffered minor burns after he was forced to make an emergency landing Monday in Strathcona County.
  The pilot noticed smoke in the cabin around 2 p.m. on May 21, landing the 10-550 Super Seaplane at the South Cooking Lake Airport, about 20 kilometres east of Edmonton.
  After landing, the pilot exited the plane before it was fully engulfed in flames.
  Strathcona County fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze.
  Airport president Jim Johannsson said it was an “unfortunate” event w
  
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• Social Seen: Art on the Block

  22-05-2018 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist. Email your event suggestions to [email protected] or tweet Codie at @fotocodie and follow Codie on Instagram (@fotocodie)
  Art on the Block
  Where: Art Gallery of Alberta
  When: May 11
  What: AGA’s annual signature fundraising event; this year’s theme was good karma
  Featuring: Silent auction, mus
  
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• Has Darnell Nurse shown enough to merit a long-term contract from the Edmonton Oilers?

  22-05-2018 17:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers are in a tough negotiating spot with Darnell Nurse. After three seasons and 197 games, the Oilers still have to wonder what kind of a player the’ve got in Nurse. This question is coming to a head because Nurse is a restricted free agent, his entry level contract over.
  The question around Nurse is whether he can handle top-pairing minutes or whether he’s at best a second-pairing d-man. For example, Nurse was good enough to make the Team Canada roster at the World C
  
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• Keep Safe! Cycling Season is Here!

  22-05-2018 16:46
  May, June and July are Cyclist Safety Months With the warmer weather upon us, bicyclists are out in full force.... Read Post
  
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• Edmonton Public Schools to table gender-blind dress code proposal

  22-05-2018 16:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Students of Edmonton’s public schools will be guided by a gender-blind dress code if a board proposal is approved.
  The Edmonton public school board is considering its first district-wide dress code guidelines on Tuesday. The motion calls for a dress code that does not target students based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, cultural observance, socioeconomic status, body type, or size. If approved, the new dress code guidelines would be rolled out immediately. 
  The goal is to
  
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• There'll be no summer loving of holiday gas prices, warns analyst

  22-05-2018 15:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Families hitting the highways this summer may be chasing sunshine and good times, but they may also have to face higher prices at the petrol pumps, a leading gasoline price analyst has warned. 
  In the past week, the average retail gas prices in Edmonton have jumped almost 10c per litre, leaving the average price as of Monday hovering around the $1.33 per litre mark.
  According to GasBuddy.com, prices to start the week were 38.5 cents per litre higher than the same day one year ago and 11.6 c
  
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• Edmonton weather: Heat warning in effect

  22-05-2018 14:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 11.1 C with a 3 km/h wind coming from the southwest. A heat warning has been issued for the city of Edmonton, and much of north and east Alberta, including Cold Lake, Drayton Valley, Fort McMurray, Fort Chipewyan, Camrose, Lloydminster, and Athabasca.
  Heat Warnings are issued when very high temperature conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat ill
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Time to get tough on B.C.

  22-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s time for the Alberta government and petroleum producers to get tough regarding opposition to Kinder Morgan’s pipeline.
  Restrictions on B.C. wine imports were a joke; what’s needed is an embargo on all B.C. products. Start by closing valves on the Alliance pipeline that originates in B.C., crosses Alberta and terminates in Chicago. Block shipment of any B.C. products from entering or crossing Alberta and finally, shut in all pipelines carrying petroleum products into B.C.
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• Opinion: Alberta's transforming power system offers opportunities

  22-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s electricity sector is undergoing a substantial transformation. There’s no stopping it; the sector is changing worldwide. The change is driven by cheap renewable energy, aging infrastructure, declining coal value and the need to better manage the health impacts of air pollution.
  That last factor is one of the main reasons the federal government, under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, legislated the first national coal phase-out in 2012. It is why many states and countries are
  
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• Edmonton Public Schools to table gender-neutral dress code proposal

  22-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Students of Edmonton’s public schools will be guided by a gender-neutral dress code if a board proposal is approved.
  The Edmonton public school board is considering its first district-wide dress code guidelines on Tuesday. The motion calls for a dress code that does not target students based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, cultural observance, socioeconomic status, body type, or size. If approved, the new dress code guidelines would be rolled out immediately. 
  The goal is t
  
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• Two-stage lottery system for cannabis permits goes to city's urban planning committee

  22-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A city council committee will take another look Tuesday at a controversial proposal to hold a random draw for permits to open Edmonton cannabis stores that some say is deeply flawed. 
  “Any landlord could just … throw their name in the hat and therefore see if they have a rent-seeking opportunity,” said Matt Anderson, a lawyer who works with cannabis legalization for corporate clients.
  “I would submit that kind of gambling activity is not a legitimate regulatory obje
  
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• Paula Simons: Creating hope no easy task when children in care keep dying anonymous deaths

  22-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  On a sunny May Friday, a few dozen people gathered at the Edmonton Intercultural Centre in the gym of the old Macauley School on 95 Street for the 11th annual Blanket of Remembrance ceremony. It’s a day to remember aboriginal children who have died in Alberta’s child welfare system. 
  The back wall of the gymnasium is decorated with the cut-out photos of tiny little red mukluks. There are more than 700 pairs of boots to represent children who have died in care or while
  
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• Maskwacis teen to pitch sustainable housing plan in Ottawa

  22-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Wetaskawin Composite High School student will soon visit Ottawa to discuss how to make her sustainable housing proposal a reality. 
  Maskwacis resident Sephra Buffalo, 17, was one of 30 students selected from across Canada to take part in Education First’s Canadian Youth Ambassador Program. Winners visited Toronto and then Ecuador at the end of March to conduct workshops and help build a school. On the weekend of May 25-27, she and her peers will me
  
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• For Edmonton police, mental health calls mean countless hours sitting in hospital waiting rooms

  22-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  John Lilley was sitting in the waiting room of Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital last week when he noticed a police constable seated near a quiet man in handcuffs.
  Many wouldn’t have thought twice about the scene. But Lilley, a physician and former police commissioner, paid attention.
  His ears perked up when he overheard a nurse saying the officer and the man, who had been apprehended under the Mental Health Act, had been waiting there for two-and-a-half hours. Another half-hour we
  
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• Edmonton home-price increases lag behind most other Canadian cities

  22-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  While some Edmonton residents woefully watch their house prices lag behind values in most other major Canadian cities, it’s a great opportunity for first-time homebuyer Tayler Button.
  “I was originally planning to continue renting, but when I looked around the Edmonton market, there are so many places that are so cheap it’s better to buy than rent,” the 24-year-old teacher said as he hunts for the perfect pad.
  “It kind of caught me off-guard. I’m part of that
  
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• City and school board look at shared recreation space in Heritage Valley high school

  22-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The city and Edmonton Public Schools are looking at putting shared recreation facilities in the planned high school at Heritage Valley.
  The two sides have worked since February on a partnership that would see the city pay $5.5 million to add a community recreation wing to Dr. Anne Anderson School, set to start construction next spring near 127 Street and Desrochers Gate southwest.
  The site is on the south part of a district park the city is developing.
  The wing would have an extra gym, an enhanc
  
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• Six-year-old boy sustains head injury after being struck by vehicle

  22-05-2018 06:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  A young boy was rushed to hospital Monday night after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing 144 Avenue, police say. 
  The boy, who police at the scene believed was six years old, was conscious and breathing but had sustained a head injury. His injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. 
  Staff Sgt. Paul Czerwonka said officers arrived on scene and found a young boy had been struck by a single vehicle. The driver stayed on scene and was shaken but cooperative, he said. 
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• Miscast Ryan Strome only started to find his groove with the Edmonton Oilers toward the season's end

  22-05-2018 04:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ryan Strome isn’t Jordan Eberle.
  That fact alone helped derail Ryan Strome’s first season as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. There were expectations from many Fans, from the General Manager, and perhaps the coach also, that Strome was something that he in fact was not.
  It didn’t help matters that Strome started training camp on Connor McDavid’s right side. Basically, it set the player up for failure. Not only could he not finish like Eberle did (who also had little luck
  
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• Death on LRT track deemed non-criminal: police

  22-05-2018 02:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  The death of a 21-year-old man who was hit by an LRT train has been deemed non-criminal, police say.
  Major collision unit investigators made the determination after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train around 1 a.m. Friday just south of the Clareview LRT station.
  In a news release Saturday, Edmonton police said that because the man’s death was deemed non-criminal, it will not be included in traffic fatality statistics. If his death were counted by police, it would have been the ci
  
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• Edmonton, northeast Alberta under heat warnings with temperatures 29 C or above in forecast

  22-05-2018 02:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Temperatures in Edmonton and the surrounding area could top 29 C this week, prompting Environment Canada to issue weather warnings. 
  The weather agency said Monday afternoon that daytime temperatures near 29 C or above are expected in much of northeast Alberta from Tuesday through Thursday night. 
  Anyone in the areas — including the Edmonton region — is advised to take precautions. The areas covered by the heat warnings include Edmonton north to Fort McMurray, south to
  
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