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• Nick Lees: Dentist hoping to expand orphanages in India through charity drive

  27-05-2018 23:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton dentist used his billings one day last year to create an orphanage in India and now plans to build a much larger one this year.
  “My staff at two of my clinics joined me to raise $32,000 last year and we built an orphanage in Andhra Pradesh to accommodate 12 children,” says Rustom Appoo.
  “But I have expanded my business here and to Vancouver, and with other dentists also becoming involved, we’d like to raise $100,000 this year and build an orphanage that w
  
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• Charges laid against 34-year-old man after eight-hour standoff

  27-05-2018 20:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 34-year-old man with a history of fleeing police is facing firearms charges after barricading himself inside a house Friday night.
  On Sunday, Edmonton police charged Christopher Ryan Flamant with unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited firearm, and two counts of careless storage of a firearm, in addition to breaching court-ordered conditions.
  Officers went to a house at 106 Avenue and 106 Street around 7:30 p.m. Friday to execute a search warrant, police spokeswoman Ch
  
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• Passionate 'wine communicator' shares the story of Viognier’s exotic aromatics

  27-05-2018 19:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  You will be hard-pressed to find a more entertaining storyteller than the legendary and passionate “wine communicator” Jane Ferrari, Yalumba’s global ambassador for more than 19 years.
  In conversation with Juanita Roos, Ferrari talks about Viognier from the Barossa in Australia. Ferrari says the biggest challenge with this varietal is to get people comfortable with the word itself because “if they can’t say something, they’re not going to go near it.”
  It
  
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• 906 games into his NHL career, can Mike Cammalleri still help the Edmonton Oilers?

  27-05-2018 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  2017-18 Edmonton Oilers in Review:Mike CammalleriSo…turns out, Mike Cammalleri had a little gas left in the tank after all.
  Question is: Do the Edmonton Oilers have any room left for him in this year’s model?
  He will be 36 by the time the 2018-19 NHL season gets underway. And he will be a Free Agent on July 1st.
  Here’s at least part of what Peter Chiarelli will be considering, when it comes to returning the veteran…or not:
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  Mike Cammalleri has a long and producti
  
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• Medievalists hold combat tournament, fashion show at King Edward Hall

  27-05-2018 05:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The clashing of swords against armour — and watermelons — fascinated a young audience at King Edward Hall Saturday.
  Sparring and weapon demonstrations were part of the eighth annual Medieval May, a 14th-century living history event organized by Knights of the Northern Realm. Period dance lessons and a medieval fashion show were also in the lineup.
  “We’re sharing real history with people,” said Tom Yohemas, founder of Knights of the Northern Realm. “Not wh
  
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• Kids battling cancer revved up for Parade of Heroes fundraiser

  27-05-2018 03:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  One of Harry Stepper’s 10 motorbikes is a Russian-made Ural motorcycle, an old-fashioned bike built with a sidecar, which makes it ideal for taking passengers for rides around Hawrelak Park.
  Stepper, an Alberta-based homebuilder, was one of 30 motorcyclists giving cancer-affected children rides around the park for the Kids with Cancer Society’s annual Parade of Heroes Saturday. Now in its 13th year, the event hosted 250 people with a family barbecue, a bouncy castle, and face pa
  
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• UCP board: Who they are, what they're about

  27-05-2018 02:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  The new United Conservative Party board is dealing with an official complaint lodged mere hours after they were voted into office three weeks ago.
  Saturday marked a day-long orientation meeting for the fledgling board.
  They come to their positions from a wide swath of backgrounds and party experience — from political neophytes to anti-abortion activists, former city councillors, and big-hitters in the conservative world.
  Aside from the general business of running the UCP behind the scenes,
  
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• Wildfire near Janvier downgraded from out of control, evacuation alert lifted

  27-05-2018 01:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  A wildfire threatening the communities of Janvier and Chipewyan Prairie First Nation is now being held and the evacuation alert was lifted Saturday morning.
  Alberta Wildfire said the wildfire is about 237 hectares in size currently and has been downgraded from out of control status.
  The alert was lifted just after 10 a.m. by the Alberta Emergency Management Agency, citing the fire is no longer out of control and the communities are no longer threatened by the fire at this time.
  Residents of Janv
  
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• Free wood mulch from city a fire threat if placed too close to homes

  27-05-2018 01:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Tinder-dry conditions have officials urging residents to use caution when using wood mulch, a highly flammable material the city offers for free. 
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services “discourages” the use of wood mulch adjacent to structures and recommends residents follow the FireSmart Canada program, a set of suggestions to cut the risks and spread of wildfire, said city spokeswoman Suzzette Mellado in an emailed statement.
  “Ideally, combustible landscape materials such a
  
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