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• Body found in bushes in southeast Edmonton

  28-05-2018 23:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered in some bushes in southeast Edmonton early Monday.
  Patrol officers got a call at around 1 a.m. Monday from a resident in Edmonton’s Gold Bar neighbourhood. The officers arrived and were lead to the body of a male found in some bushes near 103 Avenue and 42 Street.
  Homicide detectives have since taken over investigating the death, which has been ruled suspicious.
  An autopsy has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesda
  
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• 'Improvised incendiary devices' found at early morning fire that damaged Whyte Avenue nightclub

  28-05-2018 23:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are investigating a fire that damaged a Whyte Avenue nightclub early Monday morning as suspicious.
  The fire, which damaged Club 82 and an adjacent donair shop just after 5 a.m. Monday, forced the closure of a one-block section of Whyte Avenue during the morning commute.
  Police spokeswoman Cheryl Voordenhout said the police bomb unit safely removed two “improvised incendiary devices” from an alleyway east of the fire site.
  Fire spokeswoman Suzzette Mellado said crews w
  
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• 'We are sorry': Rachel Notley delivers long-awaited apology to Sixties Scoop survivors

  28-05-2018 23:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Premier Rachel Notley delivered a public apology Monday to Indigenous Albertans who were torn away from their communities as children and highlighted the need to work together to heal wounds of the past.
  “The decisions that led to that personal trauma, many of those decisions were made right here, on this floor, in this chamber,” Notley said in her speech, pointing to dozens of survivors seated in the legislative assembly gallery.
  From the 1950s to the 1990s, thousands of Indige
  
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• Jill Stanton kicks off NextFest with symbolism-filled mural on Varscona Theatre

  28-05-2018 22:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s a sunny day in what used to be kind of a nowhere alley between the Varscona Theatre and Whyte Avenue.
  Suddenly, a flock of noisy kids rounds the playhouse’s corner, pulling out phone cameras to capture poses in front of a dynamic, on-the-go mural.
  “That’s been happening all week,” Edmonton muralist Jill Stanton says with a smile, noting it’s probably a good sign people are showing off the art in progress.
  The two-walled effort is commissioned by NextFest,
  
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• Edmonton's anti-auto theft unit has laid 457 charges so far this year

  28-05-2018 21:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police have charged 96 people with auto-theft related offences and recovered 100 vehicles this year.
  So far in 2018, the Edmonton Police Service’s tactical response to auto-theft prevention (TRAP) unit has laid a total of 457 charges, a news release said Monday.
  The total value of the 100 recovered vehicles is estimated to be approximately $1.7 million, police said.
  “We continue to see a growing number of stolen vehicles involved in property crimes, home invasions and robber
  
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• Workplace bullying, harassment targeted in OHS changes

  28-05-2018 21:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  During her first day on the job at a Whyte Avenue bar in 2002, a patron grabbed Thea Bowering, pulled her towards him, and licked her face.
  First, she washed it off.
  Next, she went to her then-supervisor, who told her to avoid the man, but offered little else.
  That kind of behaviour will be covered under Occupational Health and Safety regulations come June 1, when Alberta’s laws undergo a monumental shift with respect to harassment.
  Beginning Friday, OHS laws will include clear d
  
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• Duchess Bakery hosting viewing party for French television debut

  28-05-2018 21:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  There is amazing international news wafting from Duchess Bake Shop. Co-owner Giselle Courteau and her team were selected as the only international team to compete in the French equivalent of the Great British Bake Off.  And now, you’ll be able to see them compete online, and also at a viewing party hosted by Duchess on June 11.
  Courteau and her partner in business (and life), pastry chef Jake Pelletier, along with teammate Sarah Gallagher, were invited last fall to compete in France&r
  
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• Edmonton's anti-auto theft has laid 457 charges so far this year

  28-05-2018 21:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have charged 96 people with auto-theft related offences and recovered 100 vehicles this year.
  So far this year, the Edmonton Police Service’s Tactical Response to Auto-theft Prevention unit has laid a total of 457 charges, a news release said Monday.
  The total value of the 100 recovered vehicles is estimated to be approximately $1.7 million, it said.
  “We continue to see a growing number of stolen vehicles involved in property crimes, home invasions and robberies across the cit
  
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• Duchess Bakeshop in the mix on hit French reality cooking show

  28-05-2018 20:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  One of Edmonton’s most popular bakeries has had a chance to shine on the international stage after taking part in a popular French cooking show.
  Duchess Bakeshop co-owners Giselle Courteau and Jake Pelletier, along with colleague Sarah Gallagher, were among 16 teams from France, Morocco, Australia and Japan on reality TV show Le Meilleur pâtissier — Les Professionels.
  Courteau isn’t sure why BBC France asked them to try out for the production last fall, but suspects they
  
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• Murder charge laid in gas-and-dash death of Thorsby Fas Gas owner

  28-05-2018 20:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Spruce Grove man already being held in remand on other offences has been charged with second-degree murder in the gas-and-dash death of a Thorsby fuel station owner.
  The RCMP major crimes unit announced Monday that it arrested 27-year-old Mitchell Robert Sydlowski at the Edmonton Remand Centre on Friday.
  He is now charged with second-degree murder and failing to remain at the scene of an accident, as well as stolen property and theft charges.
  The driver of a stolen cube van gassed up at the Th
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle rumoured to honeymoon at Jasper Park Lodge: report

  28-05-2018 19:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mountains have always held a certain charm.
  According to a report from TMZ.com, newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be taking a break from the doldrums of royalty to honeymoon at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. It’s not known when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be coming to Alberta, but it’s rumoured the pair will be staying in the Outlook Cabin, otherwise known as “The Royal Retreat.”
  Before one gets too excited about the royals’ retreat, a statemen
  
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• Inglewood raves for ravioli, Oliver loves milkshakes: Uber Eats' most requested foods

  28-05-2018 19:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s favourite foods to order in are as diverse as its neighbourhoods, ranging from pho in Downtown to ravioli in Inglewood, according to data from Uber Eats.
  Last week, the food delivery company provided provided the most ordered menu items in 14 neighbourhoods, revealing Edmontonians eclectic tastes.
  Queen Alexandra residents were most likely to order poutine and bubble tea, while Westmount foodies prefer macaroni and cheese and fried chicken.
  Uber Eats delivers orders from Edmonto
  
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• Premier to deliver apology to Sixties Scoop survivors

  28-05-2018 18:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Premier Rachel Notley will deliver a public apology Monday to Indigenous Albertans who were torn away from their communities as children and placed in foster care or put up for adoption.
  The Alberta government held engagement sessions in  Edmonton, Calgary, Peace River, St. Paul, Fort McMurray and Lethbridge over the winter to hear from Sixties Scoop survivors.
  From the 1950s to the 1990s, thousands of Indigenous children were apprehended by provincial governments and placed with
  
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• Surrounded by a new staff, Edmonton Oilers' bench boss Todd McLellan faces his greatest coaching challenge

  28-05-2018 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  As the dust settles on a flurry of coaching moves involving all three of his full-time assistants, Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan finds himself in a brave new world.
  Just McLellan and goalie coach Dustin Schwartz remain from the group who had collectively guided the Oilers for the past three years. After a period of assessment by GM Peter Chiarelli, it wasn’t until late April that McLellan was confirmed to return. At that time Jim Johnson and Ian Herbers were let go by the NHL cl
  
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• Early morning fire damages Whyte Avenue nightclub

  28-05-2018 16:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are investigating a fire that damaged a Whyte Avenue nightclub early Monday morning as suspicious.
  The fire, which damaged Club 82 and an adjacent donair shop at just after 5 a.m. Monday, forced the closure of a one-block section of Whyte Avenue during the morning commute.
  Fire spokeswoman Suzzette Mellado said crews were called to the scene at 5:05 a.m. after reports of smoke coming from the building in the 10500 block of 82 Avenue.
  No one was in either of the buildings at the t
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to honeymoon at Jasper Park Lodge: report

  28-05-2018 15:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  What better way to get away?
  According to a report from TMZ.com, newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be taking a break from the doldrums of royalty to honeymoon at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. It’s not known when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be coming to Alberta, but it’s rumoured the pair will be staying in the Outlook Cabin, otherwise known as “The Royal Retreat.”
  The royal hotspot welcomed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939 as well as Queen
  
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• Edmonton weather: One last hurrah before the rain sets in

  28-05-2018 14:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 16.0 C with a 18 km/h wind coming from the south. After several weeks of scorching hot temperatures (by northern Alberta standards) things will finally start to cool off this week. Monday is the only day this week where sunshine and plus-20 temperatures are in the forecast. After a mix of sun and cloud Tuesday, the rain will dominate the forecast heading into the
  
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• Woman dies in Edmonton remand cell after being found not fit to stand trial

  28-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman found mentally unfit to stand trial died in the Edmonton Remand Centre before her case could be dealt with in court, Postmedia has learned.
  The arson and obstructing a peace officer charges against Carol Lee Bivand were withdrawn in Edmonton provincial court May 11 after it was determined that the 29-year-old died in custody at the Edmonton Remand Centre.
  Bivand’s case was being heard in the province’s new mental health court program in Edmonton.
  Bivand struggled with addicti
  
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• Mobile mental health crisis teams sent to northern Alberta after teen suicides

  28-05-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Provincial crisis mental health teams are working with First Nations communities in Cadotte Lake and Little Buffalo after two teenagers died by suicide and two more youths were hospitalized after attempting to take their own lives.
  In what has been a tragic year for the small communities located about 500 kilometres north of Edmonton, the events of the past few weeks follow the death in January of a popular Cadotte Lake School teacher who died in a car crash and the slaying of a 69-year-old
  
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• Sixties Scoop survivors seek sincerity, action as Alberta premier set to offer apology

  28-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was an emotional day nearly two years ago when Adam North Peigan watched Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger be the first to apologize to thousands of Indigenous children who were ripped from their birth parents to be raised by non-Indigenous families.
  A Sixties Scoop survivor himself, Edmonton’s North Peigan grew determined to hear an apology from Alberta’s premier and, within days, began a letter-writing campaign.
  On Monday afternoon, North Peigan, who was just a baby when socia
  
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• Condo boards urged to consider making bylaws on cannabis use by residents

  28-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The rules for growing and smoking cannabis should be a priority for condo boards, says an Edmonton lawyer.
  Roberto Noce, a partner at Miller Thompson LLP and a former city councillor, is urging condo boards to consider amending their bylaws to address cannabis to avoid future challenges before it’s federally legalized this summer.
  “Boards should, at minimum, take time to explore the issue,” he said. “They may not to choose to do anything, but they may want to explore
  
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• Catholic school classes in unconventional places a draw for families

  28-05-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A couple of months after Callista Sauvé began Grade 7, her stomach hurt every morning when it was time to wake for school.
  Day after day, the strong learner who loved to write refused to get out of bed and go to school, which baffled her parents. The homework some teachers sent home went untouched.
  That agonizing period, when Callista’s social anxiety kept her out of class for so long, is now history — and her parents couldn’t be prouder.
  “I’ve seen her grow
  
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• Max Pacioretty to the Edmonton Oilers? That's what Habs fans hope to see

  28-05-2018 10:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  It makes little sense for Oilers to trade good players entering their primes for a good player leaving his prime
  Montreal is evidently abuzz, just as it’s been for some time, with the hope of trading winger Max Pacioretty to the Edmonton Oilers for either Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Oscar Klefbom or Darnell Nurse or the 10th overall pick, or some combination of all of them.
  The rumour heated up some time ago and is at full boil now — at least with Habs fans, not nearly so much in Edmonton
  
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• Ground veal sold at Italian Centre Shop recalled due to possible E. coli contamination

  28-05-2018 03:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ground veal products sold at Italian Centre Shop locations in Alberta have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination.
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the warning Saturday that Messinger Meats recalled “Veal-Ground Alberta 13095” products packaged on May 7 with a best-before date of May 28 and packaged on May 14 with a June 4 best-before date.
  Messinger Meats is an Alberta-based family business with a plant near Red Deer.
  Consumers should throw out the recalled ve
  
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• Canadian show jumping team with Edmonton rider places fourth in Nations Cup of Rome

  28-05-2018 03:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton-based show jumper and aspiring Olympian is staying positive after her horse was injured while competing this past weekend.
  Jaclyn Duff, 31, and gelding EH All or None, competed with the Canadian team in the $300,000 Nations Cup of Rome on May 25. Canada tied for fourth of nine teams competing. All or None, a 12-year-old Hanoverian, sustained a seven-inch long, five-inch deep gash after becoming spooked in the ring a day later, putting him out of competition until he recovers.
  Alongsi
  
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• Canadian Forces veteran named Alberta's new citizenship judge

  28-05-2018 03:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Having served in the Canadian Forces for more than 37 years, Maj. Claude Villeneuve will be removing his uniform to take on a new role as Alberta’s new citizenship judge.
  “At one point you have to remove that uniform,” Villeneuve said Friday at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton where he currently holds the position of formation manager for civilian personnel of the 3rd Canadian Division Support Group. “I saw it listed in governor in council opportunities so I started to read
  
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• A look at the fledgling United Conservative Party board

  28-05-2018 01:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  The new United Conservative Party board is dealing with an official complaint lodged mere hours after members were voted into office three weeks ago.
  Saturday marked a daylong 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 scene
  
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