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• St. Albert paramedic helps deliver 2 babies at home within a week

  05-06-2018 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  A St. Albert firefighter/paramedic had an unusual couple of calls in the month of May. He helped deliver two babies at home within seven days.
  
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• 'Oil and state, separate': Trudeau greeted by handful of protesters at Kinder Morgan terminal

  05-06-2018 23:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made his second visit to the Edmonton region in less than a month when he arrived in Sherwood Park today.
  Trudeau visited the Kinder Morgan terminal on the edge of the city following a morning discussion with the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee in Rosedale, B.C., east of Chilliwack.
  And now the protesters are chanting “Oil and state, separate.” PM yet to arrive but they’re givin’ ‘er anyway. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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• Edmonton residents excited about bike share, want rules to prevent disorder

  05-06-2018 21:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  An outpouring of excitement around bike share for Edmonton came on so strong after we covered the issue Monday it surprised us.
  Industry experts say new technology makes these bike rentals so cheap and accessible, Edmonton could get a pilot project going with bikes near every suburban LRT station with no capital investment. The pilot could be privately funded and run, with bikes rented at $1 an hour by cell phone.
  Edmonton residents says they’ve already used similar programs elsewhere: Mon
  
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• Enviro hearing set for dispute over state of north Edmonton Domtar site

  05-06-2018 20:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Environmental Appeals Board has set aside two weeks in July and August to hear arguments in a dispute over former industrial lands in northeast Edmonton.
  Cherokee Canada Inc. and Domtar Corporation are fighting enforcement orders from Alberta Environment to conduct extensive soil sampling and clean up any contamination on property north of Yellowhead Trail near 44 Street.
  The site in question served as a Domtar wood-treatment operation from 1924 to 1987. Cherokee bought the property in 2010
  
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• Edmonton LRT closed Sunday morning for testing

  05-06-2018 19:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton LRT system will be closed Sunday morning for signal testing, warns the city.
  Thales Canada wants to test the long-delayed signal system it’s installing as part of the Metro Line, so buses running every seven to eight minutes will replace trains until noon, according to a city news release.
  Passengers will be able to catch buses at stops with red signs labelled LRT Replacement.
  The LRT will be closed several more times in coming months while Thales continues to work on signals.
  
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• Vandals desecrate Fort McMurray war memorial for Afghanistan vets

  05-06-2018 18:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Royal Canadian Legion is asking anyone with information about vandalism to the Afghanistan Fallen Veterans Memorial in Fort McMurray to contact police.
  The legion branch, located in Waterways, says that between 12:30 a.m. and 4:40 a.m. on June 4, someone threw paint at the base of the monument.
  “Soldiers, and the legions that serve them, do not associate themselves with any political viewpoint nor profess opinion on where our country sends us to do its bidding,” said branch presi
  
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• Justin Trudeau to visit Kinder Morgan terminal this afternoon

  05-06-2018 17:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make his second visit to the Edmonton region in less than a month when he arrives in Sherwood Park today.
  Trudeau is due to visit the Kinder Morgan terminal on the edge of the city following a morning discussion with the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee in Rosedale, B.C., east of Chilliwack.
  He is expected to visit the south terminal at 2 p.m.Trudeau last visited Edmonton on May 14 and his latest appearance in Alberta comes one week after
  
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• Council poised for first debate on gondola over North Saskatchewan River

  05-06-2018 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  One councillor is promising “serious consideration” for Edmonton’s new gondola idea if it can accelerate the development of West Rossdale.
  Edmonton residents will finally get to see what other councillors think of the pitch Tuesday, when the idea of a gondola over the North Saskatchewan River gets its first City Hall airing at council’s urban planning committee.
  The idea has been making headlines for months. But it’s not a council initiative.
  The idea was pitched by
  
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• Cam Talbot is a good bet to bounce back in Edmonton Oilers net

  05-06-2018 16:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton OIlers GM Peter Chiarelli is now saying the team will likely do nothing major this off-season. Really? David Staples and Bruce McCurdy dig in, looking at moves Chiarelli actually does need to make, such as finding another winger or two, and the coaching staff needs to make, including getting the most out of Jesse Puljujarvi.
  Is Cam Talbot going to bounce back? His save percentage dropped from .916 and .919 in his two previous seasons to a mediocre .908 last year. Talbot will be 31
  
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• Edmonton weather: Well the rest of the week will be sunny

  05-06-2018 15:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  We start off our Tuesday at 11 C with a breeze coming out of the west at 6 km/h. The high today is expected to be a whole whopping 19 C which is nice but it’s going to be mainly cloudly which is kinda meh. The low today is expected to dip to 11 C and yes Virginia there is a chance of showers, how much you ask? 30 per cent. Enjoy your Tuesday.
  Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 per cent chance of showers early this morning. High
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Gardening project has benefits in spades

  05-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Digging into a new way to use city’s vacant land,” June 4
  It is not often that the city and I see eye-to-eye on new projects, but this is one that receives my whole-hearted support.
  Gardening is good for whatever ails you. From the physical aspects of digging to the emotional part of having someone to talk to who doesn’t talk back, gardening has all those qualities. The cost to the city to supply these unused lots is minimal and it helps to beautify the communit
  
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• Opinion: Investor flight from energy sector is a national embarrassment

  05-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nationalization of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion spotlights Canada’s failure to sustain an energy infrastructure governance model that is trustworthy, timely and balanced in the interests of all stakeholders.
  These are the essential ingredients that investors, existing enterprises and, frankly, the taxpayers or citizens who fund and benefit from these endeavours deserve and expect.
  Of paramount importance, and the critical assumption by all participants, is that decisions made by th
  
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• Number of Alberta child welfare deaths increased last year

  05-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thirty-three children died while in care or receiving support from Alberta child services last year, equalling a post-2009 high set four years ago.
  Youth deaths in the 2017-18 fiscal year rose by seven over a year earlier. Sixteen of the youths were aged five or younger. Eight were older than 18.
  For the first time since 2009, most of them were not Indigenous.
  Six deaths were deemed accidental (compared with seven last year), two were suicides, five weren’t investigated by the Office of th
  
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• Graham Thomson: Will anti-pipeline 'hell' break loose in B.C. this summer?

  05-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Snap quiz.
  Here are two recent quotes about the planned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Which of them most accurately predicts the summer ahead?
  Quote 1: “It’s time to pick those tools back up. We’ve got a pipeline to build.”
  Quote 2: “All hell is about to break loose in British Columbia.”
  The first quote is from Premier Rachel Notley, who has been using it in speeches ever since Ottawa announced last Tuesday it would buy the pipeline from Kinder Morgan for
  
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• Edmonton's mosquito expert has the answers to some common questions

  05-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Why are there mosquitoes? What purpose can these pesky insects possibly have? Mosquitoes have been known to spread deadly viruses to humans. They have a negative impact on the economy, especially to tourism, and are generally despised by all.
  An estimated 20 per cent of the human population are especially delicious to mosquitoes. According to one study, people with certain blood types attract the blood sucking pests. People with type O blood were bitten twice as often than people with Type A blo
  
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• Controversial honorary degree for David Suzuki one of many University of Alberta handing out this month

  05-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The University of Alberta is set to give environmentalist David Suzuki an honorary doctor of science degree this week that has created controversy because of his opposition to the oil and gas industry.
  Full-page advertisements in Edmonton and Calgary newspapers have called for the U of A to reverse the decision, which was criticized by the deans of engineering and business on their own schools’ websites.
  Upset university supporters vowed to stop providing volunteer time and donations, incl
  
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• St. Albert paramedic helps deliver 2 babies at home within a week - Global News

  05-06-2018 09:00
  St. Albert paramedic helps deliver 2 babies at home within a week  Global NewsA St. Albert firefighter/paramedic had an unusual couple of calls in the month of May. He helped deliver two babies at home within seven days.
  
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• Botched arrest that triggered Riverbend shootout could have been avoided: inquiry

  05-06-2018 05:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  A provincial inquiry into a homicide suspect’s death in a 2014 police shootout is recommending “better real-time communications” and surveillance.
  The report, dated May 2, looked at the gunfight between Edmonton Police Service tactical unit officers and David Charles Sandaker, 24, which broke out after police attempted to arrest Sandaker in Riverbend on May 11, 2014.
  Sandaker died in the exchange, and one officer was injured.
  Had the arrest plan unfolded as planned,&n
  
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• Somali dad in Edmonton gets reprieve on cusp of deportation

  05-06-2018 02:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s Yussuf Madey Mahamed was scheduled to be deported Monday at 5 p.m. to Kenya, and believed Sunday was the last night he’d ever spend with his family. On Monday morning, the father of four learned that he is permitted to stay in Canada while his application is processed.
  “I cried and I never thought that kind of tears could come out from me,” Yussuf Madey Mahamed said through an interpreter Monday. “(Tears were) all over my shirt … Even if I tried to
  
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• Showing off their skills: More than 550 trade students compete in the Skills Canada National Competition

  05-06-2018 02:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  The wafting aroma of baked goods, the booming sound of heavy machinery and the colourful sights of fresh haircuts filled the Edmonton Expo Centre as more than 550 young trade workers from across the country demonstrated their skills Monday as they vied for a chance to represent Canada on the world stage.
  Senses were on high alert as the 24th annual Skills Canada National Competition kicked off with secondary and post-secondary students testing their skills in 44 competitions in six different tra
  
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• Homicide charges laid in Parkdale apartment killing

  05-06-2018 01:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police have laid second-degree murder charges in the case of a man found dead after a northeast apartment arson last week.
  Jonathan Millsap, 33, was arrested Saturday in the death of Evan Wilfred Moonias, 28, Edmonton police said in a news release Monday.Moonias was found dead Wednesday in a second-storey apartment on 117 Avenue and 80 Street. 
  Millsap was detained by police in St. Paul and has since been remanded in Edmonton, said the release.
  Detectives believe Millsap
  
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• Manslaughter trial hears security guard stomped on victim's torso

  05-06-2018 01:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  A security contractor told court Monday that he saw a fellow guard at a city strip mall steal $20, then stomp on the torso of a man who later died of blunt abdominal trauma.
  Sheldon Russell Bentley, 37, is on trial for the manslaughter and robbery of Donald Doucette, 51, whom court heard died on July 31, 2016.
  In an opening statement, Crown prosecutor Kristen Logan told court Doucette was battling an alcohol addiction.
  On the sunny, windy afternoon, Doucette sat down in an alcove in a back alley
  
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• Stolen bikes highlight need for provincial leadership at Wheel Week efforts: advocates

  05-06-2018 01:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Daniel Lindberg, 14, used to ride his bike to school. Then his bike was stolen. Twice.
  The bike was locked up both times, but the bike rack at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School can’t be seen from the office. Thieves cut the lock.
  As Wheel Week launched Monday, advocates called for more provincial leadership, saying problems like Daniel’s and a lack of engagement at many schools are keeping students from having healthy transportation options.
  Daniel won’t get another bike anytime
  
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• Notes from the Dome: UCP plans Pride pancake breakfast, Alberta celebrates Filipino communities

  05-06-2018 00:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton streets will be adorned with rainbow flags ahead of the Pride parade Saturday, a focal point during week-long festival celebrations.
  But Alberta’s official Opposition will be notably absent from the parade floats.
  “Regrettably, our application was rejected,” United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney said Monday.
  Kenney said he’ll be at the UCP’s pancake breakfast Saturday, which will coincide with parade.
  “I look forward to being there along with
  
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• Connor McDavid rookie card sells online for record $55,655

  05-06-2018 00:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Connor McDavid’s 2015 Edmonton Oilers rookie card has sold online for $55,655 — becoming the highest-priced modern era hockey trading card.
  The Cup Connor McDavid Rookie Auto Patch card received a total of 80 bids in an online auction through eBay, the trading card seller PWCC Marketplace said in a news release sent Monday.
  Before this record price tag, the highest sale price for a modern hockey card — produced since 1986 — was $18,100 for another McDavid card. This card
  
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• Jason Kenney calls on Rachel Notley to turn off the taps to B.C.

  05-06-2018 00:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Red Deer — Alberta’s Opposition leader continued to call on the government Monday to turn off the taps to British Columbia, a strategy that Premier Rachel Notley said would be tantamount to political theatre.
  “We’ve got to keep our powder dry for when there’s actually a need for it,” she told reporters Monday during a teleconference from Red Deer.
  “Bill 12 is about maximizing returns for Albertans … We have to take into account the cost to Al
  
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• Pedal to the metal for Edmonton Eskimos preseason

  05-06-2018 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  As the Edmonton Eskimos preseason winds to a close, the team prepares for its final roster cuts.
  Postmedia CFL writer Gerry Moddejonge was at the Eskimos practice on Monday, June 4.
  Jeremiah Kose (52) takes part in an Edmonton Eskimos practice at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Monday, June 4, 2018.
  Mike Reilly (13) makes a pass during an Edmonton Eskimos practice at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Monday, June 4, 2018.
  Alex Gray (35) makes a catch during an Edmonton Eskimos practice at
  
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• Opposition calls on premier to turn off the taps to B.C.

  05-06-2018 00:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Red Deer — Alberta’s Opposition leader continued to call on the government to turn off the taps to British Columbia, a strategy that Premier Rachel Notley said would be tantamount to political theatre.
  “We’ve got to keep our powder dry for when there’s actually a need for it,” she told reporters Monday during a teleconference from Red Deer.
  “Bill 12 is about maximizing returns for Albertans … we have to take into account the cost to Alberta o
  
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• Edmonton Oilers finalize organizational coaching makeover as Dave Manson named Condors' assistant

  05-06-2018 00:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers grew the last branch of their organizational coaching tree on Monday with the announcement that Dave Manson has been hired to complete the staff in Bakersfield.Manson is well-known to Oilers’ fans of a certain vintage, having spent three high-profile seasons with the NHL club during the transition period of 1991-94. That said, I for one won’t be referring to him as a member of the Old Boys Club, and I certainly wouldn’t suggest such to his face. Dave Manson is v
  
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