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• Alberta considers early-morning bar hours for FIFA World Cup games

  07-06-2018 22:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Soccer fans who want to sip a cold brew at their favourite pub during early-morning World Cup games may be in luck, hinted the Alberta government Thursday.
  “We’ll have more to say next week,” said Finance Minister Joe Ceci, noting the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) will consider extending liquor service hours. “This happened for the Olympic hockey games and I’m not aware of any difficulties around all of that.”
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• Man killed in two-vehicle crash near Whitecourt

  07-06-2018 22:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An early-morning two-vehicle collision near Whitecourt Thursday has claimed the life of one man and left three others injured.
  Mounties said an eastbound sedan rear-ended a pickup truck causing it to roll on Highway 43 near Range Road 104A just after midnight.
  A 48-year-old passenger in the pickup died at the scene while the driver and another passenger were transported to hospital with minor injuries.
  Criminal Code charges are pending against the 28-year-old man driving the sedan. Police said a
  
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• David Suzuki receives honorary doctor of science degree from University of Alberta

  07-06-2018 21:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Environmentalist David Suzuki received an honorary science degree at the University of Alberta Thursday morning for his contribution to science literacy.
  The decision to include Suzuki as one of 13 recipients of the U of A’s highest honour sparked controversy because of his opposition to the oil and gas industry.
  A group of about 30 people held placards and rallied peacefully on the parking lot boundary of the Jubilee Auditorium where they sometimes mingled with graduates and family m
  
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• 'Alex Ovechkin It's Your Day': Maryland radio station picks up Edmontonian's ode to Capitals captain

  07-06-2018 21:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Garth Ukrainetz might live in Edmonton, but he’s a huge fan of the Washington Capitals  — specifically their team captain Alex Ovechkin.
  Thursday is Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals and the Capitals are one win away from defeating the upstart Vegas Golden Knights. And what do hockey fans do when sensing their team is close to winning it all? They write a song, of course.
  It all started when Las Vegas-based band Imagine Dragons played a concert for fans outside T-Mobile Arena pri
  
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• Yellowhead Trail upgrade to close more than a dozen access points

  07-06-2018 21:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Yellowhead Trail freeway project will see more than a dozen access points closed as Edmonton seeks to turn the accident-prone arterial into a six-lane, free-flowing freeway.
  In an update to city council’s executive committee Thursday, city officials said they are launching public consultation now and hope to hear how impacts to business and residents can be mitigated as much as possible.
  Officials are still trying to decide the speed limit during of construction, what service roads wil
  
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• Edmonton Oilers working to trade Milan Lucic by "sweetening the pot," says TSN's Seravalli

  07-06-2018 21:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from TSN’s Frank Seravalli, talking with Allan Mitchell on the Lowdown with Lowetide, news that the Edmonton Oilers are shopping winger Milan Lucic with a draft pick: “My understanding, and the reason that Milan Lucic is on our (TSN top trade) list  is because, from my understanding they’re trying and talking to teams about potentially taking another contract back even if that means sweetening the pot with a pick or some other roster player in order to make it happ
  
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• Downtown businesses tackling localized hotspots of harassment and disorder

  07-06-2018 21:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Downtown businesses are seeing a spike in reported incidents of harassment and petty crime in some areas of central Edmonton.
  But they’re working with the 7-Eleven shops and Edmonton City Centre mall to improve the look of those spaces, trying to at least disperse any threatening or illegal activity to make the area welcoming.
  “This isn’t a homeless issue. It’s not even a panhandling issue,” executive director Ian O’Donnell of the Downtown Business Association
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Firefly Theatre, Pride, and Bryan Adams

  07-06-2018 19:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Aerial action
  Firefly Theatre’s annual showcase and fundraiser is back for its 14th year at the Westbury Theatre this Thursday and Friday with Let There Be Height. A cavalcade of aerial performers, both professional and upcoming, take their turns on the trapeze, silks, hoops, vertical ropes as Firefly pays homage to Netflix with Fireflix, tipping a hat to Hawaii Five-0 and Charlie’s Angels (on the trapeze), Guardians of the Galaxy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (aerial silks) and more.
  
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• Harcourt House artists centre keenly focused on future after 30 years

  07-06-2018 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Of all unlikely incubators, artist-run-centre Harcourt House was born out of the devastation wrought by Edmonton’s Black Friday tornado in 1987.
  “There was a group of artists who banded together and organized a major art auction,” explains the gallery’s executive director Jacek Malek, “proceeds going to people affected — especially (those with) low income.
  “The results were phenomenal — kind of a community spirit, an act of solidarity. This cr
  
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• Protestors gather as David Suzuki receives U of A honorary degree

  07-06-2018 17:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Environmentalist David Suzuki is set to receive an honorary science degree at the University of Alberta Thursday morning for his contribution to science literacy.
  The decision to include Suzuki as one of 13 recipients of the U of A’s highest honour sparked controversy because of his opposition to the oil and gas industry.
  Full-page advertisements in Edmonton and Calgary newspapers called for the U of A to reverse the decision, which was criticized by the deans of engineering and busin
  
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• The pros and the cons of trading away Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom

  07-06-2018 16:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers insider Bob Stauffer has been pushing the notion that if the team is going to make changes this summer, it will be in the form of a “contract for contract” transaction, with the Oilers moving out a player “with term” on his contract.
  The leads me to speculate that Oscar Klefbom is on the block. Why Klefbom?
  The list of veteran Oilers players with term on their contract isn’t large, especially if you eliminate Milan Lucic, Andrej Sekera and Kris Russe
  
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• Edmonton weather: Man, it's a hot one. Like seven inches from the midday sun

  07-06-2018 14:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 11.4 C with a 7 km/h wind coming from the southeast. Things are heating up over the next three days with temperature in and around 28 C. But with the heat always comes with it a chance for evening thunderstorms, which is exactly what forecasters are predicting tonight. Nothing like the soothing sounds of thunder to lull me to sleep.
  Today: Sunny. Becoming a mix
  
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• Thursday's letters: Inclusive approach benefits all Edmontonians

  07-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Lobbyists would have undue influence under GBA initiative,” David Staples, May 30
  Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) is a holistic approach to designing a city that includes and addresses the diverse needs of all citizens.
  Applying a GBA+ lens to infrastructure work ensures that accessible sidewalks accommodate the needs of not just women but also seniors, parents with strollers and persons with mobility issues. It makes good business sense to apply this tool from the start to en
  
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• The sport of rugby union explained in 80 seconds

  07-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canada is set to tackle Scotland in an international rugby union game at Commonwealth Stadium so we gave our token Antipodean reporter Juris Graney a challenge.
  We asked him to explain the sport of rugby union — known in some circles as ‘The Game They Play In Heaven’ — in 80 seconds.
  Being that a game of rugby typically runs for 80 minutes, it just made sense for us to arbitrarily assign a number.
  So strap in because this is going to go quick.
   
  
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• Opinion: Suzuki controversy may inspire innovations instead of division

  07-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Today, the University of Alberta is awarding a controversial honorary doctorate of science degree to environmentalist David Suzuki, Canada’s leading oilsands opponent.
  It is this sort of controversy that is hurting our national conversation about climate change, the oilsands and the future of energy. Rather than offering solutions and bringing us closer to resolving the issues around climate change, it creates division.
  The Canadian oil and natural gas industry is focused on solutions; har
  
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• Editorial: Leave gondola to the private sector

  07-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s not hard to see why gondolas have been the talk of the town lately with, not one, but two separate proposals to consider building urban tramways.
  These cable cars in the sky appeal to our sense of whimsy and fascination with the novel. Even the most dour killjoy must admit that gliding above the trees and traffic makes for a more stimulating commute than lurching along in an earthbound bus, LRT train or private vehicle.
  Of course, proponents are quick to argue that gondolas aren&rsquo
  
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• WILDLIFE: Ben Sures, music guru of The Works, releasing lovely live album

  07-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Ben Sures first came up to me around 20 years ago, he asked how to bust into the local scene.
  “I still feel like an outsider,” he said with a laugh the other day — but listening to his latest CD, a live retrospective called Poema Poematis recorded at the Yardbird with a sharp jazz ensemble — it’s striking how many of its songs feel like a secret soundtrack of our region.
  Onstage at North Country Fair decades back, Sures played In a Perfect World &mdas
  
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• The Comic Strippers poke fun at peelers in Meyer Horowitz show June 8

  07-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you are hoping for, but possibly also dreading, the appearance (on stage) of men in a state of nature, fuss no more.
  The Comic Strippers, appearing Friday, June 8, at 8 p.m. at the Meyer Horowitz theatre, never actually get down to their altogether. There’s no baring of the birthday suit, no reporting in the raw. At worst (or best) you’ll see a “dad body” that favours a bag of Doritos over a wax job.
  “When you look at our bodies, you can tell we’ve had fun.
  
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• Suzuki to receive University of Alberta honorary science degree Thursday morning

  07-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Environmentalist David Suzuki is set to receive an honorary science degree at the University of Alberta Thursday morning for his contribution to science literacy.
  The decision to include Suzuki as one of 13 recipients of the U of A’s highest honour sparked controversy because of his opposition to the oil and gas industry.
  Full-page advertisements in Edmonton and Calgary newspapers called for the U of A to reverse the decision, which was criticized by the deans of engineering and busin
  
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• One exam to rule them all: Students take part in live action role-playing adventure set in Fort Saskatchewan school

  07-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Every great fantasy epic ends on a legendary battlefield, among them the hallowed ground of the Pelennor Fields, the Fords of Beruna, or even Hogwarts.
  On Thursday, select Grade Eight science students will roam their own climactic setting as the field of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Junior High School in Fort Saskatchewan is transformed into the Village of Ultima Examen.
  An estimated 90 plus teenage adventurers will don costumes and use the power o
  
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• Graham Thomson: Opposition practises 'bozo interruptus' as spring session ends

  07-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you’re thinking about dropping by the Alberta legislature Thursday, might I suggest you stand well clear of the exits.
  If all goes according to plan, the spring sitting of the assembly will come to an end Thursday afternoon.
  Cue the stampede.
  Alberta MLAs are happily about to start their summer holidays, not that they had a particularly gruelling spring sitting.
  When it comes to legislation, the NDP government did much of the heavy lifting the past three years, introducing bills that am
  
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• Gelato hits the spot as temperatures trend upward in Edmonton

  07-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It may be a stretch to consider opening a gelato store a civic duty. But public service is what Fatima Haymour and her fellow entrepreneurs had in mind when they opened La Carraia Gelato, the new treat sweet shop located downtown at 10067 109 St.
  “It’s something to make people happy,” said Haymour, one of the co-owners of the local outlet of this international gelato chain, based in Florence, Italy. “People are never upset when they are eating ice cream.”
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• Airdrie-area UCP nomination gets ugly over $16K PAC payment

  07-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A hotly contested United Conservative Party nomination race has bubbled over into accusations of mudslinging, a board member resignation and allegations of “intimidation” against a sitting MLA.
  That MLA, Angela Pitt, shakes her head at the timing.
  In an interview Wednesday with Postmedia, Pitt labelled the kerfuffle “silliness trying to tarnish my name” as she fights for the UCP nomination in the new riding of Airdrie-East.
  The issue stems from $16,000 transferred from th
  
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• Pit bull attack sends Belvedere woman to hospital

  07-06-2018 05:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman was taken to hospital after being attacked by a pit bull in northeast Edmonton around 7 p.m. Wednesday.
  The woman suffered minor lacerations near 129 Avenue and 64 Street, said Edmonton Police Service northeast watch commander acting Staff Sgt. Barry Fairhurst.
  The dog also seriously injured the woman’s cat.
  A couple of other Belvedere residents held the pit bull down until police arrived. Bylaw officials seized the dog, and it wasn’t immediately known what would happen to it
  
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• AHS warns of potential measles exposure in St. Albert - CBC.ca

  07-06-2018 05:15
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  Alberta Health Services is warning the public after a potential measles exposure in St Albert. A person with lab-confirmed measles was at the Sturgeon Community Hospital emergency department from 9:54 p.m. on May 31 until 3:44 p.m. on June 1 and also ...
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• Where not to toke: Council committee recommends relaxed rules on cannabis consumption

  07-06-2018 03:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  The community and public services committee Wednesday decided to recommend relaxed cannabis rules to council rather than draconian measures.
  The recommended bylaw allows for smoking cannabis on all walking trails; 30 metres from playgrounds, sports fields, skate parks, spray parks, outdoor pools, skating rinks and other children-centred events or amenities; parks located in the river valley; at approved locations at festivals; all sidewalks, boulevards, alleyways or roadways; 10 metres from entr
  
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• Price could change on $4.5-billion Kinder Morgan deal

  07-06-2018 03:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  The price of the Trans Mountain pipeline deal isn’t set in stone, according to the contract between Kinder Morgan and the federal government.
  The final price tag shouldn’t be far off the $4.5-billion figure announced by Ottawa last week.
  However, it all boils down to a “good faith best estimate” of working capital costs, prepared by auditors and provided to the government at least five days before the deal closes. Adjustments could go either up or down.
  The contract
  
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• Paula Simons: Toking in the streets? Edmonton poised for surprisingly liberal cannabis consumption law

  07-06-2018 02:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Are you feeling a certain glow, Edmonton?
  Well, you soon may.
  On Wednesday, the community and public services committee of city council voted unanimously to support some of the most liberal bylaws in North America when it comes to the public consumption of cannabis.
  Presented with two possible models for regulating recreational marijuana, the committee opted for the version with far fewer restrictions.
  Under the proposed regulations, Edmontonians would be able to light up a joint while walking d
  
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• AHS warns of measles case in Edmonton area

  07-06-2018 02:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Health Services is warning residents in the Edmonton area about possible exposure to measles following a confirmed case of the extremely contagious disease.
  AHS is following up directly with those potentially exposed. No other infections have been found at this time, but the investigation is ongoing, Edmonton medical officer of health Dr. Jasmine Hasselback told a news conference Wednesday.
  “We have some degree of confidence we will be able to connect with most people directly,&rdq
  
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• Jen Kish Day in Edmonton

  07-06-2018 01:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  An event was held at W.P. Wagner High School in Edmonton on June 6, 2018 to recognize the achievements of the former Canadian rugby sevens player and Edmonton Olympian Jennifer “Jen” Kish, who retired from rugby on April 30, 2018. Kish first started playing rugby while attending the high school.
  Born on July 7, 1988 in Ottawa,  Kish captained the Canadian sevens squad from 2012 to 2016. She was awarded the Most Influential Athlete of the CAAWS Most Influential Women List of 2016
  
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• Party on: Councillors put off rave moratorium, await harm reduction report

  07-06-2018 01:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Rave on, Edmonton.
  A city council committee decided Wednesday not to go ahead with moratorium on the dance events proposed by police, at least for now.
  “So, we can continue to party,” Ward 6 Coun. Scott McKeen told a packed room. “We got a really good response from the industry and from passionate enthusiasts today to tell us — and I think remind us, too — that we were maybe looking too closely at one element in our entertainment sector.”
  The community and pub
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Highway inspections, Pride flag raising and a resignation

  07-06-2018 01:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hundreds of commercial vehicles on Alberta highways will be inspected as part of an “international enforcement blitz,” said a government news release.
  Transport officers will check compliance with federal and provincial regulations through Thursday (the effort started Tuesday). They will remove unsafe commercial vehicles from the roads if necessary, the release said.
  Roadcheck 2018 is an annual event by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, which includes Canada, the U.S. and
  
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• Alberta continues to be hotbed for unrecovered stolen vehicles

  07-06-2018 00:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A “staggering” number of vehicles continue to be stolen in Alberta — many by crooks with links to organized crime — fuelling the province’s reputation as a hotbed for car thieves.
  Speaking to reporters Wednesday at the annual Central Canadian Auto-Theft Association seminar, Edmonton Police Service Det. Dwayne Karpo said on average between 12 and 15 vehicles are stolen each day in Edmonton.
  At least half of those are stolen with the keys still in them, he said, and c
  
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• Ward 11 Coun. Mike Nickel seeks UCP nomination in Edmonton-South

  07-06-2018 00:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ward 11 Coun. Mike Nickel announced Wednesday he is seeking the United Conservative Party nomination in the new riding of Edmonton-South.
  “I want to go to a place where I can do the most good. I think downtown, I pushed as hard as I can,” said Nickel, expressing frustration over several recent issues at City Hall, including changes to the City Hall wading pool, the Metro Line LRT and the decision to permanently close the Coliseum.
  Nickel’s ward includes much of Mill Woods and t
  
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• Measles case prompts public alert

  07-06-2018 00:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Health Services is warning residents of greater Edmonton about possible exposure to measles following a confirmed case of the extremely contagious disease.
  Individuals may have been exposed if they were at the Sturgeon Community Hospital Emergency Department on the following dates and times:May 31, 2018, 9:54 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
  June 1, 2018, 12:00 a.m. to 3:44 p.m.
  June 3, 2018, 1:12 a.m. to 7:52 a.m.Those exposed are at risk of infection if they were born after 1970, have not had measle
  
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• Driverless shuttle bus to start public testing in Edmonton and Calgary

  07-06-2018 00:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  A little driverless shuttle called Ela already in use in 20 countries will get its debut in Western Canada this fall, officials announced Wednesday.
  Canada is behind other countries when it comes to testing autonomous vehicles. But residents in Edmonton and Calgary will get the chance to try the new technology at least for four weeks.
  In Calgary, the 12-passenger driverless shuttle will run on a service road between Telus Spark and the Calgary Zoo all September.
  The Edmonton test location, set f
  
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• Privacy commissioner investigates 'Treaty Indian' letter sent to Indigenous teen

  07-06-2018 00:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s privacy watchdog is investigating after an Indigenous teen received an Alberta Health Services letter addressed to “Treaty Indian.”
  In April, the health agency apologized to the 15-year-old girl, saying the address line of the letter contained inappropriate and culturally offensive language that should never have been used.
  Alberta Party MLA Greg Clark wrote to Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton about his concerns. On Monday, she confirmed she would be
  
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• Huge news: Alberta driver's licences to feature Albertosaurus image

  07-06-2018 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta driver’s licences and identification cards are getting a prehistoric makeover.
  The province announced Wednesday that all driver’s licences and identification cards will be redesigned to help protect against counterfeiting and identification theft — and the new cards will include an image of an Albertosaurus, a close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, discovered by Joseph B. Tyrrell in the Red Deer River valley in 1884.
  Updated card security features include clear windows, l
  
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