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• Local developer pairs with celebrity chef to bring storied plant brand to Edmonton

  08-06-2018 22:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Matthew Kenney, the American plant-based chef and wellness guru behind more than a dozen international eateries, is opening a restaurant in downtown Edmonton — the chef’s first in Canada.
  The restaurant, called Kanu, is a partnership between Kenney, who has five restaurants in New York alone, and Sherry Schluessel, who owns, along with husband George Schluessel, the Calgary-based ProCura Real Estate Services.
  The 60-seat eatery will be located in ProCura’s The Mayfair on Jasper
  
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• Edmonton Oilers bring back hustling winger Patrick Russell

  08-06-2018 22:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Rumour has it that Milan Lucic is open to being moved out in a trade. David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey dig into Lucic his game here, how likely it is he’ll be dealt, and also look again at whether or not the team is going to deal Oscar Klefbom.
  Russell signing rounds out roster in the Bake
  The Edmonton Oilers have signed minor-league winger Patrick Russell to a one-year deal. Here is his stat line:My takeRussell isn’t much of an NHL prospect, more of a career AH
  
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• Mountie guilty of breach of trust avoids jail time — again — after Crown appeals house arrest sentence

  08-06-2018 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  A former Wood Buffalo RCMP drug dog handler convicted of breach of trust managed to avoid jail time — again — after prosecutors appealed a judge’s decision allowing him to serve his sentence on house arrest.
  Kyle Gordon Harrison pleaded guilty to two counts of breach of trust by a public officer in September 2017 after admitting to accessing a confidential police database — including for a friend tied to the illegal drug trade.
  The Crown argued the provincial court judge
  
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• Edmonton police hunt for vehicle linked to May homicide

  08-06-2018 21:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  City homicide detectives have released a security photo identifying a vehicle they believe was involved in a homicide in the city’s southwest in late May.
  This dark coloured 2014 or 2015 Kia Optima is wanted by police.
  Harry Gillis was shot while sitting in the rear seat of a taxi cab in the early hours of May 24 near 111 Street and 23 Avenue.
  The taxi driver took the 25-year-old shooting victim to hospital where he later died.
  Police said Friday they want anyone who may have see
  
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• U-Lock your bike, urge police after 600 stolen so far this year

  08-06-2018 19:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thieves in Edmonton have wheeled away with around 600 bikes so far this year, say city police, urging cyclists to do a better job locking up their rides.
  While bike thefts appear to be declining in Edmonton, stolen bike complaints are consuming a good portion of officer time, police said in a news release Friday.
  “Most bikes today cost anywhere between $500 and $1,200 on average, with high-end models costing much (more),” Whyte Avenue beat cop Const. Daniel Tallack said in the news r
  
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• ‘I’m concerned’: Plan to separate tonnes of yard waste from Edmonton garbage delayed

  08-06-2018 19:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Council was supposed to make a new plan to keep leaves and yard waste outside Edmonton garbage trucks Friday.
  But conflict over how and when to do that could mean Edmonton won’t see changes for another year.
  And with Edmonton’s composter roof sitting precariously on its trusses, Coun. Michael Walters is worried that could also mean most of a season’s worth of good compost will head to the dump.
  “I’m concerned,” said Walters. “Some councillors waylaid it
  
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• University of Alberta's Billy-Ray Belcourt wins Canada's largest poetry prize

  08-06-2018 19:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Billy-Ray Belcourt was announced as the Canadian winner of the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize for This Wound is a World, published by Frontenac House, on Thursday, June, 7, at a gala in Toronto.
  Belcourt, 23, of the Driftpile Cree Nation, is currently working on his PhD at the University of Alberta.
  In this video, Belcourt recites one of the poems from his book.
  Poet Billy-Ray Belcourt holds his book of poetry, This Wound is a World, at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton on Thursday, Apri
  
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• Billy-Ray Belcourt wins $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize

  08-06-2018 18:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Billy-Ray Belcourt sobbed as he accepted the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize on Thursday night, sharing his hopes that his writing can help bring about a world that Indigenous people would want to live in.
  The 23-year-old of the Driftpile Cree Nation in Alberta was announced as the Canadian winner of the lucrative prize at a swanky Toronto gala for “This Wound is a World,” published by Frontenac House.
  Belcourt, who organizers say is the youngest winner in the prize’s history, was
  
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• Alberta author Billy-Ray Belcourt wins $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize

  08-06-2018 18:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Billy-Ray Belcourt sobbed as he accepted the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize on Thursday night, sharing his hopes that his writing can help bring about a world that Indigenous people would want to live in.
  The 23-year-old of the Driftpile Cree Nation in Alberta was announced as the Canadian winner of the lucrative prize at a swanky Toronto gala for This Wound is a World, published by Frontenac House.
  Belcourt, who organizers say is the youngest winner in the prize’s history, was rendered mome
  
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• Three cats left in rescue vehicle for 22 days worthy of independent report: Humane Society

  08-06-2018 18:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Humane Society is open to an independent investigation into how its staff left left three cats  in a vehicle for 22 days earlier this year.
  In a statement posted on Facebook Thursday, EHS CEO Miranda Jordan-Smith says the group has been receiving messages of concern and disappointment from the public about the case, with many calling for a third-party investigation.
  “As advocates for stronger animal protection legislation, we recognize there is a need for an impartia
  
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• Cop killer death report 'imminent,' says police watchdog

  08-06-2018 18:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  A delayed report into the circumstances of the death of a suspect who killed Edmonton police Const. Daniel Woodall is an “anomaly” and “unacceptable,” says the head of the province’s police watchdog.
  Friday marks three years since Woodall was shot while serving a criminal harassment warrant at a southwest Edmonton house as part of a lengthy hate crimes investigation against Norman Walter Raddatz, 42.
  Woodall, 35, was shot multiple times and died at the scene, police
  
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• Why I'm somewhat optimistic another NHL team will want to trade for Milan Lucic

  08-06-2018 18:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  There’s some amount of doubt that even if Milan Lucic of the Edmonton Oilers is open to being traded that the Oilers will be able to find a trading partner. There’s also some amount of fear that if the Oilers do find a willing partner, Edmonton will have to give up too much to move out Lucic.
  Here TSN’s Ryan Rishaug on Jason Gregor’s show: “Is there another team out there who would take Milan Lucic as he currently exists? I don’t know. I don’t know how y
  
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• Athabasca University gets $4.9-million grant to upgrade outdated IT

  08-06-2018 17:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Athabasca University will receive a one-time $4.9-million grant from the province to help it execute its new strategic plan and upgrade lagging information technology infrastructure, the government said Friday.
  The funding announcement comes almost one year after Ken Coates released his government-commissioned report into the future viability of Canada’s only public online post-secondary institution.
  Ordered by the NDP government in January 2017, the Coates Report evaluated all f
  
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• Councillor worries new delay means tonnes of yard waste is heading to the dump

  08-06-2018 17:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Council was supposed to make a new plan to keep leaves and yard waste outside Edmonton garbage trucks Friday.
  But conflict over how and when to do that could mean Edmonton won’t see changes for another year.
  And with Edmonton’s composter roof sitting precariously on its trusses, Coun. Michael Walters is worried that could also mean most of a season’s worth of good compost will head to the dump.
  “I’m concerned,” said Walters. “Some councillors waylaid it
  
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• Edmonton weather: Heads up. Heat warning in effect

  08-06-2018 14:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 15.6 C with a 8 km/h wind coming from the southeast.
  A heat warning is in place for the city of Edmonton and much of central and south Alberta, including Morinville, Red Deer, Ponoka, Wainwright, Lloydminster, Leduc, Vegreville, Drumheller, Hanna, and Brooks. Temperatures are expected to reach 29 C or above with minimum overnight temperatures near 14 C or above F
  
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• Opinion: River valley gondola will be powered by private investors

  08-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thanks, Edmonton, for being curious enough to allow our team to continue to develop the urban gondola. A baby step is progress and we are grateful for it. I always get excited when an idea becomes a thing. It’s fair to say that our urban gondola is now a thing.
  Some people talk about ideas, some people just do them. We are from the “just do them camp” but the game is changing quickly and it is time for us to get more organized.
  If I am going to convince each of you that the fea
  
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• Friday's letters: Kenney's actions speak louder than words

  08-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I recently attended an intimate breakfast featuring Jason Kenney and 15 influential women.
  I was excited because I like his conservative fiscal politics. All questions welcome, he said. So I took the opportunity to share what troubles me and, I suspect, many other women, about the UCP. I asked for a definitive answer on where he stands on abortion, bubble zones, minor medical procedures and the outing of kids wanting to join gay-straight alliances. He responded he won’t address “hot-
  
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• David Staples: TripAdvisor portrays Edmonton with much to love, but much still to do

  08-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  One surefire way to suddenly feel better about life in Edmonton? Go to TripAdvisor and read the glowing reviews about this city’s top attractions.
  It’s easy to forget the magic of these places, especially if you’ve been to them many times. After my umpteenth visit to Fort Edmonton and Hawrelak Park, for example, I’ve certainly become jaded about their charms. But the TripAdvisor reviews capture the pleasure experienced by fresh-eyed visitors.
  The reviews did a strong job
  
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• David Staples: Travel website casts a fresh view of Edmonton

  08-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Columnist David Staples visited the TripAdvisor website to see how his hometown is cast on the popular travel site.
  The TripAdvisor reviews capture the pleasure experienced by fresh-eyed visitors to places that locals might not find very interesting.
  Local attractions like Hawrelak Park, Fort Edmonton, and the Muttart Conservatory are mentioned and given high praise.
  The reviews did a strong job of focusing on Edmonton’s obvious strengths, and they highlighted just how much room there is t
  
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• Athabasca University gets one-time $4.9-million grant to set new direction

  08-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Athabasca University will receive a one-time $4.9-million grant from the province to help it execute its new strategic plan and upgrade lagging information technology infrastructure, the government said Friday.
  The funding announcement comes almost one year after Ken Coates released his government-commissioned report into the future viability of Canada’s only public online post-secondary institution.
  Ordered by the NDP government in January 2017, the Coates Report evaluated all f
  
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• Alberta government's spring legislative session summary

  08-06-2018 05:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and government house leader Brian Mason held a news conference Thursday to talk about the provincial government’s challenges and accomplishments during the spring legislative session.
  
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• Daughter remembers father while security guard stands trial for manslaughter

  08-06-2018 04:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Tianna Doucette-Moody was at work when she heard her father had died.
  “I couldn’t believe it was true,” said the petite 24-year-old. “I automatically thought that he had a seizure and he fell down and he hit his head or something … I didn’t think it was an assault. That’s for sure.”
  Sheldon Russell Bentley, 37, is on trial for the manslaughter and robbery of Donald Doucette, 51, who died on July 31, 2016.
  Doucette had passed out in an alley behind
  
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• Release 'imminent' of police watchdog findings into death of Const. Daniel Woodall's killer

  08-06-2018 03:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Delays in finalizing findings into the circumstances of the death of a suspect who killed Edmonton police Const. Daniel Woodall in 2015 are an “anomaly” and “unacceptable,” says the head of the province’s police watchdog.
  Friday marks three years since Woodall was shot while serving a criminal harassment warrant at a southwest Edmonton house as part of a lengthy hate crimes investigation against Norman Walter Raddatz, 42.
  Woodall, 35, was shot multiple times and die
  
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• City Hall harassment investigations still not trusted, shrouded in secrecy: unions

  08-06-2018 02:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Trust is still broken at City Hall and a new, secretive complaints process isn’t helping, say union officials.
  Since November, when Edmonton was forced to hire an external company to take complaints and investigate them, more than 400 of the city’s 14,000 employees called with allegations.
  Sixty of those required a formal investigation.
  But city officials are being so secretive about the results of the investigations, neither the complainants nor respondents can trust what’s be
  
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• Orc, magic and role-playing bring fun to final exam

  08-06-2018 01:52 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 8 science students roamed their own climactic setting as the field of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Junior High School in Fort Saskatchewan transformed into the Land of Scientia Terra.
  An estimated 90-plus teenage adventurers donned costumes and used the power of knowledge to win
  
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• Students take part in live action role-playing practice exam set in Fort Saskatchewan school

  08-06-2018 01:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fort Saskatchewan — 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 8 science students roamed their own fantasy setting as a sports field at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Junior High School in Fort Saskatchewan was transformed into the Village of Ultima Examen.
  Approximately 90 teenagers donned costumes and used what they&rsq
  
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• PHOTOS: David Suzuki Receives Honorary Degree

  08-06-2018 01:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  David Suzuki received an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Alberta on Thursday June 7, 2018 during the university’s spring convocation ceremonies at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton. Suzuki was recognized for his lifetime achievement in promoting science literacy and education. There were protestors and supporters outside the convocation ceremony where he received his controversial degree. (PHOTOS BY LARRY WONG/POSTMEDIA)
  David Suzuki receives an h
  
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• Pipelines dominated Alberta legislature spring session

  08-06-2018 01:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  There is a single word that sums up the Alberta legislature spring session: Pipelines.
  The issue loomed large over the legislature building well before politicians headed back into session March 8, thanks to an escalating scrap between Alberta and British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
  If it wasn’t already crystal clear the session would be dominated by pipelines, the throne speech included a promise by Premier Rachel Notley — she would turn off the taps to
  
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• Jury trial views violent video of Mac's worker being shot

  08-06-2018 01:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton jury watched security footage Thursday of a man being shot by one of a trio of masked suspects who fled the Mill Woods convenience store they’d just robbed.
  Laylin Cole Alex Delorme is charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and armed robbery in connection to the deaths of Ricky Massin Cenabre, 41, and Karanpal Singh Bhangu, 35, who were both shot while working at two different Mac’s convenience stores in south Edmonton on Dec. 18, 2015.
  In an openin
  
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• Army captain tells sexual assault court martial he thought encounter was consensual

  08-06-2018 00:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dozens of uniformed soldiers packed a sweltering, makeshift courtroom at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton to hear testimony Thursday from a military doctor accused of sexually assaulting a colleague.
  Capt. Steven Nordstrom, 33, told a military court martial he believed the sexual encounter he had with the female colleague during a training course in 2015 was entirely consensual.
  He disputed claims made by the complainant — identified only as J.L. under a court-ordered publication ban —
  
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• Crash-prone Yellowhead Trail repairs to shut down multiple intersections

  08-06-2018 00:02 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 staging of construction, what service roads will be provid
  
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• 'Vulnerable, unsettled': Dead daughter's jewelry stolen in Belgravia crime wave

  08-06-2018 00:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Belgravia couple raising their grandchildren since their daughter and son-in-law were killed in a 2006 highway crash are reeling again after two recent break-ins to their home.
  The robbery is a microcosm of spiralling crime in the neighbourhood, warn police.
  “I’m usually a very positive person, though this has understandably left both my husband and I dealing with a lot of emotions,” said Leslie Morgenstern, 72, who along with husband, Rick, has been raising her two grandchil
  
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• 'Made war with Alberta': Protesters gather as David Suzuki receives U of A honorary degree

  08-06-2018 00:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  The presentation of an honorary science degree to environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Thursday was predictably not without its opponents.
  A small congregation of protesters — some who bused in from Calgary — perched themselves on a grassy area outside the Jubilee Auditorium to air their displeasure at the decision to honour a man who has rankled many with his opposition to the oil and gas industry.
  “There is so much that this i
  
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