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• Kick may not have killed victim, security guard's lawyer argues at manslaughter trial

  13-06-2018 22:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton security guard doesn’t dispute that he kicked a man who died of abdominal trauma, but his lawyer argued Wednesday that the evidence at trial doesn’t prove the kick was the fatal blow.
  The assertion was made during closing arguments at a trial for Sheldon Russell Bentley, 37, who is accused of the manslaughter and robbery of Donald Doucette, 51, who died on July 31, 2016.
  Crown prosecutor Kristen Logan argued that witness accounts and video evidence prove Doucette, who was
  
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• 'It's complicated': Iveson opens up about closed-door Metro Line LRT debate

  13-06-2018 21:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mayor Don Iveson pleaded for public patience on the Metro Line LRT file Wednesday saying even the next deadline for Thales Canada is tied up in legal wrangling.
  “We’re as frustrated as anyone,” he said Wednesday, opening up a little after another closed-door session on contract negotiations.
  The signalling contractor was given one final chance to get the system working property on Edmonton’s troubled light rail line and for weeks local media have been asking for a date, o
  
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• World Cup is ‘football Christmas for Canada’: Men’s coach

  13-06-2018 21:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and national men’s soccer coach John Herdman say they’re excited North America was selected to host the 2026 World Cup. Herdman says many people around the world would love having a World Cup in their city.
  Wednesday morning at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, Russia, the 2026 FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United North American bid submitted by Canada, the United States and Mexico.
  Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal are the three Canadian cities provisi
  
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• Edmonton dance duo steps it up in World of Dance showdown

  13-06-2018 20:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Local dance sensations Josh Beauchamp, 17, and Taylor Hatala, 14, have made it through to the next round of competition on NBC’s World of Dance series.
  The two hip-hop dancers, performing as a duo on Tuesday night’s show, impressed judges Jennifer Lopez (who is also the executive producer of the series), as well as singer/songwriter/producer Ny—Yo and Derek Hough (a former performer on Dancing with the Stars). The Edmonton pair has danced together for four years and both appear
  
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• Three charged after Peace River jail attack leaves man in coma

  13-06-2018 18:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three men have been charged after a violent assault in an Alberta remand centre left an immate in a coma, possibly needing round the clock care for the rest of his life.
  Dylan Gogan was found bloodied and unconscious by corrections staff in his cell after the March 11 attack at the Peace River Correctional Centre.
  His family said he suffered an axonal brain injury stemming from the attack.
  The 28-year-old victim was put into a medically-induced coma at the University hospital after the attack an
  
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• How to fix the Edmonton Oilers woeful power play in one obvious step

  13-06-2018 17:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  When it comes to what went wrong with the Edmonton Oilers in 2017-18, everyone knows that a big problem was the power play.
  It dropped from being one of the most deadly power plays in the National Hockey League to being one of the least deadly.
  But what exactly went wrong? Simply put, the coaches had the wrong players on the ice so the top unit could not muster nearly as many deadly scoring chances as it had in 2016-17.
  The Oilers went with the same players and the same basic formation as the te
  
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• Edmonton weather: No more broken tree branches and flying backyard gazebos

  13-06-2018 14:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 7.6 C with a 4 km/h wind coming from the northwest. After three straight days of wind warnings, things are starting to return to normal here. The rest of the week is shaping up to be a mix of sun and cloud with temperatures in the low 20’s. By Sunday, forecasters are calling for a return to summer temperatures with 25 C Sunday, 26 C Monday and 28 C on Tu
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Sorry for our president's behaviour

  13-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I want to apologize, on behalf of so many of your neighbour Americans, for the atrocious behaviour and language of the man who is our president (elected not by popular vote but by the weird Electoral College).
  Many of us are trying to get this country back on a little more of what we consider “American” footing, and are finding that people like Mr. Trump are not helping.
  Please know that we suffer with shame when these episodes happen, and are trying not to get used to them, as we ar
  
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• Life and Times: Civic booster Ross McBain developed successful chain of camera stores

  13-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  McBain Camera founder Ross McBain wasn’t big on sitting around, even at an age when most people prefer an easy chair to an office chair.
  The Edmonton businessman died of pneumonia May 27 at the age of 94 but, until the last month of his life, still showed up for work five days a week, son Neil McBain said.
  “He would look over the advertising, call me in and give suggestions, read emails … Not doing a whole lot, just overseeing,” said his son.
  “He would say ‘T
  
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• World Cup 2026: Edmonton likely to host matches, as North America wins bid

  13-06-2018 13:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  The world’s biggest sporting event could be on its way to Edmonton.
  On Wednesday morning in Moscow, Russia, the 68th FIFA Congress awarded the 2026 FIFA World Cup to the United North American bid, submitted by Canada, the United States and Mexico.
  Edmontonian Alphonso Davies, 17, was the first to speak in the United Bid’s final presentation to the FIFA Congress prior to the vote.
  A total of 200 delegates representing every country registered with FIFA cast their vote, selecting the N
  
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• David Staples: It's time for a zero tax increase, but is the city ready for austerity?

  13-06-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Local business owner Rob Pangrass is fed up with what’s come to be known as the Edmonton Disadvantage, ever increasing taxes and red tape for businesses that are already struggling through an iffy economy.
  Business owners and organizations have now banded together into a coalition called Prosperity Edmonton to lobby city council and explain what business owners like Pangrass are facing.
  Pangrass has co-owned Western Body Truck Manufacturing since 1993. When the oil economy was booming a fe
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026: Selection of North American bid could bring tournament to Edmonton

  13-06-2018 06:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s hopes of becoming a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup rest on a final vote Wednesday morning in Moscow.
  The 68th FIFA Congress will determine the site of the 2026 tournament, selecting from a joint North American bid submitted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, or a bid from Morocco.
  More than 200 delegates representing every country registered with FIFA will cast their vote, with the winning bid to be revealed at approximately 4 a.m. MT from Russia (TSN, FIFA.com).Edm
  
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• 2018 FIFA World Cup: Two championship teams should dominate Group B

  13-06-2018 06:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The 2018 FIFA World Cup begins Thursday with the hosts Russia taking on Saudi Arabia in the opening game of the tournament (9 a.m., TSN / CTV).
  The most compelling game of the first round, however, could take place Friday (noon, TSN) when Cristiano Ronaldo and defending European Champions Portugal take on the 2010 World Cup Champions Spain in a Group B match.
  Portugal and Spain are both expected to move on to the knockout stages of the tournament, grouped with Morocco and Iran. Who finishes firs
  
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• Expect more LRT shutdowns for Metro Line signal testing: spokeswoman

  13-06-2018 03:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  City politicians continued to debate in private the future of Edmonton’s troubled Metro LRT Line Tuesday, spending more than one hour behind closed doors before postponing the discussion until Wednesday morning.
  Several councillors have said they are pushing for a public release of information.
  But after coming out of the closed-door session Tuesday, Coun. Andrew Knack said he isn’t sure what they’ll accomplish. “Honestly, I don’t know.”
  He’s asking for
  
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• Edmonton developer planning new downtown residential towers

  13-06-2018 03:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton company wants to build a major two-tower residential development on a gravel parking lot south of Jasper Avenue.
  Langham Developments Ltd. is looking at putting up about 600 units with balconies in two phases along 104 Street near 100 Avenue, according to a public presentation Tuesday at the Edmonton Design Committee.
  The project will be set back from the street on a two-storey podium over underground parking, architect Stephen Boyd told the committee, which reviews development appli
  
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• City council votes down bid to provide tax relief during extreme construction nightmare

  13-06-2018 02:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  An eight-year drainage construction marathon in front of several West Jasper Place homes has residents wondering just how extreme damage needs to be before council considers tax relief.
  It postponed neighbourhood renewal, leaving them with the only cracked sidewalks in the community, and at times wafted odours so bad it made some feel sick.
  Residents worry they can’t sell their homes but still pay full property taxes.
  “At what point is construction no longer temporary? This has been
  
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• Police impersonator gets more jail time after attempting to sell fake badge

  13-06-2018 02:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  A convicted police impersonator pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to sell a fake law enforcement badge while in the midst of serving a community sentence.
  Michael Juric admitted Tuesday that while serving a conditional sentence order for September 2017 convictions related to a break and enter at an Alberta Sheriffs compound and impersonating a police officer, he tried to sell what appeared to be an Alberta law enforcement badge on eBay.
  Crown prosecutor Aimee D’Haine told court that Jur
  
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• Man involved in theft of Griesbach military plaques gets jail time

  13-06-2018 02:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A local scrap metal company helped put the pieces together in solving the 2017 theft of a number of military memorial plaques from the Griesbach community, court heard Tuesday.
  Romelo Joseph Woolf admitted Tuesday that he was paid to sell 16 stolen plaques memorializing famous regiments, battles, veterans, military nurses and Victoria Cross winners to a scrap metal yard.
  Woolf, 46, was sentenced to eight months for offences related to the sale of the plaques, and will serve another 30 days
  
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• Pedestrian, 21, struck and killed near Spruce Grove last weekend

  13-06-2018 01:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 21-year-old man died early Sunday when he was struck by a vehicle near Spruce Grove.
  The vehicle was travelling southbound on Range Road 274 and collided with a man in the centre of the lane, police said. Stony Plain RCMP responded around 2:05 a.m., and EMS pronounced the male dead on scene.
  RCMP continue to investigate.
  Anyone with information about the collision can contact Stony Plain RCMP Detachment at 780-968-7267, or can leave an anonymous tip at Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-847
  
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• City council backs new national Indigenous cultural exhibition

  13-06-2018 01:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  The people that made Edmonton the site of Canada’s first national gathering of Indigenous elders last year are launching a major new celebration.
  This September, Edmonton is expected to play host to a national-scale powwow, Indigenous fashion show, hand-games tournament, and competitions for fiddling, jigging, throat singing and drumming. It’s expected to draw up to 10,000 participants to the Expo Centre over three days, with participation by Canada’s First Nations, Méti
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Abortion bubble zones now law, Food Council seeks recruits

  13-06-2018 01:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Bubble zones around Alberta abortion clinics are now officially law.
  An Order in Council banning protests within 50 metres of an abortion clinic was signed by Health Minister Sarah Hoffman Monday.
  The issue caused a stir during the spring session with the entire United Conservative caucus refusing to debate or vote on the bill or any of its amendments.
  Each time the bells rang on division, UCP MLAs would scuttle from the house, returning the moment the vote was over.
  The New Democrat, Alber
  
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• Storytelling in Edmonton Journal honoured by Society for Feature Journalism

  13-06-2018 01:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun feature about a Broadway-bound play making an unlikely debut in Edmonton and storytelling focused on what it means to become Canadian earned honours Tuesday from the Society of Features Journalism.
  The U.S.-based organization focuses on “the craft of writing and innovation in lifestyle, arts and entertainment journalism” and offers annual awards to recognize the best in feature writing. In the category of Best Section, the Journal’s feature
  
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• City's discussion on battling workplace harassment postponed to July 5

  13-06-2018 00:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  City council postponed an update on Edmonton’s broken workplace harassment complaint process Tuesday in order to give its unions and other citizens a chance to weigh in.
  Six councillors initially resisted that decision, arguing this was too important a topic to postpone.
  That meant council initially offered to break tradition to allow presentations from the public at council Tuesday, but union officials said they were not prepared. The debate will happen instead at a council committee meet
  
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