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• Edmonton protesters call for an end to U.S. to child detentions

  30-06-2018 23:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  U.S. citizen Droit Kosmin hugs her daughter Dia Kosmin-Rose, 10, as they take part in a protest calling on the Canadian government to pressure the U.S. to stop child detentions, stop criminalizing asy, at End of Steel Park, 8720 104 Street, in Edmonton Saturday June 30, 2018. Kosmin has been living in Canada for the past five years. Photo by David Bloom
  Protestors call on the Canadian government to pressure the U.S. to stop child detentions, stop criminalizing asylum seekers, and end the Safe Th
  
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• Edmonton's 'Ol Flag Boy' retiring from patriotic charity

  30-06-2018 23:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  The founder of a unusual charity that helps Edmontonians show off their patriotism has decided to hang up his flapping philanthrophy after one last Canada Day.
  For the last six years, Ken Haverland has been the one-man driving force behind Flags for Charities, which has helped raise money for a variety of worthy causes.
  The concept is simple: Edmontonians pledge a donation to any charity, and Haverland agrees to loan one of his custom-built flags, complete with pole and holder, for display on th
  
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• Edmonton mother responds after Supreme Court rules man who killed toddler will not go back to jail

  30-06-2018 23:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton man who killed a toddler when he accidentally crashed his vehicle into a patio will not go back to jail, Canada’s highest court ruled Friday.
  The Supreme Court of Canada has decreased Richard Suter’s 26-month sentence for the 2013 death of two-year-old Geo Mounsef to time served. His 30-month driving suspension was upheld.
  Suter was initially handed a four-month term after pleading guilty to refusing to provide a breath sample following a fatal accident, but the Cour
  
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• Man admits to falsely claiming thefts of $650,000 worth of stolen designer clothing

  30-06-2018 23:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton man who admitted to weaving a fake tale of thieves pilfering his wardrobe of designer clothes has pleaded guilty to public mischief.
  When Darrell Smith told police someone had broken into his apartment and made off with $650,000-worth of high-end outfits gifted to him by an acquaintance, investigators found the stolen suit story didn’t fit.
  In March 2016, Smith told police thieves had entered his Oliver-area apartment and taken designer menswear, including suits, shoes, boots,
  
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• Police crackdown yields more than 3,000 traffic violations

  30-06-2018 23:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  A city police crackdown netted 2,561 speeding violations, including a vehicle going 98 km/h over the 50 km/h Low Level Bridge.
  Police officers and city automated enforcement handed out a total of 3,236 traffic violations on Wednesday, an increase of almost 20% from the 2,723 during the last “Operation 24 Hours” in October. Friday’s news release noted 675 violations were for seatbelt infractions, distracted driving and other Traffic Safety Act violations.
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• Suspected thief nabbed by police dog after fleeing scene, crashing car

  30-06-2018 23:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  A police dog unit was called into action Saturday morning after an alleged shoplifting incident prompted a suspect to flee in a car and smash into a parked vehicle.
  At around 8:30 a.m., police received reports of a theft from a Canadian Tire store on Kingsway Avenue and 119 Street, acting Staff Sgt. Mike Zaparyniuk said.
  Officers caught up with two suspects at the Edmonton Inn across the road, while a third suspect got into a car and drove into the Prince Charles neighbourhood, he said.
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• RCMP on the hunt for central Alberta man after woman's suspicious death

  30-06-2018 23:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police want the public’s help to locate an armed man who is a suspect in a woman’s suspicious death near Buck Lake.
  RCMP say members of the public who spot 54-year-old Paul Bosek of Brazeau County should immediately call 911 and avoid approaching him, as they believe he has a gun.
  “It is of the utmost important that we locate him,” RCMP Cpl. Chris Warren said Saturday.
  Breton RCMP and the RCMP major crimes unit are investigating the woman’s death, which happened Fri
  
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• Edmonton police apprehend man after an alleged theft, crash and dog bite

  30-06-2018 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A police dog unit was called into action Saturday morning after an alleged shoplifting incident prompted a suspect to flee in a car and smash into a parked vehicle.
  At around 8:30 a.m., police received reports of a theft from a Canadian Tire store on Kingsway Avenue and 119 Street, acting Staff Sgt. Mike Zaparyniuk said.
  Officers caught up with two suspects at the Edmonton Inn across the road, while a third suspect got into a car and drove into the Prince Charles neighbourhood, he said.
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• Edmonton Oilers will be bargain hunters this summer — and for many summers to come

  30-06-2018 18:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  For weeks and weeks now the Edmonton Oilers have been putting out the message that when it comes to player acquisitions this summer, “less is more” is right attitude.
  In other words, not only should fans not expect any major moves, they should consider that doing nothing is what is best for this team, as it’s ready to regain its 2016-17 form, with only tweaks, not major surgery needed.
  This isn’t a crazy notion, but it’s also a self-serving declaration. The Oil
  
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• Saturday's letters: Alberta doesn't pay equalization; you do

  30-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Politicians bash equalization program … again,” Graham Thomson, June 23
  Graham Thomson is partially correct when he states, “Have provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan do not send money to ‘have-not’ provinces such as Quebec.”
  Of course, there is no payment by the Alberta government to the government in Ottawa. The federal government taxes Albertans at the same rates as it taxes all other Canadians.
  Then it spends its tax revenues. Their spend
  
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• Opinion: Emerging 'social deficit' may force charities to cut essential services

  30-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canada faces a slowly intensifying crisis. Demand for the essential services provided by charities and non-profits will rise dramatically over the next decade, but the sector’s revenue streams are not likely to keep up with demand.
  By 2026, Imagine Canada, a national organization working on behalf of charities, projects the sector will need an additional $25 billion to meet spiking demand for services. This calculation is based on projected increases being driven by current demographic tre
  
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• 'Mr. Intangible' was a giant in Edmonton's music scene

  30-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  For me it was always a kind of pilgrimage, a two-hour round trip on the #32 bus. West from 144 Avenue and 74 Street, then south on 82 Street all the way to Jasper Ave., and eventually across the High Level Bridge to disembark at the futuristic but crumbling HUB Mall, where at the far end, up a ramp, was Student Union Records. In 1980 to a suburban kid whose only previous hangout was Londonderry Mall, here was the realm of myth. And all the things that made the store great were a reflection of th
  
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• From the shame of residential schools to the pride of the Summit series: What every Canadian should know about this country

  30-06-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canada’s 151st birthday doesn’t come with the hype of last year’s sesquicentennial. But anniversaries, no matter the increment, are always a chance to look back and reflect.
  Ahead of Sunday’s July 1 celebrations, Postmedia asked a dozen Edmonton leaders and thinkers to share a moment in Canadian history they think everyone should know about.
  A ship turned back by prejudice
  Amarjeet Sohi, federal minister of infrastructure and MP for Edmonton-Mill Woods
  The Komag
  
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• Press Gallery podcast #236: The Stronger, Safer Tomorrow edition

  30-06-2018 05:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Summer may have started but there was no relaxation in the flood of news coming out of the legislature this week. As such, we have a jam-packed edition of The Press Gallery, as the panel discusses the NDP government’s new plan to fix the child intervention system, a long awaited report on how to address racism in Alberta, and the province’s latest fiscal deficit ($8 billion! And that’s a lot better than it could’ve been.)
  We also delve into the politics around new safety
  
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• 'They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot:' Tree protesters quote Joni Mitchell

  30-06-2018 05:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Holding bright neon-green signs, dozens of people lined up both sides of Stony Plain Road at 135 Street on Friday afternoon. The Glenora neighbourhood residents were protesting the construction of the Valley Line West LRT, which would run in the middle of the heritage area and result in a loss of more than 1,100 trees.
  About 1,120 trees of various sizes and species may be destroyed and an additional 595 trees are at risk along the LRT corridor, a June 18 report to city council’s execu
  
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• CANADA DAY: Canadian history you should know

  30-06-2018 05:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ahead of Sunday’s July 1 celebrations, Postmedia asked a dozen Edmonton leaders and thinkers to share a moment in Canadian history they think everyone should know about.
  A group of prominent Edmontonians shared the events that they believe helped make Canada the country it is today from the fur trade and the Famous Five, to the Vriend decision from the Supreme Court that marked a new era for LGBTQ rights and work by groundbreaking Indigenous artists.
  Happy Canada Day.
  
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• Man charged with second-degree murder in Peerless Lake homicide

  30-06-2018 05:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man has been arrested and charged in connection to a homicide in the small northern Alberta community of Peerless Lake, police said Friday.
  Paul Trindle, 22, has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of Jared Letendre, 25, RCMP said in a news release.
  Trindle is in custody and is to appear in Red Earth Creek provincial court on July 25.
  Red Earth Creek RCMP responded to a call of an injured man at a Peerless Lake residence around 4:15 a.m. Monday, police said earlier
  
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• Three Edmonton philanthropists named to Order of Canada

  30-06-2018 04:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three Edmonton philanthropists were appointed to the Order of Canada for contributions to the city’s health and arts Friday.
  Frances Olson was recognized for her community engagement in the city, notably with the University Hospital Foundation. Recognized as a couple, Dianne and Irving Kipnes were honoured for their philanthropic leadership in the arts and in health care.
  Olson and the Irvings were among 105 new appointments to the Order.
  Frances Olson: Just a busy bee
  Frances Olson was na
  
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• Paula Simons: Supreme Court precedent in Richard Suter case rough justice for Geo's family

  30-06-2018 03:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sage Morin and George Mounsef got up early Friday morning. They weren’t able to sleep. They were too anxious, waiting to hear the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the case of Richard Suter, the man who killed their son. So they drove to one of their favourite parks and obsessively refreshed their phones, waiting for the judgment to be posted.
  It’s five years since Geo Mounsef died, crushed by a car that came plowing through the restaurant patio where the two-year-old was h
  
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• 2018 FIFA World Cup Roundtable: Opening round brought some surprises, but mainly played out as expected

  30-06-2018 03:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  The first round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup is complete and featured a number of interesting results.Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun sports reporter Derek Van Diest brought together a panel of local soccer enthusiast to discuss the group stage.Joining Van Diest is Kassim Khimji, Lauren Farnell and Keith Gerein, who break down the opening round.
  
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• Graham Thomson: Canada Day not a time for flag waving when it comes to trade war with the U.S.

  30-06-2018 02:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Happy Canada Day!
  And nothing says happy Canada Day like a trade war with the United States, eh?
  Starting July 1, our federal government is imposing tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of American goods imported into Canada. It’s a tit-for-tat response to the tariffs slapped on $16.6 billion worth of Canadian steel and aluminum products by the Trump administration.
  Our federal government is also putting aside $2 billion to help Canadian companies hit by the trade crossfire. It’s not known
  
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• First-degree murder charges laid in Edmonton shooting death; victim sought better life out west

  30-06-2018 02:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have laid first-degree murder charges after a 45-year-old man was shot to death in a north Edmonton home this week.
  Darren Kevin Saile, 45, was found dead in a Spruce Avenue home just after midnight Tuesday. Edmonton city police said Friday that a 54-year-old was arrested without incident in Calgary Thursday morning.
  Cyndi Cunningham, Saile’s older sister, said her brother lived a tough life and had a number of run-ins with the law.
  But she’ll remember his sense of humour, his
  
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• 'She was a gift': Family of baby who died after being shaken by mom's boyfriend shares grief

  30-06-2018 00:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Raelyn Supernant’s family dreams of what her life could have been.
  They imagine moments that will never happen: the baby’s first words, first steps and, later, first day of school, graduation, perhaps one day a wedding and children of her own.
  Court heard an outpouring of heartbreak Friday from family and friends of the infant who died in hospital when she was two-and-a-half months old, days after being shaken by her mother’s boyfriend, Brandon James Calahoo, who pleaded guilty
  
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