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• K-Days to launch with Friday morning parade

  19-07-2018 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  K-Days kicks off Friday morning with more than 100 entries filling Jasper Avenue for the annual parade and the city is asking parade-goers to give themselves extra time to get to the festivities.
  The parade starts 10 a.m. at Jasper Avenue and 108 Street before travelling east down Jasper to 101 Street and finishing northbound to 103 Avenue.
  The assembly area from 105 Street to 108 Street will be closed between Jasper Avenue and 104 Avenue from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. Access to off-street parking fac
  
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• Sustainable Food Edmonton launches Golden Wheelbarrow Awards

  19-07-2018 23:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sustainable Food Edmonton is a not-for-profit organization that encourages the building of community through urban agriculture. Now, the group has created a new awards program to recognize businesses and individuals that are making the city better through sustainable food practices.
  Members of the public can nominate folks and places for the award. The deadline for nominations is July 31. The nominations are done through a survey, available at surveymonkey.com.The Golden Whee
  
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• Nearly 175,000 litres of oil and water leak from Alberta pipeline

  19-07-2018 21:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Approximately 175,000 litres of oil and salt water have leaked from a pipeline in an isolated area of northern Alberta near Red Earth Creek.
  On July 7 at around 4:31 p.m., an initial spill of 150,000 litres (150 cubic metres) of emulsion was reported to the Alberta Energy Regulator by Predator Oil Ltd. According to the AER, the spill affected an area of wetlands measuring about 142 metres by 142 metres.
  But more spills were recorded a week later, including two leaks of 5,000 litres (five cubic m
  
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• Don't be baaad: Come visit city's weed-eating goats but follow the rules

  19-07-2018 19:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  The city is inviting the public to visit its flock of weed-eating goats this weekend.
  The goats are about to start nibbling again at Rundle Park, their second year at the location where they are helping the city fight noxious weeds, says the city in a release.
  The public is invited to stop by the park between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday.
  City staff will be on hand to talk about parkland management, including weed control, pest management and urban forestry. Families can also enjoy crafts, g
  
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• Editorial: New Alberta curriculum won't turn children into political correctness robots

  19-07-2018 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Contrary to the opinion of some critics, the proposed new Alberta K-4 curriculum won’t overthrow the established social order or turn our children into mindless political correctness robots.
  Most of the draft document, which outlines what kids will learn during their first five school years in such classes as English language arts, math, science and wellness, is fairly bland — does anyone see a sinister plot in teaching Grade 1 students to count by fives?
  It will take months to compl
  
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• Liquor sales green lit for legislature grounds

  19-07-2018 18:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans descending on the Taste of Edmonton can eat, drink and be merry on legislature grounds previously governed by rules reminiscent of the Prohibition-era.
  “We realized our 1985 policy was a little bit out of date,” said Infrastructure Minister Sandra Jansen at a Wednesday news conference to launch the festival.
  Minister of Infrastructure Sandra Jansen officially announces new rules that now allow liquor service on the Alberta Legislature grounds, in Edmonton Wednesday July 18,
  
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• Meet Hunter, the first human remains detection dog for city police

  19-07-2018 17:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Police Service now has its first human remains detection dog, two-year-old Hunter.
  Staff Sgt. Tom Bechthold and his four-legged partner completed the training July 4, said police in a Thursday release.
  “The training was very similar to how we train our dogs to detect drugs or explosives,” said Bechthold. “It involves first teaching them how to search, and then introducing new odours one at a time and getting the dog imprinted on each odour.”
  When required, Hu
  
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• New Legislature liquor rules

  19-07-2018 16:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans descending on the Taste of Edmonton can eat, drink and be merry on legislature grounds previously governed by rules reminiscent of the Prohibition-era.
  “We realized our 1985 policy was a little bit out of date,” said Infrastructure Minister Sandra Jansen at a Wednesday news conference to launch the festival.
  Minister of Infrastructure Sandra Jansen officially announces new rules that now allow liquor service on the Alberta Legislature grounds, in Edmonton Wednesday July 18,
  
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• Update: High Level Bridge re-opened to traffic

  19-07-2018 15:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have reopened the High Level Bridge to traffic and pedestrians after a non-criminal situation prompted a temporary bridge closure Thursday morning.
  Before you head out the door, see our live traffic map for updates.
  
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• Traffic note: High Level Bridge closed until further notice

  19-07-2018 14:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  The High Level Bridge in downtown Edmonton will be closed until further notice Thursday morning while police deal with a non-criminal situation.
  Police issued a statement early Thursday morning regarding the temporary bridge closure.
  Motorists and pedestrians are advised to find alternative routes during this morning’s commute.
  Before you head out the door, see our live traffic map for updates.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Oh, the Humidity!

  19-07-2018 14:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 16.4 C with a 7 km/h wind coming from the northwest. It’s going to be another nice day outside, assuming you’re a fan of picking at your clothes incessantly because the Humidex is off the charts. That humidity will give way to three straight days of showers lasting all weekend until Monday, so soak up the sun while can! Hopefully the humidity doesn&
  
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• Thursday's letters: Public shouldn't always have the right to know

  19-07-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Her name was Carrie Paton and she was murdered,” Paula Simons, July 17
  The question posed by Paula Simons should be not the public’s right to know, but is it in the public’s best interest to know, or the personal desire to want to know?  The family said “It is a private matter and we wish to maintain our privacy,” but the Edmonton Journal deemed this to be a front-page story.
  Ms. Simons suggests the Edmonton Police Service has overstepped its bo
  
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• Opinion: Broncos bus crash — more than three months later, the roads aren't any safer

  19-07-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  With the conclusion of the RCMP investigation into the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, and the commencement of court action against truck driver Jaskirat Sidhu, many unanswered questions remain. Chief among them is if rural roads are any safer today than before the crash.
  Although the RCMP reconstruction of the crash led to 29 charges against Sidhu, little else is known.
  Experts pointed to the two-way stop signs, a stand of trees obstructing the view of both drivers, and the absence of rumble strips
  
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• Legal Aid seeks intervener status in Jeremy Newborn jury appeal

  19-07-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Legal Aid Alberta is seeking intervener status in an appeal of a murder case so it can make a constitutional argument that people with criminal records should be allowed to serve on juries.
  Jeremy Newborn is appealing both his second-degree murder conviction and life sentence with an ability to apply for parole after 15 years for the murder of John Hollar, who died in hospital after being attacked and beaten in an LRT car by Newborn in 2012.
  A party can gain “intervener status” in a
  
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• Graham Thomson: Edmonton MP Amarjeet Sohi now in charge of getting Trans Mountain pipeline project built

  19-07-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  His official title is federal minister of natural resources.
  Unofficially, he is minister of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
  Say hello again to Amarjeet Sohi, MP for Edmonton Mill Woods.
  Up until now you knew him as the federal minister of infrastructure. But when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, Sohi moved to the new job that has him overseeing everything from forestry to mining to renewable energy to oil and gas projects all over Canada.
  And the biggest, most contr
  
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• Draft curriculum documents 'misinterpreted,' education minister says

  19-07-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s education minister defended drafts of a proposed new kindergarten-to-Grade 4 curriculum Wednesday, saying allegations about removing Alberta history from social studies classes are false.
  “The suggestion that there’s anything that diminishes the description of Alberta, or the emphasis on Alberta, and the shared history that we have together is a misinterpretation at best,” Education Minister David Eggen said in a Wednesday interview.
  References to Indigenous and
  
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• Elderly woman sustains life-threatening injuries after SUV rams into west-end KFC

  19-07-2018 06:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  An elderly woman at a KFC restaurant at the Meadowlark Shopping Centre was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after an SUV was driven into the side of the building.
  Police responded to a 911 call at 6:20 p.m., said Edmonton Police Service spokesperson Scott Pattison in a news release Wednesday.
  Police found an 85-year-old victim lying on the ground outside the KFC at 87 Avenue and 156 Street in serious medical distress.
  “It was reported to police that a 
  
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• Women injured when SUV rams into Meadowlark KFC building

  19-07-2018 05:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman at a KFC restaurant at 87 Avenue and 156 Street was taken to hospital with a serve leg injury about 6 p.m. Wednesday after an SUV was driven into the side of the building.
  Witness Michael Ngongos said he saw the SUV ram into the building twice.
  There was no word on the condition of the driver, who was taken into custody by Edmonton police.
  Police continued to investigate at 9 p.m.
  More to come …
  
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• Workers sent to hospital after sour gas release at Strathcona County Suncor plant

  19-07-2018 04:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  A “handful” of workers at Suncor Energy’s Edmonton refinery were sent to hospital after they were exposed to hydrogen sulphide, also known as sour gas, Wednesday.
  Suncor responded to the gas release at the Strathcona County plant at 12 p.m., spokesperson Erin Rees said. No one was killed, but a “handful of folks” sent to hospital were expected to be released Wednesday night, Rees said. Their injuries were not disclosed.
  Sour gas can emerge during work involving
  
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• Broncos tragedy triggers changes for trucking industry - St. Albert Gazette

  19-07-2018 03:28 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Broncos tragedy triggers changes for trucking industry
  St. Albert Gazette
  The Humboldt Broncos' bus tragedy has driven the Alberta government to overhaul trucking and driving rules. Last week Minister of Transportation Brian Mason said that the province plans on making changes that will improve the testing and training of ...and more »
  
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• Summer festivals to fill the calendar - St. Albert Gazette

  19-07-2018 03:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  Summer festivals to fill the calendar
  St. Albert Gazette
  Albertans like festivals. I mean, we really love them at any time of year. But there's something special about summer events. We typically punch through six months of winter. So when we get a chance to bask in the hot sun while listening to music or ...
  
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• Edmonton Remand Centre on lockdown after eight apparent overdoses

  19-07-2018 02:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Remand Centre is on lockdown following a series of inmate deaths and a string of eight apparent overdoses.
  A spokesman for the union representing correctional officers at the provincial jail said Wednesday that the remand is locked down “while staff perform a thorough search of the entire facility for contraband.” The lockdown began Friday.
  “This lockdown is in an effort to protect the safety of staff and inmates during the search,” Alberta Union of Provincia
  
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• Cycling for a cause: University of Texas students ride into Edmonton en route to Alaska

  19-07-2018 02:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Riding into MacEwan University Wednesday afternoon with wide grins on their faces, it was hard to believe these 23 University of Texas cyclists have travelled about 5,470 km over 47 days.
  The students — part of the Texas 4000 cancer research bike ride — are raising money and awareness during a 70-day ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, covering 6,473 km (4,000 miles).
  In total, 69 riders are taking part in three different groups along three routes and they will join in Wh
  
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• Paula Simons: At last, condos take shape at Edmonton's old Charles Camsell hospital

  19-07-2018 02:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Brian Seitinger has been in construction his whole life. His father was in construction. His grandfather was in construction.
  There must have been days over the last 14 years that he’s felt he’s been working on the Charles Camsell Hospital renovation for most of his life too.
  Seitinger is the owner of T.C. Biggs Construction and the project manager of the Camsell project. He’s worked with developer Gene Dub on many projects over the years, including the reconstruction, brick-by
  
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• Checking into progress at old Charles Camsell Hospital site

  19-07-2018 01:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Brian Seitinger has been in construction his whole life. His father was in construction. His grandfather was in construction.
  There must have been days over the last 14 years that he’s felt he’s been working on the Charles Camsell Hospital renovation for most of his life too.
  Seitinger is the owner of T.C. Biggs Construction and the project manager of the Camsell project. He’s worked with developer Gene Dub on many projects over the years, including the reconstruction, brick-by
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Jerry Cans, Taste of Edmonton, and K-Days

  19-07-2018 00:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jerry Cans
  You don’t have to wait for the weekend to start partying. Get a jump on Interstellar Rodeo fun with the festival’s own Northern Rodeo over at the Starlite Room Thursday night. Juno nominated five-piece The Jerry Cans are headlining a bill of acts from way up north, including Nunavet’s Riit and labelmate Josh Q, who (along with Riit) will be performing as a tweener at the festival itself.
  When: Thursday, July 19 at 8 p.m.
  Where: Starlite Room, 10030 102 St.
  Admission:
  
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• The Dead South hits Interstellar Rodeo with bluegrass beats

  19-07-2018 00:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nate Hilt of The Dead South has never been past Quebec in his entire life.
  That’s pretty surprising given his band’s success in Europe and the United States, where their latest album, 2016’s Illusion and Doubt, jumped to No. 5 on the bluegrass charts. Chalk it up to logistics, and the distances that Canadian bands need to travel to be heard. It’s much easier to head overseas, where time between cities is not as huge.
  “This is actually the first time in a while that
  
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• Psyche reunites with long-lost electronic friends and fans in 9910 concert

  19-07-2018 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Darrin Huss of Psyche stands on the 9910 stage this Friday, he’ll be staring down ghosts.
  First will be that of his 17-year-old self, just starting out as a pioneer in western Canadian electronic music — the second will be those of his friends and fans from the early to mid ’80s, back to see Huss perform in town for the first time in more than 30 years.
  “It’s going to be pretty exciting but also definitely nerve wracking,” admits the singer and keyboardis
  
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• Northern Rodeo features three sides of Inuit music wave

  19-07-2018 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Consider for a second what it’s like to live in a place where the shortest days of the year bring around four hours of sunlight. That’s December in Iqaluit, the capitol of Nunavut Territory, roughly 2,700 km. northeast of Edmonton on Baffin Island, a city sporting a population of about 8,000.
  For songwriter and guitarist Josh Q. climate conditions are reason enough to sing the blues.
  “Living in the north, in winter time at least, it gets pretty dark and there’s not a
  
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