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• Man on tractor facing impaired charge after flight through golf course

  31-07-2018 23:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Wandering River man is facing impaired driving charges after he allegedly drove through a local golf course on a tractor.
  Boyle RCMP were called to Riverbank Golf & RV Park, just south of Wandering River, around 6 p.m. Sunday after a complaint of a man on a tractor causing property damage, a news release stated.
  The tractor driver allegedly fled before police arrived, but was soon located nearby.
  Officers who arrived on scene “formed their opinion that (the driver) was impaired
  
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• Ron MacLean and Peter Mansbridge to headline Humboldt fundraiser for St. Albert players - Toronto Star

  31-07-2018 23:28 via thestar.com
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  Ron MacLean and Peter Mansbridge to headline Humboldt fundraiser for St. Albert players
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  EDMONTON—One of Canada's biggest hockey icons is coming to St. Albert this fall to help raise funds to memorialize four Humboldt players killed in a devastating bus crash in April. It was announced Tuesday that longtime hockey announcer Ron MacLean ...
  
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• On Darnell Nurse and the "threat" of an offer sheet

  31-07-2018 21:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  For the second year in a row, July is turning to August while a significant piece of Edmonton Oilers’ young core remains unsigned and, theoretically at least, available to the highest bidder.
  Last year it was Leon Draisaitl who remained a Restricted Free Agent until mid-August before ultimately returning to the fold by signing a maximum-term, big-money contract with the Oilers. This year it’s Darnell Nurse who is the last white space on an Oilers’ roster which has gradually col
  
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• Police watchdog investigating RCMP-involved death in St. Paul

  31-07-2018 21:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man following an altercation with an RCMP officer in St. Paul.
  Mounties were called to a hotel early on July 31 for reports of a man who was breaking windows at the establishment.
  A confrontation between officers and the suspect ensued resulting in a physical altercation during which the man became unresponsive, police said in a statement.
  The man was taken to hospital were he was declared dead.
  One officer sustained minor injuries
  
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• Officer suffers cut to the head when police SUV crashes downtown

  31-07-2018 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  An officer in a marked police SUV suffered a small cut to the head in a downtown collision with a civilian vehicle Tuesday afternoon.
  The collision at 109 Street and Jasper Avenue between the police vehicle and a white Honda SUV occurred around 1 p.m.
  The injured male officer had a small cut over his eyebrow.
  A number of other officers arrived on scene almost immediately.
  Traffic in the area was blocked as the scene was cleared up.
  
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• Jersey Gala, memorial scholarships will honour 4 St. Albert players killed in Humboldt crash - Globalnews.ca

  31-07-2018 21:14 via globalnews.ca
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  WATCH: Nolan Crouse outlines plans for a fundraiser Jersey Gala to support four scholarships in honour of the four St. Albert Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims. X. - A A +. Listen. A big gala will be held in October to raise money for memorial ...
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  St. Albert group aims to raise $500000 for
  
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• Jersey Gala, memorial scholarships will honour 4 St. Albert players killed in Humboldt crash

  31-07-2018 21:13 via globalnews.ca
  A big gala will be held in October to raise money for memorial scholarships in honour of the four St. Albert hockey players killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
  
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• 'Pressure points': Five provincial court judges to help ease backlogs

  31-07-2018 19:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province named five judges in northern and central Alberta Tuesday in a move aimed at helping to relieve strain on the court system, says Alberta’s justice minister.
  Four of the provincial court judge positions are new — one each in Grande Prairie and Wetaskiwin as well as two in Edmonton. The last appointment filled an existing vacancy in Peace River.
  “Those new positions were chosen by the provincial court in terms of location because those were pressure points,
  
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• Edmonton weather: Nothing to see here please disperse

  31-07-2018 15:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 17 C with a 10 km/h wind coming from the southeast.
  With some clouds in the sky on Tuesday morning, we are looking for a high of 25 C today. A slight chance of showers in the evening with a low of 16 C with a few clouds.
  Weather forecast
  Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 25. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high.
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• Tuesday's letters: Davies gives back to adopted home

  31-07-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I’m not really a soccer fan, but I love the story of Alphonso Davies and enjoy reading coverage by Paula Simons and Terry Jones. About 20 years ago, a similar Alberta teen phenomenon was signed by the same German team Bayern Munich, a Calgarian by the name of Owen Hargreaves.
  Unlike Davies, Hargreaves was born in Calgary to British parents, and not in a refugee camp. Like Davies, Hargreaves got his start in the “beautiful game” with his hometown’s local grassroots soccer
  
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• Opinion: Everyone can help save Alberta's bats

  31-07-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta has more than just oil and gas underground — it also has the largest bat hibernation site ever found in the boreal forest in Western Canada. Hundreds of bats hibernate in a muddy cave carved out of bedrock by weak sulphuric acid northeast of Edmonton. It may not sound like the most luxurious living space, but for now it is safe. It may not be for much longer.
  A bat-killing fungal disease called white-nose syndrome (WNS) has been steadily marching west. Last spring, it showed up for
  
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• All roads lead to Edmonton Heritage Festival

  31-07-2018 09:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Heritage Festival creates new plan to get people in and out of Hawrelak Park this weekend.
  
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• Jersey Gala, memorial scholarships will honour 4 St. Albert players killed in Humboldt crash - Global News Regina

  31-07-2018 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Jersey Gala, memorial scholarships will honour 4 St. Albert players killed in Humboldt crash  Global News ReginaA big gala will be held in October to raise money for memorial scholarships in honour of the four St. Albert hockey players killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus ...
  
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• Eskimos look ahead to Thursday matchup with Roughriders

  31-07-2018 05:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Saskatchewan game in Edmonton involves a heaping helping of hype and an extra level of seriousness.
  “No question,” said head coach Jason Maas.
  “I think our fans know it. Any time we play them it’s a big game. Their fans show up in droves. The 50-50 money will add another element,” said Maas of the $71,480 carry over from the last game.
  “We know Saskatchewan fans travel well. They’ll have the place packed more than other teams will. That does lend itsel
  
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• Paula Simons: All roads lead to Hawrelak Park as Edmonton Heritage Festival creates new routes to celebrate old roots

  31-07-2018 04:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  I love the Edmonton Heritage Festival with all my heart and soul.
  I’m not alone. And that’s the challenge. Last year, the festival hit peak attendance on a sunny Sunday, wedged between two rainy days.
  Edmonton Transit had more than 260 buses shuttling people to and from Hawrelak. The bike paddocks were filled to overflowing. On top of that, there were cars, vans and trucks taking supplies in and out of the park. There were taxis and pedestrians. And everything snarled. Some park-and-
  
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• Edmonton weather: Thunderstorm warning issued for west of city

  31-07-2018 04:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Areas west of Edmonton were put under a thunderstorm warning Monday evening.
  At 6:31 p.m., a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Lac Ste Anne, Parkland and Yellowhead Counties west of Edmonton. The “cluster of severe thunderstorms” was located 30 kilometres west of Glenevis and was moving east at 35 km/h.
  A severe thunderstorm warning was also in effect Monday evening for Mountain View and Rocky View counties in southern Alberta.
  Warnings are issued when imminent or occurring
  
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• First-degree murder charges stayed in Windermere double homicide

  31-07-2018 04:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  First-degree murder charges laid against a man in relation to the shooting death of two people in Edmonton’s Windermere neighbourhood in 2015 have been stayed by the Crown.
  Philip Jason Vanderwell, who was 27 at the time of his arrest, was charged in the deaths of Daniel Andrew Edward Fullerton and Dianna Teresa Wilk, both 28.
  Fullerton and Wilk were found dead in an Audi parked near 173 Street and 11 Avenue at about 7:40 p.m. Oct. 30.
  The medical examiner concluded bot
  
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• Woman accused of attempted murder to undergo further mental health assessment

  31-07-2018 02:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman accused of intentionally ramming a vehicle into her elderly mother will undergo a mental health assessment to see if she can be held criminally responsible.
  Donna Colleen Elder, 60, is charged with aggravated assault, dangerous driving causing bodily harm and attempted murder. Appearing by video from the Edmonton Remand Centre Monday, she spoke little during proceedings as provincial court heard the results of an initial assessment into whether she is fit to stand trial.
  Forensic ps
  
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• Edmonton woman's fight against MS shoots for $50,000 documentary prize

  31-07-2018 02:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Despite living with multiple sclerosis (MS), 28-year-old Patrycia Rzechowka takes spin classes, plays soccer, goes camping and fundraises thousands of dollars. A number of unknowns hang over her life, so she tries to experience as many things as she can in the present.
  The story of Rzechowka’s life with MS is up against a number of Alberta and B.C. documentary pitches competing for votes in the Telus Storyhive competition. If the pitch, titled MS’ed With The Wrong Girl, ends up
  
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• Graham Thomson: A good-news column that's better late than never

  31-07-2018 01:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  This column is 10 days late. My apologies.
  This is the column I intended to write for July 21 — a story about some good news for Alberta.
  The Japanese government lifted its embargo against Canadian wheat.
  Yes, that news is more than 10 days out of date.
  But when I heard Japan was once again buying Alberta wheat I fully intended to write a column.
  After all, when the ban was imposed in June, the Journal posted a front-page story headlined: Japan blocks Canadian wheat.
  This was a big story.
  
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• City's ARAN van has spent a decade charting Edmonton's roads

  31-07-2018 01:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Armed with a downward-facing camera on the side, a sensor box on the front and strobe lights in the back, an unusual van has reached its 10th anniversary in the city’s fight against potholes.
  The city’s automatic road analyzer (ARAN) van has spent the past decade charting the cracks, bumps and holes of Edmonton’s roads. The results from the van’s work inform city crews where new pavement is needed, said Bradley Leeman, the city’s director of lifecycle managemen
  
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• Flaming cigarette butt in potted plant blamed for $14-million apartment blaze

  31-07-2018 01:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Building owners, condo boards and more importantly smokers need to do more to help curtail a dramatic and costly spike in the number of structure fires in the city this year, officials said Monday.
  The improper disposal of smoking materials is being blamed in 54 of the city’s almost 350 structure fires investigated so far in 2018.
  All told, the damage has eclipsed $19 million thanks in a large part to the city’s latest apartment complex blaze on the weekend that rendered a 90-su
  
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• Driver killed in two-vehicle crash north of Edmonton

  31-07-2018 00:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  A fatal collision in northern Alberta late last week that left one man dead and three more people hospitalized is still being investigated by Redwater RCMP, police said Monday.
  Mounties arrived to the two-vehicle crash between a minivan and a pickup truck just after 11 p.m. Friday on Highway 28 at Range Road 200 in Thorhild County.
  The pickup truck was westbound when it collided with a minivan that was eastbound, Mounties said.
  A 41-year-old Caslan man died at the scene. A 15-year-old
  
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• Edmonton weather: City under severe thunderstorm watch amid blistering heat

  31-07-2018 00:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton and surrounding areas started Monday with a heat warning issued by Environment Canada and are now under a severe thunderstorm watch headed into the evening.
  With the temperature currently sitting at 27.4 C, the watch was issued around 3:30 p.m. noting thunderstorms have developed in northern Alberta and will be moving south throughout the evening. The humidex is 31 C with 44 per cent humidity.
  “Some of these thunderstorms may become severe, producing large hail and strong winds. A
  
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• Get Cooking gets grilling with a Prairie on the Plate/Burger Club special

  31-07-2018 00:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Chefs Doreen Prei and Kathryn Joel of Get Cooking Edmonton will be holding their last Burger Club of the summer on Wednesday, Aug. 8, when four delectable burgers will be on offer, each featuring a key Alberta protein.
  There will be a Vietnamese pork burger with cilantro-lime mayo, a turkey and sage burger complete with cranberry compote, a chicken and preserved lemon burger with grilled zucchini, and a beef and blue cheese burger served with red onion. The burgers come with house-made fries and
  
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