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• Green paint splashed on Talus Dome in apparent act of vandalism

  04-08-2018 21:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  One of Edmonton’s most well known pieces of public art received a colourful, though unwanted, modification Saturday morning.
  The Talus Dome and its signature shiny metal balls were splashed with green paint in an apparent act of vandalism.
  The haphazard pattern looked as if paint were thrown at the installation, with splotches of bright green also decorating the grass beside the Quesnell Bridge and nearby wooden walkway.
  “As of about noon, no one had actually reported to 311 or
  
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• Review: Steve Martin and Martin Short demean and abuse each other at the Jube

  04-08-2018 19:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Good Lord broke the mold when He made Steve Martin and Martin Short. It perhaps might have been kinder if He’d done it after instead of before …
  That’s not a quote from Friday night’s Vaudeville comedy duo show at the Jube, but it shows the spirit of the evening — two men around 70 hurling insults at each other for a couple hours, with some extremely decent music thrown in.
  The two comedians need no introduction to anyone over 30 — OK, maybe 50
  
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• RCMP searching for body of man in central Alberta reservoir

  04-08-2018 18:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  RCMP are searching for a man’s body in the waters of the Brazeau Reservoir approximately 200 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.
  Rocky Mountain House RCMP were called to the reservoir around 4:30 a.m. on Friday after learning that a 29-year-old man had fallen in, police said in news release Saturday.
  Police determined the man had climbed up a guard rail before plummeting into the water, the release said.
  Search and Rescue, Clearwater County Fire, and Conservation Enforcement joined RCMP offi
  
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• Luxury Keswick duplex highlights 2018 Cash & Cars Lottery

  04-08-2018 16:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  For a duplex, this grand prize lottery home is definitely deceiving.
  From the outside, there’s no questioning that the Cash & Cars lottery’s Edmonton grand prize home is one of two attached properties. However, it’s a completely different picture once you walk inside. ShareCash & Cars Lottery 2018Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedInEmail GALLERY:Cash & Cars Lottery 2018
  “This house challenges people’s ideas about a duplex,” said Lauren Rugg
  
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• Saturday's letters: Less than thrilled with no-frills flight

  04-08-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I just flew with Swoop from Edmonton to Hamilton return. I am not the type to complain, but I thought people should know what to expect.
  You pay for everything: carry-on bags (unless very small), all checked bags, seat selection, if you want to be together, and $4 for water.
  The initial price for our tickets was just over $200 but by the time we paid all the extras, we ended up paying $850.
  After I selected seats and paid so we could be together, they moved my husband several seats back. He was
  
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• Opinion: Give permanent residents the right to vote in civic elections

  04-08-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  We take many steps to welcome and integrate new immigrants into society. We proudly celebrate our rich ethnocultural fabric every August at the Heritage Festival. We ensure that we include the newcomer voice in public engagement processes.
  But we deny them a fundamental right: the right to vote. The ability to choose leaders that resonate with our values and issues is the ultimate exercise of empowerment.
  I became a Canadian citizen in 2015. For seven years prior to becoming a citizen, I activel
  
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• St. Albert Triathlon info and SAMSL all-stars versus Impact men coverage - St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  04-08-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert Triathlon info and SAMSL all-stars versus Impact men coverage - St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteOnline registrations for the 29th St. Albert Triathlon close Sunday at midnight for the Aug. 12 race at Fountain Park Recreation Centre. Visit www.zone4.ca to ...
  
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• In William Lagesson the Edmonton Oilers have a D-prospect that could impact the NHL roster sooner rather than later

  04-08-2018 09:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  2018 Edmonton Oilers Prospects
  #16 – William Lagesson
  (previously #21 in 2017)
  Up until this point in our Cult of Hockey prospect rankings it could be argued that none of the players we have rated may play in the NHL ever, let along this season. That could change in the case of 22-year old Swede William Lagesson.
  Lagesson is a 6’2, 194 pound, ill-tempered, left-shot, stay-at-home defenceman. His calling cards include a high degree of competitiveness, physicality, excellent awareness
  
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• Fitness column: Redirect sedentary tendencies to something healthy and more productive

  04-08-2018 06:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  It all starts when we are children. Conformity.
  Sameness has its place. It has allowed us to survive as a species. If we were all off doing our own thing, nothing would get done. Social rules keep us safe and help us fit in.
  The problem with conformity however is that it often occurs at the expense of independent thinking, creativity and personal freedom.
  With all of the technological advances we’ve made in the past 50 years, groupthink has led to some very unhealthy habits. Drive to work,
  
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• B.C. wildfires bring smoke to Edmonton, central Alberta

  04-08-2018 06:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Smoke from wildfires in central B.C. has wafted into central Alberta, leading to hazy conditions in Edmonton.
  On Friday, levels of fine particulate matter in the air began to rise in Edmonton, Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Kulak said. The air downtown carried a faint smoke smell Friday afternoon.
  Particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres (a thousandth of a millimetre) are a health concern, because they can enter the bloodstream when inhaled, he said.
  An Environment Canada computer model pred
  
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• Edmonton house prices drop, but mortgage troubles also down

  04-08-2018 06:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Average home prices in the Edmonton area dropped 3.6 per cent last month compared to July 2017, led by a 6.2 per cent decline in the value of condominiums, new statistics show.
  The cost of the average home in the area was $370,046 in July, with single-family houses worth $436,825 and condos selling for $246,115, according to figures released Friday by the Realtors Association of Edmonton.
  The weaker year-over-year prices are seen as one result of lower sales, which were off about three per cent
  
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• 'Now it's weeds': Remembering the garden that once spanned 97 Street

  04-08-2018 06:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  On top of the old railway bridge across 97 Street stands several mounds of dirt. Only months ago, the bridge was home to a community garden tended to by volunteers and passersby.
  Starting in the spring of 2012, a community garden project called LIVINGbridge spanned 97 Street between 104 and 105 Avenue. In June, the garden was dismantled at the request of the property owner, Station Lands Ltd.
  Fruit from the garden was free. It also hosted Indigenous ceremonies, a ukulele circle and yoga ses
  
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• Big Valley stage changes fail to thrill some hard-core fans

  04-08-2018 06:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Camrose — Big Valley Jamboree’s redesigned concert bowl made its debut this year but early reaction from some attendees was mixed.
  Announced last year, the new layout alters the Camrose festival’s reserved seating area, inserting a standing pit area directly in front of the stage as well as a T-shaped “thrust” stage with wings and a central catwalk that extends into the seated audience. Longtime reserved-seat ticket holders were pre-assigned their seats, many of whi
  
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• Driveway, school, bus stop vandalized in swastika graffiti spree

  04-08-2018 03:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  City leaders have denounced a spree of red swastika graffiti affecting a residential property and a school basketball court.
  The Edmonton Police Service responded to four cases of swastika graffiti in southwest Edmonton Friday, said a news release from police. The graffiti is believed to have been painted early Thursday.
  Police were first dispatched at noon Friday and found three red swastikas painted on a rear residential driveway near 172 Street and 57 Avenue. The residence to the north o
  
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• Graham Thomson: Federal government's bungled announcement on carbon tax creates major headache for Alberta

  04-08-2018 03:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  With friends like these, Alberta doesn’t need enemies.
  This week the federal government abruptly announced changes to its carbon pricing plans. The alterations are relatively minor and won’t affect Alberta. However, Ottawa — an ally with Alberta on combating climate change — did such a lousy job explaining itself that the Alberta government is scrambling to explain that the changes are, well, relatively minor and won’t affect Alberta.
  “What the (federal) gover
  
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• Project Fortune: Police bust coke network tied to Edmonton, Fort McMurray

  04-08-2018 02:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  A cocaine trafficking network with tentacles into Edmonton, Sherwood Park and Fort McMurray has been smashed by police, netting seven arrests and $1 million in drugs and cash.
  The 16-month investigation — dubbed Project Fortune — was sparked in March 2017 by a tip that the now-closed Barbero Barbershop in Sherwood Park was likely involved in street-level cocaine sales, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) said Friday.
  “From there, we were able to work up the chain,
  
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• Ethics commissioner clears NDP staffer John Heaney for lobbyist role, highlights paperwork issues

  04-08-2018 02:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  A high-level NDP staffer slammed by the Opposition for his role as a registered lobbyist in British Columbia has been cleared by the ethics commissioner, whose report also highlighted the government’s muddled paperwork.
  John Heaney, Premier Rachel Notley’s former chief of staff, resigned in August, 2017 and was rehired last October as an executive adviser in the finance ministry.
  He signed a $130,500 contract this past April to expand his role to the energy ministry.
  In May
  
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