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• BC fires cause hazy days in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  10-08-2018 23:51 via stalbertgazette.com
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  BC fires cause hazy days in St. Albert
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  If you've noticed the smoke rolling through St. Albert in the past few days, you're not alone: most of the province is still experiencing air quality issues. But on the bright side, the bad air and sweltering heat should clear up over the weekend. St ...and more »
  
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• Bug Party at the St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  10-08-2018 23:46 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Bug Party at the St. Albert Public Library
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  Join us for a half-hour story and craft program in conjunction with the Summer Reading Game on Thursday, Aug. 16 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. or from 2 to 2:30 p.m. For ages 3 to K. Register in advance, online at www.sapl.ca, at the second floor information ...
  
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• Fake gun draws police to Animethon convention at the Shaw Conference Centre

  10-08-2018 23:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s anime convention got off to a notable start Friday when police were called to the Shaw Conference Centre after a passerby reported seeing a person with what looked like a firearm.
  Police received the weapons complaint at around 11:30 a.m. from the area of Jasper Avenue and 97 Street, police spokesperson Cheryl Voordenhout said.
  “After investigating, police determined that the report originated as a result of costumed patrons attending an event at the Shaw Conference C
  
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• Female pedestrian struck by car fleeing police: ASIRT investigating

  10-08-2018 23:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province’s cop watchdog is investigating a city police pursuit that netted an arrest but not before a 25-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured by a driver in the fleeing car.
  Officers near 101 Street and 108 Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Monday spotted a Buick Rendezvous bearing a stolen licence plate, said police in a Friday release.
  The driver then stopped and got out of the car before the officers approached him in their marked cruiser with its emergency lights activated. When office
  
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• Fake gun draws police to Animethon convention at the Shaw Centre

  10-08-2018 21:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s anime convention got off to a notable start Friday when police were called to the Shaw Centre after a passerby reported seeing a person with what looked like a firearm.
  Police received the weapons complaint at around 11:30 a.m. in the area of Jasper Avenue and 97 Street, police spokesperson Cheryl Voordenhout said.
  “After investigating, police determined that the report originated as a result of costumed patrons attending an event at the Shaw Conference Centre,”
  
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• Westlock company slapped with environmental charges

  10-08-2018 20:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Environment has accused a Westlock company and its owner of violating regulations for applying pesticides.
  Western Air Spray Inc. and Bobby Fred (Bob) Hnatko, 40, are charged with commencing an activity without holding an “aerial” class pesticide applicator certificate or being supervised by someone with a certificate, according to a department news release Friday.
  They’re also charged with providing false or misleading information, and providing pesticide-application s
  
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• St. Albert Blood Donor Clinic - St. Albert Gazette

  10-08-2018 20:28 via stalbertgazette.com
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  St. Albert Blood Donor Clinic
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  Canadian Blood Services will be holding a community blood donor clinic at St. Albert Inn, 156 St. Albert Trail, Wednesday, Aug. 15 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Help save a life by donating blood. New donors welcome. Book an appointment online at: ...and more »
  
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• Edmonton Folk Fest: Tinariwen, Buffy Sainte-Marie and the Decembrists brave the heat for the beats

  10-08-2018 18:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hey, how ’bout that heat?
  That was the default conversation starter as this year’s folk fest kicked off, and for good reason. The temperature peaked at around 35 and was still simmering at a toasty 33 as the evening progressed, making small talk as much of a chore as just walking around. Festival wear for the evening reflected that, with many listeners stripped down to the minimum for maximum dancing, if they were able to summon the energy to stand.
  Mali’s Tinariwen were also d
  
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• Friday's letters: Evicting festival from barn short-sighted

  10-08-2018 18:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Heritage Festival told to leave barn it built in 1986,” Paula Simons, Aug 9
  It’s another case of the city shooting from the hip. I am flabbergasted at the short sightedness.
  Is the barn in bad repair that makes it unsafe? Why do we as a city not support this world-class event, which is actually the biggest of its kind in the world? Common sense would dictate to make it as easy and cost-efficient as possible for all involved in an effort to keep such important festivals tha
  
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• Crane dismantling leads to more downtown road closures

  10-08-2018 18:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  The southbound lane of 102 Street between 103 Avenue and 104 Avenue will be closed to all traffic until Wednesday as crews continue to work to dismantle a crane in the area.
  The closure will take effect Saturday morning.
  Work began Wednesday morning to tear down the crane used in the construction of the JW Marriott.
  Drivers needing to use parkade entrances along 102 Street can access them from 103 Avenue, the city said in a release.
   
  
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• Senior who murdered son-in-law will be behind bars for at least 10 years

  10-08-2018 18:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 75-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder in the death of his son-in-law won’t be eligible to apply for parole for 10 years.
  In June, a jury convicted Roberto Robles of second-degree murder in the 2016 death of Armando (Mandy) Aspillaga. Prosecutors argued at trial that Aspillaga was in the midst of a bitter divorce with Roberto Robles’ daughter Flavia Robles when the older man ambushed Aspillaga with a pellet gun and two knives.
  A second-degree murder co
  
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• Morning shooting near Sherwood Park lands man in hospital

  10-08-2018 17:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man was transported to hospital after being shot at a home early Tuesday in a rural area east of Sherwood Park.
  Strathcona County Mounties said Friday the man was shot at the home near Range Road 225 and Township Road 522 about 2:30 a.m.
  The man remains in a stable condition.
  The shooting was not a random act and there is no additional risk to public safety, police said.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Come on B.C., enough of the smoke already

  10-08-2018 15:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  The good news: The thick haze of smoke that has been hanging over the city for the past couple of days may finally be on its way out.
  The bad news: Rain is coming.
  Edmonton’s hot weather is expected to continue Friday with temperatures set to hit 33 C (the humidex, if that’s even a real thing, should be around 37 C.) Yesterday temperatures hit a top of 34.5 C.
  Winds from the northwest are expected to increase this afternoon to 20km/h which will help shift the smoke being produced by
  
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• Editorial: Relax secondary suite rules

  10-08-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  If one drew up a list of pros and cons on whether to ease rules for secondary suites, the result would be a rather one-sided ledger.
  Officials predict about 1,650 new secondary suites could be up for rent in Edmonton if city council agrees to relax housing bylaw restrictions. That would be achieved by allowing rental properties in all detached homes as well as in semi-detached, duplex and row homes. Currently, the bylaw allows self-contained suites in only single-detached homes with lots greater
  
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• 'Larger than life': Cariwest set for biggest party yet on Capital Plaza

  10-08-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Colourful costumes will dance through Edmonton this weekend as an expanded Cariwest makes itself at home in a new spot.
  The annual Caribbean celebration will be held at Capital Plaza on the legislature grounds, rather than the usual Sir Winston Churchill Square, which is closed for construction. The new venue allows for a more spacious layout, board vice-president Samantha Alexander said.
  The new setup will feature a record number of vendors with more than 30 food and merchant offerings in the C
  
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• Flat earthers are emerging from the internet, and they’re starting in Edmonton

  10-08-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man from Edmonton walks up to the microphone. He wants to know: why won’t the scientific community come clean about flat earth?
  Mark Sargent launches into his answer. A prominent flat earther, he’s seated on stage in a high-backed leather chair in a conference room at West Edmonton Mall’s Fantasyland Hotel.
  “Because by the time they figured it out … the industrialized world — the cement was already cast,” he says, warming up.
  “If some scientist
  
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• Rough game against Sweden likely best thing for Evan Bouchard

  10-08-2018 08:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s best for us all to take a step back with our expectations for top Edmonton Oilers prospect Evan Bouchard.
  The 18-year-old d-man may well be the answer one day for the Oilers when it comes to finding a puck-moving right shot d-man, but it’s worth noting that the last two times the Oilers had strong young puck-moving d-men in Jeff Petry and Justin Schultz, the organization failed to make the most of them.
  Rather than sign up Petry long-term, they moved him to Montreal. Rather than
  
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• Who is the real musical persona behind Shakey Graves?

  10-08-2018 03:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Who do you ask for when you’re phoning the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name of Shakey Graves? Mr. Graves? Shakey? Or you could try the birthname that he still goes under for his acting career, Alejandro Rose-Garcia (best known for his role in television’s Friday Night Lights).
  Finding the right name is part of the enigma when you’re trying to sort out this son of Austin, Texas, based in Los Angeles for about five years now when he isn’t
  
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• Too hot to handle: Edmonton employers taking extra precautions to stay cool during heat wave

  10-08-2018 02:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton businesses and residents are doing whatever they can to cope with the current heat wave blazing through the city.
  The mercury at the Blatchford weather station hit 34.3 C at 4 p.m. Thursday, making it the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures expected to hover around 34 C into the evening.
  The record-breaking heat forced one restaurant to temporarily take some items off its menu.
  Northern Chicken on 124 Street in Westmount opted to keep its convection oven turned off after te
  
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• Traffic stop that ends with dog bites under ASIRT review

  10-08-2018 02:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  A traffic stop that ended with a man receiving several dog bites and suffering a skull fracture is under review by Alberta’s police watchdog.
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said its investigation stems from an early Sunday morning vehicle stop by Stony Plain RCMP. A 29-year-old man was riding as a passenger when the vehicle was pulled over just after 1:45 a.m., according to an ASIRT news release issued Thursday.
  The man ran into a wooded area north of Township Road
  
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