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• Home-built helicopter crashes in Strathcona County, pilot receives minor injuries

  26-08-2018 22:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man suffered minor injuries after crashing his home-built helicopter in a Strathcona County field northeast of Edmonton Saturday.
  RCMP were called around 5:15 p.m. to the crash scene near Highway 21 and Township Road 535, spokeswoman Cpl. Laurel Scott said Sunday.
  When officers arrived, the pilot had left the helicopter by himself and was taken to hospital with minor injuries for observation, Scott said.
  The investigation was taken over by the Transportation Safety Board, which concluded the h
  
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• Homemade helicopter crashes in Strathcona County, pilot receives minor injuries

  26-08-2018 21:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man suffered minor injuries after crashing his homemade helicopter in a Strathcona County field northeast of Edmonton Saturday.
  RCMP were called around 5:15 p.m. to the crash scene near Highway 21 and Township Road 535, spokeswoman Cpl. Laurel Scott said Sunday.
  When officers arrived, the pilot had left the helicopter by himself and was taken to hospital with minor injuries for observation, Scott said.
  The investigation was taken over by the Transportation Safety Board, which concluded the hel
  
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• Nick Lees: Golfers drive in $400,000 for Aga Khan Foundation

  26-08-2018 21:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton golfers raised $400,000 at the annual Aga Khan Foundation Canada golf tournament last week to help reduce poverty and improve life in some of the world’s most difficult environments.
  At the tournament, Claudia Hudspeth, global head of health programs for the Aga Khan Foundation, praised a full slate of golfers at the Glendale Golf and Country Club for their efforts.
  “The foundation supports development in 14 African and Asian countries,” said Hudspeth.
  “Out initi
  
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• Watch out for that tree: Greenery in middle of 107 Avenue sidewalk spark mobility concerns

  26-08-2018 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A tree still sits in the middle of a narrow 107 Avenue sidewalk after recent construction had some residents hoping the area would become more pedestrian friendly.
  The sidewalk on the southwest corner of 109 Street and 107 Avenue was recently replaced as part of a development project, city spokeswoman Karen Burgess said via email.
  Before the work, two city trees were in the middle of the sidewalk, but one was damaged by the developer and needed to be replaced.
  This would have been the perfect ti
  
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• Most of the 20 city vehicles stolen over last five years had keys in ignition

  26-08-2018 17:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  In a matter of minutes, the truck was gone.
  On a balmy mid-May evening, a man allegedly smashed his way into the City of Edmonton’s O’Keefe Service Yard in the river valley north of Saskatchewan Drive, jumped into a Ford F-350 truck, tore down Fort Hill Road and headed downtown.
  After a short police pursuit, the man and the truck were captured near the Edmonton Police Service headquarters on 103A Avenue.
  The theft would be the 20th city vehicle stolen in the past five years.
  While th
  
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• Boxing saved Jama Hoday's life: With a new youth program, he's returning the favour

  26-08-2018 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Growing up, Jama Gaiye Hoday was not a happy kid.
  He was raised largely away from his parents, who out of concern for his safety sent him from his home in Somalia to live with an aunt in Kenya. He spent a few weeks in the Kakuma refugee camp, where people would remove light-coloured clothing after dark because it made them targets for gunmen.
  By his early teens, he was a “wild kid,” hanging out with older boys who were mixed up with drugs and violence. He tried playing soccer and bas
  
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• As the Edmonton Oilers training camp looms, questions surrounding the roster persist: 9 Things

  26-08-2018 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Time flies.
  In a little less than 3 weeks, the 2018 Edmonton Oilers training camp will be underway. But some critical decisions still need to be made before this roster will be considered ready to go. And I’m not even talking about those based on in-camp competitions.
  Here, then, are some of the pots likely to be bubbling away on General Manager Peter Chiarelli’s stove, as August nears its end and a much-hoped-for bounce-back season is upon us all:
  9 Things
  9. The one player who if h
  
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• Darnell Nurse seen as 27th best out of 31 No. 1 National Hockey League defencemen

  26-08-2018 01:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from hockey writer Sam McCaig of The Hockey News, his rankings of the No. 1 d-men from each team in the NHL, which places Darnell Nurse of the Edmonton Oilers 27th out of 31 such d-men.
  Nurse is ranked just behind Sami Vatanen of New Jersey and just ahead of Shea Weber of Montreal.
  McCaig says of Nurse: “A tough customer who was one of the brighter lights in a dark season for Edmonton last year.”
  McCraig’s top five are Erik Karlsson, Viktor Hedman, Drew Doughty, P.K. Su
  
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• Smoke puts Edmonton air quality at 'moderate risk', advisory issued

  26-08-2018 00:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Wildfire smoke descended over Edmonton once more Saturday, giving the city yet another air quality advisory from the national weather watchdog.
  Edmonton’s Air Quality Health Index was put at at a 4 (moderate risk) Saturday afternoon, up from a 1 (low risk) a day earlier.
  An air quality advisory issued by Environment Canada shortly before 3:45 p.m. said reduced visibility and smokier air was expected to continue into the evening.
  Some northern and central sections of Alberta were expected t
  
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• One last Canadian Derby day: Big hats, fast horses and a final hurrah at the Northlands track

  26-08-2018 00:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fashionable fans poured into Northlands Saturday for the final running of the Canadian Derby at the park, capping off a 118-year history of thoroughbred racing.
  The more than 6,000 ticketed seats were all sold, and with standing room about 15,000 people were expected to see the Derby competitors leave the starting gate at 6:55 p.m.
  “What a great way to send off the building,” said Scott Sinclair, Northlands director of racing and gaming. “The racing community is really like a f
  
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• 'There's a lot of anxiety': Organization helps children with autism prepare for new school year

  26-08-2018 00:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Going back to school can cause stress and frustration in children with autism, so it’s important to help them prepare for a new routine, says the executive director of a local advocacy organization.
  “There’s a lot of anxiety … everything is different,” says Terri Duncan, spokesperson for Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton. “The more you can prepare kids, the better.”
  Preparation can include visiting schools and playgrounds ahead of t
  
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