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• Flair Airlines claims record summer

  28-08-2018 23:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Low-fare alternative Flair Airlines had a high-flying summer, according to a company news release.
  The privately-owned airline reportedly doubled its capacity in June, expanding its network to 10 cities including Victoria and Halifax. The flights themselves reportedly surpassed passenger projections.
  “Since mid-June … our fleet of seven aircraft has carried more than a quarter million passengers and we’re currently enjoying load factors in excess of 90 per cent,” David T
  
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• Hyatt Place hotel fails health inspection, HVAC units contaminated with pigeon feces

  28-08-2018 22:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Just two years after opening its doors, the Hyatt Place hotel in downtown Edmonton has failed an Alberta Health Services health inspection after traces of pigeon feces were discovered by inspectors.
  AHS inspected the 255-room hotel, at 9576 Jasper Ave, on Aug. 24.
  A number of items were flagged by inspectors, including nine rooftop HVAC units that were drawing fresh air from a semi-enclosed space that was heavily contaminated with pigeon feces and pigeons.
  According to the order, the building&rs
  
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• 'There was a loyalty to her': Linda Duncan's exit means uncertainty in Strathcona federal riding

  28-08-2018 22:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Linda Duncan, Alberta’s only federal NDP member, announced Tuesday she will not be seeking reelection in 2019.
  “As of this October, I will have been elected for 10 years. I think that’s enough for anyone,” said Duncan, who has been commuting to and from Ottawa nearly every week.
  She will be 70 by the time Canadians next go to the polls in October 2019.
  Duncan announced her decision on social media Tuesday.
  “I have been deeply touched by every single p
  
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• Semi, pickup truck on fire after serious crash north of Rimbey

  28-08-2018 21:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A serious collision between a pickup truck and a semi truck has closed part of Highway 20 approximately 70 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.
  Rimbey RCMP were called at 12:09 p.m. to the two-vehicle collision on Highway 20, north of Township Road 442. According to the police news release, the vehicles were reported as on fire.
  Emergency services were on scene, said the release. There was no mention of injuries.
  Northbound traffic along Highway 20 was being diverted at Township Road 442 while sout
  
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• Thousands gather to see many versions of Elvis at Blue Suede Music Festival

  28-08-2018 21:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  “Get up and do a big old stretch,” commanded MC and trumpet player Mike Schell, welcoming the audience to the second day of the Blue Suede Music Festival in Busby, Alta. “We’ve got a long weekend of Elvis ahead.”
  Schell wasn’t just referring to the Elvis tribute artists taking turns gyrating on stage on the second last weekend of August — they were everywhere on the Busby Sports Grounds, roaming about resembling colourful, peacocking hallucinations, stri
  
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• Darnell Nurse says all the right things in interview about his contract negotiations

  28-08-2018 21:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Darnell Nurse on his contract negotiations, talking to Michael Traikos of the National Post: “I have a lot to prove still. I’m very confident in my game. I know how hard I’m going to work on my game not just in the next two years but my whole career.
  “It’s a funny process. It’s very educational. I’m learning a lot through this whole contract process. It takes time. I have a lot of faith I’ll be there in camp…I know for me person
  
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• New technology paves the way for future text-to-911 services in Alberta

  28-08-2018 20:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans trying to reach police, fire or ambulance services will one day be able to text or even send pictures and video to emergency dispatchers, officials announcing tweaks to the province’s 911 system say.
  But first emergency response officials laid out updated standards Tuesday for traditional 911 services at Alberta’s 21 emergency answering centres.
  The new standards, announced at Edmonton police headquarters, set performance targets for 911 operators to transfer calls, establi
  
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• Hundreds gather to see many versions of Elvis at Blue Suede Music Festival

  28-08-2018 18:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  “Get up and do a big old stretch,” commanded MC and trumpet player Mike Schell, welcoming the audience to the second day of the Blue Suede Music Festival in Busby, Alta. “We’ve got a long weekend of Elvis ahead.”
  Schell wasn’t just referring to the Elvis tribute artists taking turns gyrating on stage on the second last weekend of August — they were everywhere on the Busby Sports Grounds, roaming about resembling colourful, peacocking hallucinations, stri
  
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• Council Briefs for August 27th

  28-08-2018 17:34
  Council Briefs are provided for the benefit of community members with the intent of giving a short, informal report on... Read Post
  
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• Edmonton Strathcona MP Linda Duncan not seeking reelection in 2019

  28-08-2018 16:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Linda Duncan, Alberta’s only federal NDP member, announced Tuesday she will not be seeking reelection in 2019.
  She announced her decision on social media.
  “After a decade of being honoured to represent Edmonton Strathcona, I have decided I will not be seeking the nomination for the Fall 2019 federal election,” Duncan wrote. “I have been deeply touched by every single person who has thanked me for my service, or said they hoped I will run again in 2019. It is the wond
  
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• Graham Thomson: Liberal candidate trying to drag Jason Kenney into New Brunswick election controversy

  28-08-2018 15:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  As if United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney isn’t busy enough in Alberta.
  Now, he’s making headlines in New Brunswick. But not for the reasons he would appreciate.
  A Liberal candidate in New Brunswick’s provincial election is trying to make Kenney a campaign issue.
  Brent Mazerolle, who’s running in the Progressive Conservative-held riding of Riverview, has seized on the fact that Kenney was in New Brunswick Sunday and Monday to attend a fundraiser and news confere
  
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• Edmonton weather: Everybody cold? Good. Great. Grand. Wonderful!

  28-08-2018 14:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 7.9 C with 7 km/h winds out of the south, southwest.
  So things haven’t gotten any better. It’s still cold outside, I’m still contemplating turning on my furnace and to top it all off it’s now raining and it’s expected to rain for the next two days, also. So basically, summer in Edmonton has been boiled down to two days: the 30 C sco
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Reducing waste is everyone's concern

  28-08-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Trash changes will be hard on seniors,” Aug. 25
  Responsible recycling and management of waste is critical for everyone, regardless of age. If at the age of 83, you choose to remain in your home, then you are responsible for complying with whatever practices the City of Edmonton is trying to implement to reduce the impact on the landfill.
  If you cannot manage getting your sorted garbage and recycling to the curb or EcoStation, I suggest asking or hiring someone to help. The futur
  
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• Hundreds gathered to see many versions of Elvis at Blue Suede Shoes Festival

  28-08-2018 05:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  “Get up and do a big old stretch,” commanded MC and trumpet player Mike Schell, welcoming the audience to the second day of the Blue Suede Music Festival in Busby, Alta. “We’ve got a long weekend of Elvis ahead.”
  Schell wasn’t just referring to the Elvis tribute artists taking turns gyrating on stage on the second last weekend of August — they were everywhere on the Busby Sports Grounds, roaming about resembling colourful, peacocking hallucinations, stri
  
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• Man gets 20 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter reduced from murder charge

  28-08-2018 04:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who shot and killed a man four years ago in Old Strathcona was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to four charges.
  Sean Jacob Lee Jennings, 31, pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter charge reduced from second-degree murder in the death of Alor Arop Deng.
  Jennings appeared in the prisoner box in a dark polo shirt and with a shaved head, seldom speaking but to enter four guilty pleas for charges unrelated to each other of manslaughter, break and enter to commit
  
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• Removing left-turn lane on 104 Avenue at 109 Street endorsed by council committee

  28-08-2018 03:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  A decision to eliminate a left turn for vehicle traffic near MacEwan University Monday is a trade-off that should preserve the institution’s lovely tree-lined boulevard on 104 Avenue when the LRT is built, say officials.
  Council’s executive committee endorsed the change Monday.
  It can be seen as a win for those worried too little attention has been paid to what it will be like to walk to or around the west LRT extension. Several people raised that concern at the LRT public heari
  
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• Provincial cleanup order for Domtar site would cost $78 million, company says

  28-08-2018 02:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Unreasonable cleanup demands by Alberta Environment toward the former Domtar industrial site in northeast Edmonton will cost more than $78 million and likely discourage future brownfield developments in the province, a developer charged Monday.
  Cherokee Canada made the accusation during the first day of an Environmental Appeals Board hearing that will attempt to resolve a long and bitter dispute over the property north of Yellowhead Trail near 44 Street.
  “This hearing is about a significan
  
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• Homicide detectives investigate suspicious death in Rundle Heights

  28-08-2018 01:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police are investigating a suspicious death after the body of a man was found outside a Rundle Heights townhouse complex in northeast Edmonton Monday morning.
  Officers were called about a disturbance complaint at around 1:50 a.m. in the area of 32 Street and 116A Avenue. Upon arrival police found a man lying on the grass. He died at the scene.
  Police have not released the man’s name, age or a cause of death. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, a police news release said.
  Neighbours report
  
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• City finds temporary location to honour Metis, Treaty 6 flags

  28-08-2018 01:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  Flags recognizing the Metis Nation and Treaty 6 First Nations are now flying at city hall after administration quietly found a new, temporary spot for the honour.
  Last week, city officials raised the flags beside the flags of Canada, Alberta and the City of Edmonton in Churchill Square, replacing a set of city-themed banners. They’ll be moved to their more prominent position near the peace tower after rehabilitation work south of city hall is complete in the summer of 2019, said city
  
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• Hangar 11 to live another day: Committee votes to keep building, study reuse

  28-08-2018 01:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Heritage advocates won a little breathing space for Blatchford’s Hangar 11 on Monday, convincing councillors to patch the roof and wait to see reuse options before tearing down the Second World War-era structure.
  City officials were planning to tear it down before selling the land to the Northern Alberta Institute for Technology, but advocates pointed to examples across the globe where similar open-span structures are repurposed for indoor soccer and other community recreation, public mark
  
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• Paula Simons: Conservative rejection of birthright citizenship is the real threat to Canadian identity

  28-08-2018 01:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you’re born in Canada, you’re Canadian.
  It doesn’t matter who your parents are, or when and how they came to Canada. If you are born here, we claim you as our own.
  It was the fundamental compact we made with the immigrant settlers who left their homelands behind to take a risk on a new life in a new land.
  Yes, we told them, it may be tough to start over again in a different country. But your children will be Canadians, no matter what, equal to all other Canadians.
  For me, th
  
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