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• Calgary woman dead after highway collision near Mayerthorpe

  02-09-2018 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 43-year-old woman from Calgary was killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Mayerthorpe.
  Mounties said a truck turning south from Highway 18 and the car in which she was a passenger collided at the intersection of Highway 43.
  The car’s driver and surviving passenger, both adult males, suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. They were taken to hospital for treatment, Mounties said.
  The truck’s lone occupant, also an adult male, also suffered serio
  
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• RCMP search for missing teenage boater on northern Alberta lake

  02-09-2018 17:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Search crews in northern Alberta are looking for a 16-year-old boy who was seen falling off a small boat on Gregoire Lake south of Fort McMurray on Saturday afternoon.
  A concerned boater called Wood Buffalo RCMP about the incident at about 3:25 p.m., and the teen’s boat was later found washed up on shore.
  “Our sympathies are with family and friends while emergency crews undergo this extensive search to locate the boy,” RCMP said in a news release.
  The Anzac Fire Department, RCM
  
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• There are lots of good reasons to be excited about this edition of the Edmonton Oilers: 9 Things

  02-09-2018 16:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I get it.
  Given the expectations that most of us entered 2017-18 with, the result was bound to disappoint. It should disappoint. And I fully expected the harsh reaction from the fan base.
  That is has dragged on so, however, has been a bit hard to listen to. I know a fair chunk of that is due to the long stretch of winless-ness this franchise and its fans have had to endure over the past 12 years.
  But when I (personally) sign up to be a fan I consider it to be a long-term relationship. Just the o
  
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• Rejected Grandin tower pitch heading back to council with 'true family units'

  02-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The first tower pitch council turned down in eight years is back, now with three floors of family-sized units near Grandin School and a thin park between it and nearby homes.
  Council turned down a 28-storey tower proposal from Westrich Pacific in June 2017, saying the re-zoning request would allow a structure too large for the small two-lot site and unfairly cut off the sky for the four-storey apartment neighbours to the south.
  But Westrich Pacific is hoping a series of changes will shift opinio
  
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• Edmonton police will try out first roadside test for cannabis impairment; defence lawyer warns machine is not perfect

  02-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police say they will test Canada’s first federally approved device to detect cannabis impairment in motorists, but have not committed to a full rollout.
  Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced Monday that the government has approved the Dräger DrugTest 5000 — a German-made device that can detect marijuana and other drugs in saliva.
  With that blessing, police are now able to order the devices ahead of Oct. 17, when recreational cannabis becomes
  
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• Vegas betting odds have Edmonton Oilers out of the playoffs, with over/under at 91.5 points

  02-09-2018 09:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Bodog betting line, predictions on how many points each NHL team will get, with the the Edmonton Oilers pegged at just 91.5 points, and fifth in the Pacific division. Since all I really care about in the regular season is how many points the Oilers get, how many points Connor McDavid gets and how many goals Jesse Puljujarvi scores, here are the Bodog numbers for the West:
  Winnipeg Jets: 106.5 pointsNashville Predators: 105.5 pointsSan Jose Sharks: 97.5 pointsAnaheim Ducks: 96.5 poin
  
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• University students settle into homes away from home

  02-09-2018 02:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Kira Diebert says her mother cried when she left home.
  “But I’ll go back and visit soon,” she promises from the ground floor common area of her new home at the University of Alberta. The 17-year-old engineering student is among the first 461 residents to occupy the new Thelma Charifoux Hall, named in honour of the Métis senator.
  Like most of the residents, it will be the first time Diebert has lived away from home, just the idea of laundry making her nervous. B
  
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• Last alarm ceremony for firefighter who died off-duty

  02-09-2018 02:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  The death of a 29-year-old Edmonton firefighter by suicide serves as a reminder that more work needs to be done to address mental health issues prevalent in emergency services, said Fire Chief Ken Block.
  “It’s a punch to the gut,” he said Saturday. “Any time you lose a member of the family … it’s very difficult.”
  Marc Renaud, who Block described as an exceptional young man, died off duty last Sunday.
  “Everyone who worked with him recognized him as
  
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• Man dead after early morning crash near Killam

  02-09-2018 00:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 35-year-old man is dead after the pickup truck he was driving crashed into a ditch in a single-vehicle accident near Killam in central Alberta early Saturday morning.
  The man — who died at the scene — failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 872 and collided with a ditch, Mounties said.
  Four other men suffered injuries in the accident that happened at about 1:40 a.m.
  Three were transported via ambulance to a nearby hospital and the other
  
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• Edmonton Transit makes switch back to autumn hours

  02-09-2018 00:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton transit is about to get a lot more regular.
  Starting Sunday, Edmonton Transit Service will return to it its annual fall schedule to accommodate higher rider demand as students return to school and many people return to work after the summer.
  LRT will return to regular 15-minute service on Capital and Metro Lines from 7 p.m. to the end of service on weeknights and all-day on weekends and holidays.
  Additional schedule adjustments will occur on some bus routes to accommodate shifts in
  
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• Gun, cuffs, batons, ammo stolen in Fort Smith break-ins

  02-09-2018 00:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two unrelated break-ins in the Northwest Territories have Mounties concerned about the risk to public safety because of the items that were stolen.
  Thieves broke into a Department of Environment and Natural Resources compound on Aug. 25 in Fort Smith stealing two collapsible batons, two flare guns, a set of handcuffs, up to four cans of capsicum spray and as many as a dozen boxes of Winchester .30-06 ammunition.
  A side-by-side all terrain vehicle was also stolen. It was found burned ou
  
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• 'Punch to the gut': Fire chief touts importance of mental health supports as firefighters mourn 'exceptional' colleague

  02-09-2018 00:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  The death of a 29-year-old Edmonton firefighter by suicide serves as a reminder that more work needs to be done to address mental health issues prevalent in emergency services, said Fire Chief Ken Block.
  “It’s a punch to the gut,” he said Saturday. “Anytime you lose a member of the family … it’s very difficult.”
  Marc Renaud, who Block described as an exceptional young man, died off duty last Sunday.
  “Everyone who worked with him recognized hi
  
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