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• Darnell Nurse will not attend Oilers camp without a new contract

  05-09-2018 22:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  As Nurse skates informally with his teammates at Rogers Place, nothing is imminent on the contract front, according to agent Anton Thun.“This is an organization I want to be a part of obviously,” said Nurse, who won’t be at camp without a new deal. “Hopefully I’m out there first day (camp physicals)”“I’m not the only guy (restricted free-agent) in this position. There’s (Shea) Theodore and (Josh) Morrissey still waiting too.”The Oilers
  
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• 'This really hurt': Trudeau says Ottawa considering options after Trans Mountain ruling

  05-09-2018 22:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  The court ruling that halted construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline hurt Alberta but offers a path forward to proceed, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose busy Wednesday itinerary in Edmonton includes a meeting with the premier.
  “I understand how, after difficult years because of oil prices and the beginning of optimism about getting this important pipeline expansion built, this really hurt,” he told reporters at a news conference celebrating the launch of NAIT’s Pro
  
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• Edmonton's Alphonso Davies featured in Colin Kaepernick Nike ad

  05-09-2018 21:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Local soccer phenom Alphonso Davis is featured in a new Nike ad featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
  “If you’re born a refugee, don’t let it stop you from playing soccer for the national team at age 16,” Kaepernick says in the ad, referencing Davies being added to Canada’s national men’s team in 2017.
  In July, Davies was transferred from the Vancouver Whitecaps to FC Bayern Munich, one of the world’s elite soccer teams.
  
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• Edmonton Oilers rookie camp roster has makings of blistering power play

  05-09-2018 20:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers have now released their rookie camp roster and the combined names on it have the makings of an absolutely blistering power play unit. Now, that power play will be operating in Bakersfield this year, but the amount of skill on it is nonetheless encouraging.
  Which players are most likely to lead this group?
  On the right flank, the Condors can pick left shot Tyler Benson, who put up 69 points in 58 Wester Hockey League games last year. Benson’s one exceptional hockey skill
  
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• Former MP Brent Rathgeber named Edmonton's first ethics advisor

  05-09-2018 19:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  A former MP who made his name standing for transparency was appointed Edmonton city council’s first ethics advisor Wednesday.
  Brent Rathgeber made national news when he resigned from former prime minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative caucus in 2013.
  That was after caucus withdrew support for his transparency bill.
  The former St. Albert representative is now bringing that parliamentary experience and his legal background to help local officials.
  He and Edmonton’s new integrity
  
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• Semi-truck gets stuck at High Level Bridge — again

  05-09-2018 19:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Whoa, deja vu.
  Downtown Edmonton traffic hit a bit of a snag Wednesday afternoon after a semi truck got lodged beneath the trolley track that passes over the western approach to the High Level Bridge. The truck became lodged just before 11 a.m. sustaining heavy damage to the roof of the vehicle and minor damage to the overpass.
  The truck and trailer have since been removed from underneath the overpass and moved into the right lane turning left onto 97 Avenue from 109 Street.
  According to the cit
  
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• Council Briefs for September 4th

  05-09-2018 18:56
  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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• Beverly neighbourhood goes local during Olde Towne Beverly Dining Week

  05-09-2018 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Beverly has a few food gems that are finally being trotted out for all to see and sample during Olde Towne Beverly Dining Week, which runs Oct. 5 to 13 in the northside neighbourhood.
  Special deals and treats from from Beverly’s best restaurants and food providers will be featured with partners including Swiss 2 GO, Mundare Sausage, Widynowski’s Sausage House, Boston Pizza Beverly, Pappa’s Family Restaurant, Nalaz Kitchen, Old Beverly Cafe In
  
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• Justin Trudeau says Trans Mountain quashing 'actually gives a path forward'

  05-09-2018 17:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  The court ruling that threw the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion into doubt last week is a path forward, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose busy itinerary in Edmonton Wednesday includes a meeting with the premier.
  “When you look at the heart of the decision, the court actually gives a path forward,” he said during a morning radio interview on 630 CHED, referring to the Federal Court of Appeal decision.
  On Thursday, the court quashed the project’s approval,
  
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• Brandt, High Valley, Moskaluke form country super-team at Rogers Place Feb. 2

  05-09-2018 17:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  How much country can you handle?
  If you answered, “bring it on,” you’ll be pumped to know an all western-Canadian lineup of Paul Brandt, High Valley, Jess Moskaluke and Hunter Brothers is hitting Rogers Place Feb. 2 — a Saturday-night hootenanny in Edmonton’s downtown layer cake.
  “There is a palpable energy and chemistry when we are in the room together,” says Brandt of his co-entertainers, “and I can’t wait to bring that to stages acros
  
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• WISEST Scholarship Recipient on her summer in the lab

  05-09-2018 14:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hannah Bayne is one of 37 students who received a WISEST (Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology) scholarship to spend her summer in a lab at the University of Alberta, studying performance of lithium ion batteries in extreme conditions.
  The high school student from Ardrossan, Alberta talks about how the experience has increased her interest in a science career.
  
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• Edmonton weather: There, I turned my furnace on! Are you happy!?

  05-09-2018 14:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 3.9 C with 5 km/h winds out of the west, southwest.
  I couldn’t hold out any longer. I mean, it’s still technically summer for Pete’s sake but I suppose it was about time I turned on the furnace and stopped wearing hoodies and slippers inside just to save a few bucks on the ol’ power bill. Of course, now that I’ve finally fired it
  
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• Fly-in, fly-out Fort McMurray workforce no good for community: U of A study

  05-09-2018 14:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fort McMurray — A study by the University of Alberta on the commuter workforce in the oilsands concludes the “fly-in, fly-out” practice hurts the long-term sustainability of Fort McMurray, confirming arguments residents and local politicians have been making for years.
  It found the transient workforce had little interaction with the local community, and concluded this was the root of many of the social and economic grievances against them.
  Researchers also found
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Eskimos are No. 1, in penalties

  05-09-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The most penalized team in the CFL showed once again that you cannot beat the best team in the CFL ( Calgary Stampeders) by taking dumb and untimely penalties.
  The Eskimos suffered some injuries and still played well enough to win, had the Stamps down and out in the last minute, then wasted it all on one penalty away from the play. Perhaps the players need to read and pass an exam on the CFL rulebook before they are allowed to play.
  The Grey Cup will be played in Edmonton, but not by Edmonton at
  
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• Opinion: Let expert panel decide Lucy the elephant's fate

  05-09-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Lucy has been called the elephant nobody forgets. The campaign to determine the best interests of our 43-year-old Asian elephant is a long-standing one. It includes a 2010 court action, that while failing to help Lucy, did produce a milestone opinion defending her right to be heard from the dissenting judge, Chief Justice Catherine Fraser. Simply put, people concerned about her best interests seek to have Lucy relocated to a warmer climate.
  Now ZooCheck along with Voice For Animals Humane Societ
  
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• Prime minister has busy itinerary for today's visit to Edmonton

  05-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Edmonton today for interviews, a meeting with the premier and a party fundraiser, days after a federal court dealt a major setback to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
  He is slated to be interviewed on 630 CHED at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, followed by a 4 p.m. meeting with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and an evening party fundraiser at Delta Hotels Edmonton South on Gateway Boulevard.
  Notley’s press secretary, Cheryl Oates, said Tuesda
  
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• Mentorship program 'just exploded my interest for science'

  05-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ardrossan Junior Senior High School’s six science labs might seem a smidgen underwhelming as teenage physicist hopeful Hannah Bayne heads back to school this fall.
  After spending her summer designing and testing heat shields for lithium-ion batteries in a federal government lab, 17-year-old Hannah is anxious to finish her Grade 12 year and plunge into research.
  “This summer really taught me, this is what I want to do,” she said. “It just exploded my interest for science.&
  
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• David Staples: Stabbed through the arm? Legally blind? Such issues won't stop local fencing champs

  05-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Stabbed through the arm? Legally blind?
  You might think such obstacles would slow down your pursuit of a world fencing championship, but that’s not the case with two local fencing heroes, Jujie Luan, 60, and Juliet McMaster, 81.
  Edmonton Fencing Club members Luan and McMaster are both headed to the World Veterans Fencing Tournament in Livorno, Italy, in October, Luan competing in the 60-plus age group, McMaster in the 70-plus age group (there is no 80-plus age group).
  McMaster will be
  
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• Blueprint for Oilers signing Darnell Nurse but also one more solid NHL d-man

  05-09-2018 09:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s a done deal. Take it to the bank.
  RFA Darnell Nurse will (eventually) sign on the dotted line and play for the Edmonton Oilers this season. It is just a matter of time.
  This is according to people who know such things. And the fact that Nurse showed up in Oilers practice silks at an informal team workout Tuesday certainly lines up with that view.
  The fact that Nurse has not yet signed has become a story this summer in part because Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli tied up most of his other lo
  
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• St. Albert to destroy koi that pose threat to native fish species - CBC.ca

  05-09-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  St. Albert to destroy koi that pose threat to native fish species  CBC.caYour pet fish might not seem like a menace, but the little creatures are causing big conservation concerns in St. Albert. Koi fish have taken over Lacombe Lake in ...
  
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• St. Albert targets invasive goldfish population from local lake - CTV News

  05-09-2018 09:00 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  St. Albert targets invasive goldfish population from local lake  CTV NewsThe City of St. Albert is working to eradicate an invasive species of fish that has taken over Lacombe Lake.
  
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• St. Albert battles invasive goldfish species | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-09-2018 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  St. Albert battles invasive goldfish species | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caSt. Albert is battling an invasion. For many years, goldfish have been taking over bodies of water. On Wednesday, crews tried killing the fish which have proven ...
  
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• Shop owner pleads guilty in contraband shisha case, criminal charge dropped

  05-09-2018 02:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton man has agreed to pay a fine after investigators seized more than 300 kg of contraband tobacco from his north Edmonton convenience store.
  Alemayehu (Alex) Girma, owner of Alex’s Convenience Store on 118 Avenue and 101 Street, was charged with fraud over $5,000 and trafficking in contraband tobacco after Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission investigators raided the store in January 2016.
  The seizure included shisha tobacco, cigarettes and flavoured cigars totalling more tha
  
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• Prairie on the Plate will have you licking yours

  05-09-2018 02:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  The next Taste Alberta Prairie on the Plate Dinner is Friday at 6 p.m. in the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald’s Harvest Room. The cost is $100 per person.
  The evening’s fare is prepared by the hotel’s executive chef, Mridul Bhatt. It features stunners such as chef’s Rebel Within — a 63-degree Alberta egg with applewood cheddar and chorizo tomato sauce. Pork yakitori will be followed by a salad of charred bokchoy and heritage lentils, plus honey tzatziki, cilantro mojo tama
  
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• Man killed in single-vehicle rollover near Wetaskiwin

  05-09-2018 01:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man was killed in a single-vehicle collision early Tuesday morning near Wetaskiwin.
  RCMP and emergency services responded to the vehicle rollover on Highway 616 west of Millet around 3:30 a.m., RCMP said in a news release Tuesday afternoon.
  The male occupant was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was declared dead on scene, the release said. A damaged pickup truck was located in the ditch.
  Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the collision, the release said. The name of the man will not
  
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• Former manager charged with stealing, defrauding $2 million from Whitecourt company

  05-09-2018 00:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  A former employee and shareholder has been accused of misappropriating more than $2 million from a Whitecourt oilfield company over a period of 11 years.
  RCMP recently charged the 48-year-old man after the business, Selectest Inc., noticed “suspicious” financial activity in March 2017 and reported its findings to police.
  The investigation examined records dating back to 2006, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.
  Selectest provides mobile tank testing services to clients, many of them
  
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• Justin Trudeau to visit Edmonton Wednesday

  05-09-2018 00:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Edmonton Wednesday.
  An official itinerary had not been released on Tuesday afternoon but a Liberal Party of Canada website showed he will be attending a fundraiser at Delta Hotels Edmonton South between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
  A PMO spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
  The visit comes after Trudeau committed federal funding to two major rapid transit projects in Metro Vancouver.
  Ottawa and B.C. are spending more th
  
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