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• "Never say never": Oilers insider speculates on one day Taylor Hall returning to Edmonton

  07-09-2018 23:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Bob Stauffer of the Edmonton Oilers radio network, his speculation around where Taylor Hall will end up after his next contract, including some fascinating musings about Hall maybe returning to Edmonton.
  Hall himself recently spoke on player/team loyalty, noting: “Hockey has been a sport for a long time where guys are so loyal to their teams and I think in a lot of cases teams aren’t as loyal to their players, right. Teams are much more inclined to treat it as a business
  
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• Don Iveson promises details on Walterdale Bridge late fines

  07-09-2018 23:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  It sounds like city council might peel back the curtain after all on the complex, high-stakes negotiations over late penalties against the contractor on the Walterdale Bridge.
  But it won’t happen until after the warranty period ends and all bills are settled, said Mayor Don Iveson Friday.
  Fines of up to $13 million are on the line, penalties incurred when the contractor, Acciona Pacer Joint Venture, opened the bridge to traffic 27 months behind schedule. That is how much the company could
  
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• 'How could you do this': Man sentenced to six years for manslaughter in 17-year-old's killing

  07-09-2018 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  A grieving family member interrupted a courtroom apology from a man pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of a 17-year-old boy.
  “How could you do this? We can’t see (the victim) and talk to him any more,” the woman cried out from her courtroom gallery seat on Aug. 30 during the sentencing hearing for Terence Christopher Lewis, 31.
  Lewis received a six-year prison term after admitting to his role in the 2017 attack on Ashton Cardinal at a north Edmonton ap
  
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• Forest Heights parking worries dismissed as Cartago wins the right to open deli

  07-09-2018 20:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  The owner of a Forest Heights pub won the right to open a new deli Friday when an appeal board overruled neighbourhood concerns.
  Edmonton’s Subdivision and Development Appeal Board released its decision Friday, giving Cartago owner Katy Ingraham the right to open a deli and cafe beside her neighbourhood pub on 82 Street and 106 Avenue. That means neighbours in the area will have to put up with the increased traffic and parking on their front street.
  Residents say patrons started parking in
  
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• United Way Alberta Capital Region appoints new president and CEO

  07-09-2018 19:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Say hello to the new boss in town.
  On Sept. 1, United Way of the Alberta Capital Region board of directors appointed Rob Yager as the new president and CEO of the organization, taking over for Anne Smith who spent more than 30 years in the top leadership role.
  According to a Friday news release, Yager has been with organization since 2004 and has held numerous executive positions at the local United Way, including vice president of business services; senior vice president of operations; and chie
  
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• Two arrested after police seize meth, fentanyl and cash at Edmonton hotel

  07-09-2018 18:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police seized 70 grams of drugs and $7,140 in cash during a search at an Edmonton hotel.
  Two men were arrested following a search warrant Aug. 30 executed by Stony Plain RCMP and the Edmonton Police Service, said RCMP in a news release Friday morning.
  The drug team found 44 grams of methamphetamine, 26 grams of fentanyl as well as drug trafficking paraphernalia, the release said.
  The two men were arrested inside the hotel and taken into custody.
  Curtis Frasier from Edmonton, 37, and Kevin Gamlin
  
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• Walterdale Bridge 'an overnight landmark'

  07-09-2018 18:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton officials celebrated the grand opening of the Walterdale Bridge Thursday.
  It’s a structure to be proud of, said Mayor Don Iveson. “This has become an overnight landmark … Edmontonians are ready for this, ready to be proud of something so beautiful in their city.”
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos Prepare for Battle vs Calgary Stampeders

  07-09-2018 18:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas, wide receiver Bryant Mitchell and running back C.J. Gable comment after team practice in Edmonton on September 6, 2018, as they prepare for a re-match against the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday September 8, following their Labour Day.
  The Eskimos announced Thursday that receiver Derel Walker will be out six-to-eight weeks with a knee injury. Maas is confident Walker can put in the work to return as soon as possible.
  
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• Edmonton weather: Should be a dandy of a day

  07-09-2018 14:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 11.8 C with 10 km/h winds out of the east, southeast.
  It’s going to be 25 C and partly cloudy today, which should be great. I mean, sure, yesterday‘s forecast said it would be nothing but sunshine today but I’m OK. I mean, sure, the little graphic was a nice, large, yellow sun with no clouds anywhere near it. But then I wake up this morning and
  
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• Opinion: Western U.S. states find common bonds across border

  07-09-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Not long after I became executive director of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), I was privileged to join Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper on a trade mission to Alberta.
  I distinctly recall one of our Canadian hosts opining that, as well-intentioned as our respective founders were in establishing nations that extend from coast to coast, they may have been well-advised to consider a north-south orientation while nation-building.
  To be sure, it seems that in many ways the Western U
  
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• Friday's letters: It's time to leave Confederation

  07-09-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The latest Trans Mountain delay is simply part of the status quo in Canada.
  We will not build another pipeline to tidewater under any circumstance. The reasons for this are many, and complex. However, it is not new, and it will not change.
  Alberta gains nothing whatsoever from remaining in Canada. We are net losers in Confederation, by every measure. Alberta must take steps to leave and chart its own path.
  The first step must be construction of rail infrastructure to tie into the rail hub at She
  
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• Editorial: End of private pipelines?

  07-09-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would be dead were it still in private hands when the Federal Court of Appeal quashed its federal approval last week.
  That’s what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Edmonton this week.
  On this point, many would agree, but not for the reasons Trudeau thinks.
  The prime minister intended to pat his own back for buying the pipeline and expansion project from an increasingly fed-up Kinder Morgan to ensure its construction.
  In reality, it’s an admis
  
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• St. Alphonsus School program guides newcomers from square one

  07-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sara Alfazema, 12, and her older sister Perpetua Alfazema, 14, go to school every day. That doesn’t sound remarkable but, for them, it is.
  School breakfast programs, full-day classes and electronic smart boards are all new to the sisters who grew up in Villa de Sena, Mozambique.
  There, school was only a half-day because there weren’t enough teachers to run full-day classes. Seventy or 80 pupils were crammed into small classrooms without enough desks and chairs, said their adoptive mo
  
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• Freedom of information request shows flawed repairs, design issues behind failing compost facility

  07-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Allegations of “flawed” roof repairs and long-standing design issues are the real cause of the sudden closure at Edmonton’s compost facility, according to newly acquired city documents.
  City officials initially blamed the high heat and humidity inside the 18-year-old structure that was pulled off-line suddenly last October. But engineering and inspection reports released through a Postmedia freedom of information request suggest corrosion on the central columns was only th
  
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• Flawed repairs, design issues behind failing compost facility: engineer reports

  07-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Allegations of “flawed” roof repairs and long-standing design issues are the real cause of the sudden closure at Edmonton’s compost facility, according to newly acquired city documents.
  City officials initially blamed the high heat and humidity inside the 18-year-old structure that was pulled off-line suddenly last October. But engineering and inspection reports released through a Postmedia freedom of information request suggest corrosion on the central columns was only th
  
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• The 8 ways that Leon Draisaitl can earn his $8.5 million for the Edmonton Oilers this year

  07-09-2018 08:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  How can Leon Draisaitl earn his $8.5 million salary this year? By doing the following eight things.
  In focusing on these things, I should make it clear that I’m not saying Draisaitl fails to do any of them right now. He’s making progress on all these fronts.
  I’d also argue he at least came close to earning his $8.5 million last year. If the team had made the playoffs, he would have done so.
  But if Edmonton is going to make the playoffs this year, the team needs a level of perfo
  
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• City celebrates beautiful bridge and trails, stays mum on Walterdale Bridge late fines

  07-09-2018 06:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton officials celebrated the grand opening of “an overnight landmark” Thursday and the reconnection of river valley trails closed for five years.
  Cyclists and pedestrians were forced to take long detours on both the north and south banks of the North Saskatchewan River for the Walterdale Bridge project, which opened two years behind schedule.
  But it’s a structure to be proud of, said Mayor Don Iveson. “This has become an overnight landmark … Edmontonians are r
  
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• Fire crews tackle blaze at industrial facility

  07-09-2018 05:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fire crews responded to a blaze at a southeast Edmonton manufacturing facility Thursday night.
  The fire broke out at Drader Manufacturing, 5750 50 Street, in the Roper industrial area, Edmonton fire service spokeswoman Suzzette Mellado said.
  Crews were called to the scene at 7:06 p.m. and arrived a few minutes later. Firefighters helped evacuated some of the business’s employees, who were working at the time.
  As of 7:30 p.m. it was a working fire that was not under control, she said.
  Six f
  
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• Warning's over: Cyclists to get $100 fines for riding on Groat Road Bridge sidewalk

  07-09-2018 04:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  A crackdown is coming for cyclists riding through the construction zone atop the Groat Road Bridge, say City of Edmonton peace officers.
  They’ll start handing out $100 fines this month.
  But that’s sure to inflame frustrations for those using the corridor to commute by bike. Getting off a bike to walk across the 325-metre stretch adds roughly four minutes to the journey.
  Edmonton is in the first year of a three-year construction project to rehabilitate one of Edmonton’s key rive
  
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• David Staples: What the Federal Court of Appeal got wrong on the Trans Mountain pipeline decision

  07-09-2018 03:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  What caused the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to come crashing to a stop? Moira Lavoie and Malcolm Lavoie make a compelling case that the Federal Court of Appeal has adopted an unreasonable standard when it comes to government consultation with Indigenous groups.
  Husband Malcolm Lavoie is a law professor at the University of Alberta and well versed in Indigenous law, while wife Moira Lavoie, a U of A law student, used to be the director of policy for former federal minister of Aborig
  
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• Yamamoto and Bear find themselves the veterans at Oilers Rookie camp

  07-09-2018 02:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  NHL rookie camp is only the appetizer for the big camp main course, but the questions off the menu stay the same, like can defenceman Evan Bouchard and right winger Kailer Yamamoto actually be contributing factors on Edmonton Oilers roster this season?
  Or should the teenager Bouchard, the 10th overall pick this past June, be back on the London Knights junior blue line, playing for Dale Hunter and on Canada’s world junior team at Christmas?
  Should last year’s first-round pick Yamamoto
  
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• Notley says Ottawa promised plan within 'weeks, not months' to resume Trans Mountain construction

  07-09-2018 01:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ottawa is acting with a sense of urgency and has promised to deliver a clear plan within weeks to restart construction on the halted Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, says Premier Rachel Notley.
  “Now the question is, do they act fast enough?” she told reporters in Calgary Thursday. “The prime minister pledged to me that a clear and reliable timeline to resume construction will be established within weeks, not months.”
  Her comments followed a meeting Wednes
  
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• Prolific break and enter suspect sought by police

  07-09-2018 00:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are looking for a man tied to a string of break and enters in southwest Edmonton.
  Investigators on Thursday released a photo of 38-year-old Joshua Luke Little, who is wanted in three alleged break and enters in the span of a month.
  Police said the most recent occurred during the day Sunday near 213 Street and 50 Avenue. A news release did not say whether anything was stolen.
  Police believe Little is also the suspect in an Aug. 18 break-in at a home near 24 Avenue and 111A Street.
  
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