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• Notley dismisses Kenney as 'minister of make believe' after his trip to India

  24-09-2018 23:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney batted back criticisms Monday that a six-day trip to India last week to promote trade with Alberta may have confused senior government officials abroad.
  “The tradition of opposition leaders traveling abroad is hardly new,” Kenney said at a Calgary news conference, adding he has “deep and useful” connections in India after four previous trips.
  But Premier Rachel Notley said the trip — which also included UCP MLAs Dev
  
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• Training camp surprise Ryan McLeod the last outsider standing after Edmonton Oilers cut down to five pivots

  24-09-2018 21:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Upshall cut loose, Marody farmed out, Safin’s junior rights traded
  Edmonton Oilers cut five players in all on Monday, in two stages. This morning the club placed a trio of veterans on waivers for the purposes of reassignment. They then followed through with two more moves which didn’t involve the waiver wire so could be done on their own schedule.
  With today's transactions, the #Oilers roster currently sits at 29 players, including three goaltenders, 10 defencemen & 16 forwards.
  
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• Data, Darth Maul and the Doctors: Edmonton Expo 2018 drew masses

  24-09-2018 20:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dressed as everything from Aang the Last Airbender to a friendly blue Jaws, legions of pop culture loyalists went through Edmonton Expo over the weekend, hoping to catch personal moments with Data the android, Darth Maul and a duo of Doctors Who.
  Despite a couple cancellations including Aquaman’s Jason Momoa and a diminished overall footprint, 41,000 people showed their colours, significantly up from last year, paying for autographs and photos with stars like Star Trek: The Next Generation
  
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• Kevin Gravel the biggest surprise as Edmonton Oilers waive three vets

  24-09-2018 19:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers continued the inexorable process of cutting their bloated training camp roster down to NHL size, waiving three veteran pros for purposes of reassigning them to the AHL.
  Oilers place Kevin Gravel, Keegan Lowe and Brad Malone on waivers. First sign that Evan Bouchard and Ethan Bear are both pushing for jobs.
  — Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) September 24, 2018Of the three, Kevin Gravel is the biggest surprise. For one thing he’s the only one who is on a one-way contract,
  
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• Eight Days of Turkey at Highlevel Diner marks an annual tradition

  24-09-2018 18:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  October 2 marks the start of the Highlevel Diner’s annual 8 Days Of Turkey.
  Each year for Thanksgiving, the eatery runs its weekly Tuesday turkey dinner from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving until the Tuesday after, to make sure everyone can enjoy their fill at least once.
  The turkeys are locally raised, free-range, and free of antibiotics and hormones. The fig-stuffed bird is served with mashed potatoes, pan gravy, peach ginger cranberries, and steamed veggies. The meal can be made gluten-
  
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• 'Repeated violations': City cancels Nyala Lounge business licence

  24-09-2018 18:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  The City of Edmonton has cancelled the business licence of a McCauley lounge and shisha bar, saying it poses a safety risk.
  Earlier this month, the city’s Public Safety Compliance Team — a group of police, fire, bylaw and liquor inspectors — recommended the city cancel Nyala Lounge’s business licence over “repeated violations to safety and security conditions.”
  The lounge, at 10875 98 St., was fined $3,000 this summer for overcrowding. Mulugeta Tesfa
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers have a problem on Defence that they need to solve

  24-09-2018 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Houston, we have a problem.
  The Edmonton Oilers don’t have 7 men who they know that they can count on to play defence for them this season.
  In fact, they only have 4 absolute locks: Oscar Klefbom, Adam Larsson, Darnell Nurse and Kris Russell. Matt Benning is not yet at the level of those other 4 but he is a very good bet, so for arguments sake lets say its 5.
  I say 5 because as good as both Evan Bouchard (in particular) and Ethan Bear have played this fall the organization knows that neith
  
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• Edmonton weather: We've had one autumn, yes, but what about third autumn?

  24-09-2018 14:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Monday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 6.1 C with 7 km/h winds out of the west.
  So I’ve lost count. Where are we now? Is it second autumn, or third autumn? Are we coming on to second or third winter? Why can’t the weather just make up it’s darn mind. It was as cold as it could be for a September weekend but now we’re looking at double digit highs for the entire week. Huh? A Fac
  
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• The long walk to the stage: Liane Faulder pulls back the curtain on her journey from book to Fringe debut

  24-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Now, it was me.
  For years I had watched Fringe artists working the streets of Old Strathcona on those long, hot August days, convincing strangers to take in their performance. Frankly, I felt sorry for them.
  Now it was my turn. I’d like to say hand-billing was easier than I expected, but that would be lying. (One woman said “that sounds awful” when I described my show to her). The only thing that made the humiliating process of selling myself to strangers bearable was that it m
  
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• Political parties excused from privacy laws: Why Albertans' personal information is at risk

  24-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans who give their personal details to political parties or constituency associations kiss their privacy rights goodbye.
  That’s because Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act expressly excludes them from the law — a loophole Alberta privacy commissioner Jill Clayton wants sewn firmly shut.
  Current laws mean there’s nothing to stop your details from being passed along to other parties, political campaigns or interest groups if you sign a petition launched by a
  
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• 'He's the one who's educating us': Edmonton student with a rare aging disorder tackles Grade 1

  24-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Like many six year olds, Alex Whitford was pumped up about starting Grade 1 this fall.
  Earlier this month, he sauntered out of Mrs. Colwell’s classroom at LaPerle Elementary School, deftly dribbling a basketball.
  He’s learning to write. He wants to play hockey. He’s enthralled with Captain America. Teacher Karen Colwell says the kid truly busts a move when she turns on music in class.
  “He’s a great conversationalist,” Colwell said, beaming. “He’s n
  
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• Government shuffles internal communications roles

  24-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The government is doing a bit of a shuffle before the fall session, but this time it’s press secretaries, not cabinet.
  Cheryl Oates, Premier Rachel Notley’s communications director, said the rejig will be more effective and save taxpayers some cash.
  The public won’t see much of a change — only internal machinations will be affected.
  Oates didn’t want to go into a lot of details, but said the new system would include a central email address for all media inquiries an
  
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• Alberta post-secondary students accumulating debt at 'alarming rate', says expert

  24-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Post-secondary students in Alberta are continuing to accumulate debt at an “alarming rate” thanks in part to cheap lines of credit targeted at students and poor financial literacy, a consumer insolvency expert has warned.
  Freida Richer, a licensed insolvency trustee with Grant Thornton Limited, said Friday that social value spenders and impulsive, over-spenders are obviously at greater risk but even students with a modicum of financial intelligence are facing challenges after th
  
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• Player reviews: Edmonton Oilers do lots right in Winnipeg, but winning the game is not one of those things

  24-09-2018 07:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 3, Jets 5
  Let’s begin where we ended a few days ago, the game day write-up of the first of a home-and-away series between the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets:
  Tonight’s opponent is the “Winnipeg Jets” who will bring a top-flight defence pair in Josh Morrissey and Jacob Trouba, otherwise their travelling roster is populated with depth players and hopefuls. Expect to see the Oilers return that favour in Winnipeg on Sunday, with the takeaway being the home
  
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• The Bubble Boys: Arrows up for Kailer Yamamoto & most Edmonton Oilers prospects

  24-09-2018 07:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Time is short for the Bubble Boys of the Edmonton Oilers, the 20 players battling for both roster spots and line positions. There are just three preseason NHL games to go against Vancouver, Arizona and Calgary this week. 
  After the team’s 5-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, here’s my take on which of the players are trending up and which are trending down, listed in order for each category of the most likely to make the Oilers and to play a key role on the team:
  Arrows
  
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• Coal transition tuition vouchers see slow uptake in Alberta

  24-09-2018 04:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province has issued two dozen tuition vouchers to Alberta coal workers who are facing layoffs and want to retrain as a result of the government’s push to phase out coal-fired emissions by 2030.
  Launched in 2017, the Coal and Electricity Transition Tuition Voucher was one component of a $40-million program aimed at helping Alberta coal mine and power plant workers retrain and find new jobs.
  The province estimates 2,000 workers are affected, but only nine have used those v
  
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• Photo Gallery: Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo 2018

  24-09-2018 02:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jason Zackowski gets some help climbing into his Optimus Prime costume from wife Kris Zackowski, as they arrive at the Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo, in Edmonton Sunday Sept. 23, 2018. Photo by David Bloom
  Cash Murray, 10, tries on a shark mask at the Deadmonton Haunted House Halloween Store booth, during the Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo, in Edmonton Sunday Sept. 23, 2018. Photo by David Bloom
  Calvin Toft and Bianca Yan take a selfie during the Edmonton Comic & Entertainment
  
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• Harlem wins top prize over Serbia in inaugural 3×3 basketball tournament

  24-09-2018 02:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was Harlem versus Serbia in Canada for all the marbles.
  That’s exactly the kind of unexpected, international flavour that the Olympic sport of 3×3 basketball — yes, you read that correctly — invites and celebrates.
  The first FIBA-sanctioned Challenger series tournament in North America brought men’s teams from Slovenia, The Netherlands, Japan and the United States too, as well as Winnipeg, Edmonton, Old Montreal, Calgary and Saskatoon.
  There were 16 teams battlin
  
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• Edmonton chefs push for mental health supports in the kitchen

  24-09-2018 02:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  June’s suicide death of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain shook many in the restaurant industry to their core, and has compelled a group of Edmonton-area chefs to try and change kitchen culture when it comes to mental health.
  One of those leading the charge is Paul Shufelt of Workshop Eatery.
  The hospitality industry has a unique set of stressors, he said in a recent interview, but talking about mental health issues is frowned upon.
  “You put you head down, work hard and show up, and ma
  
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• Edmonton police use of stun guns up fractionally as use of force events dip

  24-09-2018 01:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Use of force events involving Edmonton city police officers in the first half of 2018 has dropped by close to nine per cent compared to the previous year, even in the face of an increasing number of police files.
  Between January and June some 128,532 police files were initiated in the city, the second highest figure in the past five years.
  Of those, use of force was catalogued in just 1,133, or less than one per cent of files.
  Even when compared to the total number of arrests in the same period
  
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• 'It's depressing': Northern Alberta woman raises questions over senior lodge admission policy

  24-09-2018 00:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  An 87-year-old Bonnyville woman who can’t secure a place at her local seniors lodge wants the province to re-examine how it develops wait lists.
  Zoe Bleau has lived in the northern Alberta town for close to 50 years, spending decades volunteering and raising her family.
  After a series of bad falls, her doctors recommended she live in a seniors lodge where she will be around people — a safer environment for Bleau than living at home.
  She wants to relocate to Bonny Lodge, but the gover
  
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