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• Edmonton police officer cleared in 2017 fatal traffic stop shooting

  17-10-2018 21:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A city police officer who fatally shot a man after he came at him with a hunting knife during a traffic stop has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
  Vitaly Savin, 55, was shot dead after a confrontation with the officer on March 9, 2017.
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) released the results of its investigation Wednesday.
  “Based on the available evidence as a whole, it is very clear that the conduct of the man presented a very real risk of death to the officer,” executi
  
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• The Press Gallery interview: Stephen Mandel on the Alberta Party's 2019 electoral chances

  17-10-2018 21:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fans of our Press Gallery podcast will be excited to learn that we now have even more Press Gallery to share.
  In addition to our regular panel discussion on Fridays, we plan to a have mid-week episode called the Press Galley Interview, in which we will talk with political pundits and personalities from around Alberta.
  Tune in to hear party leaders, cabinet ministers, MLA, political scientists, pollsters and others with a role to play in the crazy world of Alberta politics.
  For our first ever epi
  
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• Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan gets it right with new line combos

  17-10-2018 21:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Jason Gregor of TSN1260: “#Oilers lines today…RNH-McDavid-RattieRieder-Draisaitl-PuljujarviLucic-Strome-YamamotoKhaira-Brodziak-Kassian/Chiasson.
  Caggiula is not skating.
  Oilers D pairs looked the same…Top-four same partners, while Bouchard, (Benning) and Garrison in third pair. Bouchard did take a few rushes with Nurse, but I’d guess that was more due to having odd numbers.”
  My takeI’m at the top of the list when it comes to critical backseat c
  
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• Did Connor McDavid fumble or did he fake a shot and make brilliant pass to Ty Rattie?

  17-10-2018 19:43 via edmontonjournal.com
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  In Edmonton’s brilliant 5-4 comeback win over Winnipeg, likely the key play came early in the third period when Oilers forward Ty Rattie sniped in a shot from the slot.
  Rattie’s shot came after Oilers superstar Connor McDavid charged into the zone, made a shooting motion, but left the puck behind. Rattie gobbled it up and fired it in.
  The only question is: Did McDavid intend to slip the puck over to Rattie or did he simply misfire on his shot, with the puck sliding ove
  
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• Weed Wednesday: Edmonton wakes up to first day of legal cannabis

  17-10-2018 19:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nearly three years after Justin Trudeau’s Liberals won a majority government, Canada is waking up to the enactment of one of the prime minister’s most notable campaign promises.
  Weed is now legal in Canada.
  While toking folks in Newfoundland and Labrador got a taste of buying legal marijuana in stores and online at 12:01 a.m. NT Wednesday, before many Canadians had even gone to bed Tuesday (it would have been 8:31 p.m. Edmonton time), retail operations in the rest of Canada don&rsquo
  
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• Oilers in 60: Everything is Connor McDavid

  17-10-2018 16:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  So as it turns out, Connor McDavid is pretty good at hockey.
  The Oilers went into Winnipeg Tuesday to take on the Jets, who came out of the gate strong with two quick goals in the first 10 minutes of the game. McDavid would cut that lead in half with a slick breakaway goal but that was quickly erased when Jets defenceman Ben Chiarot hammered one home from the point a full 22 seconds later.
  Mark Scheifele made it a 4-1 game in the 2nd period and all seemed lost. And then Connor McDavid happened.
  
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• Edmonton weather: It's 23 C in October and marijuana is legal. Trippy.

  17-10-2018 14:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 4.7 C with 11 km/h winds out of the southwest.
  Today’s the day, and no I’m not talking about cannabis legalization (finally). Nope, today’s the day we’ve all had circled on our calendars for at least a week now because today is summer again! Forecasters have upped their predictions for today and are now calling for a whopping daytime hi
  
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• Police training exercise scheduled around Commonwealth, Northlands

  17-10-2018 14:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  A heavy police presence expected Wednesday around Commonwealth Stadium and the Northlands area is part of a training exercise, Edmonton police said ahead of the scheduled event.
  “Citizens should not be alarmed, as this is a coordinated training exercise involving a number of partnering agencies,” an Edmonton Police Services news release said Tuesday.
  The drill is scheduled to start around 6:30 a.m. and wrap up around 2 p.m.
  EPS said in the statement that officials will not comment on
  
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• Weed Wednesday: Waking up to first day of legal cannabis

  17-10-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nearly three years after Justin Trudeau’s Liberals won a majority government, Canada is waking up to the enactment of one of the prime minister’s most notable campaign promises.
  Weed is now legal in Canada.
  While toking folks in Newfoundland and Labrador got a taste of buying legal marijuana in stores and online at 12:01 a.m. NT Wednesday, before many Canadians had even gone to bed Tuesday (it would have been 8:31 p.m. Edmonton time), retail operations in the rest of Canada don&rsquo
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Council ignored anti-icing evidence

  17-10-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Reading all the horror stories of the anti-icing project, from premature rusting of vehicles and their brakes, damage to driveways and garage floors and potential damage to roads and bridges, why is city council still moving forward?
  Are our elected officials that stubborn that they have to move forward at any cost, no matter the amount of complaints that are submitted?
  This council should take heed of the people who elected them. With an election looming, most of the current members will find t
  
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• Opinion: Alberta falling behind in making manufacturers reduce waste

  17-10-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Here’s an unpopular opinion: we should spend more time thinking about garbage. After all, waste management services are essential for Albertans. But they’re also not free.
  A new report from Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission argues that we can do better. With better waste policies, we can make our waste system more efficient, ultimately saving us money.
  One of best options is to reduce the waste generated in the first place. Smart policy can give manufacturers incentives to make pro
  
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• Editorial: Pot ban ends; learning curve begins

  17-10-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oct. 17 will be remembered as the day that Canada’s other era of prohibition ended, the one that outlawed recreational use of marijuana.
  And like the repeal a century ago of various laws banning the sale and consumption of alcohol, it’s an historic and game-changing moment.
  It will take some time to get used to the cultural shift: seeing corner cannabis shops, meeting people who work in licensed grow-ops or passing people on the street smoking joints without fear of prosecution.
  But
  
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• The Press Gallery interview: Stephen Mandel

  17-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fans of our Press Gallery podcast will be excited to learn that we now have even more Press Gallery to share.
  In addition to our regular panel discussion on Fridays, we plan to a have mid-week episode called the Press Galley Interview, in which we will talk with political pundits and personalities from around Alberta.
  Tune in to hear party leaders, cabinet ministers, MLA, political scientists, pollsters and others with a role to play in the crazy world of Alberta politics.
  For our first ever epi
  
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• Rethinking how Edmonton treats homeless tenters

  17-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  There are serious concerns in Edmonton about the number of homeless individuals sleeping in tents around the city.
  Homeward Trust told city councillors two weeks ago that there are more than 330 people sleeping rough. And a recent brush fire in Dawson Park is fuelling concerns about the safety of those conditions. City fire officials said it took nearly an hour to get the fire under control and crews reported a propane tank explosion, garbage on site and people fleeing the scene.
  Coun. Scot
  
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• 'No orgy of drinking': here's what happened the last time prohibition ended in Alberta

  17-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was just before 10 a.m. on May 12, 1924 — a warm and fair Monday morning. About a half dozen people had gathered outside the Edmonton government liquor store on 100A Avenue. A woman paced at the front of the impromptu line, stealing occasional glances through the drawn window shades. Clerks in shirt sleeves hurried about inside.
  At 10 a.m. sharp, a man emerged. Identified as a Mr. Higinbotham by a Journal reporter covering the occasion, he threw open the doors and invited the crowd
  
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• Elise Stolte: Legal homeless camps are necessary in Edmonton. Here's why

  17-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Kenny Cardinal was packing up his stuff again Monday night — a broken tent, tarp with burn marks and several shopping carts worth of clothes, shattered lamps and bike parts.
  The items were littered across the sidewalk around the corner from the Bissell Centre, where he had been camping for two weeks.
  It was an eyesore. Police told him to move.
  But he literally has nowhere to go. He’s going to pull shopping carts another few blocks, set up, and get kicked out again.
  Two weeks ago, Hom
  
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• Player grades: McDavid leads furious third-period comeback as Edmonton Oilers shock Jets, 5-4 in OT

  17-10-2018 09:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 5, Jets 4 (OT)
  Hands up if you saw that coming.
  Through 40 minutes in Winnipeg, the road-weary Edmonton Oilers looked all but dead in the water. They’d been trailing on the scoreboard almost from the beginning, and by multiple goals for all but 8 minutes. Connor McDavid briefly sliced the deficit to one but the Jets came right back on the next shift with a soul-crusher. The hosts struck again early in the second to extend their lead to 4-1, and there the scoreboard resolutely stayed
  
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• 'Where the human meets further proof of the divine': Aga Khan officially opens Islamic garden

  17-10-2018 02:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  A decade ago, plans for construction of the world’s northernmost Islamic garden located southwest of Edmonton seemed an unlikely dream, the Aga Khan told a crowd that gathered Tuesday to celebrate the opening of a $25-million garden he gifted to the University of Alberta.
  The Aga Khan Garden, named for the 49th hereditary Imam of the world’s Shia Ismaili Muslims, sprawls over 4.8 hectares — about the size of 31 NHL hockey rinks, and is set amidst the larger University of A
  
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• Idling restricted in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  17-10-2018 02:38 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Idling restricted in St. Albert
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  St. Albert residents can no longer idle their vehicles for more than three minutes if temperatures outside are between -20 C and 30 C. The change to the bylaw, which originally allowed idling if temperatures dropped below zero or soared above 30 C ...
  
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• Staples: Dark, ignorant age of cannabis prohibition thankfully over

  17-10-2018 02:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  I went into my first legal cannabis store and had my mind blown.
  Not because I bought and smoked anything. This was a sneak preview and nothing was for sale, not that I’m inclined to buy anything. I’m not much of a party animal anymore.
  What impressed me so much was the vast array of cannabis products available and the transparency that will now be a main feature of cannabis use.
  The dark and ignorant era of cannabis prohibition is over and we should all be thankful. No longer will p
  
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• The five Ws of weed: Guide to a legal high as cannabis legislation takes effect

  17-10-2018 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The federal Liberal party was elected in October, 2015, on a platform that included the legalization of cannabis. Now, three years later. recreational cannabis is becoming legal in Edmonton, with six pot shops across the city opening their doors Wednesday morning. Here’s what you need to know to clear the haze.
  Who:
  Albertans 18 years of age and older can possess, use and purchase cannabis. You can be in possession of up to 30 grams of legally produced dried cannabis. There are 17 retailer
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Farm safety grants and the Spanish flu

  17-10-2018 01:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  The government has launched a $6-million farm and ranch safety grant program to help offset some of the costs agriculture employers face under health and safety changes.
  The three-year program is a response to changes coming into force Dec. 1.
  Farms and ranches with waged, non-family workers and a WCB account can apply for the grant, which covers up to half of eligible safety expenses to a maximum of $5,000 per year (or $10,000 over the life of the program per eligible applicant).
  Expenses
  
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• Finance minister reacts to city anger over cannabis funding

  17-10-2018 01:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province stands by the $11.2 million it will give municipalities over two years to help buffer the costs of cannabis legalization.
  Various municipal organizations hoped they would get more, and were dismayed by the news from Finance Minister Joe Ceci Monday. Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson said he was “furious” and accused the province of not taking the concerns of cities seriously.
  Ceci said Alberta’s cannabis transition program is similar to programs in Quebec and Ont
  
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• Aga Khan officially opens Islamic garden

  17-10-2018 00:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Aga Khan is at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden to officially open the Aga Khan Garden Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
  The $25-million garden was a gift to the U of A, and to Alberta, from His Royal Highness the Aga Khan, the hereditary Imam of the world’s Shia Ismaili Muslims.
  It’s part of a network of 11 traditional Islamic gardens the Aga Khan has built or restored around the globe. This is the most northerly Islamic garden in the world, and the largest in North America.More from
  
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