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• Man shot at downtown auto body shop now a homicide; police hunt for gunman

  23-10-2018 23:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  A shooting victim whisked to hospital with a police escort after a gunman opened fire at a downtown auto body shop Tuesday morning died hours later in hospital, becoming the city’s latest homicide case.
  Officers, including a canine unit and homicide detectives, were scouring the area for the shooter after responding to the call at CarProof Auto Repair, 9650 105A Ave., around 9:30 a.m.
  Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was called to the scene at 9:22 a.m. and took the 36-year-old man to
  
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• UCP Leader Jason Kenney, MLA Prasad Panda cleared in ethics investigation

  23-10-2018 23:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta ethics commissioner Marguerite Trussler has cleared United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney and his colleague Prasad Panda, MLA for Calgary-Foothills, of any wrongdoing in their recent trip to India.
  New Democrat caucus chairwoman Heather Sweet, MLA for Edmonton-Manning, lodged a formal complaint in September, noting concerns about private aircraft travel.
  Sweet also had a problem with Kenney’s public comments about Reliance Industries — in which Panda owns sh
  
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• NDP accuses UCP, political action committee of breaking election financing rules

  23-10-2018 23:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  The NDP has called on the elections commissioner to investigate the UCP, a political action committee and one of its main contributors after alleging they breached financing rules.
  The newly registered PAC, or third-party advertiser, dubbed Shaping Alberta’s Future rolled out attack ads against the NDP that were funded by corporate donations, said government house leader Brian Mason on Tuesday.
  “There’s corporate money back in financing of politics,” he said at a new
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: The Once, Halloween Howl, and Reuben and the Dark

  23-10-2018 21:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Once
  It’s always nice when old friends come around for a visit. In this case, St. John’s, Newfoundland-based folkies The Once are back in town with a new record, their sixth since forming back in 2004. The trio, which first came together when all three members were part of a summer repertory theatre group in the East Coast town of Trinity, continue to enrapture audiences and critics alike with the sweet harmonies and gorgeous melodies behind 2018’s Time Enough.
  When: Thursd
  
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• Man clings to life after shooting at downtown auto body shop; police scour area for gunman

  23-10-2018 21:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A shooting victim suffering life-threatening injuries was whisked to hospital with a police escort after a gunman opened fire at a downtown auto body shop Tuesday morning.
  Officers, including a canine unit and homicide detectives, were scouring the area for the shooter after responding to the call at CarProof Auto Repair, 9650 105A Ave., around 9:20 a.m.
  Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was called to the scene at 9:22 a.m., transporting the man to hospital in critical, life-threatening cond
  
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• Edmonton Oilers need more from their bottom three lines, starting with Leon Draisaitl

  23-10-2018 21:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 7: Penguins at Oilers
  Out of the frying pan, into the fire. Fresh off a 3-0 loss to Western Conference powerhouse Nashville Predators, the Edmonton Oilers finish out an über-tough four game homestand against two Eastern Conference powers who between them have won the last three Stanley Cups. First up are the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won the grail in both 2016 and 2017. The current champs, the Washington Capitals, will be in town on Thursday before the Oilers head back on the road &
  
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• City Manager Presents Proposed 2019-2021 City Business Plan and 2019 Budget

  23-10-2018 19:15
  Includes zero per cent tax increase and 0.1 per cent utility rate increase At the October 22, 2018 City Council... Read Post
  
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• Nightseeker brings Fubar's beer-shotgunning star to Starlite

  23-10-2018 18:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dean Murdoch has an epic and important story to tell, and the only proper way to do it is in the form of a concept album.
  Good thing the co-creator (real name: Paul Spence) of the cult mockumentary (and now TV series) Fubar has a band called Nightseeker to go with said concept album, one formed back in 2010 for Fubar: Balls to the Wall. Proclaimed by “the Deaner” to be “the ultimate soundtrack for givin’ ‘er,” 3069: A Space-Rock Sex Odyssey involves dragons, a
  
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• Man shot at downtown auto body shop: police scouring area for gunman

  23-10-2018 18:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A shooting victim was whisked to hospital with a police escort after a gunman opened fire at a downtown auto body shop Tuesday morning.
  Officers, including a canine unit, are scouring the area for the shooter after responding to the call at CarProof Auto Repair, 9650 105A Ave., around 9:20 a.m.
  Police are expected to provide an update on the case, including the victim’s condition, later Tuesday.
  City police, meanwhile, continue to investigate a Sunday shooting at the southwest Edmonto
  
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• New singer, same sound: Stone Temple Pilots return to rock the Shaw

  23-10-2018 17:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  For vocalist Jeff Gutt, playing with Stone Temple Pilots is as much a duty as a pleasure.
  That’s not surprising given that the X Factor contestant and former member of nu metal unit Dry Cell started out as a fan of the popular ’90s grunge band, like many aspiring rockers of the time looking to now deceased frontman Scott Weiland as a musical idol.
  “I actually get a lot of thanks from people for helping the band to continue,” says Gutt, taking a brief break from the t
  
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• Still givin' 'er: Nightseeker brings Fubar's beer-shotgunning star to Starlite Room

  23-10-2018 17:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dean Murdoch has an epic and important story to tell, and the only proper way to do it is in the form of a concept album.
  Good thing the co-creator (real name: Paul Spence) of the cult mockumentary (and now TV series) Fubar has a band called Nightseeker to go with said concept album, one formed back in 2010 for Fubar: Balls to the Wall. Proclaimed by “the Deaner” to be “the ultimate soundtrack for givin’ ‘er,” 3069: A Space-Rock Sex Odyssey involves dragons, a
  
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• Mayer's music still more popular abroad but he's happy for homecoming

  23-10-2018 17:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  In an age when electronic instruments have taken over so much of the musical landscape it’s unusual to find someone devoted to the piano like Martin Mayer.
  “There are so many emotions that you can evoke from the piano,” he asserts. “Each one of these 88 keys has its own special melody, and when you’re able to weave them together into something exciting it can still take my breath away.”
  Despite the fact that he spent much of his upbringing and early career in
  
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• Concert review: High-energy Foo Fighters range rock landscape at Rogers Place

  23-10-2018 17:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  According to recent reports, Foo Fighters are ready to take a long rest after their current tour is over.
  That may be so, but the alt-rock six-piece didn’t appear to be showing any signs of fatigue on Monday night at Rogers Place. Playing their second-last show on the nearly year-and-a-half-long jaunt, the Fighters actually seemed energized, slamming through an extended set that included most of the expected musical landmarks from their 25-year career.
  That’s right, Foo Fighters have
  
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• Mind of a chef: Gail Hall biography reveals true story of late local food activist

  23-10-2018 15:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A biography is a weighty responsibility. So when local food writer Twyla Campbell took on the job of telling the life story of the late chef Gail Hall in the book Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup, it was with some trepidation.
  “I didn’t know where to start,” said Campbell, a colleague and friend of Hall’s whom readers may know as the restaurant critic for CBC Radio’s morning show in Edmonton.
  Hall was 65 when she died of breast cancer in November of 2016. For
  
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• Wildlife — Not Your Final Girl film fest features three bold horrors

  23-10-2018 15:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  You’ve perhaps endured the horror-film trope: a woman and her companions are simply fresh meat to a ghost/killer/monster — but at the end of the movie she emerges as sole survivor from the haunted house/forest/alien-stalked corridors, covered in blood … but little else.
  She’s the sole survivor, altered from one of two dimensions to the other — but most definitely scantily clad: all those twigs, nails and claws having conveniently torn those clothes off.
  Still meat,
  
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• Edmonton weather: Please don't take my sunshine away

  23-10-2018 14:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 1.2 C with 11 km/h winds out of the southeast.
  Well it’s not going to be as warm as we hoped. Forecasters have revised their high for today to reach 16 C, down from 18 C yesterday, and with winds howling just enough to make the air feel pretty darn chilly. Still, we’re well above seasonal and it’s expected to stay that way right up until the we
  
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• Tuesday's letters: How to get Eskimos back in the game

  23-10-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It is quite apparent the Eskimo team will not achieve the potential of their great quarterback with the current set-up.
  The predictability of their offence is one shortcoming. An offensive co-ordinator with imagination is badly needed; Paul LaPolice, we need you.
  The punting situation is atrocious. The opponents’ receivers habitually return the ball at least 20 yards before our tacklers can get downfield. We need a punter who can achieve an average of 50 yards, a hang time of six seconds,
  
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• Opinion: Selling off oil fast as we can isn't an energy plan

  23-10-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Like it or not, we need to plan for a major transition over the coming decades from our reliance on fossil fuels to renewable energy.
  Fossil fuels are the major source of energy for Canadians and people around the world (providing 85 per cent of global primary energy in 2017). But hydrocarbons — oil, gas and coal — unfortunately also have major environmental impacts from both extraction and combustion.
  Given this reality, Canada’s policy of selling off its remaining non-renewab
  
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• Keith Gerein: Rise of political action committees a troubling trend for Alberta politics

  23-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Autumn Sundays at my house are often spent muttering obscenities and shaking my fist at the television.
  I take part in a couple of fantasy football leagues with other journalists, which means I get far too invested in the fortunes of mediocre tight ends who otherwise offer nothing to my daily well-being.
  Amid my episodes of rage last Sunday, I was surprised to see an image of Premier Rachel Notley appear on the screen during a break in the game.
  “The NDP are punishing Alberta’s famil
  
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• Pouring concrete at Jessie's House - St. Albert Gazette

  23-10-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Pouring concrete at Jessie's House  St. Albert GazetteFor almost a decade, the top priority of the Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation has been to assist women and children fleeing domestic violence. The.
  
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• Hawks have point to prove - St. Albert Gazette

  23-10-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Hawks have point to prove  St. Albert GazetteThe St. Albert High Skyhawks have a chip on their shoulders in Friday's rematch with the Leduc Tigers. The division two Miles conference semifinal is the.
  
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• It's time to let Bouch loose on the top Edmonton Oilers power play

  23-10-2018 07:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oscar Klefbom not getting it done as power play quarterback so change is advisable
  There are two ways to look at the Edmonton Oilers power play.
  First, Edmonton is seventh overall in power play efficiency in the National Hockey League, after being 31st last year, clipping along at a stellar 28 per cent conversion rate, five goals on 18 power play attempts. So, you know, shut up with your weak power play criticisms.
  It’s not broke. It does not need fixing.
  Or you can be like me and argue th
  
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• One year as chief justice: Mary Moreau reflects on what's ahead

  23-10-2018 06:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province’s superior court chief justice said her first year in the post was “hectic” while she has attempted to tackle a case backlog that she says keeps her up at night.
  “We are actively looking at what we as a court can do on the ground, creatively, to get through this difficult time — the resource challenges that we have,” Chief Justice Mary Moreau said Monday, speaking to media about one year after she was appointed to the top spot on the Court of Quee
  
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• Idling bylaw shows a lack of compassion - St. Albert Gazette

  23-10-2018 02:15 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Idling bylaw shows a lack of compassion
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  The three-minute idling bylaw shows how St. Albert city councillors have not enough knowledge on how some vehicles and citizens struggle in our Canadian winters. The bylaw, as it stands, makes it illegal to make my car safe to drive under certain ...
  
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• Edmonton's End of the World project moving forward

  23-10-2018 01:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  The City of Edmonton details the rebuilding of a controversial river-view site known as the End of the World.
  Aaron Lewicki, acting director for open space infrastructure delivery with the City of Edmonton, and Roger Laing, chairman of the Belgravia Community League’s Keillor Point committee, talk about the Keillor Point project in southwest Edmonton, the site overlooking the North Saskatchewan River.
   
  
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• Chief Justice Mary Moreau reflects on hectic first year and what's ahead

  23-10-2018 01:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Mary Moreau is marking her one-year anniversary on the job, discussing what the first year was like and what the next year holds.
  Moreau said her first year as chief justice was “hectic” and is calling for more judicial appointments and new courthouses to help tackle the delays.
  
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• End of the World: City details rebuild of controversial river-view site

  23-10-2018 01:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two decades ago, it was the site of bitter standoffs between Riverbend commuters and parkland protectors.
  By early 2019, the site of the once-divisive Keillor Road will become Keillor Point, a safe and city-sanctioned lookout high above the North Saskatchewan River valley.
  “We’re really happy that it’s now going to be a spot where families can come, visitors can come, and enjoy the river and the view,” said Roger Laing, chairman of the Belgravia Community League’s K
  
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• World-renowned autism 'translator' emphasizes talent over diagnosis at Edmonton conference

  23-10-2018 01:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Autism expert Tony Attwood believes people with the neurological condition have talents to be tapped and he hopes that message spreads from the talk he gave to more than 300 people at the Edmonton Expo Centre Monday morning.
  “Love the person with autism. It’s a different culture. It’s a different way of thinking and don’t perceive it as second rate. It’s just different,” said Attwood on what he hopes people take away from his talk at the Children’s Autis
  
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• 'Whole new world': New provincial rules give restaurants, bars more liquor options

  23-10-2018 00:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta bartenders can expand their craft cocktail menus thanks to new provincial liquor rules allowing them to infuse spirits with fruit, herbs and spices.
  “We’re obviously pretty happy about it,” said Evan Watson, manager at Bar Clementine on Jasper Avenue and 119 Street. “We get a whole new world to play with.
  “This is something we’ve all mythically spoken about for the longest time.”
  The rules also give bars and restaurants the chance to create
  
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• Alberta premier supports labour minister’s visit to Canada Post picket line

  23-10-2018 00:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said it wasn’t inappropriate for her labour minister to show up at a picket line of Canada Post workers.
  Edmonton NDP MLA Christina Gray visited the line and posed with some striking workers for a photo that was posted on Twitter.
  A spokesman for the minister says she was there to support postal workers without taking sides in the dispute.
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney described Gray’s visit as strange and showing poor judgment.
  Notley sa
  
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