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• 'We can fix it quickly': 40 per cent of LRT cars damaged, some Metro line service to be up by afternoon

  24-10-2018 19:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  The trouble with the trains came from above.
  Damage to about 40 per cent of the city’s LRT cars was discovered during a routine overnight inspection that led ETS to suspend service on the Metro Line Wednesday morning, and also created delays on the Capital Line.
  ETS branch manager Eddie Robar later said it was determined that the pantographs on top of 40 of the city’s 100 car fleet had been damaged. A pantograph is the instrument on top of the trains that delivers the elect
  
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• Pot's street legal, now about that pink elephant in the room: liquor

  24-10-2018 19:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Without parliamentary debate or official public consultation, Canada criminalized cannabis in 1923. The result of this, at least in my lifetime, was it was smoked pretty much anywhere, anyway, including at concerts, behind local pubs and at basically every house party I’ve ever been to, posh or poor.
  And between stolen hoots out on the mean streets, we kept our wrists curled inward, just in case any manifestation of authority cruised along to ruin our lives for absolutely no ethical reason
  
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• One dead in Grande Prairie area well site explosion

  24-10-2018 18:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 50-year-old man is dead after a well site explosion near Grande Prairie Tuesday night, say RCMP.
  Police and emergency crews responding to the blast south of Grande Prairie near Musreau Lake around 7:20 p.m. found the man dead on scene. Musreau Lake is about 70 kilometres south of the Grande Prairie.
  Another male was transported to hospital in Grande Prairie hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A third male was not physically harmed, said police in a Wednesday morning release.
  Early rep
  
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• The Puljujarvi Predicament: What is the solution to the enigma that is Jesse?

  24-10-2018 18:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  How do you solve a problem like Jesse?
  Jesse Puljujarvi played a mere 9:00 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Tuesday’s 6-5 overtime loss. He started on the 2nd line alongside Leon Draisaitl and Tobias Rieder. But as the game went on others flat outplayed Puljujarvi. And by the 3rd Period Jesse was either on the 4th line or…on the bench.
  This feels a whole lot like how we ended last season, doesn’t it? So how did we get here, and where do we go next?
  On Twitter this morning, a
  
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• 'We can fix it quickly': 40 per cent of LRT cars damaged, Metro LRT line expected to resume service this afternoon

  24-10-2018 18:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Morning commuters are in for a headache with one of Edmonton’s two LRT lines down due to an issue with the train cars.
  Edmonton’s Metro Line LRT was down from Churchill station to NAIT Wednesday morning, said City of Edmonton spokeswoman Janice Schroeder. Buses are running the line instead.
  Trains are running on the Capital Line, albeit with fewer cars than usual. Extra buses will handle overflow passengers from Southgate to University station, Schroeder said.
  ETS spokesman Rowan And
  
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• Oilers in 60: McDavid or Crosby? Who is the best?

  24-10-2018 16:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Crosby or McDavid? McDavid or Crosby?
  There’s lots to like there. It’s a close race. Tough call.
  One one hand you have Sidney Crosby: Captain Canada. Three Stanley Cups, an Olympic gold medal, lots to like there.
  Plus there was that INSANE goal last night.
  UNBELIEVABLE. CROSBY IN OT. pic.twitter.com/dq15URr2aw
  — NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) October 24, 2018On the other hand you’ve got Connor McDavid: McJesus. Back-to-back Art Ross Trophy winner, Hart Trophy winner, youngest captai
  
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• Heads up morning commuters: Metro LRT line down, Capital Line experiencing delays, replacement buses running

  24-10-2018 15:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Morning commuters are in for a headache with one of Edmonton’s two LRT lines down due to an issue with the train cars.
  Edmonton’s Metro Line LRT was down from Churchill station to NAIT Wednesday morning, said City of Edmonton spokeswoman Janice Schroeder. Buses are running the line instead.
  Trains are running on the Capital Line, albeit with fewer cars than usual. Extra buses will handle overflow passengers from Southgate to University station, Schroeder said.
  “There were some
  
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• 'It's been a long time coming': $103 million land claim settlement struck with Lubicon Lake Band following decades-long dispute

  24-10-2018 14:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  A long-standing land claim in northern Alberta has been finalized between the federal and provincial governments and Lubicon Lake Band with the parties agreeing to an almost $103 million final settlement.
  As part of the historic agreement, the province of Alberta will pay $15 million “for purposes to be determined by Lubicon” as well as $3 million for capital enhancements to the Little Buffalo school to allow it to provide post-secondary education.
  A large swath of land will also be
  
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• Edmonton weather: Winter jacket in the morning, T-shirt in the afternoon

  24-10-2018 14:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure -0.8 C with 8 km/h winds out of the southwest contributing to a -4 windchill.
  Yes, there’s a windchill and yes there was frost on my car this morning, but it looks the sun will come out and eventually actually warm up a little today. We’re at that point in the season where I just don’t know what to wear to work anymore. It’s cold enough
  
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• Wednesday's letters: True grassroots debate at Alberta Party AGM

  24-10-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Alberta Party convention offers little to get really excited about,” Keith Gerein, Oct. 22
  Mr. Gerein’s column missed the mark on political platform development and prioritized selling controversy over good governance.
  It’s a concerning take considering the feedback we hear about concerns related to polarization and acrimony between our two larger rivals. Finding a way to seek common ground and respectful debate should be lauded, not derided.
  It was clear that there
  
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• Opinion: Let's not whitewash racism in the justice system

  24-10-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Supreme Court of Canada recently heard the most important case in a generation regarding the Canadian legal system’s response to murdered and missing Indigenous women.
  The hearing was the culmination of a case set in motion on the morning of June 22, 2011.  On that day, Bradley Barton checked out of a room at the Yellowhead Inn in Edmonton, grabbed a coffee, and started his truck for another day of work.
  In Barton’s motel bathroom, Cindy Gladue was already dead. Her children
  
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• New St. Joseph's College deal could better prepare teachers for Catholic schools

  24-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Catholic school teachers must be uniquely trained for lessons unlikely to happen in public schools, says St. Joseph’s College academic dean Shawn Flynn.
  In science class, a teacher should be ready to talk about how belief in evolution and belief in God can coexist, said Flynn, an assistant professor at the University of Alberta’s Catholic affiliate college.
  “Equipping a high school teacher to lead that discussion for a classroom is far more valuable than not having the discussi
  
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• Elise Stolte: Zero waste? Dumpster tomatoes? Young advocate challenges Edmonton's garbage plan

  24-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  One yogurt container filled with waste — that’s all the garbage Anna Gnida and two roommates produce each week.
  They’re part of a Zero Waste movement that’s inspired a new generation of metal-straw toting environmentalists.
  Actually Gnida goes further. Like the Zero Waste folks, she refuses to buy anything in packaging that can’t be recycled and refills her own jars when she goes grocery shopping. But you could say she’s waste negative because most of her frui
  
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• Dumpster diving towards zero waste

  24-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  One yogurt container filled with waste — that’s all the garbage Anna Gnida and two roommates produce each week.
  They’re part of a Zero Waste movement that’s inspired a new generation of metal-straw toting environmentalists.
  Actually Gnida goes further. Like the Zero Waste folks, she refuses to buy anything in packaging that can’t be recycled and refills her own jars when she goes grocery shopping. But you could say she’s waste negative because most of her frui
  
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• David Staples: 'Very special' food product drives massive growth in Edmonton company

  24-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  You might think it’s a slam dunk success to be Edmonton’s fastest growing company, as well as the 55th fastest growing company in all of Canada, according to Canadian Business Magazine.
  In the last five years, BioNeutra’s revenues have grown 1,378 per cent.
  The company is also about to open a new Edmonton factory to produce its main product, the organic sweetener VitaFiber, a low-calorie, prebiotic fiber derived from starch from peas, tapioca and root vegetables.
  In essence, we
  
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• Alberta environment minister to make a case against Bill C-69 in Ottawa

  24-10-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips is in Ottawa Wednesday to meet with senators about federal legislation that would overhaul Canada’s energy regulatory process.
  The NDP said Bill C-69, dubbed the Impact Assessment Act, would hurt Alberta and oversteps provincial jurisdiction.
  In September, Premier Rachel Notley said cabinet ministers would head to Ottawa to make a case against the bill, which would change the rules for project approvals and replace the National E
  
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• Player grades: Edmonton Oilers nab a point in barn-burner vs. Pens but leave the second one on the table

  24-10-2018 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Penguins 6, Oilers 5 (OT)
  Last goal wins.
  An old-fashioned street hockey game broke out at Rogers Place on Tuesday night, with some of the top offensive talent in the NHL on display. Five times one of teams forged a goal in front, five times the other guys came back with the next one. Ultimately it took a session of 3-on-3 overtime.
  In the end it was Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins who won the war, as Sid opened and closed the scoring to lead his club to a pulsating 6-5 win, their fift
  
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• St. Albert vape shop busted for selling illegal cannabis, police say - CBC.ca

  24-10-2018 09:00 via cbc.ca
  St. Albert vape shop busted for selling illegal cannabis, police say  CBC.caThree people have been charged with drug trafficking after RCMP raided a St. Albert vape shop police say had been advertising for months that it was selling ...
  
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• RCMP lay drug, gun charges after St. Albert business investigated for selling cannabis products pre-legalization - Toronto Star

  24-10-2018 09:00 via thestar.com
  RCMP lay drug, gun charges after St. Albert business investigated for selling cannabis products pre-legalization  Toronto StarEDMONTON — Three Albertans face multiple drug trafficking charges after an RCMP investigation found unauthorized cannabis products at a St. Albert, Alta., ...
  
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• Missing woman's body recovered from lake in city's southeast

  24-10-2018 08:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Firefighters recovered the body of a 76-year-old woman from a small lake in the city’s southeast Tuesday night.
  Emergency crews, including police, were called to the southern edge of the lake located just off Mill Creek in the Silver Berry neighbourhood at around 7 p.m.
  The woman was reported missing by family members on Monday.
  Police said they are treating the matter as non-criminal.
   
   
   
  
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• Oilers Coach Todd McLellan Post Game Against Pittsburgh

  24-10-2018 07:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fans who were hoping to see some fireworks from a room full of superstars definitely got some Tuesday — 11 goals and four lead changes as the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins went head to head in a wild, old-school shootout.
  And, in the classic road hockey tradition, it came down to “next goal wins.”
  And guess who scored it. Sidney Crosby delivered a goal for the ages 2:12 into overtime, bringing everyone in the building to their feet, and then to their knees, when he pu
  
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• Finance minister fires back over municipal funding as city debates four-year building and repairs budget

  24-10-2018 03:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province’s two largest cities need to “come to the table” if they want to get a municipal funding agreement nailed down, Alberta’s finance minister said Tuesday in response to Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson’s frustration about a deal being delayed.
  Finance Minister Joe Ceci’s comments came on the heels of City of Edmonton administrators presenting city council with a $4.3 billion proposed capital budget for 2019-2022 on Tuesday.
  The minister said that a fu
  
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• Deal reached with Lubicon Lake Band over long-standing land claim

  24-10-2018 03:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  The provincial and federal government are set to announce a deal with the Lubicon Lake Band over its long-standing land claim.
  The details of the settlement, which comes after decades of negotiations, will be released at a Wednesday news conference at the Federal Building in Edmonton, said a news release Tuesday from the office of Alberta’s premier.
  The Lubicon is a group of several hundred Cree living in the back lakes area north of Lesser Slave Lake in northern Alberta. They were missed
  
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• Council hits pause on 'innovation hub,' wants more entrepreneur input

  24-10-2018 02:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  City council paused plans for an “innovation hub” Tuesday and asked the Edmonton Economic Development Corp. to go back and consult with local entrepreneurs on what they see as the best way forward to support startup tech companies in the city.
  Ward 5 Coun. Sarah Hamilton brought the motion to stop and revisit the EEDC’s strategy for innovation in the city, saying she is frustrated that entrepreneurs were excluded from the development of plans of which they are suppose
  
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• 'Focus on predators': Outgoing top cop says police are not the solution to homelessness, mental health

  24-10-2018 02:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Edmonton Police Service Chief Rod Knecht walks out of the downtown division’s headquarters for the last time Friday, he will do so with a nagging regret.
  For the past five years, the outgoing police boss had advocated on behalf of the service to anyone who would listen that the city would benefit from a wellness centre.
  Not just any centre but one offering wraparound services for people suffering from alcohol and drug addictions or mental health issues. Its overarching principle was t
  
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• Ethics commissioner scolds NDP MLA over Kenney trip complaint

  24-10-2018 01:25 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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• Notes from the Dome: Post-secondary students call for tuition cap, first Local Food Council meets

  24-10-2018 01:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Council of Alberta University Students delivered 1,500 letters to the provincial government Tuesday to advocate for a long-term plan that would make post-secondary education more affordable.
  Chairman Andrew Bieman, who is a student at MacEwan University studying political science, said the organization is asking that a tuition cap be laid out in legislation.
  “What this means is that students will have a long-term sustainable tuition plan that’s hopefully capped at the consum
  
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• Outgoing police chief reflects on time with Edmonton Police Service

  24-10-2018 01:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Edmonton Police Service Chief Rod Knecht walks out of the downtown division’s headquarters for the last time Friday, he will do so with a nagging regret.
  For the past five years, the outgoing police boss had advocated on behalf of the service to anyone who would listen that the city would benefit from a wellness centre.
  Not just any centre but one offering wrap around services for people suffering from alcohol and drug addictions or mental health issues. Its overarching principle was
  
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• Man shot and killed at downtown Edmonton car repair shop

  24-10-2018 01:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police are investigating a shooting at a downtown autobody shop near 97 Street and 105A Avenue on Tuesday morning.
  The shooting victim, a 36-year-old man, was transported to hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead just after 2 p.m. Police have declared the case a homicide.
  Emergency crews called to the morning shooting performed CPR on the man just outside one of the garage bay doors, said witnesses of the aftermath.
  Tuesday’s shooting is Edmonton’s 25th homicide of the y
  
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