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• Royals 'n' rock stars: A history of Edmonton celebrity stargazing

  06-11-2018 23:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  With mega pop star Drake and Her Royal Highness Princess Anne gracing Edmonton on the same two days — and we wonder, ‘who gets to stay in the Hotel Macdonald’s Royal suite’? Rock Paper Scissors, anyone? — we take a look back at the big names that have hit the city over the years.
  Drake, who was the first non-country act to play Rogers Place when it opened in September 2016, is one of the world’s biggest music stars. He also played Edmonton in December 2013 at
  
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• Watch: Princess Anne opens 28th Commonwealth Agriculture Conference in Edmonton

  06-11-2018 23:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Her Royal Highness Princess Anne Windsor officially opened the 28th Commonwealth Agriculture Conference at the Edmonton Expo Centre Tuesday morning.
  “Alberta, as we’ve been hearing, does provide an extraordinary backdrop to this international discussion about food and farming,” said Princess Anne during her address. “Although agriculture as it is practised has changed significantly since 1957 and will continue to change, the common denominator that binds it all
  
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• New Edmonton police chief to be unveiled Wednesday

  06-11-2018 22:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson is “impressed” with the policing pedigree of city’s new top cop but he stopped short Tuesday of identifying who the successful candidate is.
  Iveson’s comments come as the Edmonton Police Commission prepares to announce the city’s new police chief Wednesday morning.
  Pressed by reporters about the identity of the person to take over from former chief Rod Knecht, Iveson cited privacy concerns surrounding the public naming of the new chief ahea
  
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• Louisiana Purchase opens second location after nearly 30 years in first

  06-11-2018 22:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  First of all, let’s just express our admiration for any restaurant that’s been open since 1989. Expanding said restaurant is a thick layer of icing on the cake.
  So it is with Louisiana Purchase (10320 111 St.), known for bravely serving Cajun and Creole food in Edmonton back when steakhouses and chains dominated the landscape. Purchased by (relatively) new owners in 2011, the 90-seat eatery is now opening a second location with more than 300 seats in north Edmonton.
  “Customers
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Edmonton Oilers now have options at right wing

  06-11-2018 22:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  The carousel at right-wing keeps turning for the Edmonton Oilers, with Drake Caggiula catching fire in back-to-back games and hanging onto a spot on the top line alongside star Connor McDavid, even though Ty Rattie — the regular on McDavid’s right-hand flank — was ready to return to the lineup.
  So there’s that, and there’s also the strong play of a couple of others on the right side, Alex Chiasson and Zack Kassian, who for the moment are entrenched on the second- an
  
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• Royals 'n' rock stars: A history of Edmonton stargazing

  06-11-2018 21:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  With mega pop star Drake and Her Royal Highness Princess Anne gracing Edmonton on the same two days — and we wonder, ‘who gets to stay in the Hotel Macdonald’s Royal suite’? Rock Paper Scissors, anyone? — we take a look back at the big names that have hit the city over the years.
  Drake, who was the first non-country act to play Rogers Place when it opened in September 2016, is one of the world’s biggest music stars. He also played Edmonton in December 2013 at
  
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• New Edmonton police chief to be announced Wednesday

  06-11-2018 21:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s new top cop will be announced by the Edmonton Police Commission Wednesday morning.
  Media outlets will be supplied the name at 8 a.m. and a press conference is scheduled for 9:45 a.m., a police commission release said Tuesday.
  The successful candidate will be in attendance and will take part in a question and answer session.
  Former chief Rod Knecht’s contract expired Oct. 31 and his request to stay on until June 2018 was shot down by the police commission in May.
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• Neil Gaiman: a trip through the master shaper's brilliant library

  06-11-2018 20:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Author Neil Gaiman has spoken about envisioning his creative goals as mountains. You’re either approaching them or you’re not — that’s how you know if you’re on track.
  But here’s the thing about the author, who turns 58 Saturday: he’s something of a mountain himself. More of a range, truth be told — subtly influencing the shadows of western culture from a staggering number of shrouded artistic peaks through his stories across almost any form o
  
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• Princess Anne’s first Edmonton visit features cows, curtseys

  06-11-2018 20:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Princess Anne mused about cattle and farm succession during a speech at an Edmonton agricultural conference Tuesday.
  The British princess gave the opening address at the bi-annual conference of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth (RASC), of which she is president. She is also scheduled to designate a river valley walkway in honour of her mother Queen Elizabeth II later Tuesday.
  It was the princess’s first visit to Edmonton.
  “Alberta, as we’ve been hearing, does p
  
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• A learning space: Young minds roam free amid the dinosaurs at new RAM Children's Gallery

  06-11-2018 20:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  If youngsters don’t know 100 languages when they enter the new Children’s Gallery at the Royal Alberta Museum, they’ll add a few to their repertoire before they leave.
  But the languages may not be English, French, Japanese or Cree. Children will learn to speak light, wood, sand, and sculpture — all mediums known to stimulate young brains to suck up knowledge.
  The multiple languages of children is part of a learning theory known as Reggio Emilia — after the storied r
  
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• City's 26th homicide victim died from stab wounds: autopsy

  06-11-2018 20:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Autopsy results released Tuesday confirm the city’s latest homicide victim died from stab wounds.
  The 56-year-old victim, Christopher Michael Antoniuk, was found unresponsive by city police when they arrived at a home near 109 Avenue and 31 Street Friday night.
  Antoniuk, listed as the owner of the Rundle Heights bungalow, was treated and transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  The case is Edmonton’s 26th homicide of 2018.
  
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• MLA Robyn Luff says she won't run under another party banner after being ousted from NDP caucus

  06-11-2018 19:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Calgary-East MLA Robyn Luff says she won’t run under another party banner after being kicked out of the NDP caucus late Monday.
  Luff was turfed from caucus hours after issuing a statement that levelled allegations of bullying against party leadership.
  “The fact that I was the only caucus member to speak up publicly in three years, and that I was removed from caucus within hours after doing so only further reinforces my assertion that a culture of bullying exists,” she said
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Korpiklaani, Die-Nasty, and Fleetwood Mac

  06-11-2018 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Korpiklaani
  There really aren’t a lot of bands that can claim to be Finnish folk-metal superstars, but Finland’s Korpiklaani is one of the few. The six-piece, which started out as the much more folkier Shamaani Duo in 1993, are known for such alcohol-themed numbers as Beer Beer and Vodka; they’re currently touring their tenth release, Kulkija. Opening is Arkona.
  When: Friday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.
  Where: Starlite Room, 10030 102 St.
  Admission: $20 to $29.50, available at the door or
  
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• Would you like guise with that? Mac Sabbath dishes out 'drive-thru metal'

  06-11-2018 17:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  For Mac Sabbath manager Mike Odd, it all started with a mysterious invitation.
  The musician (Rosemary’s Billygoat), horror movie aficionado, and purveyor of high weirdness is used to strange phone calls, but not quite like the one he received instructing him to meet up at a Chatsworth, California burger joint in 2014.
  “Usually it’s someone saying ‘come out to my shed, I’ll show you my two-headed otter skeleton,'” Odd relates between stops on the band’s t
  
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• Singer's life experience leads her to discover the blues

  06-11-2018 17:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Singer Lynne Chwyl considers herself a late-starter in the blues but she’s making up for lost time.
  Growing up on a farm near Ardrossan, she wasn’t exposed to a lot of music as a kid though she did get accordion and opera singing lessons. She liked country better, sang at school functions and started auditioning, but got married, had twins and put any thoughts of a musical career on hold.
  Two more kids, a divorce and 25 years later Chwyl found herself “looking for my identity.&
  
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• Who can it be now?: Report on new Edmonton police chief goes behind closed doors

  06-11-2018 17:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  The appointment of a new chief of police in Edmonton will move one step closer with council set to hear a private report from the Edmonton Police Commission Tuesday morning.
  But just who the city’s next top cop will be is still a mystery and could be for a little while yet.
  Former chief Rod Knecht’s contract expired Oct. 31 and his request to stay on until June 2018 was shot down by the police commission in May.
  A five-member subcommittee worked with external consultancy group O
  
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• St. Albert and Sturgeon hold Meeting of Joint Intermunicipal Affairs Committee (IAC)

  06-11-2018 16:50
  Meeting held October 31 The City of St. Albert and Sturgeon County’s joint Intermunicipal Affairs Committee (IAC), consisting of all... Read Post
  
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• Time for Milan Lucic to sit out a game? Yes

  06-11-2018 16:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 15 Oilers vs Lightning
  The Edmonton Oilers have regularly sat down players this year who haven’t performed well or have yet to earn their place.
  The list includes: Kyle Brodziak, Jujhar Khaira, Zack Kassian, Kailer Yamamoto, Jesse Puljujarvi, Drake Caggiula, Alex Chiasson, Ty Rattie, Matt Benning, Jason Garrison, Evan Bouchard and Kevin Gravel.
  Accountability has been king on the Oilers — and it’s served the team well, giving players both time to sort out what’s
  
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• Oilers in 60: What happens in an Uber, stays in an Uber?

  06-11-2018 16:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  In winter, driving to work can be a bit of a pain. So today, Oilers in 60 co-host Nathan Martin took an Uber to work.
  What could possibly go wrong?
  Asked the guys and they assured me that they have nothing but nice things to say about me and my BOLD MOVES whenever they’re in an Uber
  — Peter Chiarelli (@FakeOilersGM) November 6, 2018HOT TAKES
  In other news, the Edmonton Oilers dropped a 4-2 decision to the Washington Capitals last night. The Oilers (8-5-1) will have little time to dw
  
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• Edmonton weather: Wake up and embrace the tenderness of a -20 windchill

  06-11-2018 14:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure -13.1 C with 8 km/h winds out of the north, northeast contributing to a -18 windchill.
  I enjoy winter — I really do. Taking a deep breath of that fresh winter air, skating on a fresh sheet of ice, playing with the dogs in a field of fresh snow — it’s all very fresh. But you know what I hate about winter, what I truly, truly hate about winter? W
  
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• Three to See on Tuesday, Nov. 6

  06-11-2018 14:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Drake: Fresh off a turbulent stop in Vancouver, the Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour arrives in town as Drake brings a bevy of hits and spectacular visual display to Rogers Place for the first of back-to-back nights. Atlanta-based trio Migos serves as more than an opening act, less than a co-headliner, providing plenty of bounce in support of the Toronto hitmaker. Expect a packed house full of fans eager to provide the backing vocals for some raucous singalongs.
  Details: 7 p.m., Rogers Place, $
  
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• Resurgent economy could see more real estate activity by 2020, says analyst

  06-11-2018 14:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s housing market continues to feel the effects of the last “oil price shock” but things should begin to pick up as early as next year, a senior analyst with Canada’s national housing agency said Monday.
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s James Cuddy said a weak economy, unemployment, out-migration and lower investment levels sucked a lot of energy out of the housing market following the recession in 2015.
  In its housing market
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Quebec's sewage dumping is hypocritcal

  06-11-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I don’t like to write letters in anger but when I read that Longueuil, Que. is planning to discharge 162 million litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River just like Montreal did in 2015, I went ballistic.
  After the mayor of Montreal blocked the oil pipeline to the east coast for fear of a spill, the continued use of the St. Lawrence River as a toilet is abominable. Words that are unprintable are blocking my ability to emphasis how hypocritical the government of Quebec is when it com
  
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• Opinion: Hold energy industry responsible for clean-up costs

  06-11-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans have had a long-standing and mutually beneficial bargain with the oil and gas industry. Basically, the deal was, the companies can take Albertans’ resources, practically for free, but in exchange, they’ll create high-paying jobs for Albertans. They’ll create the conditions for a strong economy, low taxes, and a high quality of life.
  But it looks like we have been duped. Because there was another, hidden part of the deal: massive clean-up costs that the companies aren&
  
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• Keith Gerein: Fall session offers hard lessons on when, and when not, to remain silent

  06-11-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  For some politicians, silence is often golden.
  For others, it’s deafening.
  If you’re wondering which category United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney falls into, it’s definitely the latter.
  As for NDP backbencher Robin Luff, she may wish she had obeyed the first adage.
  But first to Kenney, who has been a puzzle to the legislature’s press gallery this fall session, not because of anything he’s said, but rather because he hasn’t said anything.
  In the week
  
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• Global forum focused on the future of the world’s oceans

  06-11-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  More sustained attention needs to be paid to the impact man-made climate change is having on the Arctic Ocean, one leading University of Alberta researcher says.
  That’s why Paul Myers, a physical oceanographer and professor at the U of A’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, believes global forums such as the one held Monday night in Edmonton are so important.
  Myers was one of four panelists involved in a roundtable co-hosted by the Embassy of France in Canada and UAlberta
  
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• Christmas magic ready to light up St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  06-11-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Christmas magic ready to light up St. Albert  St. Albert GazettePREVIEW Christmas Glow Nov. 22 to Jan. 19 Enjoy Centre 1010 Riel Dr. Tickets: Single range $16.99 to $22.99, ages three and under free, family packs.
  
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• Player grades: Fourth line gets buried early and Edmonton Oilers can't dig their way back to level ground in Washington

  06-11-2018 07:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 2, Capitals 4
  The Edmonton Oilers had a tentative start in Washington on Monday night, and before they knew it were down 2-0. It was an uphill battle from there and while the visitors gradually clawed their way into what became a ferocious puck battle, the deficit proved too great to overcome. By the time the final horn sounded that same two-goal margin had endured to the end, 4-2.
  For all the star power in this one, it was a one-sided battle of fourth lines that was the decisive factor.
  
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• NDP MLA Robyn Luff removed from caucus after alleging bullying within party

  06-11-2018 06:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  New Democrat member for Calgary-East Robyn Luff is refusing to sit in the legislature in protest over her treatment by party brass.
  In a letter that ended up getting her kicked out of government caucus on Monday, Luff alleged bullying at the hands of NDP leadership, including Premier Rachel Notley, saying there is a “culture of fear and intimidation that leads to MLA’s (sic) being unable to properly represent their constituents in the legislature.”
  In a press release issued lat
  
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• Watch: Bill 23, An Act to Renew Local Democracy in Alberta

  06-11-2018 04:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  Much like earlier NDP government changes to election spending rules in provincial campaigns, Wednesday’s Bill 23, An Act to Renew Local Democracy in Alberta, also introduces rules around third-party advertisers in municipal and school board elections.
  The changes will also limit candidate donations to $4,000, impose spending limits, and give Alberta’s election commission the power to investigate and levy $10,000 fines for anyone who flouts the rules.
  Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye
  
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• No Stone Left Alone: Military, children honour war dead at Beechmount Cemetery

  06-11-2018 01:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nino Bubic walked along a row of gravestones Monday morning, pausing to lay a black and red poppy on a headstone.
  The stone he picked marks the resting place of William W. Matheson, a private in the Canadian military who died in 1976 at age 77. According to his headstone, he served in the Royal Canadian Regiment and was part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
  Bubic didn’t know much about the man buried there, but felt a connection.
  “There’s a lot of dif
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Americans gear up for midterm elections, Veterans' Week pays tribute

  06-11-2018 01:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton chapter of Democrats Abroad will host an election party Tuesday to watch the U.S. midterm election results roll in as Republicans and Democrats vie for control of Congress.
  “The results of this election will determine the survival of the foundational principles of our American society,” said a news release Monday, adding that all nationalities and members of any parties are welcome.
  U.S. voters will be reshaping the 435-member House of Representatives
  
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• 'We're not looking for a handout': Alberta Chambers of Commerce outline priorities for 2019 election

  06-11-2018 01:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Chambers of Commerce unveiled its priorities for 2019, ranging from a “firm plan” to balance the budget to reducing the regulatory burden for businesses.
  “We’re not looking for a handout. We’re just looking for no increased cost to business at this time,” said president and CEO Ken Kobly in an interview Monday.
  The organization released a report, dubbed Vote Prosperity, that outlined 17 issues for political parties to consider.
  “I would
  
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