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• UCP video 'unbecoming' of the dignity of the institution: Speaker

  07-03-2019 23:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  House Speaker Robert Wanner is unimpressed with UCP caucus staffers who secretly recorded opponents in the Edmonton Federal Building, calling their behaviour “unbecoming for those who work in the office” of an MLA.
  In a memo sent to all MLAs and caucus staffers Thursday morning, Wanner said the recording, posted on social media by Jason Kenney’s office Monday night, is “not in keeping with the dignity of the institution.”
  The black-and-white video, edited into slow-
  
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• Alberta RCMP officer charged after off-duty incident in B.C.

  07-03-2019 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta RCMP member is facing criminal charges after an incident occurred in Whistler, B.C.
  Const. Vernon Hagen, a member of the Alberta RCMP federal serious and organized crime unit, is facing two counts of assault causing bodily harm and one count of obstructing a peace officer.
  An RCMP news release on Thursday said the charges stem from an incident that occurred on Jan. 28 while Hagen was off duty.
  “Hagen has been reassigned and he will not resume operational duties until the cr
  
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• Province awards Edmonton region $90 million for transit projects

  07-03-2019 23:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province announced $90 million in transit funding for several Edmonton projects on Thursday.
  The funding through the Alberta Community Transit fund will be divided up to help pay for several projects, including upgrades to Stadium LRT station, dedicated bus lanes when Terwillegar Drive is upgraded into a freeway, purchasing electric buses, and completing transit priority improvements for park and ride facilities. There is also planning and design money for a new transit garage, an LRT statio
  
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• Edmonton public school board prioritizing mental health, infrastructure funding

  07-03-2019 23:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  As the Edmonton public school board heads into the budget planning season, trustees gathered Thursday morning to lay out its priorities — increased mental health supports and infrastructure funding.
  At McNally High School trustees set out their priorities as the student population continues to grow by about 3,000 students each year.
  Trustees outlined they are in need of funding for new schools to keep up with the student population and to repair existing schools, with about 60 per cent of
  
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• Higher rates of three cancers around former Edmonton industrial site prompts further study

  07-03-2019 22:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Public health officials said Thursday there are hazards to human health in the soil around a former wood-treatment facility in northeast Edmonton and said the protective measures put in place last year will continue.
  Alberta Health Services officials also said they will be working with federal experts on an epidemiological study to examine the higher rates of three kinds of cancers in the area around the former Domtar site. AHS said in a news conference that it could not rule out other factors,
  
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• UCP proposes Clare's Law legislation allowing domestic violence records to be released

  07-03-2019 21:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  An elected UCP government would introduce legislation allowing Alberta police to disclose records of potentially abusive partners, Jason Kenney announced Thursday.
  The proposed legislation is modelled after the United Kingdom’s 2014 Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, a.k.a. Clare’s Law, which allows a partner, or a concerned third party, to request information from police about a potential perpetrator’s criminal record.
  The policy is named after Clare Wood, who was killed in
  
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• UCP video "unbecoming" of the dignity of the house: Speaker

  07-03-2019 20:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  House speaker Robert Wanner is unimpressed with UCP caucus staffers who secretly recorded opponents in the Edmonton Federal Building, calling their behaviour “unbecoming for those who work in the office” of an MLA.
  In a memo sent to all MLAs and caucus staffers Thursday morning, Wanner said the recording, posted on social media by Jason Kenney’s office Monday night, is “not in keeping with the dignity of the institution.”
  The video, edited into slow-motion, black an
  
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• Mandatory vaccinations for kids at school part of Alberta Party election platform

  07-03-2019 19:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel says vaccinations should be mandatory for children enrolled in publicly-funded schools.
  The party’s election platform will include a plan requiring children to have up-to-date immunizations.
  “This is a public health issue, plain and simple,” said Mandel in a Thursday statement.
  The former PC health minister said parents should be able to send their children to school without fearing that their kids will get sick with measles, mumps, whooping
  
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• Fort McMurray International Airport gets kudos for top customer service

  07-03-2019 19:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fort McMurray International Airport has been recognized by Airports Council International (ACI) World as one of the world’s best in customer service.
  The airport, in the category of two million passengers or less, won the 2018 Airport Service Quality Award for Customer Experience.
  “Over the past two years, the Fort McMurray Airport Authority has been steadfast on our journey towards becoming a more sustainable organization,” RJ Steenstra, president and CEO of the Fort McMurray
  
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• Red Arrow filling Greyhound void: Another offering from Grande Prairie

  07-03-2019 17:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Red Arrow will add another departure between Grande Prairie and Edmonton starting Friday as the bus service continues to fill the void left by Greyhound last fall.
  A total of two daily departures will leave from both cities at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. The service previously left only in the morning for Edmonton and the evening for Grande Prairie.
  “Some of the feedback we received is folks wanting to get into Edmonton kind of earlier in the day and whatnot,” said John Stepovy, Red Arrow d
  
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• 'Like true X-ray vision:' Goggle technology letting doctors 'see' patients' spines

  07-03-2019 16:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Goggles that superimpose anatomically correct holographs on spines of patients are helping make treatment options better, say University of Alberta researchers.
  The wearable technology projects the mixed-reality X-rays so doctors wearing the goggles have an anatomically correct view of a patient’s spine, almost as though they are looking right through them.
  “Traditionally, educators had to point to where organs were located in the body, or draw images on people’s skin so they c
  
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• Edmonton Oilers need to go with Sam Gagner, not Milan Lucic, on top line to maximize Grade A shots

  07-03-2019 16:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 67 Oilers vs Canucks
  What should the Edmonton Oilers forward lines be? That is the eternal question for the Oilers coaches, managers and all their fans. The speculation is endless, even in the middle of the summer.
  Heading into today’s game, the lines are expected to be:
  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins • Connor McDavid • Zack KassianMilan Lucic • Leon Draisaitl • Alex ChiassonSam Gagner • Kyle Brodziak • Josh CurrieTobias Rieder • Colby Cave • Ty Rattie
  
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• Edmonton weather: There will be snow. Oh yes. There will be snow

  07-03-2019 14:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -16.7 C with 10 km/h winds out of the east, southeast contributing to a -23 wind chill.
  I think we might have been getting ahead of ourselves lately. Too blinded by the gorgeous temperatures forecast for next week we failed to see what was right in front of us: howling winds and a pretty significant dump of snow to go along with. Forecasters are
  
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• Thursday's letters: Citadel's Matilda gladdens the soul

  07-03-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Although I have accepted my fate as a northerner over my 70 years, I still find winters challenging. Couple this with the bad behaviour of our elected officials, and you can get really disheartened.
  Then, my wife told me that I was going to see a musical called Matilda. My sense of gloom deepened.
  I wasn’t expecting much. Then I saw a bunch of kids singing, dancing and acting. Oh my! Let me out of here! But it didn’t take very long for me to realize just how badly my negativity had c
  
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• Opinion: Don't forget about rural Alberta this election

  07-03-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  There’s an election coming. At some point in the next several weeks Albertans will engage in a conversation about where we want to go as a province and what our vision for the future looks like.
  Regardless of political views, there are some principles which nearly every Albertan can agree with: economic prosperity, efficient and effective public services, and strong, vibrant, and resilient communities that allow each of us to spend time with family and friends doing the things we love most
  
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• Sherwood Park home front yard transformed into 'under the sea' ice palace to raise awareness for endangered marine life

  07-03-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The front yard of a Sherwood Park home is being transformed into an ice palace with the goal of delivering an important message about life under the sea — before an approaching spring melt on land.
  For the fifth straight year, professional carver Kelly Davies is working on a giant ice slide for the Nottingham neighbourhood children to play on as the frigid winter begins to wind down. But as much as the winter wonderland is supposed to provide enjoyment, Davies and his family are hoping the
  
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• Meals on Wheels launches 50/50/50 campaign as meal subsidy clients jump 35 per cent

  07-03-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Meals on Wheels has launched a first-of-its-kind fundraiser to fill a gap left by a 35 per cent increase in clients on meal subsidy programs over the past five years.
  The Edmonton not-for-profit has seen the number of clients on meal subsidies jump to 60 per cent from 25 per cent since 2014.
  In response, it has launched a campaign to raise $50,000 in 50 days as it enters the 50th year of operations in the city.
  “More people need our help. We’ve had more clients come on board
  
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• Keith Gerein: It's time for the UCP to show its cards on climate change

  07-03-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  When it comes to Alberta’s carbon tax, it’s safe to say political nuance has not been a characterizing feature of the debate.
  The issue has been so polarizing that Albertans could be excused for wanting to wear an expensive set of sunglasses every time the subject comes up.
  Unfortunately, up until this point, the debate has had only one perspective to chew on.
  The NDP has put its cards on the table and pushed all its chips into the middle with its Climate Leadership Plan. Job killer
  
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• Watch: Team Canada prepares for World Curling Championship in Denmark

  07-03-2019 05:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Team Canada women’s team curlers practiced Wednesday at the Saville Curling Club in Edmonton before departing for the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship in Denmark.
  Alberta’s Team Chelsea Carey recently won the right to represent Canada at the 2019 LGT World Women’s Curling Championship, presented by Pioneer Hi-Bred, when her team won at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sydney, N.S.
  Team member Sarah Wilkes, Dana Ferguson and Rachel Brown are based in Edmonton and
  
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• Watch: Alberta UCP promise to cut red tape to help create jobs

  07-03-2019 04:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney provided details on Wednesday at Universe Machine Co. in Edmonton on how his party will cut red tape to help create jobs in Alberta if elected in the upcoming provincial election.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
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• City to begin blading Edmonton streets Wednesday

  07-03-2019 01:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  The City of Edmonton says it will begin blading residential streets of built-up snow Wednesday evening.
  Graders will begin cleaning roads at 11 p.m. since the forecast shows warm weather through the weekend.
  “We’re looking to take a proactive approach into our residential blading,” said Andrew Grant, the city’s general supervisor for infrastructure field operations, on Wednesday. “Our inspectors and supervisors have been out identifying snow pack amounts and we just
  
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• Kenney hints UCP government would scrap Energy Efficiency Alberta

  07-03-2019 01:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jason Kenney hinted Wednesday that a United Conservative government would shut down Energy Efficiency Alberta, an arm’s-length provincial agency founded in 2016 that operates programs funded by the carbon tax.
  “We don’t need bureaucrats changing our shower heads and our light bulbs,” Kenney said at a news conference.
  He said programs under the agency would be “gone.”
  But when reporters asked whether the UCP would eliminate the agency entirely, Kenney said to w
  
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• UCP threatens legal action against former party MLA Prab Gill

  07-03-2019 01:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney is threatening legal action against former UCP MLA Prab Gill, who made allegations about voter fraud during the party’s 2017 leadership race.
  Lawyers for Kenney and the UCP sent Gill a cease and desist letter on Feb. 25, calling his statements “outrageous and plainly false.” Gill now sits as an independent MLA.
  “He’s free to say what he wants to of course, but he will also be held accountable if he defames the official Opposition with these r
  
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• Latest UCP platform promise focuses on red tape reduction

  07-03-2019 01:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney says he wants to reduce red tape in Alberta by one-third, rolling out another platform promise ahead of the spring election.
  “The 30-, 40-, 60-year-old regulations don’t get repealed, so you end up with a small business like this where you probably … have several administrative people just ensuring regulatory and tax compliance,” he said at a Wednesday news conference at Universe Machine Corporation in Edmonton. “It gets layered on.”
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• Caregivers in Serenity case to stand trial on failure to provide necessaries of life charge

  07-03-2019 00:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Wetaskiwin — A couple charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in connection with the case of a four-year-old girl will stand trial, a judge ordered Wednesday after a preliminary hearing.
  The judge’s decision comes after a multi-week preliminary hearing that began in early February for the great-aunt and great-uncle of Serenity — a four-year-old who died at Stollery Children’s Hospital in September 2014. Her case rocked Alberta’s child welfare system
  
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