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• Edmonton police warning public to be vigilant after thieves target seniors

  15-03-2019 22:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  City police have issued a warning to the public after receiving a number of reported jewelry thefts targeting seniors in the west end last week.
  “Police are also warning the public, in particular seniors, to be aware of their surroundings when in parking lots and to be extra vigilant if approached by strangers who are trying to give away or sell something,” EPS spokesperson Carolin Maran said in a news release Friday.
  Police said an 86-year-old woman was approached by a man and woman
  
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• Kenney proposes creating $13-per-hour young worker wage as part of UCP election platform

  15-03-2019 22:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  If elected, the UCP plans to roll out a $13-per-hour minimum wage for young workers, $2 less than the minimum wage that took effect in October.
  The lesser wage would apply to people 17 years of age and under.
  “The majority of people who receive the minimum wage are dependents or in households with other sources of income,” said UCP Leader Jason Kenney at a Friday news conference held at Vienna Bakery, an Edmonton business. “We’re basically talking about teenagers with ent
  
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• Fort McMurray fentanyl trafficker brought down by ex-partner's mother, court hears

  15-03-2019 22:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a Fort McMurray fentanyl and cocaine trafficking ring was introduced to the undercover operator who ultimately brought down the operation by his ex-partner’s mother.
  On Thursday, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Brian Burrows sentenced 38-year-old Patrick Douglas Felix to seven years in prison, after he earlier pleaded guilty to four counts of trafficking cocaine and the deadly opioid fentanyl.
  Police disrupted the trafficking ne
  
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• High Prairie teacher charged with sexual offences

  15-03-2019 22:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  High Prairie RCMP have charged a teacher with sexual offences after receiving complaints of inappropriate messages.
  Police arrested a man after receiving the complaint on March 3.
  Douglas Ben Lang, 58, faces two charges of making sexually explicit material available to a child  and two charges of luring a child.
  Lang was released on conditions of having limited to no contact with anyone under the age of 18, said a RCMP news release on Friday. Lang is not allowed to possess a device with int
  
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• University of Alberta president David Turpin leaving in June 2020

  15-03-2019 22:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  University of Alberta president David Turpin won’t be seeking a second term, and will leave the school in June 2020 when his contract is up.
  Turpin, who took the top post in 2015, made the announcement on Friday.
  “Today I informed the Board of Governors that I will not be seeking reappointment as president of the University of Alberta when my term ends on June 30, 2020. I am announcing this now to allow the Board sufficient time to search for my successor,” he wrote.
  He did not
  
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• Three to See Saturday: Ortona Apocalypse, a meeting of belles, and Barra MacNeils

  15-03-2019 22:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hex Beat are on the bill at Ortona Apocalypse Saturday night.
  Ortona Apocalypse: Local art maniacs Tim Rechner and Patrick Arès-Pilon are putting on this punk-noise show at the still-standing Ortona Armoury Saturday night, including Edmonton’s Hex Beat, Fitness and Alloys. The all-ages show also features visuals by Square Frame Rule, and should be a very loud way indeed to welcome spring back into the city. See you there!Details: 8 p.m. at Ortona Armoury (9722 102 St.), $10 at the d
  
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• Cappies reviews: The Beverly Hillbillies

  15-03-2019 21:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Kaden Fraser
  Millwoods Christian School
  Rock-slinging cousins, a pretentious posse of students and a timeless theme song. All of these were a part of the happy-go-lucky hodgepodge of swingin’ 60s folk comedy that was Blessed Oscar Romero High School’s production of The Beverly Hillbillies.
  Adapted from the American sitcom which ran from 1962 to 1971, The Beverly Hillbillies centres around Jed Clampett, a simple widowed mountaineer, and the Clampett Family, living in the rural Ozar
  
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• St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach Jeff Albert explains his approach to batting practice - KMOX

  15-03-2019 20:50 via kmox.radio.com
  St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach Jeff Albert explains his approach to batting practice  KMOXJUPITER, Fla. (KMOX) - Jeff Albert has returned to the organization that gave him a start in the majors this year. Before joining the Houston Astros in 2013, the St.
  
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• Player grades, Games 61-70: Edmonton Oilers picked up their play but playoff berth remains a pipe dream

  15-03-2019 19:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  For some weeks now I’ve been hanging on to the “faint hope” version of the Edmonton Oilers’ playoff chances. The club’s previously-demonstrated capacity to put together decent strings combined with the lacklustre showing by their rivals in the Western Conference wild card race left the window open a crack. I thought (and think) the Oilers were correct in not shipping out players for picks at the deadline, even as I also thought it correct that they not sell the farm
  
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• Ex's mother helped bring down fentanyl trafficker sentenced to seven years in prison, court hears

  15-03-2019 18:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a Fort McMurray fentanyl and cocaine trafficking ring was introduced to the undercover operator who ultimately brought down the operation by his ex’s mother.
  On Thursday, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Brian Burrows sentenced 38-year-old Patrick Douglas Felix to seven years in prison, after he earlier pleaded guilty to four counts of trafficking cocaine and the deadly opioid fentanyl.
  Police disrupted the trafficking network in
  
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• Who are the candidates in my riding: A guide to Alberta's 2019 provincial election

  15-03-2019 18:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  There is a mountain of information for voters to consider in a campaign. But on election day, it all comes down to the names on the ballot.
  Voters in 87 ridings this spring pick who they want to represent them in the Alberta legislature for the next four years. Our politics team is compiling a list of candidates competing in each constituency, adding names as they are approved by Elections Alberta.
  We will update the list as names are added.
  Mobile users if you’re having trouble seeing the
  
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• 'Albertans stand with you': Increased police presence at Edmonton mosques after Christchurch attacks

  15-03-2019 17:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  City police are increasing their presence around Edmonton mosques after 49 people were gunned down during prayers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  Faisal Suri, president of the Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council, said there was no imminent Edmonton threat but police increased their presence as a proactive measure.
  “People feel generally safe in Edmonton but they are more concerned than ever,” said Suri. “There is generally fear in the back of their minds going to
  
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• Edmonton builders among HOME Awards winners

  15-03-2019 15:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dolce Vita Homes, part of the Beaverbrook Group of Companies, is a double winner in the 2019 Home Owner Mark of Excellence (HOME) Awards.
  The Edmonton-based builder is celebrating the customer satisfaction award for large, single-family home builder of the year, as well as the Builder of Choice Award for combined top marks from customers, building trades and employees. The awards are presented annually by CustomerInsight, based on surveys of home buyers and the new-home construction industry.
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• Tantalizing trio: Full House Lottery 2019 features three iconic homes in southwest Edmonton

  15-03-2019 15:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  They don’t make it easy.
  With builders Averton Homes, Kondro Homes and Parkwood Master Builder unveiling three new, dramatic Full House Lottery 2019 dream homes there are options if iconic houses are what you’re looking for.
  But which door is the right one for you? That’s a good question, as not only does each front door at the Creekwood Collections at Chappelle in southwest Edmonton lead you into a feast for the eyes, each home also stands on its own, making the choice even mo
  
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• Opinion: Another pipeline delay no cause for continuing curtailment

  15-03-2019 15:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  The year-long delay of the Enbridge pipeline reconstruction will understandably cause frustration for Alberta, a province that was already in need of more pipeline capacity. But the provincial government should avoid the temptation to build on its curtailment policy and introduce more stringent production quotas.
  Quotas are ill-suited to managing this challenge or the broader issue of transportation bottlenecks faced by the Canadian oil and gas industry.
  Alberta’s problems began long ago:
  
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• Full House Lottery's richest early bird includes Windermere condo

  15-03-2019 15:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  You could call it the Full House Lottery’s signature statement.
  The lottery’s richest early bird prize yet, valued at $846,000, includes a 1,500-square-foot luxury condo in southwest Edmonton.
  The uniquely shaped triangular condo at The Signature Tower in Windermere is a two-bedroom plus den unit with the open-concept kitchen and living room providing a 240-degree floor-to-ceiling panorama. While both bedrooms have their own balcony, a private fob allows the elevator to take you righ
  
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• Faulkner Real Estate Report: Positive cash flow properties exist, but require some searching

  15-03-2019 15:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Is now the time to find and purchase investment properties that will provide a positive cash flow? On the surface you would think not.
  In the last two or three years we have seen interest rates increase and rental incomes decline. This makes it much more difficult to find income properties that actually produce a positive cash flow.
  However, let’s dig a little deeper. Successful investors rarely purchase for the short term, they’re in it for the long haul (10-20 years or more). Real
  
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• Growing Things: Maintain moisture to prevent spruce tree needle loss

  15-03-2019 15:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Q: I was hoping you could help me. I have a row of spruce trees which are about 40 years old, and I would guess over 50 feet tall. I planted them when they were about a foot tall. I realize it is normal for them to lose needles in the interior of the tree, but over the last few years there has been an excessive amount of needle loss. In Strathcona County I have noticed this happening to other spruce trees, resulting in them dying, and I am very concerned that this will happen to mine. Can you of
  
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• House-flipping Wilsons return to headline 2019 Edmonton Home + Garden Show

  15-03-2019 15:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  They’re about to put down their tool belts.
  The Canadian-born duo of Kortney and Dave Wilson — now based in Nashville, and previously known for picking up microphones — aren’t exactly leaving the building industry. But they are quite possibly saying goodbye to their successful home renovation television series, Masters of Flip, after the upcoming fourth season.
  “Oh yes, it’s at least the last season for now,” said Kortney, who along with her husband Dave
  
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• Review: The Cat Empire takes the roof off Winspear with its tribal pop party

  15-03-2019 15:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Straight off, any band which recognizes that ska is one of the greatest (often-forgotten) grooves in the history of popular dance music gets an extra star from this scribe. But the love of ska turned out to be merely whipped cream on a sundae filled with Latin jazz, reggae, and touches of hip-hop for some 900 folks who turned out to catch Melbourne, Australia’s tribal pop party band The Cat Empire at the Winspear Centre Thursday.
  In a land where we have long hoped for a real sniff of sprin
  
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• Edmonton weather: Bit of snow this morning but still above zero

  15-03-2019 13:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 1.6 C with 9 km/h winds out of the west, northwest.
  So there’s a sight chance we could see some snow today. Forecasters don’t seem overly confident, pinning the odds at 30 per cent for this morning before tapering off this afternoon. Temperatures are still above zero, though, and that should make for another decent day. Let the Great
  
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• Opinion: Look for energy-industry solutions, not scapegoats

  15-03-2019 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Energy markets are changing and so is our climate. These are not just facts, they are the lived experience of Albertans dealing with a downturn that feels different this time — and the fires, smoke and floods that have come to define our summers.
  Nothing matters more right now than determining how to find a way for Albertans to thrive through this reality. However, the hard and honest conversations we need to have about our energy sector are being hijacked. Our future matters too much to l
  
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• Friday's letters: Moving market detracts from downtown

  15-03-2019 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “City confirms downtown summer market will move,” March 13
  The City Market is a major attraction and destination point for downtown and is an integral part of our vibrant downtown life. It has thrived at its present 104 Street location since 2004 despite inclement weather days and has continued to expand and enhance this area.
  Why move it — especially to an indoor location? An indoor location would do nothing to enhance vibrancy downtown.
  I enjoy the outside atmosphere &mda
  
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• Mid-season revival lands St. Albert's Peterson KMAland Coach of the Year - KMAland

  15-03-2019 12:01 via kmaland.com
  Mid-season revival lands St. Albert's Peterson KMAland Coach of the Year  KMAlandIt took a rocky road to get there, but St. Albert's impressive finish amid plenty of adversity has landed Larry Peterson the KMAland Boys Basketball Coach of the ...
  
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• Keith Gerein: Heads should roll at Alberta Environment over misguided Domtar land strategy

  15-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Incorrect and unreasonable.
  The phrase appears 17 times in a new Environmental Appeals Board ruling, describing the behaviour of the provincial government to stymie a housing development on the former Domtar industrial lands in northeast Edmonton.
  If anything, the words are an understatement.
  While professional in its language, the board’s report is scathing in the details, outlining an overzealous misuse of authority by Alberta Environment in pursuing a series of cleanup orders for the si
  
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• Elise Stolte: Local gardeners create their own seed bank to guard Edmonton's food supply

  15-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Kelly Gilliam is a licensed private investigator. But any time she’s not digging into criminal investigations or workplace fraud, Gilliam is saving the world with dirt and a shovel — one rare, heritage and open-pollinated seed at a time.
  Twelve years ago, the amateur gardener started a seed bank with 20 varieties stored in her fridge. Today, she has more than 400 seeds, including 300 varieties of tomato all adapted for local growing conditions. With a team of similar volunteers, they
  
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• David Staples: Edmonton biz whiz sets out to make big bucks in artificial intelligence

  15-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The University of Alberta is getting all kinds of praise and attention for its leading work in artificial intelligence, but entrepreneur Cory Janssen’s focus is to find a way to apply that A.I. brain power to Alberta business.
  Janssen and his wife Nicole have started a new company, AltaML, short for Alberta Machine Learning. It seeks to take what some of the world’s best and brightest researchers at the U of A are discovering and apply it to Alberta’s strongest industries in he
  
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• City pitches increase to senior transit pass price in fare policy adjustment.

  15-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Local seniors could see a significant jump in transit pass prices if proposed adjustments to the city fare policy are approved.
  Administration is recommending that the city try to recover between 40 and 45 per cent of the transit system’s operating costs, according to a report going to city council’s urban planning committee Thursday
  The report suggests ways the fare policy could be adjusted to help meet that cost recovery goal — and one proposal is to significantly reduce the
  
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• Watch: CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie speaks about the league's bright future

  15-03-2019 03:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie speaks during a public forum at Boston Pizza Ice District in Edmonton, on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Ambrosie spoke about efforts to grow the league’s player base, fan base and number of teams.
  The Canadian sports league has faced declining attendance in some markets recently and is looking to bring more Mexican players on to teams north of the border. Ambrosie says it’s about time that the CFL stops being afraid of the reach and po
  
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• Terwillegar Recreation Centre evacuated after ammonia leak

  15-03-2019 03:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Terwillegar Recreation Centre in the city’s southwest was evacuated after an ammonia leak Thursday evening.
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded to an alarm at the recreation centre around 7:15 p.m. reporting an ammonia leak.
  Fire crews evacuated the arena and currently have hazmat crews testing the air quality and working to find where the leak is coming from in the arena area, said Claire Grass, spokeswoman for Edmonton fire.
  Our quarter final hockey game interrupted by ammonia le
  
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• Edmonton police charge junior RCMP constable in 2013 assault

  15-03-2019 02:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  A junior B.C. RCMP constable has been charged with a 2013 New Year’s Day assault in north Edmonton that sent one person to hospital with “life-altering” injuries.
  On Jan. 1, 2013 at around 2:40 a.m., a grey Pontiac Grand Am with three males inside was waiting in a McDonald’s drive-thru located at 15333 Castledowns Rd., police said in a news release Thursday.
  An unknown male suspect approached the vehicle and an altercation ensued where police said a knife was used by the
  
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• School district leaders, caught in the middle, want more support for GSA law enforcement

  15-03-2019 02:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  A superintendent who suspended a Catholic Francophone school principal who frustrated students’ attempts to start a gay-straight alliance became the target of dozens of parent complaints to the provincial government, documents obtained by Postmedia show.
  The Conseil Scolaire Centre-Est leaped to its superintendent’s defence, documents obtained by Postmedia show, saying complaints filed by people involved with École du Sommet K-12 school in St. Paul, Alberta, were vexatious and
  
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• A look at the Environmental Appeals Board recommendations to the former Domtar site

  15-03-2019 02:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  The minister of environment and parks based her decision to reverse five environmental protection orders and implement two others on recommendations made by the Environmental Appeals Board in a report that was released along with the minister’s decision Thursday.
  The EAB report stems from a 12-day hearing in August 2018 that examined an appeal made by Cherokee Canada Inc. and Domtar Inc. regarding the five orders. The first order was put in place in 2016 by Michael Aiton, director of regio
  
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• Carlton and St. Mary teams ready for regional Hoopla tournaments - Prince Albert Daily Herald

  15-03-2019 01:41 via paherald.sk.ca
  Carlton and St. Mary teams ready for regional Hoopla tournaments  Prince Albert Daily HeraldThe Carlton Crusaders and St. Mary Marauders senior basketball teams have different paths ahead of them at this weekend's 5A boys and girls rural regional ...
  
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• Changes to smoking laws? St. Albert asks residents for feedback - CityNews Edmonton

  15-03-2019 01:35 via edmonton.citynews.ca
  Changes to smoking laws? St. Albert asks residents for feedback  CityNews EdmontonSt. Albert is asking for resident feedback on a change to smoking bylaws. The most extreme possibility would be a ban on city property. Carly Robinson gets ...
  
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• Full House lottery dollars to help fund Alzheimer's research, cancer surgery

  15-03-2019 00:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Full House Lottery to support the Royal Alexandra and University hospitals launched Thursday with a $5.7-million prize pool.
  The 1,048 prizes include vehicles, trips, and dream homes.
  Over the years, the lottery has raised more than $82 million to support both hospitals.
  This year’s lottery dollars will help researchers at the University of Alberta get closer to developing a treatment to help restore memory in Alzheimer’s patients. The Alzheimer Society of Canada says the conditi
  
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