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• Amber Alert cancelled after eight-year-old found safe in Calgary, mother charged

  16-03-2019 22:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman is charged with abduction of her son after city police cancelled an Amber Alert issued Friday night for an eight-year-old Edmonton boy found safe in Calgary Saturday.
  The boy was taken from Waverley Elementary School around 2:50 p.m. by his mother, police said in the alert sent out shortly after 9:40 p.m. Friday. In an update issued at 11:40 p.m. Friday, police said they were believed to be in the Calgary area, travelling in a 2002 Buick Century.
  At 5:30 a.m. Saturday, police cancelled t
  
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• Man who turned himself in for Edmonton's latest killing charged with second-degree murder

  16-03-2019 22:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who turned himself in to B.C. RCMP after Edmonton’s latest homicide has been charged with second-degree murder, show court documents.
  On Feb. 26, police responded to a call of gunshots at a home near Belmont Park near 135 Avenue and 38 Street where they found a man dead. An autopsy later confirmed the 42-year-old died from a gunshot wound.
  Days later, police released information about a suspect.
  Matthew Leonard Campeau, 24, turned himself in to RCMP in Langley, B.C., on Feb. 1.
  He ha
  
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• Watch: Edmonton Muslims supported by community after New Zealand terror attacks

  16-03-2019 22:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  Noor Al-Henedy with Al Rashid Mosque speaks about the impact of terrorist attacks on praying Muslims in New Zealand on the community of Edmonton’s Muslims at the mosque in Edmonton, on Friday, March 15, 2019. She said that people outside of the mosque’s community have been offering support by dropping off cards and flowers and by telling congregants that they are welcome in Edmonton and that they are loved.
  Forty-nine people were killed when a man carrying assault rifles opened fire
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled after 8-year-old found safe in Calgary, mother charged

  16-03-2019 19:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman is charged with abduction of her son after city police cancelled an Amber Alert issued Friday night for an eight-year-old Edmonton boy found safe in Calgary Saturday.
  The boy was taken from Waverley Elementary School around 2:50 p.m. by his mother, police said in the alert sent out shortly after 9:40 p.m. Friday. In an update issued at 11:40 p.m. Friday, police said they were believed to be in the Calgary area, travelling in a 2002 Buick Century.
  At 5:30 a.m. Saturday, police cancelled t
  
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• Kenney vows to create new provincial park in southwest Edmonton if UCP elected

  16-03-2019 18:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A UCP government will carve out a new provincial park in southwest Edmonton’s river valley if elected, leader Jason Kenney announced Saturday.
  The plan is to “protect the North Saskatchewan River Valley from industrial development and enhance the recreational potential of one of the greatest urban parks in North America by contributing up to $10 million for the creation of Big Island Provincial Park,” said Kenney in a statement.
  “United Conservatives share the vision of t
  
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• Recall of Joe Gambardella is better than the weak status quo, better than nothing

  16-03-2019 17:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 71 Oilers vs Arizona
  Fans of the Oilers of Edmonton were greeted with some entirely discouraging news on Friday when the team’s head coached Ken Hitchcock rolled out his prospective lines for Saturday’s game against Arizona.
  As reported by Bob Stauffer of the Oilers, the lines were:
  Lucic-McDavid-Kassian
  Rieder-Draisaitl-Chiasson
  Khaira-RNH-Gagner
  Currie-Cave-Rattie
  Malone-Brodziak
  In other words, two of the best forwards in the NHL, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, were g
  
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• Oil Spills: Oilers still have hope on the stretch drive

  16-03-2019 17:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  While a recent 6-3 home-ice loss to the lowly New Jersey Devils stings, not all hope is lost for the Edmonton Oilers, who continue to chase a playoff spot in the NHL’s Western Conference.
  Yes, the odds are against them making the post-season, but it’s unlikely anyone else — whether a team is currently in a playoff position or not — is going to run the table at this point given recent results, so you never know what’s going to happen. That’s why they play the g
  
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• 'Peace and closure': Family of man fatally struck on Sherwood Park road in 2016 plead for tips

  16-03-2019 17:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Family of a 28-year-old man who died in 2016 after being struck by a vehicle on a Sherwood Park road are pleading for public tips to help solve the case.
  Officers responding Dec. 28, 2016, to the 3:46 a.m. call about a person found unresponsive on Highway 21 near Township Road 520 found the body of Phoenix Taypayosatum of Camrose.
  An RCMP collision reconstructionist later determined that Taypayosatum had been struck by a vehicle travelling northbound on Highway 21.
  He had been hitchhiking from E
  
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• Edmonton weather: 7 C in the sun gets us closer to 16 C by Thursday, maybe

  16-03-2019 15:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Saturday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -10 C with 4 km/h winds out of the southwest.
  Today’s sunshine and high of 7 C is just the beginning of what may take us to 16 C by Thursday, suggests the forecast. The beaten and blackened grass that’s starting to poke through the grime may even begin to green up by week’s end. Then we just need a good rain.
  Today’s fore
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled after 8-year-old found safe in Calgary

  16-03-2019 14:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  City police have cancelled an Amber Alert for an eight-year-old boy after the child abducted Friday from a southeast Edmonton elementary school was found safe in Calgary Saturday morning.
  The boy was taken from Waverley Elementary School around 2:50 p.m. by his mother, police said in the alert sent out shortly after 9:40 p.m. Friday.
  In an update issued at 11:40 p.m. Friday, police said they were believed to be in the Calgary area, travelling in a 2002 Buick Century with an Alberta licence plate
  
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• Saturday's letters: Searching showgoers' purses is un-Canadian

  16-03-2019 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I attended the Broadway musical production Come From Away, and was shocked to find a handbag search at the door. We were told that there was no actual threat, but that the American touring company had required that this search take place.
  I am very disappointed in the management of the Jubilee Auditorium for caving in to the misplaced demands of a foreign presenter. This is the first time I have ever encountered such an offensive practice and I am a regular patron of the ballet an
  
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• Opinion: Rule of law can collapse if politicians abuse it

  16-03-2019 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canada is consumed by the SNC-Lavalin affair which also has the government in turmoil. Hearings of the justice committee have provided unprecedented insights into what usually takes place behind a veil.
  The rule of law has been invoked thousands of times and by innumerable people since the story broke yet it is poorly understood among the general public. Given the lack of understanding of this important building block of Canadian democracy and because it is inextricably linked with the SNC-Laval
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 8-year-old Edmonton boy

  16-03-2019 08:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  City police have issued an Amber Alert for an eight-year-old boy they say was abducted Friday from a southeast Edmonton elementary school.
  The boy, Noah Ducharme, was taken from Waverley Elementary School around 2:50 p.m. by his mother, police said in the alert sent out shortly after 9:40 p.m. Friday.
  In an update issued at 11:40 p.m. Friday, police said they were believed to be in the Calgary area, travelling in a 2002 Buick Century with an Alberta licence plate MAE 903.
  Noah is described as fo
  
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• Keith Gerein: Pressure escalates on Kenney as RCMP joins probe into UCP leadership race

  16-03-2019 03:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney held a news conference Friday at an Edmonton bakery, speaking in front of a rack of sourdough bread.
  Journalists half expected Kenney to get a little sour himself, knowing he would face questions about how his party will have to conduct the coming election campaign under the cloud of an RCMP investigation.
  After all, Kenney has become exasperated in the past when asked about alleged improprieties that may have occurred a year and half ago during the UCP le
  
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• Watch: Water for Alberta First Nations

  16-03-2019 00:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province has announced the next steps in a program that aims to give Indigenous communities in Alberta access to safe drinking water.
  The First Nations Regional Drinking Water Tie-in Program is part of the $100 million in funding set out in Budget 2017 to improve drinking water in Indigenous communities over the next six years.
  Grants are given to local water commissions or water supply municipalities to extend their service to First Nations, said a Friday news release. The program aims to e
  
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• Rebel Media no longer facing $5,500 elections fine over billboard

  16-03-2019 00:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s election commissioner is no longer pursuing a $5,500 fine against Rebel Media, instead settling on a reprimand, according to a court filing.
  In December, Alberta’s Office of the Election Commissioner informed the far-right outlet that it was launching an investigation into a billboard near Innisfail after receiving a complaint from Elections Alberta.
  The billboard calls for the firing of Alberta Education Minister David Eggen over provincial exam scores. It includes images
  
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• Watch: Jason Kenney proposes creating new minimum wage for Alberta's youth

  16-03-2019 00:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney announced that his party would create a new youth wage as part of the UCP’s proposed Bill 2, during a press conference at an Edmonton bakery Friday morning.
  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 majority of people who receive the minimum wage are dependents or in households with other sources of income,” said UCP Leade
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Drinking water program rolls out, Notley's nomination meeting coming up

  16-03-2019 00:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province announced the next steps in a program that aims to give Indigenous communities in Alberta access to safe drinking water.
  The First Nations Regional Drinking Water Tie-in Program is part of the $100 million in funding set out in Budget 2017 to improve drinking water in Indigenous communities over the next six years.
  Grants are given to local water commissions or water supply municipalities to extend their service to First Nations, said a Friday news release. The program aims to elimi
  
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• Watch: Jason Kenney responds to RCMP investigation

  16-03-2019 00:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Friday, the CBC reported Alberta’s Election Commissioner Lorne Gibson had handed an investigation into alleged UCP funding irregularities regarding the party’s leadership race, to the RCMP.
  The report stated letters had been sent by the election commissioner to witnesses in the case, telling them they can expect to be contacted by the RCMP.
  An RCMP spokesman confirmed to Postmedia Friday the force was following up the accusations.
  “We are aware of the allegations and are loo
  
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• Government ponders abortion protest bubble zones for schools

  16-03-2019 00:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says her government will amend legislation to extend abortion protest bubble zones around K-12 schools in Alberta.
  Hoffman’s decision comes on the back of social media footage from Calgary this week which showed anti-abortion protesters confronting students from Queen Elizabeth High School with placards as students entered their school.
  That led Alberta Party candidate Angela Kokott to call for action to prohibit the protests, and it seems the government agree
  
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• Epcor unveils strategy for getting the lead out of city drinking water, an estimated 25,000 homes over new federal threshold

  16-03-2019 00:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  About 25,000 homes in Edmonton are above the threshold for lead contamination in drinking water under new federal guidelines that cut the acceptable limit in half.
  Epcor unveiled a three-part strategy this week to reduce lead levels in these affected homes, with an estimated increased cost of about $1.1 million from water utility charges over the next three years. Customers can expect to pay about $4.80 more per year as a result.
  The updated guidelines from Health Canada will reduce the allowed
  
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• Vision Zero initiative getting results three years in: city

  16-03-2019 00:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  The number of people killed or seriously injured on city roads annually is declining, but city councillors continue to call for increased speed in introducing safety measures.
  Traffic deaths have decreased 40 per cent and serious injuries are down 17 per cent since the city adopted its Vision Zero initiative in 2015, according to the 2018 annual report released this week.
  In 2018, 19 people were killed and 319 people were hospitalized as a result of collisions between vehicles and pedestrians, c
  
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• Press Gallery podcast: The Ghosts of UCP leadership past haunt Kenney edition

  16-03-2019 00:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  The RCMP is investigating allegations a leadership candidate for the UCP party was illegally funded, according to a report Friday.
  It’s been alleged by one-time UCP insiders that party operative Jeff Callaway ran as a so-called kamikaze candidate during the 2017 leadership race to undermine Jason Kenney’s main rival, former Wildrose leader Brian Jean.
  Join Sarah O’Donnell, Clare Clancy, Keith Gerein and Dave Breakenridge as they parse the allegations. The panel also dives into
  
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