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• Council holds off on slashing senior transit discount, calls for more information

  19-03-2019 22:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Changes to the city’s transit fare policy are on hold pending the findings of a report that will look at how cost affects ridership.
  A proposed adjustment that went before city council’s urban planning committee Tuesday would see seniors lose much of the steep discount they presently get, in favour of reduced or free passes for low-income people regardless of age.
  Right now, seniors pay $15.50 for a monthly pass, significantly lower than the base adult pass price of $97. The proposed
  
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• Strathcona County RCMP charge two more men in 2018 homicide

  19-03-2019 22:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Strathcona County RCMP have charged two more men with first-degree murder in relation to a 2018 slaying.
  The body of Aldane (Dale) Mesquita, 33, was discovered early last Sept. 13 near 17 Street and Wye Road. His death was ruled a homicide on Dec. 20.
  The charges bring the total number of people charged in relation to the slaying to seven, police said in a news release Tuesday.
  Tyson Richard Clark, 30, is facing charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and aggravated assault. Clark is currentl
  
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• Edmonton Fire crews battle blaze at rubber plant in city's northwest

  19-03-2019 22:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Fire crews battled a blaze at an Alberta Environmental Rubber Products plant in the city’s northwest Tuesday.
  Crews responded to alarms at the business at 13520 170 St. NW shortly after 12:30 p.m. Maya Filipovic, Edmonton fire spokesperson, said nine crews along with the hazmat unit had the blaze under control and were cleaning up hot spots shortly after 2 p.m.
  One person was treated by EMS on scene.
  Investigators will now assess damages and look to determine the cause of the fire
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Bright spots among Oilers' fading playoff hopes

  19-03-2019 20:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  In this episode, host Craig Ellingson and hockey beat writer Derek Van Diest focus on the ever-slimmer playoff hopes of the Edmonton Oilers.
  They’re pretty much hopeless, practically, but because the NHL’s Western Conference has a lot of mediocre teams this season — the Oilers among them — Edmonton still has hope this late in the campaign. At the same point last year, the Oilers were well back of the playoff pack and out of the race.
  Also:Connor Mcdavid and his Hart Troph
  
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• Edmonton Oilers' greatest weakness? Among several candidates, poor transition game stands out

  19-03-2019 20:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 73: Oilers at Blues
  The tumblers fell in place for your correspondent to attend the most recent Edmonton Oilers game, at Las Vegas on Sunday night as part of the Air Canada Fan Flight promotion. It was my first chance to attend a National Hockey League game in an American city after perhaps 750 live games in Canada over the 40 years since the Oilers joined the NHL. Not just any American city, mind, but the league’s newest market with some very new ideas about its approach to enter
  
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• 88-year-old man charged with accessing child porn, sexual assault

  19-03-2019 19:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Hinton senior is facing sexual assault and child porn charges.
  Hinton RCMP received a report Feb. 11 from a man alleging he had been sexually assaulted, police said in a news release Tuesday. The complaint resulted in an 88-year-old man being charged with sexual assault.
  Police began a second investigation a few days later after receiving information that a suspect was viewing child pornography. Investigators searched the man’s home and seized a computer, router, DVDs and CDs.
  The man wa
  
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• Carlos Del Junco brings broader style to blues harmonica

  19-03-2019 19:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  The word atypical hardly begins to describe Carlos Del Junco, still one of the greatest harmonica players around after more than 30 years on the Canadian music scene.
  He was born in Havana, Cuba, but raised in Canada, so he doesn’t play a lot of Cuban or Latin music. He’s less interested in writing tunes, more into interpreting and improvising, and only sings on about half his recordings. Most often classified as a blues musician (with awards to match), he doesn’t always focus
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Beerfest, Glow Festival, and Marianas Trench

  19-03-2019 19:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Beerfest
  Lacombe’s Blindman Brewing, St. Albert’s Endeavour Brewing, and Edmonton’s own Bent Stick Brewing are among the local craft beers available at this year’s Edmonton International Beerfest. Over 300 beers and 120 vendors will be on hand for the 14th annual festival, which also features Beer School sessions with certified cicerone Michelle Tham, burlesque performers, and musical entertainment from the likes of Lutra Lutra and Nadine Kellman and the Black Wonders. Ch
  
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• Now Hear This Festival mixes classical music with multimedia

  19-03-2019 19:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  This year’s Now Hear This Festival, presented by New Music Edmonton and showcasing the cutting edge of classical music, has a definite sense of purpose about it.
  First, it is a festival largely featuring women composers, who are so prominent in Canada’s contemporary scene. There are three world premieres by women composers in the final concert, and each of the four days of music-making includes a major work by a Canadian woman.
  Second, there’s an emphasis on multimedia, with mu
  
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• Alberta election: St. Albert - Globalnews.ca

  19-03-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Alberta election: St. Albert  Globalnews.caA full list of incumbent and candidates for the riding of St. Albert.
  
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• Alberta Election 2019: Here's what the parties have promised so far

  19-03-2019 19:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Now that the writ has dropped, Alberta enters official campaign mode until you head to the polls on April 16.
  Expect full election platforms soon, but parties have been releasing bits and pieces for months. Here’s what we know so far.
  New Democratic Party
  Given the NDP is currently the governing party, it’s likely to run on its record.
  Promises kept: Flipping back through the party’s 2015 election platform, Rachel Notley’s government has completed the vast majority of ite
  
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• Keith Gerein: Alberta's election will be a tug of war between ethics and the economy

  19-03-2019 19:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s here Alberta.
  The moment provincial conservatives have been breathlessly awaiting for the last four years, and the moment NDP supporters have been dreading.
  The province’s 30th general election officially got underway Tuesday, and Albertans will find out April 16 who will form the next government.
  Polls suggest that is very likely to be Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party, but as we’ve seen in the past, polls can be misleading and voting intentions can change dr
  
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• Albertans head to polls April 16 as Rachel Notley calls election

  19-03-2019 18:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  After weeks of anticipation and the ramp-up of election promises, NDP Leader Rachel Notley dropped the writ Tuesday.
  Albertans will head to the polls on April 16 to vote in the province’s 30th general election.
  “It is time for an election,” Notley said to a crowd assembled at Calgary’s National Music Centre, kicking off the party’s campaign seeking a second majority government.
  “Are you ready to fight for an Alberta where we bring people together, not keep the
  
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• Fire engulfs historic Rose Country Inn in Wetaskiwin

  19-03-2019 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Firefighters are on scene battling a blaze at the historical Rose Country Inn in Wetaskiwin Tuesday morning.
  Wetaskiwin RCMP, along with members of the Wetaskiwin, Camrose, and Millet fire departments, first responded to the fire around 6:30 a.m.. There are no reported injuries.
  Roads in the area are closed to traffic and motorists are asked to seek alternate routes.
  March 19, 2019 at approximately 6:30 a.m., fire broke out at the historical Rose Country Inn in Wetaskiwin. Supplied photo/RCMP
  
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• Live: Rachel Notley to make 'important' announcement in Calgary

  19-03-2019 16:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  One day afte Alberta’s spring legislative session started Rachel Notley is scheduled to make an “important” announcement in Calgary at 9:45 a.m.
  The news released described Notley as “Alberta’s NDP leader.”
  The announcement is being streamed live on Facebook.
  
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• Soundtrack music fest hits June 22 with Boyz II Men, Ashanti, Shaggy and Ludacris

  19-03-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It is, to say the least, highly unusual if not actually unprecedented for a large-scale music festival in Edmonton to feature non-white musicians as its top-five billed acts — so props right away to the sophomore edition of Soundtrack Music Festival.
  This aside, there’s also how totally fun that lineup looks for Year 2! Topping the bill at the outdoor festival in the Kinsmen Park sniggle zone between the High Level Bridge and Walterdale Bridge is the multi-Grammy winning Boyz II Men,
  
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• Edmonton weather: This is some lovely June weather in March we're having

  19-03-2019 13:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -1.5 C with 5 km/h winds out of the southwest contributing to a -3 wind chill.
  I don’t think we could ask for much better. Out on the deck last night firing up the BBQ for the first time in what seemed like ages with the warm sun on my shoulders you could swear it was a mid-June day. Well if you ignore the ice, standing water and snow mould
  
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• Keith Gerein: Kenney’s behaviour comes across as outright hypocrisy

  19-03-2019 13:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Regardless of when Premier Rachel Notley chooses to send Albertans to the ballot box, it is the candidates, staff and supporters of the United Conservative Party who will first have to make a choice on the province’s political future.
  The choice is a simple one on its face, but difficult in its dynamics.
  To decide whether Jason Kenney has lost the moral authority to govern Alberta, or whether to stick it out with a party leader who has ensnared himself in a scandal that has put his charact
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Community support gives solace 

  19-03-2019 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I am Muslim, a born-and-raised Edmontonian, a proud Canadian, an average woman with a love for community building, volunteering, and education.
  The New Zealand tragedies have left our hearts shattered. And when a slight calm arises, the faces of those who have perished appear, and our hearts break. Again and again.
  At this devastating time, we do not choose our emotions. Instead, they manifest swiftly. From bursts of tears to moments of gratitude. Deep shock to a sense of reality. Anger to love.
  
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• Editorial: Don't move political goal posts

  19-03-2019 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The discreditable Donald Trump election campaign and presidency have inured many observers to accusations of collusion, illegal payments, alleged dirty tricks and dubious denials. Cheating and perfidy have become normalized in U.S. politics.
  Not so here in Alberta. It still shocks and dismays most Albertans when similar allegations are levelled much closer to home and involving Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party.
  Usually it’s sitting governments that become ensnared in scandals
  
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• U of A researchers looking for Albertans who experienced volcano

  19-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Do you remember the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens? If so, a team of University of Alberta researchers are looking for you.
  The team of scientists is looking to understand the Canadian experience of the eruption by supplementing newspaper articles from the time with first-hand accounts from individuals who experienced the eruption north of the U.S. border.
  Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington State but Britta Jensen, assistant professor and co-lead of the study, said their research tells th
  
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• Teacher who had sex, took drugs with student fined $22,500

  19-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A former Calgary elementary school teacher received a hefty fine and faced the loss of her teaching certificate after a disciplinary committee found she had a sexual and emotional relationship with a 14-year-old boy.
  On March 16, 2018, an Alberta Teachers’ Association conduct committee found the Grade 1 and music teacher guilty on five counts of misconduct during the 2011-12 school year at a Calgary public school.
  Due to a backlog by the association in releasing disciplinary decisions, the
  
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• St. Gabriel, St. Margaret Catholic school closure decisions delayed by administrative error

  19-03-2019 10:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton Catholic school board decision about whether to close St. Gabriel and St. Margaret schools is delayed after a “serious oversight” at the school district.
  Families with students at Capilano-area St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary School have lobbied to keep it open. They were expecting school trustees to make a decision about its fate on Tuesday.
  Last Wednesday, parents and guardians of children at St. Gabriel and St. Margaret schools received letters from the school district
  
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• Watch: Jason Kenney responds to throne speech

  19-03-2019 03:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney was stressing employment as he responded to the NDP’s pre-election throne speech at the Alberta Legislature, Monday afternoon.
  “Today’s throne speech reveals an NDP government that is completely out of touch with the economic reality facing Albertans. Alberta is in a jobs crisis,” said Kenney.
  “On the issues that matter most to Albertans this throne speech is silent and this government a complete failure.”
  During t
  
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• Alberta Métis sign new harvesting deal with province

  19-03-2019 02:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Métis Nation of Alberta has signed an agreement with the provincial government to implement a new Métis harvesting in Alberta policy.
  The agreement will replace the 2010 policy allowing Métis harvesters to hunt, trap and fish for food in five regional areas across central and northern Alberta. Harvesters were previously confined to 25 smaller regions that ranged up to 160 kilometres outside their community.
  “The new Métis harvesting agreement with Alberta is
  
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• ASIRT investigating Edmonton police in-custody injury

  19-03-2019 01:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province’s police watchdog is investigating use of force by Edmonton police after a woman suffered a fractured arm while in custody.
  The 33-year-old victim was being escorted to the fingerprint room at the detainee management unit on March 12 when an incident occurred requiring the woman to be restrained by staff, said a news release on Monday. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was assigned to the case later that day.
  “The investigation is aided by the existence
  
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• Watch: Two Alex Janvier paintings adorn legislative chambers

  19-03-2019 01:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Using the sunny Alberta skies as the key element in his paintings, artist Alex Janvier was in the Alberta legislature to unveil two new works titled Sunrise and Sunset that will adorn the chamber.
  “So I began to think about what happens in sunny Alberta, it has a sunrise and a sunset and in between those two elements, all of us wake up and some of us work. I don’t work I paint.
  The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees commissioned the paintings as a gift to Alberta on its 100th anni
  
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• 'Nothing unusual': Kenney denies wrongdoing in kamikaze scandal

  19-03-2019 01:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney denied any involvement in creating a kamikaze campaign during his 2017 leadership bid against Brian Jean, saying that communication between his political campaign staff and rival Jeff Callaway’s campaign was normal.
  “Nothing unusual in two political campaigns … particularly in our case,” Kenney told reporters Monday, following a throne speech in the legislature. “There was a degree of communication back and forth.”
  But Premier Rachel N
  
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• Postmedia Edmonton newsroom snags two National Newspaper Award nominations

  19-03-2019 00:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Postmedia Edmonton’s sports reporting and photography earned two National Newspaper Award nominations on Monday, recognizing outstanding work in 2018.
  National sports writer Dan Barnes is a finalist in the sports category for his feature on former Edmonton Eskimos player Dorian Boose, who lived his football dream only to take his own life after years of living on Edmonton streets.
  The gentle six-foot-six, 300-pound giant played 16 games and starred for the Eskimos in 2003 as they rolled to
  
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• Banning private health care: Bill 1 passes first reading

  19-03-2019 00:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  The government introduced its first bill of the spring session Monday afternoon, An Act to Protect Public Health Care.
  The bill cements, via preamble, the government’s commitment to a single-tier public health care system that provides care based on need, not the ability to pay.
  It essentially adds a swath of extra clauses to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act.
  Bill 1 prohibits two-tier medicine, extra billing, any form of private payment for insured services and queue-jumping. Physicia
  
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• Watch: NDP deliver the throne speech as election looms

  19-03-2019 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  In the throne speech delivered in the Alberta legislature by Lt. Gov. Lois E. Mitchell, the government pledged new measures to reduce wait times, strengthen critical women’s health services and reduce the cost of drugs for seniors. The speech also promised a significant expansion of affordable child care.
  All of that will come after Bill 1, an act to protect public health care, is approved.
  The government also promised to ramp up work to deliver clean drinking water on Alberta First Nation
  
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• Councillor displeased with city's lack of progress on residential speed limits

  19-03-2019 00:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  A city councillor says he wants to forge ahead with a vote on lowering residential speed limits following the release of a report by administration that states it will be more than one year before it can compile all the information council asked for nearly one year ago.
  “I think we should make a decision. It’s time. We can’t just keep punting this down the road. It’s been punted too many times already,” said Ward 1 Coun. Andrew Knack.
  A debate over the possibility o
  
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