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• Developer aims to 'retain as much of' Strathcona Hotel as possible following blaze

  30-03-2019 23:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fire investigators wearing masks and helmets were at the Strathcona Hotel Saturday morning looking into a Friday night blaze in the attic of the iconic property.
  Large sections of the roof’s shingles were missing from the top of the heritage structure built in 1891. Wood and other debris covered the sidewalk outside the hotel on 103 Street.
  A steady stream of shoppers and passers-by paused to examine the damage. The morning breeze carried a whiff of burning smell.
  “I’m just hop
  
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• Investigators on scene at Strathcona Hotel fire

  30-03-2019 21:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fire investigators wearing masks and helmets were at the Strathcona Hotel Saturday morning looking into a Friday night blaze in the attic of the iconic property.
  Large sections of the roof’s shingles were missing from the top of the building, and wood and other debris covered the sidewalk outside the hotel on 103 Street.
  A steady stream of Saturday shoppers and passers-by paused to examine the damage. The morning breeze carried a whiff of burning smell.
  “I’m just hoping that th
  
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• Firefigthers putting out hotspots at Strathcona Hotel this morning

  30-03-2019 17:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton firefighters were at the Strathcona Hotel Saturday morning extinguishing hotspots after a Friday night blaze in the attic of the iconic property.
  At 9 a.m. Saturday, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services spokeswoman Kristi Bland said firefighters had yet to declare the fire extinguished. The blaze was first reported at 9:30 p.m. Friday, and was under control by 2 a.m. Saturday, Bland said.
  On Friday night, flames were visible from the top of the building and firefighters sprayed water onto the
  
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• Bright future: it's been 37 years since Edmonton Oilers' farm team was this loaded

  30-03-2019 17:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Tyler Benson now sixth overall in AHL scoring, leads all rookies
  The Bakersfield Condors won on Friday night, a 3-2 victory over Dallas Eakins and the San Diego Gulls that saw the Bake lock up a playoff spot.
  Oilers prospect Cooper Marody led the way with two goals, another big night in a season of big nights for Marody, as well as his linemate Tyler Benson, who had two assists. Benson now has 61 points in 61 games, Marody 56 in 51.
  Benson is sixth in AHL scoring and is the top rookie point gett
  
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• Alberta Election Day 12: Kenney to unveil full UCP platform, Mandel on how Alberta Party would axe carbon tax

  30-03-2019 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s Day 12 of the 2019 Alberta election campaign trail. Here’s what the province’s political parties are doing today.
  Related Alberta Election 2019: Here's what the NDP, UCP and other parties have promised so far Who are the candidates in my riding: A guide to Alberta's 2019 provincial election
  Jason Kenney in Calgary
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney will discuss his party’s full election platform today. He is scheduled to give a speech to UCP supporters at
  
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• Saturday's letters: Help rural areas keep immigrant workers

  30-03-2019 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Feds create agricultural immigration program,” March 21
  It is about time a new program for supporting the Albertan agriculture economy, especially in the meat-packing sector, has been implemented by the federal government.
  But the challenge of placing immigrant workers in these full-time positions in rural settings, in a more permanent manner than the TFW program, is more challenging than the federal government realizes.
  I wonder if the federal government has considered the comm
  
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• Opinion: A fair wage for restaurant workers pays off for everyone

  30-03-2019 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  One out of every three restaurants is in trouble.
  That’s what Restaurants Canada warned last week in an ominous news release, picked up and echoed by Jason Kenney on the campaign trail.
  As a restaurant owner, I understand the tale better than most. It is hard. Profit margins are extremely tight. The costs of goods and rent are high. Small businesses face disproportionate property taxes. And like most businesses, big and small, employing people is a significant expense.
  If you take a look a
  
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• Bright future: it's been 37 years since Edmonton Oilers' farm team was this good

  30-03-2019 08:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Tyler Benson now sixth overall in AHL scoring, leads all rookies
  The Bakersfield Condors won on Friday night, a 3-2 victory over Dallas Eakins and the San Diego Gulls that saw the Bake lock up a playoff spot.
  Oilers prospect Cooper Marody led the way with two goals, another big night in a season of big nights for Marody, as well as his linemate Tyler Benson, who had two assists. Benson now has 61 points in 61 games, Marody 56 in 51.
  Benson is sixth in AHL scoring and is the top rookie point gett
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at Strathcona Hotel

  30-03-2019 07:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Emergency crews were on scene Friday night tackling a fire at the Strathcona Hotel in Old Strathcona.
  Edmonton firefighters dealt with the flames as police diverted pedestrian and vehicle traffic on Whyte Avenue, while dozens of onlookers watched.
  Whyte Avenue was  closed to traffic between 104 and 102 street.
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services District Chief Martin Prins said no one was hurt in the fire. Multiple crews and up to 40 firefighters attended the scene. Cause of the fire has not been
  
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• Mounties investigating death in Red Deer

  30-03-2019 04:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  RCMP Major Crimes Unit are investigating after a man died in Red Deer’s Mountainview area.
  Police and EMS arrived at a residence in the neighborhood shortly after midnight on March 28, where they located a male with serious injuries, RCMP said in a Friday news release.
  The victim was taken to hospital where he later died.
  RCMP Major Crimes Unit North have seen taken over the investigation. Red Deer RCMP and forensic sciences are assisting on the case.
  No charges have been laid.
  Red Deer is
  
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• Police confirm shelter stabbing death as a homicide

  30-03-2019 04:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Friday autopsy confirmed a death outside an inner-city day shelter on Thursday is a homicide.
  Police responded to reports of a stabbing at approximately 7:15 a.m. outside the George Spady Centre on 105 Avenue. They transported a 48-year-old woman to hospital with a stab wound where she later died, according to a news release on Friday.
  Staff and patrons of Boyle Street Community Services later identified the victim as Rose Cutknife. Police said they would not be releasing the name of the victi
  
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• Watch: NDP announces full drug coverage plan for Alberta’s seniors

  30-03-2019 04:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  “Right now there are seniors in Alberta who are actually forced to choose between filling their prescriptions or filling their fridges,” said Rachel Notley during a Sherwood Park news conference Friday. “That’s not right.”
  During the campaign stop Notley pledged that a re-elected NDP government would cover the prescription costs for the majority of Alberta seniors.
  “I’ve heard many personal stories from seniors over the years who basically did not factor
  
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• Watch: Federal government funding five replacement STARS helicopters

  30-03-2019 04:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  The federal government will be funding five replacement helicopters for the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) for $65 million which is allocated in the 2019 federal budget. STARS operates in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and parts of B.C. The purchase will help the organization move to one modern helicopter type as they will purchase nine in total.
  STARS personnel applaud during a press conference at STARS Edmonton Base at Edmonton International Airport in Nisku, on Friday, March 29, 201
  
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• Alberta leaders debate set for April 4

  30-03-2019 01:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta political leaders will be facing off in a much-anticipated debate next Thursday.
  A media consortium — including Postmedia, CBC, CityNews and CTV — scheduled the leaders debate April 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  It’s expected to be the only leaders’ debate during the 2019 election campaign, said a Friday news release.
  CTV News Calgary anchor and executive editor Tara Nelson will moderate the debate, which will take place in the CTV Edmonton studio.
  UCP Leader Jason K
  
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• Three to See Saturday: The Candidate; Atomic Cafe; and SNAPline launch

  30-03-2019 01:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Candidate/The Party: This is such a great idea! Kat Sandler’s dual story of a politician poised for national victory scrambling to avoid a scandal and backstage political fundraising. Amazingly running in tandem with The Party, in these fast-paced, frenzied comedies, members of the cast race back and forth between the Maclab Theatre and The Club to appear in two different shows running simultaneously. Love it, runs through April 21.Details: 7:30 p.m. at Maclab Theatre, starting at $30
  
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• Election Notebook: Firearms and freedom, racism and a basic income pilot

  30-03-2019 01:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Writing an Alberta Constitution, taking gun control from Ottawa and expanding the Sikh helmet exemption to “objectors” who choose to opt out are all part of the Freedom Conservative Party’s platform for more provincial freedoms
  Leader Derek Fildebrandt released the plan Friday. He called for the creation of an Alberta Charter of Rights and Responsibilities that would include rights to property, firearms and self-defence, and a right to self-determination designed to strike down
  
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• Ex-Mountie facing jail time tried to flee country with woman's help, ASIRT alleges

  30-03-2019 01:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  An ex-RCMP officer convicted of harassment and fraud is facing new charges of obstruction of justice, after he missed his sentencing date with an alleged illness and attempted to obtain a passport.
  A woman is also charged with attempting to help him flee to New Zealand.
  It’s the latest in the case of 33-year-old Aaron Lee Sayler, a former Stony Plain Mountie who was convicted of 10 offences in September including fraud over $5,000, using a forged document to commit an offence and harassing
  
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• Press Gallery podcast 266: The Alberta Election Week 2 edition

  30-03-2019 01:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  With the Alberta election now in its second week, the Press Gallery team take a look at the big platform promises, the tone and some of the controversies that have marked the campaign thus far.
  Join host Emma Graney with guests Clare Clancy, Sarah O’Donnell and Keith Gerein to talk about all that and more as Alberta prepares to head to the polls on April 16.Good Stuff from the Gallery
  Clare’s pick: The new season of the awesome podcast Invisibilia, which examines the unseeable forces
  
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• Fining feces: St. Albert cracking down on dog poop, irresponsible pet owners - Global News

  30-03-2019 00:27 via globalnews.ca
  Fining feces: St. Albert cracking down on dog poop, irresponsible pet owners  Global NewsStarting Monday in St. Albert, people caught not picking up after their pets will be fined $250. People caught without a dog poop bag can be fined $80.
  
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• Fining feces: St. Albert cracking down on dog poop, irresponsible pet owners

  30-03-2019 00:27 via globalnews.ca
  Starting Monday in St. Albert, people caught not picking up after their pets will be fined $250. People caught without a dog poop bag can be fined $80.
  
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• Alberta Party pledges to grow forestry industry with timber towers, research institute

  30-03-2019 00:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta Party government would increase building opportunities in the “forgotten” forestry industry and set out to bring a $1-billion boost annually to the economy.
  If elected, the party would amend the province’s building code to allow for taller timber buildings as well as create a research institute, leader Stephen Mandel announced Friday morning.
  “I believe in the past, Alberta’s not done near enough to look at how we can differentiate ourselves,” Mande
  
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