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• Pediatrician charged with sexual assault of a child resigns from St. Albert clinic - CBC.ca

  03-04-2019 22:30 via cbc.ca
  Pediatrician charged with sexual assault of a child resigns from St. Albert clinic  CBC.caIn the wake of three sex-related charges, Dr. Ramneek Kumar has reportedly resigned from the St. Albert medical clinic where he practised.
  
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• UCP Leader Jason Kenney stands by candidate Mark Smith after homophobic remarks surface

  03-04-2019 20:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney is standing by candidate Mark Smith, who faced intense backlash after comments surfaced where he said media portrayals of LGBTQ relationships as “good love” are problematic.
  “Mr. Smith has apologized for his remarks … unequivocally,” said Kenney at a Wednesday news conference in Edmonton.
  “(The comments) were hurtful, they were offensive, I condemn those remarks that he made before his election to the legislature.
  “I hope that Ma
  
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• Edmonton man charged with terrorism hoax, say Mounties

  03-04-2019 20:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton man is facing a terrorism hoax charge after the Alberta RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) was alerted to a letter threatening Canadian and U.S. citizens, including his wife.
  The INSET team responded March 26 after the letter indicating that a man was planning acts of terrorism against citizens in both countries was received by the U.S. Consulate in Calgary, said RCMP in a Wednesday release.
  Investigators eventually determined that the suspect had drafted
  
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• Alberta Election Day 16: Stephen Mandel says Jason Kenney is 'unfit to govern'

  03-04-2019 20:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s Day 16 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 They're not just different, they're miles apart. Here's how the NDP and UCP platforms compare.Jason Kenney at River Cree
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney is at the River Cree Resort and Casino w
  
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• Press Gallery interview: NDP, UCP platforms explained

  03-04-2019 19:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Both the NDP and UCP have released their full platforms as we reach the halfway mark of the campaign.
  Dave Breakenridge and Keith Gerein explain the details behind both platforms.
  Subscribe to the Press Gallery on Apple Podcasts.
  
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• St. Albert pediatrician allowed to continue practicing after sex-related charges - rdnewsnow.com

  03-04-2019 19:14 via rdnewsnow.com
  St. Albert pediatrician allowed to continue practicing after sex-related charges  rdnewsnow.comST. ALBERT- An Edmonton-area pediatrician accused of sexual assault and sexual interference will continue seeing patients under the supervision of a ...
  
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• Alberta Election Day 16: Notley responds to homophobic comments made by UCP candidate

  03-04-2019 18:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s Day 16 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 They're not just different, they're miles apart. Here's how the NDP and UCP platforms compare.Jason Kenney at River Cree
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney is at the at the River Cree Resort and C
  
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• Fighting fake news: How Elections Alberta is guarding against misinformation

  03-04-2019 17:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s often designed to make you angry.
  So angry that you don’t question who or what it came from, or if it’s true.
  Online misinformation comes in many forms: it can take the shape of a tweet, a comment, an ad or even look like a news story. The commonality is that the information presented is false, and meant to inflame the people who encounter it.
  As Albertans prepare to go to the polls April 16, political parties and voters alike have taken to social media to share informatio
  
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• Monthly Utility E-Billing Exemption Program Now Available

  03-04-2019 17:35
  Residents without home internet access must apply for exemption Starting July 1, the City will be moving to monthly paperless... Read Post
  
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• Oilers in 60: Another year, another season down the drain

  03-04-2019 16:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  “I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed.”
  Typically these are words employed by scolding parents while disciplining their children but it’s an all-too-familiar feeling here in Oil Country.
  For the 12th time in 13 seasons, the Edmonton Oilers have failed to clinch a spot in the NHL’s postseason. They’ve (mis)managed this despite having the best player in the world in Connor McDavid, and one of the league’s emerging top stars in Leon Draisaitl. Sure, c
  
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• St. Albert's Cook excited to play soccer at Simpson - KMAland

  03-04-2019 16:26 via kmaland.com
  St. Albert's Cook excited to play soccer at Simpson  KMAland(Council Bluffs) -- Simpson soccer is adding another St. Albert standout for their Class of 2019. Saintes senior Bailee Cook recently committed to the school and ...
  
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• Edmonton weather: Make up your mind, weather gods. I'm trying to build a fence.

  03-04-2019 14:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -0.4 C with 3 km/h winds of the east contributing to a -1 wind chill.
  So today is going to be great. Tomorrow, not so much. But focusing on today for a second we can expect sunshine and double-digit temperatures reaching 11 C — that’s good yard-working weather if you ask me. But that all changes, and quickly, as tomorrow is shaping
  
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• Wednesday's letters: River-valley spot too fragile for campground

  03-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Kenney vows to create a new provincial park,” March 18Athough I oppose the Epcor solar farm as a regressive move to re-industrialize the river valley, I am not over the moon with Jason Kenney’s new plan for “conservation” of the river valley. He wants to make the Woodbend-Big Island Natural Area into a provincial park with a campground and tourism opportunities.
  This area was envisioned as becoming public land with opportunities for nature study, hiking, biking
  
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• Opinion: Education needs investment, not cutbacks

  03-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  With the recent call of the Alberta election, all parties have — by this point — shared their education promises.
  As president of the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), I am writing to Albertans today to ask them to read carefully through each political education platform, and to think very hard about the future we want for this province’s next generation.
  Yes, the economy is important because a strong economy means we have money to spend on education; however, it also w
  
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• 'Targets for hostile state actors': Guards in place to foil online election misinformation

  03-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s often designed to make you angry.
  So angry that you don’t question who or what it came from, or if it’s true.
  Online misinformation comes in many forms: it can take the shape of a tweet, a comment, an ad or even look like a news story. It differs from the commonality in that the information presented is false, and meant to inflame the people who encounter it.
  As Albertans prepare to go to the polls April 16, political parties and voters alike have taken to social media to
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Edmonton Oilers need a hockey executive overhaul

  03-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers’ search for a new general manager and perhaps a new president of hockey operations, too.
  Also:The Oilers’ goaltending situation as the season draws to a close, how Mikko Koskinen’s inconsistent play has brought to the surface the need for a reliable backup — maybe even a 1A — for next season.
  How to grow a professional women’s hockey league in the wake of recent ne
  
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• Elise Stolte: 'Homeless ICU' could solve the revolving door in Alberta's emergency rooms

  03-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Chest pain, abdominal pain — Dr. Louis Francescutti says he often has people coming off the street fabricating complaints just because they need a warm place to rest.
  They know the drill, said the emergency room doctor at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. If they say “chest pain,” they can count on roughly six hours of peace and quiet in a warm facility waiting for tests to come back negative. Some individuals literally show up hundreds of times in a year, he said, sometimes becaus
  
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• David Staples: 'My plea to public sector: debt is not your friend, it's your enemy:' Kenney

  03-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jason Kenney’s pitch to Alberta’s teachers, health-care workers and civil servants? There’s nothing worse for the public service than reckless deficit spending and a mountain of government debt.
  “This is my plea to people in the public sector: debt is not your friend, it’s your enemy,” Kenney said. “Debt gnaws away at public services. The first person a government has to pay every year is the bankers. It’s not negotiable. And it goes from being a l
  
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• Pediatrician charged with sexual assault of a child resigns from St. Albert clinic - Yahoo News Canada

  03-04-2019 09:00 via ca.news.yahoo.com
  Pediatrician charged with sexual assault of a child resigns from St. Albert clinic  Yahoo News CanadaThe Rivercrest Medical Clinic in St. Albert says Dr. Ramneek Kumar will no longer see patients at the facility. Kumar is charged with sexually assaulting an ...
  
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• Player grades: despondent Oilers + desperate Avs = desultory hockey game

  03-04-2019 08:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 2, Avalanche 6
  There was an air of inevitablilty to a hockey game in which one team was hugely incentivized, the other side not so much. The team needing the two points, Colorado Avalanche, had a bit of an early blip but took complete control in the final two periods to roll to a 6-2 win. Their dispirited opponents, Edmonton Oilers, are a team in the National Hockey League.
  The visitors had actually had a good start, firing the game’s first 9 shots on goal, connecting on the 9th, th
  
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• Diocese appoints executive director for St. Albert schools - The Daily Nonpareil

  03-04-2019 07:15 via nonpareilonline.com
  Diocese appoints executive director for St. Albert schools  The Daily NonpareilDeacon Vernon Dobelmann has been appointed executive director of St. Albert Catholic Schools, effective June 23, the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines ...
  
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• Doctor charged with sexual interference, sexual assault must be monitored by chaperone: CPSA

  03-04-2019 05:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  A St. Albert pediatrician charged with sexual interference and assault has been issued a monitored chaperone condition.
  In a news release Tuesday, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) said Dr. Ramneek Kumar has agreed to a monitored chaperone condition by the CPSA.
  Kumar is listed as a doctor at Rivercrest Medical Clinic in St. Albert.
  The doctor has not voluntarily withdrawn from practice, therefore CPSA registrar Dr. Scott McLeod is considering further practice restrictions
  
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• Alberta Bar Association calls for more justice funding as election looms

  03-04-2019 05:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  With the provincial election two weeks away, the Alberta chapter of the Canadian Bar Association is calling for more funding for infrastructure, innovation and additional staff to reduce wait times for court hearings and relieve current strains on the justice system.
  “Justice spending is currently less than one per cent of the Alberta government budget. That is not enough,” said association president Frank Friesacher at a Tuesday news conference. “We could in fact double that n
  
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• Two UCP candidates criticized for homophobic views, another takes heat for 'yellow vest' support

  03-04-2019 03:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  A trio of UCP candidates came under fire Tuesday as past homophobic comments from two men came to light, while a third candidate’s apparent support for the contentious Yellow Vest movement forced the party leader to come to his defence.
  Mark Smith, previously elected as a Wildrose MLA for Drayton Valley-Devon, who also served as the UCP’s education critic, gave a 2013 sermon at the Calvary Baptist Church in Drayton Valley saying media portrayals of LGBTQ love as “good love&rdqu
  
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• City crew installing crosswalk near west Edmonton bus crash site

  03-04-2019 02:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  A marked crosswalk is being installed this week near the site where two 13-year-olds were struck by a school bus in early March.
  Signs were put up at the location Tuesday and the lines will be painted on the roadway Wednesday, the city said.
  “That crews were able to snap into action and get signs up the day after a charge was laid is a good news story in the wake of a tragedy,” Ward 5 Coun. Sarah Hamilton said Tuesday.
  “They saw a need, and they’re addressing it really qu
  
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• Doctor charged with sexual interference, sexual assault must have monitored chaperone: CPSA

  03-04-2019 01:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  A St. Albert pediatrician charged with sexual interference and assault has been issued a monitored chaperone condition.
  In a news release Tuesday, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) said Dr. Ramneek Kumar has agreed to a monitored chaperone condition by the CPSA.
  Kumar is listed as a doctor at Rivercrest Medical Clinic in St. Albert.
  The doctor has not voluntarily withdrawn from practice, therefore CPSA registrar Dr. Scott McLeod is considering further practice restrictions
  
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• Councillor pitches selling city-owned suburban land

  03-04-2019 01:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A city councillor wants to sell some of the city’s undeveloped, suburban land and put the money into development of Edmonton’s core.
  City council voted Tuesday to press “pause” on its own greenfield residential development work —with the exception of two projects in Laurel in the southeast — until a report comes back from administration with advice on the feasability of changing how the city owns and manages development land.
  “Simply put, we would sell s
  
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• Political left vs. right 'all hooey': Alberta Independence Party

  03-04-2019 01:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Independence Party Leader Dave Bjorkman believes his party is the “true centre” of Alberta politics.
  The notion of left and right?
  “That’s all hooey,” Bjorkman told Postmedia Tuesday.
  As far as he’s concerned, Alberta’s financial woes can only be fixed through separation.
  “If there was another way, I would do it. I didn’t come up with this to be some radical — it’s because Canada pushed us out. The system’s broken,&r
  
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• Election notebook: Latest poll, meeting the NDP and climate chatter

  03-04-2019 01:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  A new poll released Tuesday indicates the UCP has a sizeable lead over the NDP, but voters are tied on who would make the best premier.
  Vancouver-based Research Co. conducted the online poll among 600 Albertans from March 29 to April 1.
  Of decided voters, the poll found 45 per cent would cast a ballot for the UCP and 40 per cent for the NDP. The Alberta Party came in at six per cent and the Liberal Party with three per cent.
  Interestingly, almost two-in-five decided voters said they may change t
  
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• St. Albert pediatrician charged with sexual assault will be supervised while seeing patients: CPSA - Global News

  03-04-2019 00:53 via globalnews.ca
  St. Albert pediatrician charged with sexual assault will be supervised while seeing patients: CPSA  Global NewsA pediatrician who was charged with sexual assault will be monitored by a chaperone, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) said Tuesday.
  
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• Man charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder after two stabbings Thursday

  03-04-2019 00:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 38-year-old man has been charged in two stabbings, one that resulted in the death of a woman last week.
  At approximately 7:15 a.m. Thursday, police were called to the parking lot at the George Spady Centre, in the area of 100 Street and 105A Avenue to a report of a stabbing.
  There, a 48-year-old woman suffering from stab wounds was lying on the ground. She was transported to hospital by EMS where she was pronounced dead.
  Staff and patrons of Boyle Street Community Services, 10116 105 Ave., acr
  
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• Obesity in children: Severity should be based on health issues, not just BMI, say researchers

  03-04-2019 00:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Gauging the severity of a child’s obesity based only on body mass index (BMI) fails to identify health issues — particularly mental health — of those seeking care, shows a new study with University of Alberta ties.
  Researchers showed that using a plan called the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Pediatrics (EOSS-P) was more useful for understanding health issues of affected children than BMI, which just measures weight against height.
  Details of the study, called the Canadian
  
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• Tasty Tomato celebrates 25 years in business

  03-04-2019 00:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  West end fans of pasta and other Italian comfort foods may be familiar with one of the city’s stalwarts — Tasty Tomato.
  As the restaurant celebrates a quarter-century in business, co-owner Joe Amendola has a special running for the rest of the year.
  “We would like to do something special to thank all of our loyal customers who have supported us over the last 25 years,” said Amendola in an e-mail.
  The restaurant is offering any bottle of wine on its menu for half price fro
  
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