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• 'He reacted so fast': Whyte Avenue '2×4 guy' hailed as hero after arsonist sets 13 vehicles ablaze

  13-04-2019 22:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two Edmonton men are being praised for their heroism in taking down a man who lit 13 vehicles on fire near Whyte Avenue Friday evening.
  A video circulating on social media shows the suspect arsonist throwing gasoline from a jerrycan onto vehicles and lighting them on fire before crossing 104 Street to a Starbucks where he was apprehended through a citizen’s arrest before police arrived on scene. The man was arrested soon after by police and taken into custody.
  Wtf is happening on Whyte Ave
  
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• Sherwood Park Freeway reopened after morning crash sends two to hospital

  13-04-2019 21:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Sherwood Park Freeway has reopened in both directions following a three-vehicle crash early Saturday morning sending two people to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
  The east end road branching off from 82 Avenue was closed in both directions between 50 and 75 Streets following the crash around 2 a.m., Edmonton police spokeswoman Carolin Maran said in an email.
  It was reported to police that a Ford F-150 travelling eastbound on the freeway was making a left-hand turn onto
  
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• Alberta Election 2019: Alberta Party promises to create Ministry of Diversity for newcomers

  13-04-2019 20:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  An elected Alberta Party would establish a Ministry of Diversity to make life easier for newcomers to Alberta, the party announced Saturday.
  “It’s time for Alberta to recognize a new and improved province that exists in 2019,” party leader Stephen Mandel said in a news release Saturday. “It’s one that is diverse, vibrant and evolving with rich culture. It’s time the government reflects our society and puts in place support to help all Albertans thrive.”
  
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• One in custody after a dozen cars lit on fire near Whyte Avenue

  13-04-2019 18:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person is in custody after police responded to reports of a vehicle fire in Old Strathcona Friday night.
  Edmonton police alongside Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded to the calls in the area of Whyte Avenue and 104 Street, near The Next Act restaurant, shortly after 9 p.m.
  Staff Sgt. Bev Wolfert said more than a dozen vehicles were targeted by an individual before witnesses tackled him to the ground and made a citizen’s arrest.
  Pretty intense moment on Whyte Ave tonight. pic.twitt
  
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• Controversies hound numerous MLA hopefuls ahead of Tuesday's election

  13-04-2019 18:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta election campaign period has been rife with controversies hounding individual candidates.
  The UCP in particular have faced numerous scandals involving past social media posts by candidates, ongoing questions about leader Jason Kenney’s 2017 leadership bid and the resignation of two women candidates before nominations closed. Other parties though haven’t been immune to controversy.
  On the eve of the election, here’s a list of issues that have flared up during the 28-
  
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• Telus invests $100m to bring fibre optic network to St. Albert, Alberta - MobileSyrup

  13-04-2019 17:52 via mobilesyrup.com
  Telus invests $100m to bring fibre optic network to St. Albert, Alberta  MobileSyrupTelus' investment will help connect over 90 percent of St. Albert homes and businesses to PureFibre, as well as some Sturgeon communities.
  
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• Sherwood Park Freeway closed between 50 and 75 Street after two-vehicle crash

  13-04-2019 17:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A chunk of the Sherwood Park Freeway is closed as police respond to a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning.
  The east end road branching off from 82 Avenue is closed in both directions between 50 and 75 Streets, Edmonton police spokeswoman Carolin Marin said in an email around 8:15 a.m..
  Saturday morning motorists are being asked to avoid the area and seek alternate routes in and out of the city.
  Police said an update on the collision will be provided.
  More to come.
  
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• Editorial: We are voting for a stronger economy

  13-04-2019 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Bill Clinton ran for president in 1992, political strategist James Carville coined a phrase meant to keep the campaign on track.
  “It’s the economy, stupid.”
  The oft-repeated slogan is as true today in Alberta as it was nearly three decades ago for the then-governor of Arkansas.
  Whether it’s the canola farmer wondering whether it’s worthwhile to plant a crop this spring or the oilpatch worker who’s all but given up hope that oil prices will rebound and his
  
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• Saturday's letters: Scrapping Pride Fest was unnecessary

  13-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  As a gay Edmontonian, I am deeply saddened by the Edmonton Pride Festival Society (EPFS) board of directors’ decision to cancel the 2019 Edmonton Pride Festival.
  Where is the accountability from EPFS? They have had the past 10 months to address the important and pressing demands put forth by Shades of Colour and other similar groups, and come to a working consensus.
  This would keep Pride operational, intersectional, and accessible. What have the Edmonton Police Service and military done ov
  
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• Opinion: Rachel Notley has led like Lougheed

  13-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Like most Albertans, I care deeply about the fate of my province.
  That’s why I ran for office back in 1971. As part of Peter Lougheed’s Progressive Conservative Party, I was swept into the legislature during a season of massive political change. We knocked off a Social Credit dynasty that was in power longer than I had been alive.
  It was exhilarating. I felt numb.
  As a 34-year-old, I was one of the youngest members of premier Lougheed’s first cabinet. I was proud to serve with
  
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• Watch: Realtor fights to save elderly couple from foreclosure

  13-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  After living in their Fulton Place home for the past 53 years a “perfect storm” of missed communication has left an elderly couple facing foreclosure on their Fulton Place home. Now the realtor assigned to sell the house is trying to buy it back.
  Eric and Jean Bishop have lived in their 100-year-old home since 1965, they had been paying off their mortgage, when a series of missed communications between security companies, the bank and the Bishop’s led to the home being foreclos
  
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• Why Edmonton Oilers should think long & hard about Ralph Krueger as a POHO candidate

  13-04-2019 10:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  If Edmonton Oilers are actually serious about “changing the culture”…
  Already under fire from an angry fan base for taking fatal shortcuts in the 2015 hire of Peter Chiarelli, Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson has gone on public record already that no stone will be left unturned in the search for the club’s next leadership group. If he lives up to that lofty ideal, should that process not include an interview with Ralph Krueger?
  The former Oilers bench boss has re-entered the rin
  
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• Why Edmonton Oilers should think long & hard about Ralph Krueger

  13-04-2019 09:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  If Edmonton Oilers are actually serious about “changing the culture”…
  Already under fire from an angry fan base, Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson has gone on public record already that no stone will be left unturned in the search for the club’s next leadership group. If they live up to that lofty ideal, should that process not include an interview with Ralph Krueger?
  The former Oilers bench boss has re-entered the ring from the same unexpected direction to which he departed in 2
  
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• One in custody after cars lit on fire near Whyte Avenue

  13-04-2019 06:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person is in custody after police responded to reports of a vehicle fire in Old Strathcona Friday night.
  Edmonton police alongside Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded to the calls in the area of Whyte Avenue and 104 Street, near The Next Act restaurant, shortly after 9 p.m.
  Staff Sgt. Bev Wolfert said more than a dozen vehicles were targeted by an individual before witnesses tackled him to the ground and made a citizen’s arrest.
  Wolfert said the individual had targeted the tires of
  
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• Watch: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teaser trailer first impressions

  13-04-2019 04:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Friday afternoon Lucasfilm finally released its first look at Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, the final episode of the Skywalker saga which first hit theatres in 1977.
  Longtime fans Fish Griwkowsky and Curtis Ross give their first impressions of the teaser.
   
  
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• KMAland Spring Sports Recap (4/12): St. Albert sweeps T-C, AL girls grab MRC win - KMAland

  13-04-2019 04:39 via kmaland.com
  KMAland Spring Sports Recap (4/12): St. Albert sweeps T-C, AL girls grab MRC win  KMAland(KMAland) -- Check out the KMAland spring sports action from Friday. GIRLS SOCCER: St. Albert 2 Tri-Center 0. Teagan Blackburn scored twice and Ellerie ...
  
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• City council to take one last look at 2019 property tax rate

  13-04-2019 04:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Property owners likely won’t get a last-minute break — or a surprise hike — on their 2019 property tax bill from the city.
  A report going to city council Tuesday crunched the numbers, taking into account shifting economic forecasts, the recent annexation of lands south of the city, and other factors. It still came out recommending the 2.6 per cent increase that council landed on during its four-year budget deliberations in late 2018.
  That means the typical homeowner will pay an
  
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• Once more into the fray: Former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel on his run for premier

  13-04-2019 03:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  On the eve of delivering his first ever state of the city address as Edmonton’s mayor, Stephen Mandel brushed off a journalist’s questions about early troubles in his debut term.
  In April 2005, then-Journal columnist Scott McKeen (now a city councillor) confronted Mandel about conflicts with other council members, and ruffled feathers in the business community, following Mandel’s upset victory over incumbent Bill Smith several months prior.
  Mandel was unperturbed.
  “I have
  
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• NDP Leader Rachel Notley courts conservative voters in campaign's final days

  13-04-2019 03:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  With Alberta’s election just days away, Postmedia is reporting from the campaign trail as party leaders work to shore up support before April 16. Provincial Affairs reporter Clare Clancy is following NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s campaign.
  NANTON — NDP Leader Rachel Notley stands on a hay bale in the centre of a barn, flanked by supporters wearing plaid and cowboy hats against a scenic prairie backdrop.
  It’s the picture-perfect image of rural Alberta, where the NDP have cons
  
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• Keith Gerein: Muddled horse race results leave Albertans to question value of election polls

  13-04-2019 03:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Imagine the following dilemma.
  Suppose that during an election campaign you have decided on a party you are very keen to vote for, and another party you are very keen to see defeated.
  Then suppose a poll is published showing your preferred party is falling behind, stuck in third or fourth place, while your least-favoured party is in a close race at the top.
  Do you change your vote to help the main rival of the unwanted party, even though that’s not your first choice? Is that desirable beha
  
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• Three to See Saturday: Gallery Walk, John Wort Hannam and the madness of Sid and Marty Krofft

  13-04-2019 03:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  2019 Spring Gallery Walk: Seven, count ’em, seven galleries along 124 Street invite you to come see our vibrant, local commercial art ecosystem during the two-day annual spring Gallery Walk — starting Saturday and 10 a.m., Sunday at noon. This includes Bearclaw Gallery (10403 124 St.), Bugera Matheson Gallery (10335 124 St.), The Front Gallery (10402 124 St.), Scott Gallery (10411 124 St.), Lando Gallery (10310 124 St.), Peter Robertson Gallery (12323 104 Ave.) and West End Gallery (
  
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• Election Notebook: Kenney denies RCMP investigation, Alberta Party health plan and mental health questions

  13-04-2019 03:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  UCP Leader Jason Kenney said Friday he doesn’t believe he or his party are under an RCMP investigation related to the 2017 UCP leadership election, despite recent reports.
  Left-leaning PressProgress reported this week that multiple people who participated in the UCP leadership vote indicated they’ve been questioned by RCMP investigators. Two said their names appeared on a list attached to phoney e-mail addresses that were used in the voting process.
  Asked about that by former Wildros
  
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• University of Alberta academic staff consider pay bump — only for female professors

  13-04-2019 03:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  More than 4,000 academic employees at the University of Alberta are voting on new employment agreements that would give raises only to women who are full professors.
  A proposed memorandum of agreement between the university and the Association of Academic Staff University of Alberta (AASUA) would give more senior female professors a 5.8 per cent base salary increase, effective the month after members ratify the agreement, and a one-time lump sum for past loss salary, according to documents obtai
  
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• RCMP search business owned by Calgary UCP candidate Peter Singh

  13-04-2019 02:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  CALGARY — RCMP have searched an auto-repair shop owned by a United Conservative Party candidate in Calgary.
  Mounties seized a computer hard drive, other electronic devices and a suitcase Thursday night from the Autopro location.
  The shop owned by Peter Singh, the UPC candidate for Calgary-East, was closed Friday.
  RCMP have not released the nature of the investigation.
  Singh did not return requests for comment and a representative at his campaign office says the candidate’s whereabout
  
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• TransEd to shut down 95 Avenue to complete delayed Valley Line LRT work

  13-04-2019 02:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  TransEd is shutting down 95 Avenue until the end of the 2019 construction season in order to speed up work on the delayed $1.8-billion southeast leg of the Valley Line LRT.
  The decision will close the avenue between Connors Road and 85 Street starting April 28, with the road slated to re-open to traffic in November. The closure will facilitate construction in the area on roads, sidewalks and rail tracks to be completed by 2019, one year faster at this location than the original plan, the company
  
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• Three to See Saturday: Gallery Walk, John Worn Hannam and the madness of Sid and Marty Krofft

  13-04-2019 02:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  2019 Spring Gallery Walk: Seven, count ’em, seven galleries along 124 Street invite you to come see our vibrant, local commercial art ecosystem during the two-day annual spring Gallery Walk — starting Saturday and 10 a.m., Sunday at noon. This includes Bearclaw Gallery (10403 124 St.), Bugera Matheson Gallery (10335 124 St.), The Front Gallery (10402 124 St.), Scott Gallery (10411 124 St.), Lando Gallery (10310 124 St.), Peter Robertson Gallery (12323 104 Ave.) and West End Gallery (
  
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• Elderly couple fights to save their Edmonton home of 52 years

  13-04-2019 02:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  A local realtor is working to save a home instead of sell it after he was assigned to a foreclosure occupied by an elderly couple who had no idea they were defaulting on their loans.
  Eric and Jean Bishop raised three kids, watched the backyard become the frontyard and paid the mortgage on the 100-year-old home they’ve lived in since 1965. That is until a series of technical complications at their bank halted direct deposit mortgage payments in 2017.
  The issues resulted in a foreclosure not
  
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• Press Gallery 267: The Alberta Election — Is This Thing Over Yet? edition

  13-04-2019 02:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  As the election drags into its final days and Albertans prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday, the Press Gallery team takes a look back at the campaign so far.
  Join host Emma Graney and guests Elise Stolte, Keith Gerein and Dave Breakenridge to talk about the highs, the lows, the polls, the vibe in rural Alberta and what the last few days days of the election might look like.
  You’ll also get some predictions (but they’ll probably be wrong, because not a single person remembered to
  
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• Out-of-country voters left voiceless after not receiving ballots

  13-04-2019 02:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  From Arizona to Australia, Albertans living out of the country this election period are looking for answers after their mail-in ballots arrived too late.
  Colleen Scott, a Leduc-Beaumont resident who spends her winters in Arizona, said her husband received his ballot in the mail, but as of Wednesday she hadn’t received hers. Now she says she won’t have a voice in this year’s provincial election.
  “We were going to come home but when they offered (mail-in votes) we thought t
  
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• Edmonton man guilty of assault in 2017 road rage attack that broke woman's arms

  13-04-2019 01:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  The trial of Jared Eliasson hinged on one key question: was he the person who attacked Chelsey Schendzielorz with a crowbar outside her car on that winter morning in 2017?
  An Edmonton judge found Friday that there was no other possible explanation — but stopped short of convicting Eliasson of attempted murder.
  Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Adam Germain found Eliasson guilty of three of the four charges he faced: aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and damage to property.
  Howe
  
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• Alberta minimum wage: A policy deep dive

  13-04-2019 01:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  The UCP has pledged to cut pay for Albertans aged under 18 by introducing a youth minimum wage, arguing it would address unemployment by providing employers a financial incentive to hire young workers.
  Postmedia took a closer look at what similar rules have meant in some of the jurisdictions around the world where youth can be paid less than their adult colleagues.
  ‘A cynical ploy to provide cheaper labour’
  Let us look first to Australia, which introduced age-based hourly wages decad
  
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• Riding profile: Edmonton-Strathcona

  13-04-2019 00:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Population: 46,578
  Eligible voters: 29,943
  The candidates
  Stuart Andrews, Green Party of Alberta candidate for Edmonton-Strathcona in the 2019 Alberta election.
  Stuart Andrews, Green Party of Alberta
  Age: 39
  Occupation: Truck driver
  Reason for running: “Because I am not conservative. I am from British Columbia. You do not spend $23 million driving a wedge between my friends and family simply because I happen to be from B.C. and gain my support. Therefore, I am voting for the Gree
  
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• Riding profile: Edmonton-Rutherford

  13-04-2019 00:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Population: 47,353
  Eligible voters: 31,067
  Richard Feehan, NDP candidate for Edmonton-Rutherford in the 2019 Alberta election.
  Richard Feehan, NDP
  Age: 59
  Occupation: Minister of Indigenous relations
  Reason for running: “I got into politics because I really believe in the importance of relationship building within our communities. I am proud to be a part of Rachel Notley’s team and to be accomplishing things that really matter to every day Albertans. We care about what matters t
  
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• Riding profile: Edmonton-McClung

  13-04-2019 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Population: 44,625
  Eligible voters: 28,063
  The candidates
  Lorne Dach, NDP candidate for Edmonton-McClung in the 2019 Alberta election.
  Lorne Dach,  NDP
  Age: 61
  Occupation: Realtor
  Reason for running: “I have deep roots in the community. I’ve lived and worked in this part of the city for decades. I’ve gone from serving one family at a time as a realtor to having the honour of serving thousands of families at time as MLA. I‘m loving every minute of it. I care deeply ab
  
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• Riding profile: Edmonton-West Henday

  13-04-2019 00:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Population: 43,046
  Eligible voters: 28,293
  The candidates
  Dave Bjorkman, Alberta Independence Party candidate for Edmonton-West Henday in the 2019 Alberta election.
  Dave Bjorkman, Alberta Independence Party
  Age: 41
  Occupation: Business
  Reason for running: “Albertans are oppressed by federal Ottawa. We need to end the corruption of government and free the good people of Alberta.”
  Priorities:First Nations self-government; establish a national police; fund the 87 ridings $36 million a y
  
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