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• Meeting of Recreation Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework

  16-04-2019 23:46
  Meeting held April 5 The City of St. Albert and Sturgeon County held the first meeting of their Recreation Intermunicipal... Read Post
  
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• Three drivers charged in connection with fatal crash on Anthony Henday Drive

  16-04-2019 23:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have charged a trio of drivers in connection with a fatal crash on Anthony Henday Drive in March.
  The crash happened about 5:30 p.m. on March 13. Three motorcycles were in the southbound lanes of Henday Drive from Whitemud Drive, reportedly weaving between other vehicles, police said in a news release Tuesday.
  Up ahead, a woman driving a Dodge Journey braked abruptly in an attempt to avoid hitting another vehicle that had stopped suddenly, partially moving into the next lane.
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• Alberta Election 2019: Party leaders have cast their votes, it's your turn

  16-04-2019 21:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans have until 8 p.m. tonight to cast ballots in the 30th provincial election after polls opened Tuesday morning.
  More than 2.6 million Albertans are registered to vote in the contest, which has featured fierce campaigning between Rachel Notley’s NDP and Jason Kenney’s UCP. The Alberta Party led by Stephen Mandel, the Liberals led by David Khan and a handful of new parties including the Freedom Conservative Party and the Alberta Independence Party also have vied for voters&rsqu
  
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• Man accused of setting fire to vehicles makes brief court appearance

  16-04-2019 19:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man accused of setting fire to more than a dozen vehicles along a busy street in Old Strathcona Friday made a brief appearance in court Monday.
  Twenty-two-year-old Malice Sutton is facing 19 charges in connection with the incident. Videos posted to social media Friday showed a man in black clothing walking along Calgary Trail carrying a red jerry can, setting fire to vehicles. The man was eventually chased into a nearby Starbucks by two citizens, where they detained him until police could arri
  
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• Morrissey postpones show till Oct. 10; Aviary fundraiser Friday to counter break-in

  16-04-2019 19:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Was it something we said?
  In the last couple weeks so many major acts have cancelled or postponed their shows here it feels like a conspiracy.
  Ozzy Osbourne, Fleetwood Mac, Kansas, Rodriguez and now Morrissey — which due to his high rate of cancellations was a surprise to very few — has moved his show from this Thursday to Oct. 10 at the Jubilee Auditorium “due to a medical emergency stemming from an accident” while traveling in Europe.
  Still no word from Fleetwood Mac ab
  
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• The fandom menace: Star Wars trolls don't deserve so much attention

  16-04-2019 19:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  To our surprise and delight, the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker first impressions video we made last Friday did pretty well on YouTube — but holy snap is the comments section underneath ever a predictable cesspool of typos and overt hatred, the kind where you feel genuine concern for the worst offenders.A friend of mine (who invented and designed Bejeweled) soon asked on Facebook, “At what point did Star Wars fans turn into whiny bitches?”
  Funny thing is, most of them re
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Keep polling; change electoral system

  16-04-2019 19:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “It’s tIme to Improve our poll lIteracy,” Keith Gerein, April 13
  Polling results will have an effect on how Albertans vote. We Albertans tend to be lazy political shoppers. Most voters don’t do the research to determine which parties’ platforms align with their values and principles or would move the province forward.
  Some Albertans vote their brand; others vote with their heart, not their head. Yet, many voters rely on polls directly or indirectly through media
  
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• Alberta Advantage Party looks to Tamara Krywiak in Morinville-St. Albert - FortSaskOnline.com

  16-04-2019 19:15 via fortsaskonline.com
  Alberta Advantage Party looks to Tamara Krywiak in Morinville-St. Albert  FortSaskOnline.comTamara Krywiak from the Alberta Advantage Party is vying for the spot in the Morinville-St. Albert riding. "I ran because I didn't feel like there was anybody I could ...
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Super$tition, July Talk, and Easter at the zoo

  16-04-2019 18:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Empress & The Prime Minister
  The timing is perfect on this one. Edmonton playwright Darrin Hagen dips back into Canadian history with his latest, The Empress & The Prime Minister. Marking the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in our country, The Empress & The Prime Minister looks at the connection between a young Pierre Trudeau and drag queen/activist ted northe as they work to change Canada. Directed by Bradley Moss; featuring Hagin as ted northe, with J
  
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• Harpdog Brown brings on the horns to channel bluesy New Orleans on newest record

  16-04-2019 18:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nearly four decades since he put his first band together, award-winning harmonica master Harpdog Brown is learning that it’s never too late to explore new facets of that irrepressible musical superstructure we call the blues.
  Grooves of New Orleans, boogie and jump blues underpin the tracks on his new release For Love & Money (Dog House Records), complete with a smart, jazzy horn section, some nods to Louis Armstrong and the eyes and ears of producer-whiz Steve Dawson overseeing a set
  
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• Review: Sharing the spotlight, Canadian crooner Michael Bublé charms Rogers Place

  16-04-2019 17:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Michael Bublé hears the word romance, he thinks of hockey arenas.
  The wry zinger, one of many comedic asides that the neo-swing singer dropped during his concert at Rogers Place last night, was actually quite apt. At this point in his career Bublé is well beyond playing small, intimate venues, which makes his ability to turn a 20,000-seat arena into just that all the more impressive. Well, maybe not romantic and intimate; how about lightly flirtatious?
  The vibe was established
  
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• Edmonton weather: Looks like a day of highs and lows so go vote

  16-04-2019 15:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -1 C with 6 km/h winds out of the southwest.
  It’s election day so make sure you get out and vote, and not just complain about how things are on social media. Once again they say there’s a chance of rain this morning even a chance of thundershowers this afternoon, which might be nice if it actually happens.
  Today’s forecast
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• Albert St. open after police probe report of suspicious package - Ottawa Citizen

  16-04-2019 14:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  Albert St. open after police probe report of suspicious package  Ottawa CitizenThe city's chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives team was responding.
  
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• Opinion: Registry-agent services under threat by rising costs

  16-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Your neighbourhood registry agent is part of every Albertan’s life, literally from birth to death. Every significant milestone in your life generally goes through a registry agent at some point.
  The thrill of your first driver’s licence. Proudly registering your first vehicle. Ordering your health care card. Falling in love and getting your marriage certificate.
  Many people are surprised to learn that a registry agent offers over 200 products and services on behalf of five government
  
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• Opinion: Curbing methane emissions packs a punch so why are we waiting?

  16-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A recent study by the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) shows that many methane-reduction opportunities in the oil and gas sector are practical, available and cost-effective. In many cases, they are paid for by the value of natural gas saved, or even generate a profit. These results echo what the environmental community has consistently found in its research, underscoring the position that reducing methane in Canada’s oil and gas sector is one of the most cost-effective climate mea
  
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• U of A academics vote to accept pay raise for female professors

  16-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  University of Alberta academic staff have voted in favour of a deal that gives female professors pay bumps and a lump sum to address a historic gender pay gap.
  With 52 per cent of votes in favour, the university’s academic staff voted during the last week for a memorandum of agreement that gives female full professors a 5.8 per cent wage hike and a cash lump sum depending on their years of service. All female faculty will also receive a $1,500 payment for “damages to dignity and self
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Oilers need to start with a POHO

  16-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hockey beat writers Rob Tychkowski and Jim Matheson join host Craig Ellingson to talk about why the Edmonton Oilers should really start the process of hiring a new general manager by first putting in place a new president of hockey operations.
  Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or Google Play.
  
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• Oil Spills: Oilers need to set hire sights higher

  16-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hockey beat writer Rob Tychkowski explains why the Edmonton Oilers should really start the process of hiring a new general manager by putting in place a new president of hockey operations first.
  
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• Leading contenders continue to trade shots in final days of the campaign

  16-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Party leaders have spent the last few days in a final push to get voters to the polls, doubling down on messaging and focusing on territory they want to claim in a bid to form Alberta’s next government.
  For UCP Leader Jason Kenney, that meant the Edmonton region — which he has long considered his party’s foremost battleground — while NDP Leader Rachel Notley rallied the troops in Calgary Monday morning before heading back to her home turf in the capital.
  Notley spent her
  
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• POLICE OPERATION: Albert St. open after suspicious package deemed harmless - Ottawa Sun

  16-04-2019 09:00 via ottawasun.com
  POLICE OPERATION: Albert St. open after suspicious package deemed harmless  Ottawa SunThe city's chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives team was responding.
  
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• Dale Nally wins Morinville-St. Albert for UCP - MorinvilleNews.com

  16-04-2019 09:00 via morinvillenews.com
  Dale Nally wins Morinville-St. Albert for UCP  MorinvilleNews.comby Morinville News Staff. United Conservative Party candidate Dale Nally won the new constituency of Morinville St. Albert Tuesday night with 92 of 94 polls ...
  
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• Four things the Edmonton Oilers prospects must do to conquer the AHL playoffs

  16-04-2019 08:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  The shame of the Edmonton Oilers’ season has led to heads rolling, with more rolling heads  almost certainly to come, but there is one bright spot, the possibility that the team’s top prospects might conquer the American Hockey League in the coming Calder Cup playoffs.
  The Bakersfield Condors had the third best winning percentage in the AHL regular season, 0.654.
  The Bake’s +60 goal goal differential was behind only Syracuse, +77, and Charlotte, +66. The Wolves of Chicago,
  
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• New England Rugby Union: St Albert's land their first win - Armidale Express

  16-04-2019 07:11 via armidaleexpress.com.au
  New England Rugby Union: St Albert's land their first win  Armidale ExpressAlbies got the monkey off their back while the Baa Baas are still searching for their first win.
  
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• Watch: Kenney's last day on the campaign trail

  16-04-2019 05:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney spent the last day of the provincial election making campaign stops in Sherwood Park and St. Albert.
  “We’re very confident about forming the government tomorrow and we want to make sure that there is a strong Edmonton region representation around the table where the decisions are made,” said Kenney during a campaign stop in Sherwood Park.
  
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• Riding profile: Central Peace-Notley

  16-04-2019 04:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Population: 28,993
  Eligible voters: 18,057
  The candidates
  Todd Loewen, UCP candidate for Central Peace-Notley in the 2019 Alberta election.
  Todd Loewen, UCP
  Age: 52
  Occupation: Small business owner
  Reason for running: “I am running to represent the Peace Country once again because I’m proud of the work we do in the north. I believe our businesses, producers, and vitally important industries must be given the chance to prosper and grow. Across all sectors, from agriculture to forestry
  
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• Eternal World War 1 flame lands at EIA

  16-04-2019 04:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  An ‘Eternal’ flame honouring the families of soldiers lost in the First World War landed at Edmonton International Airport (EIA) on Monday.
  Two lanterns, dubbed Tommy and Maple, landed in Alberta’s capital after traveling through notable war memorials in Europe, including Vimy Ridge in France and Menin Gate in Belgium, to honour the 61,000 Canadians and 1,305 Nefoundlanders killed during the war.
  Tommy was built to honour British soldiers while Maple will honour lost Canadians.
  
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• Watch: Rachel Notley Makes Campaign Speech on Eve of Provincial Election

  16-04-2019 04:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, accompanied by NDP members of the Legislative Assembly, made a campaign speech at McKay Avenue School in Edmonton on Monday April 15, 2019, the eve of the provincial election in Alberta.
  Notley spent her final days on the campaign trail courting conservative voters and pushing a pro-pipeline message. “I’m a New Democrat in Alberta and the pundits have rarely predicted our success and yet we’ve had some success,” Notley said. Edm
  
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• Riding profile: Grande Prairie-Wapiti

  16-04-2019 03:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Population: 48,481
  Eligible voters: 29,692
  The candidates
  Terry Dueck, independent candidate for Grande Prairie-Wapiti in the 2019 Alberta election.
  Terry Dueck, independent
  Age: 59
  Occupation: Facility coordinator
  Reason for running: “I believe strongly your MLA has to be a person who represents you 100 per cent of the time. My voice has to be your voice. It does not matter what I think, it matters what you think. At one time we were debt-free in this province and now look at us. I want t
  
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• Riding profile: Grande Prairie

  16-04-2019 03:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Population: 46,343
  Eligible voters: 28,997
  The candidates
  Tracy Allard, UCP candidate for Grande Prairie in the 2019 Alberta election.
  Tracy Allard, UCP
  Age: 48
  Occupation: Tim Hortons franchisee
  Reason for running: “I am running as part of the United Conservative team because I am concerned about our economy and the ballooning provincial debt. I want my children and future grandchildren to have abundant opportunity like I did here in Grande Prairie as a young entrepreneur and job creator.
  
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• What you need to know about Alberta's election and voting on Tuesday

  16-04-2019 03:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  A new system that allowed voters to cast advanced ballots away from home could see thousands of Albertans go to bed Tuesday night unsure of their new MLA.
  According to Elections Alberta, more than 223,000 ballots cast during advanced polls were marked outside the voters’ home ridings and will not be counted until at least Wednesday. In some ridings, like Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-North and Edmonton-South West, a substantial proportion of votes will remain unopened Tuesday.
  “It will
  
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• Bonnie Doon mall redevelopment gets green light from city council

  16-04-2019 03:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  A multi-decade plan to transform Bonnie Doon mall into a high-density residential and commercial development got a green light from city council Monday.
  A rezoning application was unanimously approved that will see the 12.4 hectare mall torn down in phases and replaced with up to over 4,000 residences, as well as businesses and public parks. The redevelopment will see a street-grid cut into the site, and will be designed to take advantage of proximity to LRT. The Valley Line LRT currently under
  
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• Shane Chartrand stars in new documentary series about Aboriginal cuisine

  16-04-2019 01:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Local Aboriginal chef Shane Chartrand teams up with two other prominent Indigenous chefs in a new documentary series launching Tuesday, April 16 on the Storyhive YouTube channel.
  Red Chef Revival, produced by Black Rhino Creative, is a six-episode, 22-minute food and travel show exploring modern Indigenous cuisine through the eyes of three chefs. They are: Algonquin chef Cezin Nottaway, who runs a food business out of Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation (Maniwaki) in Quebec and has been featured
  
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• Man arrested in 2018 fatal hit-and-run

  16-04-2019 01:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Local police have charged a man in relation to a fatal hit-and-run in November 2018.
  Edmonton Police Service responded to a pedestrian collision in the area of 106A Avenue and 97 Street on Nov. 4, 2018. Police were told an elderly man was struck by a white Nissan NV2500 van when he was crossing 97 Street in an unmarked crosswalk. The 88-year-old victim was treated and transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officers located the damaged unoccupied van in the area of 97 Street and 10
  
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• $30,000 worth of drugs seized in Valleyview

  16-04-2019 00:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four people have been charged after a “significant” amount of drugs were seized by RCMP in Valleyview.
  Police executed a search warrant at a residence in the community on April 12 after receiving several calls for break-and-enters last winter.
  During the search police found 99 grams of methamphetamine, 227 grams of MDMA; less than a gram of cocaine and 18 grams of fentanyl. The drugs had a street value of approximately $30,000, say police.
  Walter Cory Wilson, 33; Jeremy Engels, 42; T
  
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• Man wanted for attempted murder arrested in Edmonton

  16-04-2019 00:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man wanted for attempted murder by RCMP was arrested in Edmonton by local police over the weekend.
  RCMP issued a public plea for help locating Cody Nicholls, 19, earlier this month after he was charged with attempted murder in relation to a shooting near Tofield on March 13 where a man was found suffering form a gunshot wound. The man was treated for his injuries.
  Edmonton Police Services arrested Nicholls in the capital on Friday.
  Three others have been charged in relation to the attempted mu
  
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• Documentary film simply sings in 2019 NorthwestFest, running May 2-12

  16-04-2019 00:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Over the last few years, NorthwestFest has brought us some of the best documentaries Edmonton audiences have ever seen, including Jodorowsky’s Dune, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, and the staggeringly must-see How to Survive a Plague.
  This week, the city’s oldest documentary film festival released the lineup for its May 2-12 dates, and mama does it ever sing — including on Mother’s Day.
  Ever tweaking its formula, a substantial portion of NorthwestFest’s lineup wraps
  
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