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• Nixons become first brothers to serve as Alberta MLAs at the same time

  24-04-2019 23:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Incoming UCP MLAs Jason and Jeremy Nixon will become the first brothers to serve in the Alberta legislature at the same time.
  “We’re pretty tight. We shared a room for 16 years,” said Jeremy Nixon, who won a provincial seat last week in Calgary-Klein. “There were six boys and we were the oldest two, so we were kind of the ringleaders, in cahoots most of the time.”
  His older brother Jason Nixon, re-elected for a second term in Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, prev
  
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• Fatality inquiry for RCMP officer fatally shot at St. Albert casino begins - Edmonton Journal

  24-04-2019 23:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fatality inquiry for RCMP officer fatally shot at St. Albert casino begins  Edmonton JournalA fatality inquiry into the 2015 deaths of an RCMP officer at a St. Albert casino and the man who shot him began on Wednesday.Const. David Wynn was shot ...
  
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• Fatality inquiry for RCMP officer fatally shot at St. Albert casino begins

  24-04-2019 23:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  A fatality inquiry into the 2015 deaths of an RCMP officer at a St. Albert casino and the man who shot him began on Wednesday.
  Const. David Wynn was shot and killed inside a casino in the early morning of Jan. 17, 2015. While investigating a call of a stolen pickup truck at the casino he got into an altercation with a suspect and was shot in the head. Police then pursued Shawn Rehn to an empty home on a rural property outside the community. They found him dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
  
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• Motorcycle passenger dies after collision on Anthony Henday

  24-04-2019 21:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  One woman is dead from injuries she sustained after her motorcycle was involved in a pile up on Anthony Henday Drive on Easter Monday.
  Edmonton police responded to reports of a serious collision on Anthony Henday Drive between 111 Avenue and Yellowhead Trail at approximately 4:30 p.m.
  Two women on a motorcycle were slowing down behind traffic as they were struck from behind by a cargo van traveling at high speeds, police said. Both women were thrown off their bikes as the cargo van continued thr
  
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• 'The future of transportation': Federal gov't investing $430 million in zero-emission vehicles

  24-04-2019 20:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  To reach the target of only zero-emission vehicles being sold across Canada by 2040, the federal government announced $430 million of investments in the 2019 budget to entice residents to make the switch.
  Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi released the details of the financial and accessibility incentives for Canadians at an electric car charging station outside the Londonderry Mall Simons in Edmonton Tuesday morning.
  “Our solution is zero-emission vehicles. It is the future of tr
  
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• Marvel pulls a Thanos on Star Wars in Top 10 highest-grossing film franchises

  24-04-2019 20:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  Growing up a nearly friendless Star Wars junkie and glancing an occasional eye at how much money those first three films made between 1977 and 1983 — slowly creeping up to an unprecedented $1 billion back then — it was impossible to imagine some other franchise would ever top those staggering, world-record earnings.
  What could possibly do it — Three-T: Revenge of E.T.? Going, Going Goner and Back with the Wind? Titanic-er and Titanic-est? Not gonna happen, buddy.
  But
  
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• Grande Prairie RCMP charge man with second-degree murder of wife

  24-04-2019 19:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have charged a 59-year-old man with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife after her body was found at a rural residence northeast of Grande Prairie Tuesday morning.
  Mounties and emergency crews responded to the home near the hamlet of Bezanson just after 9 a.m. where they discovered the body of an adult woman, RCMP said in a Tuesday morning news release.
  Randy Stephen Fiddler, 59, has been charged with second-degree murder in the homicide of his wife Merna Fiddler,
  
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• 'First day of school': Incoming Alberta MLAs learn the ropes at the legislature

  24-04-2019 19:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Rookie incoming MLAs arrived at the Alberta legislature Wednesday to learn the ropes, getting advice on everything from how to engage in respectful debate to watching their waistlines.
  “Without diligence there is the potential for significant weight fluctuation,” joked outgoing Speaker Bob Wanner during an orientation speech in the chamber. He told new members that the stress of the job will make it challenging to eat often or healthily, and noted they will miss hockey games, graduat
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Edmonton Oilers and lost opportunities

  24-04-2019 18:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about the playoff picture in the NHL’s Western Conference, which has seen three of the top four seeds eliminated, and ‘what could’ve beens’ if the Edmonton Oilers had somehow, someway made the post-season.
  They also talk about:News that Ralph Krueger, who was once the head coach of the Oilers before being unceremoniously dumped in the 2013 off-season, is not interested in Edmonton’s general manag
  
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• 2019/2020 Policing Priorities Identified for St. Albert

  24-04-2019 17:28
  Focus on Crime Reduction, Community Policing and Traffic Safety The 2019/2020 Policing Priorities for the community have been identified by... Read Post
  
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• St. Albert Policing Committee Releases its 2018 Annual Report and 2019 Work Plan

  24-04-2019 17:11
  The St. Albert Policing Committee presented its 2018 Annual Report and 2019 Work Plan to City Council at the April... Read Post
  
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• Edmonton weather: Wind is the ruiner of all things

  24-04-2019 14:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured 3.4 C with 8 km/h winds out of the west, southwest.
  I hate the wind. I imagine hell is incredibly windy. All the time. Just non-stop wind blowing dust and debris in your face as you squint through your eyebrows. Now I’m not saying Edmonton is hell (though sometimes…) but the wind is sure going to make things a little annoying today
  
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• Wednesday's letters: A better way to keep streets safe

  24-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  City council’s recent motion to apply 40-km/h limits to all local residential roadways in Edmonton is shortsighted and does almost nothing to address our Vision Zero goals.
  If Edmonton wants to make our streets safer, there is a better option. Research shows that a driver-pedestrian collision is far more survivable at 30 km/h than at 40. A passionate group of Edmontonians is proposing the #YEGCoreZone, also called Livable Streets, where all local residential roadways would be 30 km/h and a
  
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• St. Albert mom shocked after son robbed with weapon at school park - CBC.ca

  24-04-2019 14:00 via cbc.ca
  St. Albert mom shocked after son robbed with weapon at school park  CBC.caLeesa Sylyski is keeping her 13-year-old son closer to home after his cellphone was stolen while riding his bike at a St. Albert park Monday.
  
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• Heather Klimchuk: Elections mean new starts and bittersweet farewells

  24-04-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  We all survived Election 2019 and the overall voter turnout of 70 per cent for Alberta is certainly something to celebrate. Elections Alberta developed some very innovative approaches like encouraging voters to vote anywhere at locations as diverse as the Edmonton International Airport, Ikea and even the Telus World of Science Edmonton. Kudos to this fresh approach and I am hopeful that when we do this again, it will be even easier.
  A transition is a change from one thing to the next as in a job
  
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• Fatality inquiry into shooting death of RCMP Const. David Wynn to begin

  24-04-2019 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  Const. David Wynn, 42, was shot at a casino in St. Albert while investigating a stolen truck in 2015, and died in an Edmonton hospital three days later.
  
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• Fatality inquiry into shooting death of RCMP Const. David Wynn looks at bail hearing process

  24-04-2019 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  Const. David Wynn, 42, was shot at a casino in St. Albert while investigating a stolen truck in 2015, and died in an Edmonton hospital three days later.
  
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• Fatality inquiry into shooting death of RCMP Const. David Wynn begins

  24-04-2019 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  Const. David Wynn, 42, was shot at a casino in St. Albert while investigating a stolen truck in 2015, and died in an Edmonton hospital three days later.
  
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• More awareness, improved police training needed to battle hate in Alberta: report

  24-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Increased awareness, training and resources are needed to combat extremist views in Alberta, according to a new report categorizing and quantifying hate groups in the province.
  The report by the Organization for the Prevention of Violence (OPV) shows a disproportionate number of extremist movements in the province and outlines recommendations to help stop the spread and growth of hate, suggesting improving law enforcement training and expanding a victim’s ability to report incidents would
  
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• Kenney election promise could spell trouble for in-situ oil sites

  24-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jason Kenney’s election promise to remove the oilsands emissions cap will likely have far-reaching consequences for Alberta’s in-situ oil projects.
  It all stems from federal Bill C-69, which would overhaul Canada’s energy regulatory process and change the rules for project approvals.
  In-situ projects extract bitumen too deep to be mined, generally by using steam. They comprise around 80 per cent of Alberta’s oil reserves.
  Federal Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi t
  
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• Final tally paints a picture of how Alberta voted

  24-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Elections Alberta workers completed their unofficial tally of votes on Friday, giving Albertans the first complete glimpse into how voters marked their ballots on April 16.
  When it reconvenes in May, the legislature will be dominated by fresh faces since 45 of 87 MLAs will be new. There are 26 women and 61 men, leaving the legislature about 30 per cent female. There will also be five MLAs named Jason, all representing the United Conservative Party — Jason Copping, Jason Stephan, Jason Nixo
  
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• Elise Stolte: Brilliant and truly awful infill designs pitched in Edmonton design competition

  24-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Genius. This new design competition by the City of Edmonton was a stroke of genius.
  Twenty-five pitches for new, medium-density projects in Edmonton’s mature neighbourhoods — all vetted for technical and financial viability — are now online and they range from brilliant to the truly appalling.
  With concrete examples of what developers want to build, city council should now know exactly what its new rules should allow and, just as important, what it should be banning completely.
  
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• David Staples: Bad greatly outweighs the good in Trudeau's energy policy

  24-04-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Trudeau Liberals are getting some things right when it comes to energy policy, but they’re also making some huge mistakes with ugly consequences for Canada’s economy and First Nations.
  The latest misstep? The Liberals’ misguided plans for regulating Alberta’s in-situ oil industry.
  About 80 per cent of the oilsands is too deep in the earth to be mined. Instead in-situ oil is extracted using specialized techniques, such as injecting steam into deposits. The industry was
  
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• KMAland Tennis (4/23): St. Albert wins third straight city title - KMAland

  24-04-2019 07:20 via kmaland.com
  KMAland Tennis (4/23): St. Albert wins third straight city title  KMAlandShenandoah swept Glenwood, Red Oak girls and Clarinda boys split, St. Albert boys won another city title and much more from the day in KMAland tennis.
  
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• Player grades: Evan Bouchard, Luke Esposito & Joe Gambardella lead Bakersfield Condors to huge win

  24-04-2019 06:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Bakersfield Condors employed a Keep It Simple Stupid strategy to hammer the Colorado Eagles 5-2 in the third game of their opening series of the Calder Cup playoffs.
  The idea was get the puck in, control it, move it to the point, then go hard to the net to screen the point shot. This strategy saw the Condors score four out of its five goals on screened or deflected point shots. Oilers prospect Evan Bouchard was involved in three of those goals, two of them coming on his fast and hard shots o
  
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• One dead after boat capsizes south of Grande Prairie

  24-04-2019 03:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man is dead after a boat capsized in Bear Creek river south of Grande Prairie.
  RCMP and emergency service personnel responded to reports of the overturned boat about 2:30 p.m. Easter Monday. Two men were travelling along the river in a jet boat when they ran into strong rapids and it capsized, said a RCMP news release on Tuesday.
  A 45-year-old man was recovered from the river and transported to a local hosptial where he was pronounced dead. A second man, 42, swam to shore and called emergency
  
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• Council Bluffs St. Albert boys tennis wins third straight city title - Omaha World-Herald

  24-04-2019 03:31 via omaha.com
  Council Bluffs St. Albert boys tennis wins third straight city title  Omaha World-HeraldIt seems safe to call this the golden age of Council Bluffs St. Albert boys tennis. The Falcons had some excellent players in the 1980s and '90s, but they ...
  
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• Edmonton snags tech crowds for SingularityU Canada summit

  24-04-2019 02:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Pioneers in fields from robotics to artificial intelligence to digital biology are in Edmonton this week for a conference that seeks to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems through technology.
  About 2,500 people piled into the Edmonton Convention Centre Tuesday for the SingularityU Summit. Affiliated with global organization Singularity University, this is the second event of its kind in Canada.
  Mayor Don Iveson, often a cheerleader for growing the city’s technology industry,
  
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• St. Albert company to sell boozy new dessert - CTV News

  24-04-2019 02:13 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  St. Albert company to sell boozy new dessert  CTV NewsAlbertans could soon get drunk on gelato—actually.
  
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• 'Slow zone' pitched to lower speed in Edmonton city core

  24-04-2019 02:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  A community plan to slow traffic in the city core through both lowered speed limits and physical changes to roads is headed to city hall Wednesday.
  A proposed slow zone would see speed limits drop to 30 km/h on local roads, as well as the installation of temporary traffic calming measures such as raised crosswalks, moveable concrete barriers, painting roadways to change the angle of corners to slow down drivers as they turn, or even allowing more street parking, which can encourage lower speeds.
  
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• Edmonton Transit installs ‘tap-on tap-off’ fare validators on 5 buses

  24-04-2019 02:00 via globalnews.ca
  The electronic payment scanners will be turned on when installation across the entire ETS fleet is done and pilot testing starts in 2020.
  
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• City moves forward with 'transit villages' plan for Northlands site

  24-04-2019 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The future of K-Days and the amount of public funding are questions swirling around the redevelopment of the 220-acre Northlands site as the city is moving forward on a plan centred around two “transit villages” and a mix of residential and commercial space.
  Still in its early stages, the high-level plan is due for additional public feedback and tweaks, but project manager Lyall Brenneis made it clear Tuesday repurposing the Northlands Coliseum isn’t on the table.
  “The fa
  
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• Edmonton police seeking identity of persons of interest in October homicide

  24-04-2019 01:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are asking the public for help identifying two people they believe may have information related to the October 2018 homicide of a 36-year-old man.
  At around 9:40 p.m. Oct. 17, 2018, police were called to an alley near 118 Avenue and 82 Street where Virgil Quinn, 36, was found in medical distress.
  Quinn was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He died the next day.
  An autopsy determined the manner of Quinn’s death to be homicide but the cause of death has been withheld b
  
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• Edmonton police investigating homicide of man earlier this month

  24-04-2019 01:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are investigating the homicide of a 20-year-old man whose body was discovered earlier this month near Vegreville.
  On April 5 at around 2:45 a.m., police responded to a call near 92 Street and 110 Avenue. There, police found a “significant amount of blood” on the ground behind a home, said police in a news release Tuesday.
  Later that same morning RCMP major crimes unit initiated an investigation after a body was discovered in a car near Vegreville.
  On April 15, DNA ana
  
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• A playroom for adults: University of Alberta launches its first Calm Room

  24-04-2019 01:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Natali Trivuncic
  The University of Alberta has launched its first Calm Room, a place that aims to help students regulate their stress.
  Located in Corbett Hall and run by occupational therapy students at the university, the idea came from CASA House, which offers child, adolescent and family mental health services and has a sensory room that combines sights, sounds, textures, and aromas for adolescents dealing with mental health issues. The Calm Room has sensory aspects but focuses on housing
  
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• Second person dies after fatal collision outside St. Paul on Thursday

  24-04-2019 00:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  A second person has died after a two-vehicle collision outside St. Paul on Thursday.
  RCMP responded to the collision on Highway 29 about five kilometres outside of the community around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. One vehicle caught fire and the flames were quickly put out.
  A male passenger died from injuries sustained in the collision. Both female drivers were transported to Edmonton. One was in critical condition while the other was stable.
  On Sunday, the woman in critical condition died from her injur
  
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• Police investigating 'suspicious' fire at abandoned house

  24-04-2019 00:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Local police are treating a fire at an abandoned house as ‘suspicious’.
  Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded to reports of a fire in the area of 103 Street and 98 Avenue early Monday morning. On Tuesday, Edmonton Police confirmed they are investigating the fire and it has been deemed suspicious.
  Scott Pattison, EPS spokesman, said while the fire is suspicious it is too early to consider it arson. Pattison said the cause of the fire is not known at this time and fire investigations
  
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