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• Crown seeks outside prosecutor to advise RCMP investigating UCP leadership race vote allegations

  30-05-2019 21:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Crown prosecutor's office is looking for an out-of-province prosecutor to advise RCMP investigating allegations of irregularities in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race. Read More
  
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• Old Man Mikula's Controversial Opinions: An open letter to Jason Kenney

  30-05-2019 21:42 via edmontonjournal.com
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• McDavid cheats for offence? The numbers say this is a major overstatement

  30-05-2019 21:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  No defensive player in the NHL is perfect. Even the greatest defender will regularly make major mistakes on defence that lead to Grade A scoring chances against. Read More
  
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• Garden Hits & Myths: In smaller spaces, choose dwarf trees over sprawling giants

  30-05-2019 20:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  The trend towards smaller yards, quite literally, narrows the choice of trees that perform well in small spaces. And if you have a skinny house, ipso facto, you will also have a skinny yard. So if you want to grow a tree or two, that means you shouldn’t transplant trees that will become sprawling giants. Read More
  
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• Wine column: Seek expert advice rather than subjective wine scores

  30-05-2019 19:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  One of my pet peeves is wine scores, those shiny stickers boasting points and medals prominently placed on the front of the bottle. Why not ignore those diluted scores and develop a relationship with your local wine merchant, sommelier, or any one person to help you find the right bottle? Follow the individual, not the application, magazine, or a panel’s collaborative score. Read More
  
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• Alberta Wildfire Week 2: Slave Lake put under an eight-hour evacuation notice

  30-05-2019 19:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  An out-of-control wildfire roaring towards High Level forced about 5,000 residents from their northwest Alberta homes last week as an evacuation order directed them to safety in communities hundreds of kilometres to the south. Read More
  
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• Teatro La Quindicina launches 2019 season with fresh work by resident playwright Stewart Lemoine

  30-05-2019 19:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Though we might like to imagine our lives will always be roiling with romance, dapper fashions and cocktails served at just the right moment, it is more common for the average day to be largely comprised of anything but. Read More
  
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• 'The apocalypse is back': Air quality advisory in effect as wildfire smoke blankets city

  30-05-2019 19:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Alberta carbon tax ends

  30-05-2019 19:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's carbon tax is dead. Read More
  
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• Prepare Your Family for any Emergency

  30-05-2019 19:01
  Public Safety Open House – June 9, 2019 Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere – either at home, in your neighbourhood... Read Post
  
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• Nextfest makes a splash in Old Strathcona with public art and performance festival

  30-05-2019 19:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  As Nextfest blooms across Old Strathcona, it's worth remembering why Edmonton is a great city for the arts. Read More
  
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• All Shook Up: Mayfield Dinner Theatre celebrates birth of rock in upcoming season

  30-05-2019 18:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mayfield Dinner Theatre will plumb musical nostalgia with an upcoming season that celebrates the history of rock-and-roll. Read More
  
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• Elevating Edmonton's blues scene: Danser, Garrett and Sinasacs among inductees to Blues Hall Of Fame

  30-05-2019 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  As the mighty Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame threatens to drift out of its hall onto the back porch, it's worth noting that the whole point of the organization was to recognize the real community behind this city's blues scene. Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: Air quality advisory in effect as wildfire smoke blankets city

  30-05-2019 16:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Alberta Wildfire Week Two: New wildfire forces evacuation of Chipewyan Lake Village

  30-05-2019 16:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  An out-of-control wildfire roaring towards High Level forced about 5,000 residents from their northwest Alberta homes last week as an evacuation order directed them to safety in communities hundreds of kilometres to the south. Read More
  
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• Special air quality statement issued for Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park and surrounding areas - CTV News

  30-05-2019 14:49 via edmonton.ctvnews.ca
  Special air quality statement issued for Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park and surrounding areas  CTV NewsA special air quality statement has been issued for Edmonton and surrounding communities.
  
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• Thursday's letters: Toronto the north?

  30-05-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The grid allows us to efficiently transmit electricity from where it is generated to where it is consumed. The grid allows us to place generating facilities far away from cities where the energy is consumed. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Long live the name of Alberta's Court of Queen's (or King's) Bench

  30-05-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
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• 'We have a fair battle:' City fighting back against pesky dandelion influx through $3-million program

  30-05-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dandelions have returned in full force and are posing a greater challenge to the city than in recent years because of favourable growing conditions. Read More
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: New Edmonton Oilers coach will make only so much of a difference

  30-05-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Keith Gerein: Kenney government offering a master class on how to make a bad situation worse

  30-05-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  You could title this column Lessons on Turning a Simple Problem into a Bigger Controversy. Read More
  
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• Mental health, addiction numbers tackled in latest CIHI report

  30-05-2019 06:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has released new numbers indicating that 20,000 Albertans were hospitalized in one year due to harm caused by substance use, including alcohol and drugs. Read More
  
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• KMAland Soccer (5/29): St. Albert, TJ, AL move one step closer to state with wins - KMAland

  30-05-2019 04:57 via kmaland.com
  KMAland Soccer (5/29): St. Albert, TJ, AL move one step closer to state with wins  KMAland(KMAland) -- St. Albert, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln all picked up regional wins in soccer action on Wednesday night. GIRLS: St. Albert 8 ...
  
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• Watch: Alberta government vows to cut the red tape for business

  30-05-2019 03:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  "Our goal is to transform Alberta from one of the slowest-moving and over-regulated economies in Canada, to one of the freest and fastest-moving in the world," said Alberta Premier Jason Kenney during a press conference in Nisku Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Watch: Lion's share of Edmonton's dandelion program treating sports fields

  30-05-2019 03:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton's conflict against the dandelion in many parks is focused on sports fields, as the weed impedes play and can affect the slipperiness of the play surface. The weed isn't noxious and is part of the natural environment in the city — all parts of a dandelion are also edible, a nice benefit to having the yellow flowering plant around, says turf and sports fields supervisor Olivier Le Tynevez-Dobel Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Watch: NextFest 2019 Launches

  30-05-2019 03:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  NextFest 2019 festival director Ellen Chorley talks about the arts festival at the media kickoff in Old Strathcona on Wednesday May 29, 2019. The arts festival will take place in Edmonton from May 30 to June 9, 2019. Read More
  
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• 'Missing middle' competition winner to mix housing for seniors and children

  30-05-2019 03:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  A design that will mix new housing for seniors, families and young professionals won Edmonton's Missing Middle Design competition Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Shots fired! "In the defensive zone, Connor cheats": Sportsnet commentator on McDavid

  30-05-2019 02:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Does Connor McDavid cheat for offence? I don't buy that notion, but there's a debate going on regarding this aspect of McDavid's game and about how he's going to fit in with new coach Dave Tippett, who is known for teaching strong defensive play. Read More
  
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• Veterinarians urge pet owners to check furry friends for ticks

  30-05-2019 02:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's veterinarians are calling on pet owners to vigilantly check their animals for ticks as the dog days of summer and tick season set in. Read More
  
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• High Level prepares for residents to come home while fires prompt evacuations for other parts of northern Alberta

  30-05-2019 02:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  While the Town of High Level tentatively prepares for residents to return home, communities to the south and north of the town are under an immediate evacuation notice due to out-of-control wildfires nearby. Read More
  
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• Hearing against officer accused of assaulting man, using racial slurs adjourned after alleged arrest of witness

  30-05-2019 01:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  A disciplinary hearing against an Edmonton police officer accused of assaulting a man during an arrest and calling him racial slurs was suddenly postponed Wednesday after a witness alleged the officer arrested her two weeks before her testimony. Read More
  
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• Police arrest woman wanted for string of liquor store robberies

  30-05-2019 01:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police have arrested a woman wanted on outstanding warrants after a string of liquor store robberies across the city. Read More
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Desk thumping bass no treble and a new pipeline ad campaign

  30-05-2019 01:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Opposition NDP is pushing back against proposed new rules for how the legislature does business — and it's quoting musician Meghan Trainor to beef up its argument. Read More
  
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• NAIT president Dr. Glenn Feltham to retire this year

  30-05-2019 00:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  NAIT president and CEO Dr. Glenn Feltham — who has led the polytechnic's plans to double its campus in size and diversify its offerings — will retire this December, according to a statement released on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Safety inspection shuts down Edmonton's problem-plagued composting facility

  30-05-2019 00:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton's $97-million composting facility is being shut down after failing a safety inspection. Read More
  
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