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• Alberta cities, towns will be able to offer tax breaks to businesses under Bill 7

  04-06-2019 22:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Municipalities will be able to offer businesses 15-year tax breaks under changes to legislation tabled by the UCP government Tuesday in the legislature. Read More
  
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• Savour Strathcona hosts its annual taste of county bounty

  04-06-2019 21:39 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Two men charged after armed robberies of two Alberta hotels in 2018

  04-06-2019 21:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two Edmonton-area men are facing multiple charges while a third remains unidentified after two armed robberies at separate hotels in 2018. Read More
  
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• Connor McDavid limping and with a knee brace? Not the best news

  04-06-2019 21:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Joshua Clipperton of The Canadian Press on Connor McDavid's knee injury, a report that McDavid showed up at a promotional event limping and wearing a knee brace: "Connor McDavid didn't want to answer questions about his knee. The brace hugging his left leg and an accompanying limp said enough... X-rays came back negative, but the results of a subsequent MRI found a small tear in the knee's PCL ligament. The Oilers announced at the time (McDavid) wouldn't require surgery." Read More
  
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• Fairmont Hotel Macdonald greets summer with bees, teas and (hot) dogs

  04-06-2019 21:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  For the summer, the hotel has set up a hot dog cart right at the mouth of the funicular on 100th Street. It operates seven days a week, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and is just the way to spend your lunch hour, or any hour for that matter. Plus, there's ice cream. Read More
  
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• Notes from the Dome: First UCP gov't trade mission; Bill 1 passes; Kenney heads east again

  04-06-2019 21:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Minister Tanya Fir will tag along with federal International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr and officials from other provinces on a trip to Japan and South Korea from June 5 to 11. Read More
  
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• Residential housing prices in Edmonton dipped year over year: Report

  04-06-2019 20:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Residential home prices have fallen on average since May 2018, according to latest figures. Read More
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Firefly Theatre, Pride, and Judas Priest

  04-06-2019 19:24 via edmontonjournal.com
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• International film shot in Edmonton premieres at Indian Film Festival of Alberta Friday

  04-06-2019 18:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  An international drama with key Edmonton connections plays opening night at Indian Film Festival of Alberta on Friday. The Malayalam-language film, And the Oscar Goes To …, shot a considerable portion of its footage in the city last fall. Read More
  
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• Oh my! George Takei coming to Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo Sept 20-22

  04-06-2019 18:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  American internment camp survivor and sci-fi icon George Takei is coming back to Edmonton as the first-announced guest of 2019’s Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo. Read More
  
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• Filistix makes a move, offering good food, and a good story

  04-06-2019 18:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  I've been writing about food in Edmonton since 2008. In that time, I have seen a lot of food entrepreneurs come and go, particularly in the food truck space. Read More
  
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• 'Complacent approach doesn’t work': UCP energy war room set for Calgary

  04-06-2019 17:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Calgary will play home to the government's planned oil industry war room, and Energy Minister Sonya Savage promises it's going to start its work "very soon." Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: And the thunder rolls … risk of an afternoon thunderstorm

  04-06-2019 14:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Time to get tough on China

  04-06-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. "Let dandelions alone and save the bees," Letters, June 1 Read More
  
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• Opinion: Pride Parade should welcome Canada's increasingly inclusive military

  04-06-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton LGBT+ Pride Parade was among the first to welcome members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF); it is now one of the first to be cancelled due to protestors who sought, in part, to specifically exclude us. This represents a sad step backwards even as the CAF continues to transform into an inclusive, diverse employer. Read More
  
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• Mikko Koskinen's controversial contract extension was a defining moment for himself, Cam Talbot, Peter Chiarelli and, oh yeah, the Edmonton Oilers

  04-06-2019 11:40 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Keith Gerein: Scheer's kid glove treatment of St. Albert MP sends all the wrong messages - Edmonton Journal

  04-06-2019 11:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Keith Gerein: Scheer's kid glove treatment of St. Albert MP sends all the wrong messages  Edmonton JournalIn Canada, we like to think we are largely insusceptible to such radicalism, or to believe that it is somehow random and unpredictable, but ample evidence exists ...
  
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• Keith Gerein: Scheer's kid glove treatment of St. Albert MP sends all the wrong messages

  04-06-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Anyone who has given even a passing interest to the news in recent years will know that the rise of violent extremism, particularly that directed against minority groups, has become an alarming problem for western democracies. Read More
  
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• City to consider lifting non-market housing moratorium in core

  04-06-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A report with a recommendation on whether or not to end the moratorium on new affordable housing projects in five core neighbourhoods is expected to be released this week. Read More
  
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• Do you think St. Albert-Edmonton MP Michael Cooper should have been removed from the federal justice committee for reading part of an alleged mass murderer's manifesto into parliamentary record? - St. Albert Today

  04-06-2019 09:00 via stalberttoday.ca
  Do you think St. Albert-Edmonton MP Michael Cooper should have been removed from the federal justice committee for reading part of an alleged mass murderer's manifesto into parliamentary record?  St. Albert Today1. Yes; 2. No; 3. The punishment didn't go far enough.
  
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• Class 1-A: St. Albert girls blank Treynor for state soccer berth - The Daily Nonpareil

  04-06-2019 06:30 via nonpareilonline.com
  Class 1-A: St. Albert girls blank Treynor for state soccer berth  The Daily NonpareilTREYNOR – Veronica Svajgl stopped playing soccer in second or third grade.
  
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• KMAland Soccer (6/3): St. Albert, LC, AL advance to girls state soccer - KMAland

  04-06-2019 05:33 via kmaland.com
  KMAland Soccer (6/3): St. Albert, LC, AL advance to girls state soccer  KMAland(KMAland) -- St. Albert, Lewis Central and Abraham Lincoln are on to the state soccer tournament following regional final action on Monday. The Saintes will ...
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter for role in bloody basement knife fight that left 22-year-old dead

  04-06-2019 05:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton man has admitted his role in a bloody confrontation in a basement suite two years ago that left a 22-year-old man dead. Read More
  
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• Trial in death of Edmonton toddler to be heard by judge alone

  04-06-2019 03:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  A trial on second-degree murder charges scheduled to start this week in Edmonton's Court of Queen's Bench is now slated to proceed Wednesday by judge alone. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers solidify organizational depth, re-up Shane Starrett & Brad Malone for 2019-20

  04-06-2019 03:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  The early days of the Ken Holland era have been a lesson in due diligence, and more of the same was apparent on Monday with the news that the Edmonton Oilers have extended two important players from their top farm club, Bakersfield Condors. Starting netminder Shane Starrett and veteran two-way centre Brad Malone have each re-upped for one year. Read More
  
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• Sterling awards launch new format for 2018-19 theatre nominations

  04-06-2019 02:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton's theatre community had its first look at a prestigious theatre prize revamped in a gender-neutral format Monday when the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes awards released nominees for the city's best live theatre in 2018-19. Read More
  
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• Nominees for the Sterling Awards, 2018-19

  04-06-2019 02:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards Nominees Season 2018-2019 Read More
  
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• Man who shot woman in mistaken identity case gets 16-year parole ineligibility

  04-06-2019 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who intended to shoot an ex-girlfriend while she was out walking her dog but instead hit and killed her friend will serve at least 16 years in prison before being eligible for parole, a judge ruled Monday. Read More
  
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• Students with disabilities turned away from Calgary schools for lack of funding

  04-06-2019 01:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two students with cognitive disabilities have been denied admission to a fourth year of high school in Calgary, despite being young enough to qualify for school, according to information released by the Alberta NDP. Read More
  
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• No place like home: Community of High Level reunites after two-week wildfire evacuation

  04-06-2019 01:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  High Level — When Jenny Dempster and her two kids were packing their truck to leave High Level 14 days ago, she got the news her retired firefighter husband would be staying back to help protect the town. Read More
  
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• 'People will die': NDP slams government supervised consumption site review

  04-06-2019 01:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's new United Conservative government is reviewing supervised drug consumption sites across the province, and won't fund any new ones until that report is complete. Read More
  
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• Two people charged after Amber Alert issued over the weekend

  04-06-2019 00:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two people are facing charges after an Amber Alert was issued for three missing children Saturday. Read More
  
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• Notes from the Dome: New military liaison; Kenney covers CPC fundraiser costs; MLAs debate mom's love

  04-06-2019 00:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Leduc-Beaumont MLA Brad Rutherford is the Alberta government's new liaison to the Canadian Armed Forces. Read More
  
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