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• Grande Prairie RCMP charge 11 men with solicitation offences

  13-06-2019 23:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Grande Prairie RCMP have charged 11 men with solicitation and other offences after an enforcement operation to address community concerns of criminal activity in the downtown area. Read More
  
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• Province introduces Bill 9 to delay wage talks with unions

  13-06-2019 23:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government introduced controversial legislation Thursday to delay wage talks with unions in a move blasted by groups representing thousands of workers. Read More
  
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• Man charged after security breach at Edmonton International Airport

  13-06-2019 23:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 41-year-old Edmonton man is facing several charges after a security breach at the Edmonton International Airport last month. Read More
  
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• Dining Out: Toast Culture puts fresh spin on an old favourite

  13-06-2019 22:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Maybe you don’t follow food trends; maybe ramen and poke and vegan burgers and kombucha just aren’t your cup of tea. But toast? Toast was made for a cup of tea. Heck, your grandma eats toast! Your kids love toast! You’re on the toast bandwagon, or breadwagon, already. Read More
  
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• AHS monitoring diphtheria exposure at Edmonton elementary school

  13-06-2019 21:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Health Services is monitoring a "small group of people" who may have had close contact with one person confirmed to have a case of diphtheria and three others who have been identified as carriers of the bacteria at an Edmonton-area elementary school. Read More
  
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• Paddle on: Epcor Riverfest to double visitors on the river this summer

  13-06-2019 21:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  River enthusiasts are hoping to welcome 5,000 people from the Edmonton capital region onto the water this August for the third annual Epcor Riverfest. Read More
  
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• St. Albert Celebrates Canada Day Presented by True North Heating And Cooling

  13-06-2019 21:37
  Join the community in celebrating Canada Day on July 1! Canada Day in St. Albert is a time for families... Read Post
  
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• Social Seen: Met Gala

  13-06-2019 20:48 via edmontonjournal.com
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• Growing Things: Long-blooming perennials add lasting dash of colour

  13-06-2019 20:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Q: I have just finished enjoying the spring burst of colour from my perennials, and my question relates to that colour. What I find frustrating is that the perennials seem to be a one-and-done kind of thing. Are there any perennials that will bloom for an extended period of time in our area? Read More
  
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• Alberta village facing seven OHS charges after 2017 workplace death

  13-06-2019 19:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Occupational Health and Safety has charged an Alberta village in connection to the death of a 21-year-old Saskatchewan woman who was killed after a large lawn mower she was working on fell and crushed her in June 2017. Read More
  
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• Woman charged after series of break and enters into seniors' residences

  13-06-2019 19:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 48-year-old Edmonton woman is facing multiple charges after a series of break and enters into seniors' assisted living homes stemming from October 2018. Read More
  
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• Wacky trade rumour du jour: Edmonton Oilers interested in Nikita Zaitsev, NHL insider says. Huh!?

  13-06-2019 19:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from TSN's Darren Deger: "Trade discussions will heat up in the days leading up to next weeks draft. Mentioned Vancouver’s interest in Nikita Zaitsev last week. Sounds like the Oilers have some interest as well." Read More
  
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• Wine column: Discover Chenin Blanc from France's Vouvray region

  13-06-2019 18:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Chenin Blanc is a grape deserving more attention. Trust me, if you enjoy a glass of white wine then it’s time to set yourself up with an introduction to this chameleon grape that can transform itself into wines that range from bone dry to lusciously sweet. Read More
  
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• Villeneuve airport to undergo emergency training exercise Friday

  13-06-2019 18:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Villeneuve Airport and regional emergency services will be undertaking a full-scale emergency response exercise Friday. Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: It's going to be hot, muggy and maybe thunderstormy

  13-06-2019 14:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• St. Albert's Blackburn, LC's Cross, TJ's Evers named IGCA First Team All-State - KMAland

  13-06-2019 14:10 via kmaland.com
  St. Albert's Blackburn, LC's Cross, TJ's Evers named IGCA First Team All-State  KMAlandFour KMAland conference athletes were honored on their respective All-State first teams while 20 others were picked to the second team by the Iowa Girls ...
  
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• Wednesday's letters: UCP sends wrong message to LGBTQ kids

  13-06-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  In 2016, my daughter came out as transgender. This disclosure was not a huge surprise, and we let her know we would support her no matter where it took us. We were not uncomfortable with my daughter's identity, only with how others might treat her. We are fortunate her friends, school, and extended family were incredibly supportive, and it has been a treat to watch her flourish as her authentic self. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Best and worst of times for increasingly divided European nations

  13-06-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Read More
  
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• Alberta leads Canada in child marriage rate

  13-06-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta leads the country in the rate of child marriages, according to new research, issuing 791 licences to teenagers ages 16 to 18 between 2000 and 2018. Read More
  
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• PHOTOS: 2019 Canadian Championship – FC Edmonton vs York9 FC

  13-06-2019 07:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  FC Edmonton battled York9 FC in the second qualifying round of the 2019 Canadian Championship soccer match at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton on Wednesday June 12, 2019. The 2019 Canadian Championship is the twelfth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, contested from May 15 to September 25, 2019. The winner will be awarded the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. With the introduction of the seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) clubs, the new format has thirt
  
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• Jesse Puljujarvi a sweetener in a Milan Lucic for Loui Eriksson trade? Hmmm

  13-06-2019 07:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  This is from Sportsnet reporter Elliott Friedman, his musing on Vancouver radio about Jesse Puljujarvi being included in the much-discussed proposal of a Milan Lucic for Loui Eriksson trade. Read More
  
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• St. Albert picks up a rare softball victory over L.C. - The Daily Nonpareil

  13-06-2019 06:00 via nonpareilonline.com
  St. Albert picks up a rare softball victory over L.C.  The Daily NonpareilThe year was 1994, and young Lyndsay Patton was a promising freshman pitcher on the Lewis Central softball team, filling in for the injured Anne Howsare.
  
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• St. Albert softball ends 25-year drought against Lewis Central - Omaha World-Herald

  13-06-2019 05:59 via omaha.com
  St. Albert softball ends 25-year drought against Lewis Central  Omaha World-HeraldThe year was 1994, and young Lyndsay Patton was a promising freshman pitcher on the Council Bluffs Lewis Central softball team, filling in for the injured Anne ...
  
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• KMAland Softball (6/12): St. Albert takes down LC for first time in 25 years - KMAland

  13-06-2019 05:55 via kmaland.com
  KMAland Softball (6/12): St. Albert takes down LC for first time in 25 years  KMAlandShenandoah handled Sidney, St. Albert beat LC for the first time in 25 years, Mo Valley shutout F-M, West Harrison won their 10th straight & Lenox, NV, Murray ...
  
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• Councillors not ready to lift lid on booze consumption in public parks, will revisit next spring

  13-06-2019 03:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmontonians eager to sip an adult beverage at their picnic in the park this summer will have to put the cap back on the bottle as city councillors decided to hold off on permitting public liquor consumption. Read More
  
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• School bus driver dismissed following arrest by police

  13-06-2019 02:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 39-year-old woman who was arrested after a school bus filled with students was reportedly being driven “erratically” in the west end of Edmonton Tuesday was dismissed by her employer Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Wildfire battles to cost the province an additional $273 million

  13-06-2019 02:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  The wildfires that forced more than 10,000 Albertans from their northern homes this spring will cost the province an extra $273 million this year, according to new funding estimates tabled in the legislature Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Three to See Thursday: The Melting Queen, Deltra Powney and PKN34

  13-06-2019 02:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Melting Queen at Read & Write with Pride: Every year since 1904, when the ice breaks up on the North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton has crowned a Melting Queen — a woman who presides over the Melting Day spring carnival and who must keep the city’s spirits up over the following winter. But this year, something has changed: a genderfluid ex-frat brother called River Runson is named as Melting Queen. As Runson's reign upends the city's century-old traditions, Edmonton tears itsel
  
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• Police searching for black Acura involved in Saturday morning hit-and-run on 23 Avenue

  13-06-2019 01:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are asking for public help in finding a black Acura sedan involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run early Saturday morning in the city's southeast. Read More
  
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• NDP accuses government of spreading misinformation about GSA bill

  13-06-2019 01:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  LGBTQ+ students remained political ping-pong balls in the Alberta legislature as the NDP Opposition accused the government of spreading misinformation about an education bill before the house. Read More
  
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• They’re baaah-ck: Goats combat noxious weeds in Rundle Park pilot project

  13-06-2019 00:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  There is plenty of fun to be had at Rundle Park, but the approximately 350 goats roaming through it aren’t kidding around. Read More
  
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