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• Watch: Matthew McKnight convicted on five of 13 counts of sexual assault

  16-01-2020 23:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Matthew McKnight has been convicted on five of the 13 counts of sexual assault he faced. Read More
  
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• Social Seen: Edmonton Whisky Festival

  16-01-2020 23:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
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• 'Justice can start to be served': Police lay murder charge in 118 Avenue stabbing last May

  16-01-2020 23:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton police have charged a 38-year-old man with second-degree murder in a 2019 killing in north-central Edmonton. Read More
  
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• 'An extremely difficult decision': MacEwan University eliminates 10 positions citing provincial funding cuts

  16-01-2020 23:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Ten employees at MacEwan University, including the director of student financial aid, were notified on Wednesday their positions will be eliminated at the end of January in the wake of deep provincial funding cuts to post-secondary. Read More
  
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• Edibles swept off shelves

  16-01-2020 23:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Cannabis-infused gummies are flying off store shelves in Edmonton just days after the first shipment arrived. Read More
  
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• Growing Things: Avoid overwatering jade plants to prevent lost leaves

  16-01-2020 22:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Q: I read your column all the time and especially enjoy it during the winter months. It keeps my gardening fire burning. I have been having a problem lately with my jade plant losing leaves. It receives indirect light, and I water it once a week. The established leaves look healthy but they keep falling off. Can you tell me what I should do?  Read More
  
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• Wine column: Spain's Monastrell grape produces dense, powerful red wines

  16-01-2020 22:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Warm up with a full-bodied, fruity and rich red wine made from the Spanish Monastrell grape. Wines from this warm southern area are widely available and won’t break the post-holiday bank account — plus, they offer surprising value to quality. Read More
  
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• Food Notes: Restaurant Yarrow keeps fine dining fresh, Lindsay Porter joins El Cortez as consultant

  16-01-2020 22:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  If you ask Ben Staley about fine dining, he'll tell you that it's dying. Read More
  
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• Temporary overnight shelter at Commonwealth rec centre to close Monday after 11 nights with thaw in sight

  16-01-2020 22:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton's Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre will close as a temporary overnight shelter after 11 nights with temperatures expected to heat up into the positives early next week. Read More
  
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• 'An extremely difficult decision': MacEwan University eliminates ten positions citing provincial funding cuts

  16-01-2020 20:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Ten employees at MacEwan University, including the director of student financial aid, were notified on Wednesday their positions will be eliminated at the end of January in the wake of deep provincial funding cuts to post-secondary. Read More
  
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• Country, pop singer-songwriter Tebey dishes on differences before sold out Festival Place show

  16-01-2020 19:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  You'd think that a songwriter of Tebey's stature would want to skip out on winter touring. Read More
  
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• Matthew McKnight: Jury finds former nightclub worker guilty on multiple counts of sexual assault

  16-01-2020 19:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A jury has found Matthew McKnight, the former nightclub worker, guilty of five of 13 counts of sexual assault, one of which includes bodily harm. Read More
  
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• Matthew McKnight: Jury reaches verdict in case of former nightclub worker charged with multiple counts of sexual assault

  16-01-2020 19:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A jury has reached a verdict in the case of Matthew McKnight, the former nightclub worker charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. Read More
  
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• Cuban-born Okan explores musical roots in Canada, Cam Neufeld traces Gypsy routes to the Far East

  16-01-2020 19:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  
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• Car drives into southeast Edmonton daycare Thursday morning

  16-01-2020 18:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A car struck a southeast daycare Thursday morning. Read More
  
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• Seeding contemporary dance community for 55 years, Orchesis hosts Dance Motif 2020

  16-01-2020 18:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  
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• Abraham Lake featured in latest 'From Far and Wide' stamp series from Canada Post

  16-01-2020 17:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Abraham Lake is featured in the latest edition of Canada Post's 'From Far and Wide' stamp series, offering a view of nine must-see places across the country. Read More
  
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• Extreme cold, morning electricity demands prompts Alberta energy alert

  16-01-2020 17:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Cold weather conditions and morning demand has ramped up energy use in the province, prompting the Alberta Energy System Operator to activate a level 1 energy emergency alert Thursday. Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: How 'bout a little snow with your extreme cold?

  16-01-2020 15:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Thursday's letters: Horgan self-serving about LNG pipeline

  16-01-2020 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
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• Opinion: Resource development can be a tool for reconciliation

  16-01-2020 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  There is no denying Alberta’s oilsands are a key driver of the provincial economy. However, declining prices, increased competition, Mideast tensions, and greater consideration of environmental performance and impacts on Indigenous people all create higher expectations of developers. Canada and the world demand responsible development practices even as Alberta has struggled to tell the complete story of our energy sector. Read More
  
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• Keith Gerein: Council's search for the next city manager is no time for caution

  16-01-2020 11:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Wanted: One city manager for Edmonton. Read More
  
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• IGHSAU Rankings (1/16): St. Albert continues climb, up to No. 10 - KMAland

  16-01-2020 09:00 via kmaland.com
  IGHSAU Rankings (1/16): St. Albert continues climb, up to No. 10  KMAland
  
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• A quick turnaround: After slow start, St. Albert girls basketball team has found its rhythm - The Daily Nonpareil

  16-01-2020 09:00 via nonpareilonline.com
  A quick turnaround: After slow start, St. Albert girls basketball team has found its rhythm  The Daily Nonpareil
  
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• Two security cameras, but no footage the night a woman fell to her death from the Transit Hotel: public inquiry

  16-01-2020 04:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The death of an Edmonton woman who fell head-first from the awning of the now-closed Transit Hotel nearly three years ago is being scrutinized in a public inquiry. But a piece of evidence that could shed light on what happened won't be seen by the provincial court, because footage from the building's security cameras hasn't been recovered. Read More
  
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• 'Impossible:' United Nurses of Alberta and AHS far apart as negotiations open in collective bargaining

  16-01-2020 03:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The United Nurses of Alberta is asking for a two per cent raise in each of two years and improvement in contract language, as the union says Alberta Health Services is asking for a pay freeze over the next four years and rollbacks in premiums and allowances. Read More
  
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• Watch: University students observe a minute of silence

  16-01-2020 02:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  University of Alberta students were asked to observe a minute of silence at 11 a.m. Wednesday to honour community members killed in last week’s Iranian plane disaster. Read More
  
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• School bus driver fired after leaving student on bus in freezing temperatures

  16-01-2020 02:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A bus driver working for a company contracted by the Edmonton Catholic school district has been fired after a Grade 8 student was left stranded alone on a bus Monday. Read More
  
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• Shots fired! Zack Kassian is due for retribution and will have to fight Milan Lucic, claims Calgary NHL insider

  16-01-2020 01:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from commentator Eric Francis of Sportsnet Calgary, his notion that it was Zack Kassian who actually broke The Code -- the rules of engagement for NHL tough guys -- and that Matt Tkachuk of the Flames was the wronged party if we go by hockey's tough guy standard: "If anyone owes anyone a fight, it’s Kassian with Lucic. Kassian’s the one who broke The Code by rag dolling a star like Tkachuk. And Kassian knows it." Read More
  
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• Shots fired! Zack Kassian is owed retribution and will have to fight Milan Lucic, claims Calgary NHL insider

  16-01-2020 01:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from commentator Eric Francis of Sportsnet Calgary, his notion that it was Zack Kassian who actually broke The Code -- the rules of engagement for NHL tough guys -- and that Matt Tkachuk of the Flames was the wronged party if we go by hockey's tough guy standard: "If anyone owes anyone a fight, it’s Kassian with Lucic. Kassian’s the one who broke The Code by rag dolling a star like Tkachuk. And Kassian knows it." Read More
  
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• Shots fired! It was Zack Kassian, not Matt Tkachuk, who broke The Code of NHL tough guys, argues Calgary NHL insider

  16-01-2020 01:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from commentator Eric Francis of Sportsnet Calgary, his notion that it was Zack Kassian who actually broke The Code -- the rules of engagement for NHL tough guys -- and that Matt Tkachuk of the Flames was the wronged party if we go by hockey's tough guy standard: "If anyone owes anyone a fight, it’s Kassian with Lucic. Kassian’s the one who broke The Code by rag dolling a star like Tkachuk. And Kassian knows it." Read More
  
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• Watch: Extreme cold cracks LRT rails

  16-01-2020 00:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  City crews are working to make repairs after the recent cold snap is believed to have damaged two LRT rails. Read More
  
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• 'This is nothing we've ever seen before:' Bitter cold causes two cracks in Capital Line LRT track requiring overnight repair

  16-01-2020 00:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An extended extreme cold continues to wreak havoc on the city and is to blame for two cracks in the Capital Line LRT track in as many days, a problem that hasn't happened in more than 10 years. Read More
  
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• Shots fired! Zack Kassian broke The Code of NHL tough guys, not Matt Tkachuk, argues Calgary NHL insider

  16-01-2020 00:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from commentator Eric Francis of Sportsnet Calgary, his notion that it was Zack Kassian who actually broke The Code -- the rules of engagement for NHL tough guys -- and that Matt Tkachuk was the victim by the tough guy standard: "If anyone owes anyone a fight, it’s Kassian with Lucic. Kassian’s the one who broke The Code by rag dolling a star like Tkachuk. And Kassian knows it." Read More
  
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• Three to See Thursday: West Side music, Wilf Kozub art, Uncut Gems

  16-01-2020 00:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Music from West Side Story: As history moved forward, American composers took the discipline and frameworks of European classical music and added swagger, jazz … their own unique energy. At this Winspear concert Thursday, celebrate two centuries of quintessentially American classics such as Bernstein’s West Side Story: Symphonic Dances and Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. Part of Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s Lighter Classics Playlist series, this concert is led by ESO chief
  
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• Shots fired! Zack Kassian broke "The Code," not Matt Tkachuk, Calgary NHL insider argues

  16-01-2020 00:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from Eric Francis of Sportsnet, his notion that it was Zack Kassian who actually broke The Code -- the rules of engagement for NHL tough guys -- and that Matt Tkachuk was the victim by the tough guy standardL "If anyone owes anyone a fight, it’s Kassian with Lucic. Kassian’s the one who broke The Code by rag dolling a star like Tkachuk. And Kassian knows it." Read More
  
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• Watch: Westlock parents informed $25-per-day child care will end

  16-01-2020 00:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  On Tuesday, speculation began to swirl on social media after some parents said they've received letters indicating that $25-per-day child care would be coming to an end. Read More
  
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• ‘Not just a religion for narcos’: Edmonton professor consulted on latest Bad Boys film

  16-01-2020 00:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton-based professor of anthropology hopes the latest installment in the Bay Boys film series doesn’t portray La Santa Muerte or "Our Lady of Holy Death” in a negative light. Read More
  
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• Patients, NDP call on province to reconsider upcoming change to not cover biologic drugs

  16-01-2020 00:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A dozen Albertans who manage their chronic illness with biologic drugs joined NDP health critic David Shepherd on Wednesday to call on the province to reconsider mandating a drug change for current patients. Read More
  
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