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• ‘I had no idea what was going on’: Youth program raising awareness of mental health

  20-02-2020 23:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Growing up in a remote northern Alberta community, Jaycee Meneen didn't understand why she experienced panic attacks. Read More
  
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• 'First place people go': Leduc police say call us before posting on Facebook; ask for feedback

  20-02-2020 22:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Social media can fuel unnecessary crime fears, said a Leduc woman on Thursday at the first area 'Mochas with Mounties' meeting. Read More
  
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• "I'd probably be a little bit disappointed if I'm not able to do something": Oilers GM Ken Holland on the trade deadline

  20-02-2020 21:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Will Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland make a major deadline day deal? I doubt it. Read More
  
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• "I don't see me paying a first round pick for a rental," says Oilers GM Ken Holland

  20-02-2020 20:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Will Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland make a major deadline day deal? I doubt it. Read More
  
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• Three escaped bison remain on the loose in northern Alberta

  20-02-2020 20:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Three of 15 bison that broke out of a trailer in northern Alberta on Tuesday are still on the lam, say Mounties. Read More
  
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• Social Seen: Stiletto Awards

  20-02-2020 20:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  
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• Dining Out: Ma Chef Korean restaurant a must-visit with warm hospitality, attention to detail

  20-02-2020 19:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s always a reassuring sign to discover a restaurant keeps a small menu of items, and it’s an even better sign when an eatery’s chef/owner periodically leaves the kitchen to chat with guests and ensure everything is running as it should. Read More
  
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• 'A better sense of our identity': The Dungarees switch gears, shift lineup as music evolves

  20-02-2020 18:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  James Murdoch is getting a dose of Canadian winter for the first time in a while now. Read More
  
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• The Weeknd hits Roger Place June 14 with After Hours Tour

  20-02-2020 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Weeknd is shaping up! Supporting his new album After Hours, the Weeknd will be stopping in Edmonton June 14 (a Sunday) as the second date on his just-announced North American tour. Read More
  
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• Up-and-coming Edmonton rapper Cab’Ral fuelled by superheroes and sci-fi

  20-02-2020 17:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton rapper Cab'Ral feels as though he's on the hero's journey. Read More
  
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• Rock guitarist Steve Hackett revisits prog classics aiming to re-energize the tunes

  20-02-2020 17:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  His musical career really took off when the London-born guitarist put an advertisement in the British music journal Melody Maker in 1970 with a line that could have been a manifesto for prog rock: "Imaginative guitarist-writer seeks involvement with receptive musicians, determined to strive beyond existing stagnant music forms." Read More
  
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• Special director in The Blue Hour on hand to manage intimacy between characters

  20-02-2020 16:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Blue Hour, SkirtsAfire's main stage production for 2020, is notable for bringing an emerging job description to a theatre stage in Edmonton. Read More
  
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• SkirtsAfire expands into Old Strathcona with award-winning play The Blue Hour

  20-02-2020 16:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As a playwright, Edmonton's Michelle Vance Hehir has learned to live on hope. Read More
  
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• Photos: CN Rail blockade in Edmonton, Alta.

  20-02-2020 15:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Less than 12 hours after a blockade was set up on CN tracks by protesters opposed to a pipeline in B.C., counter-protesters dismantled a wooden makeshift barrier and trucked it away. Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: Time to break out the sunscreen

  20-02-2020 15:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Deliver on commitments before approving Teck Frontier

  20-02-2020 14:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Premier Jason Kenney has called on the government of Canada to "respect the law and the regulatory process, rather than substituting politics for regulation." (Calgary Herald, Feb. 10). Yet if we actually examine the findings by the joint federal-provincial review panel (JRP) on the Teck Frontier mine project, it becomes evident that both federal and provincial governments need to step up and actually deliver on their legislated responsibilities and commitments to sustainable development. Read M
  
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• Thursday's letters: Traffic safety outweighs convenience

  20-02-2020 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Re. "Expect a big hullabaloo over lowering speed limits," Keith Gerein, Feb. 15 Read More
  
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• 143 cats taken from St. Albert home - St. Albert Today

  20-02-2020 14:00 via stalberttoday.ca
  
  143 cats taken from St. Albert home  St. Albert Today
  
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• Player grades: Mike Smith, penalty killers hang tough as Oilers scratch out point vs. Bruins

  20-02-2020 08:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Give the Edmonton Oilers credit, they stood up to be counted against the NHL's best on Wednesday night. Missing no fewer than six regulars, they hung around long enough to earn an important standings point before ultimately falling 2-1 in overtime to the powerful, and healthy, Boston Bruins. Read More
  
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• Worker dies after electric shock at the site of future Amazon warehouse

  20-02-2020 04:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A worker who suffered an electric shock at the site of a future Amazon warehouse south of Edmonton has died of his injuries. Read More
  
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• Watch: NDP labour critic Christina Gray launches campaign to protect Albertans' pension rights

  20-02-2020 02:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  NDP labour vritic Christina Gray's forthcoming private member's bill to prevent CPP changes and reverse other pension changes might be fruitless — an all-party committee could recommend it never make it to the legislature, or government-majority MLAs could vote it down. Read More
  
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• New leader of End Poverty Edmonton wants more community involvement

  20-02-2020 02:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Eliminating poverty can only be done if the whole community gets involved, says the new leader of End Poverty Edmonton. Read More
  
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• Government, teacher pension plan changes should be reversed, NDP labour critic says

  20-02-2020 02:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta should have a law preventing governments from pulling the province out of the Canada Pension Plan, Opposition NDP labour critic Christina Gray said. Read More
  
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• Government approves Suncor oilsands project south of Fort McMurray

  20-02-2020 01:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Suncor can proceed with a new oilsands project south of Fort McMurray expected to produce 40,000 barrels per day, the Alberta government announced Wednesday. Read More
  
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• 'Better together as a region:' Council gives green light to join regional transit service

  20-02-2020 01:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton city councillors unanimously decided Wednesday to hop onboard with neighbouring municipalities under one regional transit service, relinquishing direct control over service for residents. Read More
  
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• Counter-protesters break down rail blockade in west Edmonton as CN wins injunction against pipeline opponents

  20-02-2020 01:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Less than 12 hours after a blockade was set up on CN tracks by protesters opposed to a pipeline in B.C., counter-protesters dismantled a wooden makeshift barrier and trucked it away. Read More
  
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• Three to See Thursday: Chris Gordon, Pleasurecraft and Get Happy!

  20-02-2020 01:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Chris Gordon: In his first year of comedy, Gordon hit the airwaves nationally. He was selected as the #1 Pick in the Country on CBC’s So You Think You’re Funny? Gordon played Contrell on Season 3 of the AMC western Hell On Wheels. And any advertising fans out there might recognize him from appearing nationwide in a Sports Select Lottery commercial, a Coors Light Beer commercial or as the spokesman for the viral YouTube Muzooka campaign. Gordon has trained and performed in Los Angeles
  
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• Watch: Edmonton police give update on facial recognition technology

  20-02-2020 01:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Warren Driechel, superintendent of the Edmonton police informatics division, and Devin Laforce, superintendent of the Edmonton police investigative support, provided an update Wednesday on a project assessing and engaging in a facial recognition solution for the police service. The technology hasn’t been implemented yet as EPS is still involved in negotiations with the vendor. Read More
  
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• Watch: Edmonton police update on facial recognition technology

  20-02-2020 00:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Warren Driechel, superintendent of the Edmonton police informatics division, and Devin Laforce, superintendent of the Edmonton police investigative support, provided an update Wednesday on a project assessing and engaging in a facial recognition solution for the police service. The technology hasn’t been implemented yet as EPS is still involved in negotiations with the vendor. Read More
  
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• Edmonton police unveil details on use of facial recognition technology

  20-02-2020 00:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  City police revealed details on Wednesday for plans to implement facial recognition technology to match suspects from crime scenes with known offenders. Read More
  
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• Alberta's emissions could exceed cap if Teck oilsands mine is approved: federal minister

  20-02-2020 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The province's 100-million-tonne cap on oilsands emissions could be exceeded by 2030 if the $20.6-billion Teck Frontier mine project is approved, warned federal Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Read More
  
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