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• REVIEW: Reed McColm's new play, The Wrong People Have Money, worth the wait

  21-10-2022 23:37 via edmontonjournal.com
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• 'Senseless attack': Edmonton man sentenced to year in jail for killing kitten

  21-10-2022 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton man has been sentenced to a year in jail for killing a kitten, an act prosecutors say was part of a history of animal cruelty. Read More
  
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• Bookmarks: Myrna Kostash traces Ukrainian family roots through photographs

  21-10-2022 23:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  A packet of family mementos brings up more questions than answers as she examines her extended family’s past. But her book goes beyond the personal and explores immigration, partisan allegiances and how people find different ways to survive in a new country. Read More
  
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• Three to See: Brett Miles' Funkification of Life celebration, The Witchery Market and The Wiggles return

  21-10-2022 23:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  Brett Miles: A Funkification of Life: When local musician Brett Miles died on Oct. 3, the local arts community was filled with shock and sorrow, but also love and wave upon wave of fond memories of this impossibly unique cat. “We are gathering to share love, stories, music and funk as we mourn one of the greatest,” explains the Sunday event host Jesse Lipscomb. “A life can never be fully appreciated in such a short time, but we will do our best to give Brett the sendoff he dese
  
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• The French factor: Elan provides enticingly designed community

  21-10-2022 23:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  The British Columbia scenery was breathtaking, but home was calling. Read More
  
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• Elan: Momentum grows in Beaumont's beautiful new community

  21-10-2022 22:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Land in Beaumont that once sat empty is about to become a game changer. Read More
  
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• Second-degree murder, manslaughter verdicts handed down in killing of Athabasca woman

  21-10-2022 22:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man and woman have been found guilty in the murder of a 25-year-old Athabasca woman who disappeared from Edmonton in April 2019. Read More
  
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• David Staples: Travis Toews says work underway on Smith's Sovereignty Act will address his concerns

  21-10-2022 22:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  "Bumpy," Premier Danielle Smith has said of her first days in office. Read More
  
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• Edmonton's real estate moves toward buyer's market

  21-10-2022 21:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Home resales continue to decline, latest numbers show, as Edmonton’s once red-hot real estate market is slipping away from favouring sellers as it did earlier in the year. Read More
  
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• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces new cabinet, keeping several key Kenney ministers

  21-10-2022 20:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is keeping several familiar faces who served under premier Jason Kenney in her new cabinet announced Friday, while shuffling out a key member of Kenney's inner circle. Read More
  
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• Impaired driving, speed eyed in fatal daytime rollover on Gateway Boulevard

  21-10-2022 20:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  Impaired driving and speed are being investigated as factors after a 60-year-old backseat passenger in a single vehicle rollover on Gateway Boulevard died on scene Thursday afternoon. Read More
  
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• ASIRT investigating after woman, 22, dies following request from her family police take her to hospital

  21-10-2022 20:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after a woman died in hospital following a request from her family that Edmonton officers transport her there. Read More
  
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• Man gets 16 months in jail for attack on Muslim women outside Edmonton mall

  21-10-2022 19:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton man whose assault of two Black Muslim women outside an Edmonton mall was the first in a string of attacks on the community has been sentenced to 16 months in jail. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Police Commission to advocate addition of race to Alberta government ID

  21-10-2022 19:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Police Commission will advocate for the province to include race on pieces of government-issued identification like driver's licences. Read More
  
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• Opinion: UCP resolutions banning diversity, sexuality education are deeply troubling

  21-10-2022 19:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  At the United Conservative Party annual general meeting this weekend, members will vote on 20 policy resolutions, including one that proposes a ban on diversity and inclusion education (Resolution 5) and another that will bar education on identity and sexuality and names parents as being solely in charge of children’s gender (Resolution 17). Read More
  
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• Opinion: Energy firms say they want to cut emissions; let's call their bluff

  21-10-2022 19:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  “Let’s Clear the Air” is the newest branding effort from Canada’s oil and gas industry. Having moved on from outright denial of the climate crisis, oilsands companies are now trying to position themselves as environmental leaders who are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
  
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• Follow along live with the Alberta UCP annual general meeting

  21-10-2022 17:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  This weekend marks the first time the United Conservative Party will debate policy under the leadership of newly minted Premier Danielle Smith. Read More
  
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• ASIRT investigating after woman dies in hospital after being in police custody

  21-10-2022 17:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after a woman died in hospital after being in police custody. Read More
  
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• Edmonton weather: Rainy, cloudy and a chance we see frost tonight

  21-10-2022 16:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at Thursday's Edmonton weather by Environment Canada. Read More
  
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• One dead in fatal vehicle rollover on Gateway Boulevard Thursday

  21-10-2022 16:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  One man is dead and two people were taken to hospital after a fatal vehicle rollover collision on Gateway Boulevard Thursday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Under The Dome: Alberta premier Danielle Smith stumbles out of the gate

  21-10-2022 15:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  It's been an eventful start to Danielle Smith's tenure as Alberta premier between walking back comments related to discrimination against the unvaccinated, and the war in Ukraine. Read More
  
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• Kate Beaton talks about her incredible, wide-reaching memoir, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

  21-10-2022 13:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Kate Beaton’s Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is a jaw-dropping act of personal journalism, a 448-page graphic memoir of her time starting as a 22-year-old Cape Bretoner, who like so many before her headed to the Oil Patch for well-paying work. Read More
  
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• Three to See Friday: Procession of the Self, Regard mon village and Pearl, with a side of Golden Girls

  21-10-2022 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Procession of the Self: This weekend is your last chance to pop in and look at Matthew O’Reilly’s rather amazing sculptural portraits at the Alberta Craft Council. Developed during his year-long residency at the Medalta clay centre in Medicine Hat, the show uses the sculpted figure as a launch pad for a conversation about the human condition. With one foot in the autobiographical and one foot in the anthropological, each piece captures a personal narrative while simultaneously being
  
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• Growing Things: Saving asters, squash blossoms and harvest timing for potatoes

  21-10-2022 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Q I bought some chrysanthemums this year that were just beautiful and I really would like to overwinter them if possible. Do you think I’m wasting my time? Read More
  
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• Friday's letters: Falling short on COVID measures cost lives

  21-10-2022 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. "Hinshaw deserves a medal for her handling of COVID," David Staples, Oct. 19 Read More
  
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• David Staples: UCP policy resolutions get politics right, even as Danielle Smith flubbing it

  21-10-2022 11:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Good ideas and sound principles fill the pages of the policy documents for the United Conservative Party's annual general meeting this weekend, a welcome example of politics done right. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers win battle of cup contenders 6-4 over Carolina: Cult of Hockey Player Grades

  21-10-2022 06:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes faced off in a terrific hockey game Thursday night, with the home team coming out on top, 6-4. Read More
  
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• ‘Deeply hurtful’: Freeland reacts to Smith’s comments on Russian invasion of Ukraine

  21-10-2022 02:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland responded to prior comments made by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling them “deeply hurtful” and “frightening.”  Read More
  
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• Fatal collision snarls rush hour traffic on Edmonton's Gateway Boulevard

  21-10-2022 01:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police expect the Gateway Boulevard off-ramp to Ellerslie Road will remain closed through rush hour after a fatal collision. Read More
  
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• High Level Bridge, Hawrelak Park repairs, LRT take big chunk out of $7.75 billion draft four-year capital budget

  21-10-2022 00:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Major repairs to the High Level Bridge and Hawrelak Park are some items taking a big bite out of Edmonton's next four-year capital budget, which leaves little room for new projects. Read More
  
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• Africa Centre, Black community groups, call for end to police DNA phenotyping

  21-10-2022 00:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Members of Edmonton's Black community want police to stop using DNA phenotyping, a practice they say "demonizes and alienates" vulnerable people. Read More
  
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• Edmonton man stops unconscious driver's vehicle from driving into traffic

  21-10-2022 00:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton man says his experience responding to the opioid crisis helped him stop an unconscious driver's vehicle from rolling into a busy intersection. Read More
  
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• Edmonton police to work on guidelines around technology use after DNA phenotyping backlash

  21-10-2022 00:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Police Service and its oversight body will work on a framework for using technology to seek investigative tips after the release of a "highly generalized" image of a Black man through DNA phenotyping drew public criticism. Read More
  
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• Shigella outbreak underscores disparities in inner-city Edmonton

  21-10-2022 00:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  A significant shigella outbreak in Edmonton's inner city is putting vulnerable people at risk, and it could be months before it's resolved. Read More
  
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• Fresh Tracks: Travis Matthews finds his way in the world with debut album

  21-10-2022 00:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  The son of Gord Matthews, who has played with the likes of k.d. lang and Ian Tyson, Travis Matthews is returning home to St. Albert this weekend to release his debut album, Dreamer’s Son. Read More
  
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