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• Premier Danielle Smith criticizes EPS for video on hate reporting

  04-08-2026 23:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says police should focus on violent crimes not free speech in response to a recent Edmonton Police Service video encouraging Albertans to report hate. Read More
  
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• Recent population growth keeps Edmonton's homes market chugging

  06-08-2026 17:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton is a hot city, its recent weather aside. Read More
  
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• Canadian Natural says growth projects remain on hold as it posts $4.5 billion in profits

  06-08-2026 16:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. earned $4.5 billion in the second quarter and pumped more oil than in any quarter in its history but told investors its largest Alberta growth projects remain on hold. Read More
  
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• Homicide investigating after man, 48, found fatally wounded in central Edmonton

  06-08-2026 14:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating after a 48-year-old man suffering serious injuries found Wednesday afternoon in central Edmonton died in hospital. Read More
  
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• 'This is the start of the crazy': For some Edmonton Fringe artists, juggling multiple shows all part of the festival fun

  06-08-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is a hectic, frantic time for festival goers. They juggle schedules and transportation, navigating harried crowds while sliding a taco in a bag down their gullet for fuel. Read More
  
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• Pop-up lakes: How Edmonton area dry ponds help flood control in heavy rains

  06-08-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When the Lauderdale neighbourhood's Grand Trunk Off-Leash Dog Park is finished its dry pond overhaul, dogwalkers will still be able to walk their pooches there. Read More
  
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• Pop-up lakes: Dry ponds part of region's flood control network in heavy rains

  06-08-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When the Lauderdale neighbourhood's Grand Trunk Off-Leash Dog Park is finished its dry pond overhaul, dogwalkers will still be able to walk their pooches there. Read More
  
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• Fragapalooza 4-day LAN party celebrates 30 years of gaming

  06-08-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  One of Alberta's longest-running non-profits celebrates their 30th anniversary on Thursday with four days of non-stop gaming. Read More
  
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• Alberta Voices: 'Let's have the vote' — Journal readers' thoughts on separatism for Aug. 6

  06-08-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  From now until the Oct. 19 referendum in Alberta, the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald are publishing your thoughts about the upcoming vote and issues related to separation. Here are some of the latest emails we’ve received. Read More
  
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• Thursday's letter: Smith should promote safe, inclusive public spaces

  06-08-2026 12:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Danielle Smith objects to a short anti-hate ad posted by the Edmonton Police Service. She claims the EPS should concern itself with violent crimes and not meddle with free speech, which she calls a “foundational Alberta value.” She has dispatched Public Safety Minister Rick Ellis to ensure her views sink in. Read More
  
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• Lose Brett Kulak? Edmonton Oilers have acquired a Kulak-like prospect in Sharks trade

  06-08-2026 06:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The more I read about new Edmonton Oilers prospect Zach Sharp, the more I think of one recent Oilers d-man with similar attributes: Brett Kulak. Read More
  
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• Lose Brett Kulak? Edmonton Oilers acquire Kulak-like prospect in Sharks trade

  06-08-2026 06:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The more I read about new Edmonton Oilers prospect Zach Sharp, the more I think of one recent Oilers d-man with similar attributes: Brett Kulak. Read More
  
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• Oil Kings' Stroeder steps up on Team Canada at Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

  06-08-2026 04:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Hockey’s a game full of time-honoured clichés, from soft dumps to getting pucks deep to more traffic in front of the net to, um, the more recent mantra about it being “a process” when asked about team-building. Read More
  
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• Oil Kings' Stroeder steps up for Team Canada at Hlinka-Gretzky Cup

  06-08-2026 04:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Hockey’s a game full of time-honoured clichés, from soft dumps to getting pucks deep to more traffic in front of the net to, um, the more recent mantra about it being “a process” when asked about team-building. Read More
  
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• She suffered a life-changing injury, now her community is building her a new home

  06-08-2026 00:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Katie’s life changed forever in March 2025, when a side-by-side accident left her lower body completely paralyzed and forced her to spend months in hospital recovering from life-altering injuries. Read More
  
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• 'Not into a buyer's market yet': Edmonton's hot housing market cooling, sales slip while inventory grows

  05-08-2026 23:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmonton's red-hot housing market is hitting a cold spell, driven by a surplus of condominiums and slowing migration. Read More
  
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• Student beaten with belt: Alberta launches review into Mennonite school child abuse case

  05-08-2026 22:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta's Ministry of Education and Childcare has launched a review after a student at a Mennonite school was hit with a belt by one of its supervisors. Read More
  
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• Heritage Fest transit experiences growing pains in first year back in Hawrelak

  05-08-2026 21:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This year's Heritage Festival had a successful return to its home at Hawrelak Park in terms of attendance, registering an estimated 100,000 visitors on Monday alone. But with a big move comes growing pains. Read More
  
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• Field service company fined $132,000 for 2023 workplace injury

  05-08-2026 21:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Alberta field services company has been fined $132,000 after an employee was seriously injured at a worksite in August 2023. Read More
  
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• Five people dead, 28 injured in collisions over long weekend: Alberta RCMP

  05-08-2026 20:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Heritage Day long weekend was a tragic one on Alberta roads. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Renewing your Alberta ID shouldn't mean losing access to services

  05-08-2026 20:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  I expected renewing my Alberta identification card to be routine. It wasn't. Read More
  
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• Alberta RCMP officers involved in separate shootings in two days

  05-08-2026 19:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta RCMP officers were involved in two separate shootings this week in Cold Lake and Fox Creek. Read More
  
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• Educational assistant sentenced to 34 months in prison for sexual exploitation of student

  05-08-2026 18:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Former education assistant Brooke Richer has been sentenced to 34 months in prison for sexually exploiting a student at a Grande Prairie Catholic school. Read More
  
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• Schultz, Pue, linemates for the Regina Pats, lighting it up for Team Canada

  05-08-2026 17:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  At the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft, the Edmonton Oil Kings had the best odds to win the draft lottery at 57 per cent, and they were holding their breath so the right bingo balls would tumble their way, so Canada's current top centre at this year's Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Maddox Shultz would be theirs. Read More
  
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• Brutal trend for Edmonton's rivals opens up Stanley Cup window for Oilers

  05-08-2026 17:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A brutal trend for Edmonton's rivals has opened up the Stanley Cup window for the Oilers. Read More
  
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• Lorne Gunter: New groceries benefit can drive up prices for consumers

  05-08-2026 13:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Last January, the federal government introduced the Canadian Groceries and Essentials Benefit. It replaced the GST/HST benefit for an estimated 12 million lower-income Canadians. The Carney government also raised the payments by 25 per cent. Read More
  
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• 'Be more collaborative': Edmonton venue urges better notice, but applauds city's quick pivot on construction

  05-08-2026 13:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When the sidewalk in front of the Starlite Room had been torn to pieces, right as co-owner Tyson Boyd was expecting multiple big tours, he was worried. Read More
  
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• Wednesday's letters: WestJet bargaining costs travellers

  05-08-2026 12:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  So a tentative deal is in place between WestJet and the union representing its flight attendants. While this is great news for those planning their travels in the latter part of August, it’s a bitter pill for the hundreds left stranded or those having to cancel long-planned summer trips. Read More
  
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• Northern Alberta's 'deadly' Highway 63 to undergo long-overdue repairs

  05-08-2026 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Work is underway on Highway 63 – infamously referred to by some residents as the "highway of death" – with the province beginning a 10-kilometre paving project expected to be completed within two weeks. Read More
  
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• Separatist lawyer seeks to appeal decision to remove him as trustee of First Nation trust fund

  04-08-2026 23:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Separatist lawyer Jeffrey Rath is seeking a fast-track appeal in an attempt to overturn a judge’s order that temporarily removed him as the overseer of nearly $15 million in trust fund money belonging to a northern Alberta First Nation. Read More
  
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