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• Province launches Indigenous training program for 27,000 public servants

  19-06-2018 00:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government launched a training program Monday aimed at educating more than 27,000 public servants about Indigenous history.
  “It’s an interactive session throughout the day infused with knowledge and exercises,” said Indigenous Relations Minister Richard Feehan at a news conference, noting the training will include a ceremony with Indigenous elders.
  The budget, with a cost of about $100 per person, is pegged at more than $2.7 million over the next three years.
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• Two youths charged after Edmonton police investigate Facebook Marketplace robberies

  20-06-2026 01:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two Edmonton youths are facing multiple charges after the Edmonton Police Service investigated a series of Facebook Marketplace robberies between April and May. Read More
  
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• Rare parade marks new regiment, change of command to wage digital battle

  20-06-2026 01:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  From soldiers wading ashore on Juno Beach or slugging it out in the muddy trenches of Flanders Fields, recent generations think of battle in terms of artillery and rifles. Read More
  
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• With no photo radar, how can government enforce safe speeds?

  20-06-2026 00:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Unable to use photo radar to discourage dangerous high speed driving, Edmonton city council voted unanimously on Wednesday to direct Mayor Andrew Knack to lobby the federal government and "all regulators" to make speed limiters mandatory on all vehicles — excluding emergency first responders. Read More
  
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• Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi calls on Ottawa to review dual practice surgery model

  19-06-2026 23:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is calling on the federal government to review the UCP's dual practice surgery model to ensure it aligns with the Canada Health Act. Read More
  
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• Federalists say they need blowout win referendum day, slamming separation door shut

  19-06-2026 22:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Thomas Lukaszuk is hoping for a landslide. A blowout. A beatdown. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Why I give top marks to school resource officer programs

  19-06-2026 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As a high school principal who has served in multiple school divisions across Alberta, I have seen firsthand the meaningful impact that effective school resource officer (SRO) programs have on students, staff, and the broader community. Read More
  
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• ASIRT investigates after man dies in cell 30 hours after turning himself in to police in High Prairie

  19-06-2026 21:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a June 16 death in cells at the High Prairie RCMP detachment. Read More
  
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• Matheson: Can the Edmonton Oilers afford to keep Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson?

  19-06-2026 20:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  So, where does Connor Murphy fit into the free agent box on July 1 now? Read More
  
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• Fort McMurray man arrested, charged after downtown hit and run

  19-06-2026 18:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Wood Buffalo RCMP have charged a Fort McMurray man after a suspected hit and run on Tuesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• Supreme Court allows former Alberta MLA's $2.2-million lawsuit against ex-chief electoral officer to proceed

  19-06-2026 17:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Canada's highest court has ruled that a former Alberta MLA may continue his $2.2-million lawsuit against the province's former chief electoral officer Glen Resler. Read More
  
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• The ice cream shop proves to be a key ingredient of city building

  19-06-2026 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Call it the Ice Cream Factor. Read More
  
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• McDavid and Draisaitl on the hook if Babcock endorsement blows up on Edmonton Oilers

  19-06-2026 16:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  It’s on Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl now. Read More
  
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• Lorne Gunter: Council blindly bulls ahead with undemocratic infill policy

  19-06-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The photo with this article is of a garbage-bin corral outside a west-end eight-plex. It was taken the day after — after — garbage collection in the neighbourhood and posted to social media this past weekend. Read More
  
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• Friday's letters: Dani Dollars are an insult to Albertans

  19-06-2026 12:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The $100 Alberta Energy Rebate is an insult dressed up as relief. When Albertans are being crushed by soaring utility bills and relentless cost-of-living increases, this one-time handout is laughably inadequate. It exposes a government that is either willfully ignorant or dangerously out of touch with the reality facing its own citizens. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers avoid big mistake, hold on to top-performing prospect goalie

  19-06-2026 05:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that they are holding on to their top performing minor pro goalie Connor Ungar, 24, with a new one-year deal. "The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Connor Ungar to a one-year, two-way contract with an AAV of $850,000. Ungar (6’2”, 205 lbs, 24) divided his 2025-26 campaign among three ECHL clubs as well as the Oilers’ AHL affiliate in Bakersfield. The Calgary native who originally signed with Edmonton out of Brock University in 2024 b
  
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• Use of force tops Edmonton police commission's June meeting

  19-06-2026 00:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Statistics on the use of force by Edmonton police officers and criminals fleeing from the police topped Thursday's monthly meeting of the Edmonton Police Commission. Read More
  
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• Bail reform: Edmonton leaders applaud tougher rules for offenders

  19-06-2026 00:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Community leaders are hoping newly-passed federal bail and sentencing reform legislation will make the city safer for Edmontonians. Read More
  
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• Edmonton man, 68, charged after police recover $50,000 in stolen property

  19-06-2026 00:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton man is facing charges after police recovered a stolen trailer that led them to find roughly $50,000 in stolen vehicles. Read More
  
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• City eyeing $1 million a year to fix life-safety risks at community leagues

  18-06-2026 23:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Community league buildings in Edmonton need more than $100 million in repairs and a minimum of $18.6 million needs to be sourced as soon as possible to prevent potentially life threatening failures of infrastructure. Read More
  
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• Judge hears appeal of decision quashing Alberta separatist petition

  18-06-2026 23:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Alberta judge heard arguments Thursday on an appeal that could once again throw a provincial separation referendum into turmoil. Read More
  
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• Stabbing death of Edmonton man deemed homicide: EPS

  18-06-2026 22:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An autopsy confirmed the death of a man in northeast Edmonton last week was a homicide. Read More
  
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• Murder charge laid in fatal northeast stabbing: Edmonton police

  18-06-2026 22:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An autopsy confirmed the death of a man in northeast Edmonton last week was a homicide. Read More
  
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• Tributes flow for victim of Wapiti River Bridge crane crash, as search for body continues

  18-06-2026 22:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Tributes are pouring in for a J.D.A. Ventures employee killed on Tuesday after the 300-ton crane he was driving crashed through the railing of Wapiti River Bridge, south of Grande Prairie, and into the river below. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers taking a crazy big risk putting team in Babcock's hands

  18-06-2026 22:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The National Hockey League doesn’t seem to like it very much, but Mike Babcock is heading for Edmonton. Read More
  
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• Support program supplying medical equipment, aid to northern Alberta post-surgical patients at risk of shut down

  18-06-2026 22:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A program helping people across northern Alberta and Peace Region recover after surgery and injury is at risk of shutting down, with volunteer numbers at an all-time low. Read More
  
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• Alberta's first dual practice surgeries to take place this fall, but questions remain about physician eligibility

  18-06-2026 21:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Legislation for Alberta's dual practice model took effect Thursday and the first surgeries are expected to take place in the fall. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Alberta first to diagnose obesity as a chronic disease. Now, let's treat it like one

  18-06-2026 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  For many Albertans living with obesity, the path to care has been harder than it should be. Too often, people seeking support are met with judgment, oversimplified advice, or limited options instead of care that reflects what science now tells us: Obesity is a chronic disease. Read More
  
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• Edmonton police put a stop to referendum lawn-sign pickup plan

  18-06-2026 20:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Ads posted on social media earlier this week indicated that members of the public could pick up referendum lawn signs at Edmonton police stations in the city's west and northeast. Read More
  
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• Opinion: Canada must keep its promise to revitalize Indigenous languages

  18-06-2026 20:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Indigenous languages maintain millennia of distinct place-based knowledge, whether ecological, spiritual or relational. However, the overwhelming majority of Indigenous languages across Canada are threatened by the country’s historic and ongoing processes in language devitalization. Read More
  
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