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• Use of force by Edmonton Transit peace officers should be monitored: justice minister

  18-04-2018 01:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A dramatic upswing in the use of force by Edmonton Transit peace officers concerns Alberta’s justice minister. 
  A Postmedia report revealed Tuesday that officers reported 523 use-of-force incidents in 2017 — nearly double 2015’s total and up 118 from 2016. The internal City of Edmonton stats were obtained through a freedom of information request. 
  Use of force among peace officers was highest in 2008, when officers reported 629 incidents.
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• Edmonton Oilers likely to say goodbye to consistent 20 goal scoring forward

  18-06-2026 17:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from NHL insider Pierre LeBrun of the Athletic, his take that Edmonton Oilers forward Jack Roslovic is likely headed to the open market. Roslovic, 29, is an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Read More
  
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• Edmonton's housing affordability is becoming more challenging

  18-06-2026 16:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Purchasing a home is never an easy financial milestone to achieve, and in Edmonton, it’s becoming even more challenging, making it an outlier among major cities in a new report. Read More
  
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• Fort Saskatchewan RCMP warning public about an event booking scam

  18-06-2026 16:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are warning Alberta vendors not to participate in an advertised June crafting event that they say is a scam. Read More
  
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• Canada's fastest-growing luxury real estate market is not Toronto or Vancouver. It's Edmonton

  18-06-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Denis Rowley sells luxury homes in Edmonton, but he was a mortgage broker and an appraiser first, and he still reads the market like one: he looks at who can afford to borrow, and what happens when they cannot. Read More
  
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• Thursday's letters: Vote questions scapegoat immigrants

  18-06-2026 12:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  While many Albertans may be focused on referendum questions about Alberta’s place in Confederation, the proposed questions on immigration also deserve serious scrutiny. Several of them appear to send a troubling message about people who have immigrated to Canada and made Alberta their home. Read More
  
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• Edmonton Oilers zero in on signing big veteran checking centre

  18-06-2026 06:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  On Oilers Now, team insider Bob Stauffer addressed Edmonton's quiet off-season to date with news that the Edmonton Oilers have their eyes on the team's own unrestricted free agent, veteran checking centre Jason Dickinson. Dickinson will be 31 in a few weeks. Read More
  
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• American interference fanning flames of Alberta separatism: Lukaszuk

  18-06-2026 00:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  American interference and the UCP government’s ambivalence are fanning the flames of separatism, Thomas Lukaszuk told a packed crowd at the Chateau Lacombe. Read More
  
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• Worker missing after 300-ton crane crashes off bridge into Northern Alberta river

  18-06-2026 00:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A worker remains missing after a 300-ton crane crashed through the railing of Wapiti River Bridge, south of Grande Prairie, on Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Worker killed after 300-ton crane crashes off bridge into Northern Alberta river

  18-06-2026 00:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A worker is dead after a 300-ton crane crashed through the railing of Wapiti River Bridge, south of Grande Prairie, on Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Daily round-trip bus service launches between Edmonton and Jasper

  18-06-2026 00:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Edmontonians on a budget hoping to take a trip to Jasper this summer now have a fast and affordable way to get there with the launch of a seasonal bus service starting Thursday. Read More
  
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• Lorne Gunter: Danielle Smith's Dani Dollars a slap in the face to Albertans

  18-06-2026 00:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A hundred bucks!? That’s all the fuel tax relief Albertans are going to see from the UCP government for the months of sky-high gasoline and diesel prices they have been paying since the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ill-conceived war with Iran. Read More
  
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• Leading windowmaker lets the sun in: Unveils massive rooftop solar field at Edmonton facility

  17-06-2026 23:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  An Edmonton manufacturer has flipped the switch on a new rooftop solar field, the largest of its kind from any private company in the city. Read More
  
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• Oilers notes: Nurse draws solid interest but ideal trade options hard to identify

  17-06-2026 23:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Let's face it, there’s no perfect trade prescription for Darnell Nurse. Read More
  
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• Edmonton launches 2SLGBTQIA+ safe spaces action plan to counter hate

  17-06-2026 23:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  As Pride Month marches on, the city has officially launched its 2SLGBTQIA+ safe spaces action plan to make Edmonton a more inclusive place. Read More
  
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• Dani Dollars: Albertans to receive $100 energy rebate

  17-06-2026 23:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Millions of Albertans will be able to apply for a $100 rebate beginning on Canada Day under a new provincial program aimed at offsetting high energy costs. Read More
  
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• U of A Hospital hails Alberta's first photon-counting CT scanner

  17-06-2026 22:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The University of Alberta Hospital is ushering in a new era of X-ray imaging with the installation of Alberta's first photon-counting CT scanner. Read More
  
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• Will getting back with Austin Mack be the key for Edmonton Elks' Cody Fajardo?

  17-06-2026 22:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Elks appear to be right on target when it comes to their revamped receiving corps. Read More
  
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• 'There's legit interest': To hell with the haters, other NHL teams have interest in Darnell Nurse

  17-06-2026 22:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  This in from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, his take that there's a market for Oilers d-man Darnell Nurse. On the Fan Hockey Show out of Toronto today, Friedman said, "I think people would be surprised by the amount of interest. To me, it just comes down to what kind of deal you're willing to meet. Like the last time I spoke to somebody about this was the other day. There were some teams that are saying, 'well, you know, you retain something, we're interested.' I do think there's legit interest.
  
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• Opinion: Canada, China getting down to business on energy co-operation

  17-06-2026 20:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  When I agreed to moderate a panel at the Canada–China Energy Innovation and Investment Forum at this year’s Global Energy Show in Calgary, I expected a standard industry gathering — perhaps 50 to 80 attendees exchanging polite nods over lukewarm coffee. Instead, I found myself standing before a completely packed conference hall of over 400 people, shoulder to shoulder with entrepreneurs, executives, and policymakers. Read More
  
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• Arabic course development tops Edmonton Public Schools board agenda

  17-06-2026 18:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The board of trustees at Edmonton Public Schools has approved a new, locally developed course that will provide students with the option to take Arabic language-learning classes from elementary through to high school. Read More
  
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• Arabic course development tops Edmonton Public School Board agenda

  17-06-2026 18:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  The Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) has approved a new, locally developed course that will provide students with the option to take Arabic language-learning classes from elementary through to high school. Read More
  
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• Report calls on Alberta to strengthen supports for homeless children and youth

  17-06-2026 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  A new report by the Alberta Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA) says more than 100 youths were unhoused in some capacity in 2025. Read More
  
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• Edmonton teens, 14, charged after AI used to make sexualized images of classmates

  17-06-2026 17:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two Edmonton junior high students are facing child sexual exploitation charges for allegedly using AI software to generate sexualized images of classmates. Read More
  
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• 'A new phenomenon': Edmonton teens, 14, charged after AI used to make sexualized images of classmates

  17-06-2026 17:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Two Edmonton junior high students are facing child sexual exploitation charges for allegedly using AI to generate sexualized images of classmates. Read More
  
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• 'Not a fan of the way they do business': Endless sour grapes out of Calgary about Edmonton Oilers

  17-06-2026 17:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  There's been no shortage of attacks on the Edmonton Oilers out of Caglary since Edmonton was eliminated from the playoffs. It seems like Calgary sports commentators and former Flames players can't say enough bad things about a team that made it to the Stanley Cup Finals two years in a row, 2024 and 2025. Read More
  
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• 9 reasons why you should embrace the Edmonton Oilers coaching soap opera

  17-06-2026 17:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  We in the media are often accused of being a bunch of Debbie Downers who always focus on the negative, like we’re actually hoping for train wrecks and tire fires. Read More
  
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• Timeline: How Edmonton police and prosecutors clashed in seeking justice for Nina Napope Dumais

  17-06-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  In February, Ashley Rattlesnake was sentenced to eight years in prison for the manslaughter death of Nina Napope Dumais, an eight-year-old girl who died while in Rattlesnake’s care. Read More
  
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• Lorne Gunter: Alberta separatist sentiment feeds on Ottawa's lack of appreciation

  17-06-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  
  Just since 2007 — the last 20 fiscal years — Alberta has contributed $321.9 billion more to the running of this country than it has received back in federal funding and services. Read More
  
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• Edmonton writer breaks new ground with picture book for seniors with dementia

  17-06-2026 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Helen Metella wanted something to read to her mother, a book she could follow but one that respected her age and experience at 86 years old. Reading was a way of connecting with her mother who has dementia, but finding something they could read together was proving difficult. Read More
  
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