Edmonton Journal
Police call for access to encrypted data
Canadian law enforcement leaders are worried Bill C-22 has been defanged, and civil-rights advocates say it has gone too far, but the federal government's bid for “lawful access” to Canadians' data for crime-solving got a big thumbs-up from the...
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Get out and vote Oct. 19, Mandel says
In the late 1890s, Stephen Mandel's grandparents escaped the pogroms of imperial Russia. Antisemitism had reached new, manic levels during the reign of Emperor Nicholas II, and Mandel's ancestors came to Canada hoping for a more accepting place. So,...
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THE BOOZE BATTLE OVER HANS ISLAND HOLDS LESSON
Battered by fresh U.S. threats of tariffs and annexation, Canada is turning toward Europe, with speculation among some that we might one day even join the European Union. After all, Canada does share a land border with an EU country. This is the...
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DANCING ON THE FRINGE
Dancer Lakota Tootoosis performs Friday at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for KidsFringe, the child-focused offshoot of the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival. Both run until Aug. 23. For complete Fringe coverage and show reviews, visit...
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Fentanyl addiction survivor credits Hope Mission with changing her life
It's been a long and difficult road, but Ashley Weese knows her best days are ahead of her. Weese is speaking out about her experience recovering from a fentanyl addiction with the support of Hope Mission. After five years on the streets of Edmonton,...
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CELESTIAL SCIENCE
It's a light show that comes every year toward the end of summer, extending for weeks but hitting the maximum in the middle of the city's festival season as arts patrons get outside and the weather starts to cool. The Perseid meteor shower hit its...
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BRINGING THE CUP HOME
Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook gives fans a chance to touch the Stanley Cup Tuesday during his visit to the Leduc Recreation Centre. Martinook and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights in June to win the Cup. Martinook was raised...
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AC/DC SHOOTS TO THRILL
Singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young of classic rock band AC/DC perform for more than 50,000 fans at Commonwealth Stadium Sunday during a stop on the band's Power Up tour. For a review of the show, visit edmontonjournal.com.
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A WORLD ON FIRE
Toronto and New York choked under orange and white skies. Madrid and Bordeaux had flames licking at their doorsteps. Vast forests, rural communities and ranchlands full of livestock in Western Canada and the U.S. have burned — and all in the month of...
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THREE DIE IN `TRAGIC ACCIDENT'
An inmate being transferred from the Edmonton Institution for Women and two Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) officers are dead after a “tragic accident” Thursday on a highway east of the city. Alberta RCMP on Friday said officers from Provost,...
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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
The Edmonton Kennel Club's summer show runs through Sunday at the Whitemud Equine Centre. The event includes four all-breed conformation shows, three obedience trials and six rally obedience trials. For more information, visit edmontonkennelclub.ab.ca.
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LIFE ON THE FRINGE
Members of the Viva Dance Company perform a scene from It's Just You and Me Wednesday during the media preview for the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival. The 45th Fringe runs Aug. 13 to 23 and features 209 productions at 37 venues. Tickets...
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ANYONE MISSING A MASCOT?
Workers and volunteers descended on Hawrelak Park Tuesday to begin removing pavilions and other materials following the Edmonton Heritage Festival.
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ESCAPE ROUTE
People make their way out of Hawrelak Park Sunday after strong winds forced officials to shut down Day 2 of the Edmonton Heritage Festival just before 1 p.m. The celebration of the city's many diverse cultures resumed Monday. Day 3 was extended by one...
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CALGARY WITH THE ASSIST
City officials are asking Edmontonians to keep 311 on their speed dial as both local crews and support teams from Calgary dig the city out from multiple once-a-century storms this summer — which have cost the city more than $26 million to date. Deputy...
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GETTING READY TO DANCE
Workers erect the Ecuador dance stage Thursday in Hawrelak Park in preparation for the Edmonton Heritage Festival, which runs Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The weather is shaping up to be a mixed bag, with rain expected Sunday. WEATHER, NP3
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Water infrastructure gets $510M boost
Ottawa announced $510 million for water and wastewater infrastructure in Alberta municipalities on Wednesday as part of a partnership with the provincial government over the next eight years, a move welcomed by urban planners who say it's needed to...
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WATERING THE PLANTS?
Clean-up work continues in one of the Muttart Conservatory greenhouses flooded after Monday's heavy rains. Several areas across the city experienced flooding in the latest storm. The city is on track to break rainfall records for both July and the...
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PRUNED BY THE WEATHER
Pedestrians in Hawrelak Park detour around a damaged tree Monday as preparations continue for the Heritage Days Festival. The three-day festival returns to Hawrelak Park this weekend after a three-year hiatus while the park was closed for upgrades.
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CBSA PLANS REVIEW AFTER $13.2M COCAINE CASE TOSSED
Canada's border agency says it is considering policy changes after a Windsor, Ont., judge dismissed a $13.2-million cocaine-smuggling case over what she called “egregious” violations of a truck driver's Charter rights. The ruling found border officers...
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AS THE WHIMBREL FLIES
Extreme athlete Leanna Carriere, left, and U of A scientist Timm Döbert, shown with Carriere's daughter Adalynn Lubberding, 9, are embarking on a 30,000-kilometre cycling expedition from Alaska to Patagonia to trace the global flight path of the...
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THE BATTLE OF THE BOTS
With all the events taking place at this year's KDays, one is attracting international attention. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics is hosting a robotics competition this year via their Alberta team. The event...
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OFF THE TOP ROPE
This year's KDays offers a new spin on local entertainment. In partnership with Indigenous Tourism Alberta, KDays has placed Indigenous vendors, artists, and entrepreneurs throughout the fairgrounds. In the past, people in these categories haven't...
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`The situation should be treated as a crisis'
Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack is saying more should be done to support Downtown businesses during construction in response to recent concerns around restaurants closing in the core. But he told Postmedia Tuesday the city has already begun work...
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Hoekstra toasts Canada-U.S. relationship
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra finished his talk at the Pacific Northwest Economic Region summit in Edmonton with a shot of whiskey — toasting to U.S.-Canada relationships and partnerships. In his fireside chat on Monday morning, Hoekstra...
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INTERNAL TRADE BARRIERS STILL COSTING CANADA: CFIB
A leading business group is giving some provinces and the federal government good grades for trying to break down Canada's costly internal trade obstacles, even as those barriers continue to cost Canadians billions of dollars a year. In its annual...
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THE PIPELINE PIVOT
When Prime Minister Mark Carney stood alongside Alberta's premier this month to herald a plan for a new oil export pipeline, the news came with a massive taxpayer-funded caveat. In the absence of a private firm to build the proposed oil corridor, the...
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Smith defends energy rebate rollout
Premier Danielle Smith defended her government's energy rebate program on Thursday, acknowledging issues with the process but also promising funds should be coming shortly for those who have applied. The program was announced June 17 and offers a...
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1 dead, 6 injured in `devastating fire'
There was a big bang followed by a blast of air. The gust sent the curtains inside Dmetro Kostiuk's bedroom flying up. He thought another summer storm was brewing. Later, the street was flooded with fire trucks and ambulances after a building of...
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DOING THE DOG PADDLE
Janice Caton and her dog Casper take to the waters of Hermitage Park Monday. Forecasters are predicting sunny skies and comfortable temperatures in the mid 20s until thunderstorms threaten near the end of the week.
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SPENDING NEEDED FOR `GROWTH,' MINISTER SAYS
The federal government plans to pay for its recent big-ticket spending through a combination of economic growth and deficit increases, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says. Prior to officially kicking off the government's pre-budget...
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ART WALK SELFIE
Wearing a mask he created, artist Michael Bouma poses for a selfie with a visitor to the Whyte Avenue Art Walk on Friday. The Old Strathcona event continues today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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REMEMBERING CYCLIST
Zeenat Damani, left, joined by Bike Edmonton's Coreen Shewfelt, adds flowers Thursday to an all-white Ghost Bike memorial set up at 34 Street and 28A Avenue to remember her 65-year-old husband Alfred Reisdorf, who died after being struck by an SUV at...
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TAKIN' IT TO THE STREET
A Cirquetastic acrobat touches down during a performance Wednesday at Sir Winston Churchill Square as part of the International Street Performers Festival that runs until Sunday.
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MADE IN THE SHADE
A fisherman casts his line into the Whitemud Creek on Tuesday. You'll need an umbrella, too, as cooler weather — with some showers — moves in for the rest of the week
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New oil pipeline to Ontario proposed
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are proposing a new oil pipeline that would stretch from Western to Central Canada — a concept that parallels the cancelled Energy East project. The 500,000 barrel a day pipeline would...
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OLAND MURDER STILL OPEN 15 YEARS LATER
For those who were in the packed, fifth-floor courtroom of the Saint John Law Courts on Dec. 19, 2015, it was a scene that cannot be forgotten. Dennis Oland, on trial for the second-degree murder of his dad, Richard, stood next to one of his defence...
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ROAD WARRIORS
Daniel Craig and Jayme Nickel with Lift Acrobatics and Fun work on their routine as they prepare for the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival, which began Friday and has been recognized as one of the top celebrations on the global...
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Room for improvement in zoning laws
City council will be looking at new rules to regulate the lodging house market after hearing concerns from both homeowners and developers. On Thursday, the urban planning committee heard from BILD Edmonton Metro vice-chair Marty Pawlina, who said some...
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`Surreal' moment for new Canadians
Unity was a common theme at a special Canada Day citizenship ceremony in Edmonton, where 50 people from 21 countries became new citizens. For the Banwait family, the Wednesday ceremony was part of a journey more than seven years in the...
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OFFICIAL FAN CLUB
The parents of the players on Team Brick Alberta donned referee uniforms Monday to cheer on the team during a game against the Manitoba Jr. Ice during The Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament at West Edmonton Mall. The tournament runs through Sunday.
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A cruel irony of the war on drugs
It took Corey Tochor three years to get to this point. The Conservative MP turned heads on Parliament Hill when, in the midst of the House of Commons' final dizzying days of passing legislation before adjourning for the summer, he emerged with an...
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AN ALL-TIME RECORD?
A young cyclist is framed by dandelions Thursday while riding in the Bike Skills Park in Sherwood Park. Environment Canada has issued an orange rainfall warning for the Edmonton area this weekend, with another 40 to 70 millimetres expected. A...
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$34-million renovation blitz wraps up on 1,958 affordable housing units
A $34-million renovation project encompassing nearly 2,000 homes is complete, giving thousands of renters in subsidized housing a modern living space. Mayor Andrew Knack and federal Minister Responsible for Prairies Economic Development Eleanor...
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COLLISION CLOSES LRT
A tow truck operator clears the wreckage from a single vehicle collision at the intersection of 100 Street and 102 Avenue Wednesday. The vehicle crashed into a number of light poles and caused the closure of the downtown portion of the Valley Line LRT.
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THE BABCOCK ERA BEGINS
Mike Babcock climbing on board with the Edmonton Oilers is the Scorpion and the Frog fable come to life in a hockey dressing room. The Oilers have heard the stories. They've done the interviews. They've noted concerns from the NHLPA and followed an...
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Stay clear of stormwater ponds: Epcor
A community pool is a place where you'd expect to get wet. But, on Monday, the entrances to Peter Hemingway Aquatic Centre, located inside of Coronation Park, had some pretty ironic warnings posted. The signage stated that the centre “is closed until...
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MILITARY POLICE WARNED ABOUT OFFICER'S CLAIMS OF ACCESS TO ANAND
A Canadian Forces officer in charge of a private organization raising funds for Ukraine told a civilian she not only had access to then-defence minister Anita Anand, but suggested she may be able to shape how federal government funds were spent on the...
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MILITARY'S PAST MEETS ITS FUTURE
A rider in First World War dress takes part in the 1 Signal Regimental Stand Up and Change of Command Parade Friday at CFB Edmonton. The new regiment will take on the high-tech aspects of modern military operations, including cloud-based and...
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DUAL PRACTICE DOCTORS
Legislation for Alberta's dual practice model took effect Thursday and the first surgeries are expected to take place in the fall. Starting on Monday, physicians are asked to submit an expression of interest indicating their intent to practise under...
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How a child's death sparked a conflict that turned political
This is part one of a two-part story on the killing of Nina Napope Dumais, the charges against Ashley Rattlesnake and the fallout from the Edmonton Police Service's public objection to a plea bargain in the case. Jamie Pickard sat in the bathroom,...
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BEST FOOT FORWARD
Darrell Paskimin dances in his full regalia Tuesday at NorQuest College during an interactive powwow workshop. The event was part of National Indigenous History Month and the lead up to National Indigenous Peoples' Day on Sunday.
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THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
Dachshund owners cheer on their pets Sunday during the wiener dog races held as part of the Edmonton Humane Society's annual Pets In The Park event at Buena Vista Park. The rest of the week is expected to bring plenty of rain and a risk of thunderstorms.
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Lax border policies fostered one of Canada's most dangerous gangs
At the immigration hearing for an accused Indian gangster earlier this month, an Edmonton police officer attempted to illustrate the scale of the criminal operation that law enforcement was now dealing with. The hearing concerned Jashandeep Singh, an...
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A HISTORIC MOMENT
“I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it.” — Nick Hornby The opening line to one of the mustread soccer books of...
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EPS UNDER INVESTIGATION
Edmonton police leaders are facing an investigation by Alberta's law enforcement watchdog after a judge said they may have obstructed justice in an active criminal case. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) on Thursday announced it is...
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SCAFFOLD SCRAMBLE
Workers erect a speed-climbing wall Wednesday ahead of the North American Cup Series event scheduled for June 26-28 in Louise McKinney Riverfront Park. The crew faces a mixed bag of weather, with rain expected Friday before the sun returns for the...
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STEPPING ON STAGE
Dancers from the Sundara Dance Group prepare to perform a traditional Indonesian dance Saturday during the Van Bloc Party in the heart of the city's Chinatown neighbourhood.
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HOUSING PRICES WOULD BE 10% LOWER IF CANADA HAD KEPT PACE WITH U.S.: CMHC
Canada's housing stock would be about 30 per cent larger and prices 10 per cent lower if this country's building industry had been as responsive to demand as its American counterpart over the last couple of decades, says a new report from the federal...
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BUSINESSES HAMMERED
Manager Sheline Naicker outside Value Liquor Hub, which has lost $200,000 worth of business over the past three months due to Jasper Avenue road construction. The Imagine Jasper Avenue project will take another three years and the liquor store's owner...
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BEING RAM TOUGH
Soldiers portage through Dawson Park on Thursday for Exercise Mountain Ram 2026, an endurance competition in the Edmonton river valley entailing a 29-km rucksack march, a 3.2-km canoe portage, an 11.2-km canoe paddle and a 4.8-km rucksack run.
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IT WOULD BE SAFER TO FLY
An intrepid Canada goose crosses 100 Avenue at 103 Street Tuesday. The unsettled weather is expected to continue until sunny skies return on Monday.
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AT LEAST IT'S NOT SNOWING
Soccer fans watch Team Canada take on Uzbekistan during a friendly match at Commonwealth Stadium on a very wet Monday night. The Canadians won the World Cup tuneup 2-0.
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A SONG FOR SENIORS' WEEK
Members of the Edmonton Public Schools choir perform at city hall Monday for the launch of Seniors' Week. This year's focus is on intergenerational and age-friendly learning.
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FEDERAL MINISTER POURS MORE COLD WATER ON N.B.'S LNG IDEA
Canada has reached a landmark deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany — but it's from the Pacific coast. And federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson has poured more cold water on the possibility of an East Coast export terminal, even as New...
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A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME
City officials want you to know Downtown is a safe place to be and to prove it they're putting on more than 1,000 free events over the next seven months. With a three-piece band playing in the background in the park next door, the city's summer Turn...
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FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING
Sixteen-year-old Grade 10 student Katherine Hsu takes part in the Canada-Wide Science Fair Thursday at the Expo Centre. The science fair is the largest annual youth STEM event in Canada, with $2 million in scholarships, awards and prizes up for grabs.
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PREPARING TO COMPETE
Students take part Tuesday in the opening ceremonies for Unified Sports, a Special Olympics program where students with and without intellectual disabilities train and compete on the same team. This year's event is hosted by Jasper Place School and...
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SURE SIGN OF SPRING
Visitors to Hawrelak Park Monday take pictures of an ornamental crab apple tree in bloom. The spring weather is expected to continue, with showers in the forecast all week.
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POLITICIANS SEEK TO EASE FOOD COSTS, BUT ARE BATTLING MARKET FORCES
Like with parsley, carrots, dill and most other members of the apiaceae family of edible plants, the retail price of coriander has been growing like a weed. While the prices of many items on grocery store shelves have been heading north in recent...
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FUR-EVER FAMILY
Aspen and her sister Anuri take a break Friday at their enclosure at the Edmonton Valley Zoo after three Arctic wolf pups were born recently to proud parents Aspen and Tundra. Zoo visitors may be lucky enough to catch a brief glimpse of the cubs, in a...
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MADE IN THE SHADE
A group of women share a picnic in the shade at Hawrelak Park on Thursday as the temperature hit 20 C. A hot weekend is in store for Edmonton, with a high of 24 C Saturday after some showers on Friday. More sun is in store next week. Forecast:
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LIFE-SAVING LESSON
Clinical educator Tina Hyshka, right, keeps a close eye as paramedic student Logan Cox practises how to intubate a patient with the help of a video camera Wednesday. National Paramedic Services Week, which runs until Saturday, honours the men and women...
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High Level Bridge must be replaced
Edmonton's iconic 113-year-old High Level Bridge has reached the end of the road and a replacement will need to be constructed by 2042, with its Low Level sibling to be replaced by 2034. However, the change in scope of the project means an expected...
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