Edmonton Journal
WHEN THE DUST SETTLES
Rick Shapcott works on a chainsaw carving of a California Raisin Thursday during the Western Canadian Chainsaw Carving Championship at the Rig Hand Distillery near Leduc. The four-day event for both amateur and professional carvers wraps up Sunday.
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BABS HANDS OUT MARCHING ORDERS
Oilers head coach Mike Babcock shouts instructions Thursday during a training camp skating session at the Downtown Community Arena. The Oilers play the first of just four pre-season games Saturday against Winnipeg. They open their season Sept. 29...
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Separation could cost $170B: analysis
Establishing an Alberta independent from Canada would be a costly, drawnout process underscored by economic and political uncertainty, according to a government-commissioned analysis by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy. The report...
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WELCOME TO CANADA, CHEF
Drummers take part in a ceremony Monday at The River Cree Resort & Casino to mark the opening of the first Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen restaurant in Canada. The TV chef's eatery joins sister properties in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Washington, D.C., and...
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ART ON A GRAND SCALE
Artist Paityn Savoie and her assistant Emma Guido work on a mural on the north wall of the Citadel Theatre building Monday as part of the Edmonton Mural Festival. The project is expected to be complete next week after months of work.
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ONE PROPERTY, THREE BODIES
Up until last October, a mother, father and two children lived at 572 Kelly-Jordan Rd., near Smiths Falls, Ont. Then arrests were made. In the months since, a police search has unearthed three sets of human remains on the site, all related to a series...
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A SOLEMN CEREMONY
Firefighters lay a wreath Friday during a service at the Firefighters Memorial Plaza to honour the active and retired members of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services who have passed away in the last year. The ceremony is held every year on the anniversary of...
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Stabbing suspect has history of violent crime
Community life at Harmony at Rutherford doesn’t slow down as the temperatures drop. In fact, fall and winter offer plenty of ways for residents to stay active and socialize without having to leave the 187-suite seniors’ community in southwest...
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TESTING OUT THE TUBA
NorQuest College student Alzahra Osman tries a tuba at the Cosmopolitan Music Society tent Wednesday during a block party hosted by NorQuest, MacEwan University, the Edmonton Downtown Business Association and the City of Edmonton. The event gathers...
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NO SNOW TIRES JUST YET
Two cyclists make their way across the Tawatinâ Bridge Tuesday. Wet weather is expected for the next few days — including some thunderstorms Thursday — before the sunshine returns for both Saturday and Sunday.
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THE PRIDE OF CHINATOWN
The 2026 Edmonton Dragon Festival is hosting the Pan-American Lion Dance Championship this weekend in Chinatown. The festival, which runs until Sunday, also features the Taste of Chinatown Night Market, family activities and live cultural performances.
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A FACE IN THE CROWD
Young Brooke Henderson fans cheer for the Canadian golf superstar Thursday during the first round of the CPKC Women's Open at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club. The world's best female golfers are playing for a share of $2.75 million. The tournament runs...
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TIME TO LOOK SHARP
The Journal's experienced team of reviewers is hitting the grounds of the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival to give you a taste of what to expect at this year's festival. Today, we offer up a small sampling of the best reviews from among...
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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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