Edmonton Journal
MANY BALLS IN THE AIR
Juggler Haiz Saunders performs along Whyte Avenue Thursday. The unseasonably balmy temperatures are expected to linger well into next week, with a high of 24 C predicted for Tuesday, while Saturday and Sunday could see rain.
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BEST CLASSROOM EVER
Students take part in a RiverWatch trip Wednesday on the North Saskatchewan River. RiverWatch is a science, technology, engineering and math program that takes students into the living laboratories of Alberta's rivers and creeks.
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A SOLEMN CEREMONY
Beatrice Pambrun takes part in Red Dress Day Tuesday on the grounds of the Alberta legislature. The national event honours the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people and raises awareness of the disproportionate and...
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THE NEXT GENERATION
A young dancer takes part in the maskêkosihk Traditional Powwow at the River Cree Resort and Casino Sunday.
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WHY IS WASHINGTON STILL SO ANGRY OVER BANS ON U.S. ALCOHOL?
It has been more than a year since most provinces banned U.S. alcohol from liquor store shelves, but the United States government is still feeling the hangover. Late last month, the issue of U.S. alcohol bans by every province except Alberta and...
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THE OILERS ARE OUT
There are 32 teams in the NHL. So, all things being equal, your favourite team is on schedule if it wins the Cup once out of every 32 years. Or, in the case of the Oilers, winning a conference final should only happen once every 16 years. So, doing it...
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BARK-EOLOGY EXHIBIT
Mirai Illas and Labrador retriever service-dog-in-training Topaz check out a new exhibit Thursday at the Telus World of Science called Dogs! A Science Tail. The exhibit explores what we know about how dogs think, communicate and sense the world.
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MESSAGE OF MOVEMENT
Sia Arora, 13, performs a classic Indian dance Wednesday as the dance community and the Alberta Dance Alliance launched a new initiative — Dance Lives Here — at city hall as part of International Dance Day. There are 6,100 youths in the city trained in...
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A SHOUT-OUT FOR ART
Leticia Ferreira from Mother Margaret Mary school displays her work during the Student Art Walk Exhibition at the Lumen Christi Catholic Education building earlier this week. The event, designed to give students the chance to have their work curated,...
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FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC
Ebube Aghwana with the Bishop David Motiuk Junior High Grade 7 band warms up for the Edmonton Music and Speech Arts Festival at the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre Monday. Thousands of students, actors and musicians are expected to take part.
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MILITARY RECRUITMENT SOARS AFTER PAY RAISES, SOVEREIGNTY THREATS
The Canadian Armed Forces has recorded its highest recruitment levels in over three decades, enrolling 7,310 personnel in the last fiscal year. That's up 600 new members year-over-year. Officials said the new numbers show strong or stable recruitment...
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ANOTHER OVERNIGHTER
Students take part in the 14th annual Wagathon at W.P. Wagner High School Friday. Funds raised at this year's Wagathon — $96,641 — are being directed to the Ben Stelter Foundation, which helps children diagnosed with cancer. About 380 students are...
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GOING FOR A SPIN
About 1,000 students filled the Jube Thursday for a presentation of Back to our Roots, Shumka's latest touring production. The four-day Shumka Dance Festival features competitions by dancers of all ages from across Canada and runs until Sunday.
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A HIVE OF ACTIVITY
MacEwan University beekeeper Troy Donovan and a team of volunteers prepare to unwrap eight bee hives on the roof of the downtown campus Wednesday. The hives are wrapped with insulation so the bees can remain safe over the winter and the queen can begin...
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PLAYOFF INTENSITY
A young hockey fan sleeps through the first period of the Oilers' 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks Monday at Rogers Place. The second game of their first-round playoff series goes Wednesday night before the series shifts to Anaheim Friday.
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DISPLACED BY FIRE
One person was sent to the hospital after a blaze at Wyndham Crossing Apartments in the city's north end Monday. The fire was reported at 5:33 a.m. at 4807-137 Ave. with crews arriving six minutes later. They were met with smoke and flames coming from...
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`SCENARIOS ARE ALL EITHER BAD OR VERY, VERY BAD'
WASHINGTON, D.C. Grocery prices are elevated, gas prices are high, job markets are cooling, and U.S. President Donald Trump is sticking to his tariff plans while the world eyes a shaky ceasefire with Iran. The truce between the U.S. and Iran has...
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WHEELS AND HOOPS
The Calgary Rollers' Curtiss Matson, left, and Anikka Cassidy watch as the Variety Village Rolling Rebels' Ibrahim Odza fires a layup Friday at the Saville Centre during the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League Finals. The CWBL Finals run until...
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DOG-TIRED OF WINTER
A pedestrian walks her dogs through the spring snow Thursday in Hawrelak Park. The white stuff should disappear over the next few days, with daytime highs expected to climb steadily, reaching 20C on Tuesday.
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THE LAST OF THE SNOW?
A pedestrian strolls through the spring snow Wednesday while passing Centennial Plaza behind the Stanley A. Milner Library. Sunny days are in the forecast, with temperatures expected to climb into the high teens early next week.
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WASHING AWAY WINTER
A city worker begins to clean accumulated road sand from a street in the Ottewell area Tuesday. Daytime highs are expected to hover just below zero until the end of the week before jumping into double digits for the weekend.
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YOUTH VS. EXPERIENCE
Flat track racers Robby Bellemare, 13, left, and Paul Lavoie practise ahead of the races Saturday at the Edmonton Auto Experience and YEG Motorcycle Show. The event ran Thursday through Sunday at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
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FEWER CANADIANS CROSSING BORDER — AND DUTY-FREE SHOPS ARE PAYING
WASHINGTON, D.C. Canadians still have their elbows up when it comes to travelling south of the border, and those fewer trips are having a disastrous effect on a key business: duty-free shopping. Tariff spats, Donald Trump's “51st state” rhetoric and...
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BEST BUDS
Volunteer Dennis Reinecke looks at entries during the 46th annual Orchid Fair at the St. Albert Enjoy Centre on Friday. The show and sale continues until Sunday. Find more information about the show and other events around Edmonton on
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STILL GOING STRONG
Busker Quinn Wade plays the soprano saxophone at Jasper Avenue and 109 Street on Thursday. A brain virus left Wade in a wheelchair for 25 years, but in 2016 he was able to relearn how to walk and 10 years later remains a familiar sight downtown.
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MAKE THAT A HARD NO
First Nations chiefs and supporters rally Wednesday at Churchill Square while the legal battle to block a potential Alberta separation referendum continued in court.
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AT ODDS WITH ADS
Carrie Shaw takes part in an online gambling panel discussion hosted by Student Advocates for Public Health at U of A Tuesday. The group is calling for a ban on all online gambling ads and pitching the Oilers' Connor McDavid to join their cause.
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WestJet to chop Edmonton routes
As jet fuel prices continue to skyrocket, Canadian airlines are taking some hard measures, from cutting or consolidating flights to adding surcharges to already purchased tickets. WestJet confirmed Monday that some Edmonton routes will be reduced this...
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GOSPELS COME ALIVE
A large crowd gather for the 46th anniversary of the Outdoor Way of the Cross event on Friday. The annual Good Friday walk is a slow-paced two-hour event that began and finished at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples.
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A KICK IN THE CAN
Dan Johnstone of the Can Man Dan Foundation gives a one-year update on his Time for a Change campaign in support of the city's homeless Wednesday. Johnstone gave the city a grade of “C-” and the province a grade of “F” a year after he demanded...
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PREPARING FOR THE WORST
Maj. Spencer Wood with the Canadian Armed Forces takes part in an emergency exercise Thursday at the Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre in Edmonton. Participants responded to mock wildfires in the north and floods in the south.
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Iran defiant amid efforts to hold talks
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • Airstrikes battered Iran as Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel's Tel Aviv and sites across the Middle East on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic republic...
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HEAD OF THE CLASS
Edmonton Public Schools board chairman Saadiq Sumar answers questions after reading to students at Johnny Bright School Monday as part of the board's activities in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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CANADA'S LANGUAGE WATCHDOG TRIPPED OVER A DOG'S TAIL ...
It was not AI-generated, computer-translated from English or the work of anglophones. The Valentine's Day message was written by real, live francophones — and, yes, they knew some would read it as a reference to part of the male anatomy. Internal...
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A TRIP TO THE CAR WASH
A motorist makes a splash in a giant puddle along 104 Street at 69 Avenue earlier this week. Daytime highs are expected to slip back below the freezing mark to kick off the new week, with the forecast calling for light snow Tuesday and Wednesday.
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INFILL MULTIPLEX BURNS
Firefighters douse a partially-built multiplex in Garneau Thursday after a fire was spotted on the top floor. The two adjacent homes were evacuated and suffered water damage. EFRS acting district chief Kevin Seutter said no injuries were reported.
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RURAL REFLECTIONS
Delegates write what “rural is” to them during the Rural Municipalities of Alberta spring convention Wednesday, where the province's premier and its only federal cabinet minister highlighted positive progress in relations between their governments.
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ON THE HOT SEAT
Premier Danielle Smith speaks Tuesday during the Rural Municipalities of Alberta spring convention at the Edmonton Convention Centre. Smith faced some tough questions about orphan wells and ambulance service levels in rural areas.
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SURVEYING THE DAMAGE
Investigators work at the scene of a house fire Monday on 120 Street. Firefighters were called to the home in the city's northwest just before 6 a.m. Crews got the blaze under control by 7:20 a.m. There were no reported injuries. The cause has not been...
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OFFICIAL INTRIGUED BY ANTI-DRONE SYSTEM FROM TRIO AT HEART OF EXPLOSIVES TRIAL
LONDON, ONT. A senior official at the Department of National Defence says he wants to learn more about the anti-drone system three men charged in an Ontario gun and explosives investigation are working on, once their legal problems are resolved. But...
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`IT'S OUR CENTRAL PARK'
Ben Allen checks out Hawrelak Park Friday with his dogs Watson and Pepper. The 68-hectare park reopened after a three-year construction project that added new multi-use trails and biking paths, a new playground, a lakefront promenade and three...
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WE'RE PULLING FOR YOU
Students from Parkview School play with Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) equipment Thursday at the Parkview Community League hall. The EFCL and Sport Edmonton are joining forces to deliver sport and recreation opportunities directly to...
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UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE
A paraglider takes to the air over a hill in Gallagher Park Wednesday. The current cold snap is expected to persist through the weekend before things warm up again.
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A RARE SET OF SKILLS
Tim Mercer, left, works with Robin Ramjohn Monday during a krabbi-krabong class at the Institute of Modern Defence. Krabbi-krabong is a weapons-based Thai martial art. Mercer is the only krabbi-krabong coach between Vancouver and Ottawa.
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BALLS AND STRIKES
Isabel Nelson bowls at Splitsville Bowl Edmonton Northwest on St. Albert Trail last week. The company says it is planning a second location in South Edmonton Common as 10-pin bowling enjoys a resurgence in popularity in the city.
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RUSSIA MAY SEE CHANCE TO BENEFIT FROM MIDEAST WAR
For Russia, the assassination of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was the latest blow to President Vladimir Putin's network of anti-Western partners, and it exposed Moscow's diminished influence on the world stage, from the Middle East to...
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INFRASTRUCTURE WIN
The federal and Alberta governments say they have reached a deal that allows the province to take greater control over environmental and impact assessments of major projects in a move both sides say will accelerate the construction of such projects,...
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FLOOD OF ACTIVITY
A skater makes his way around the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park skating oval Thursday while a worker floods the ice. The surface may get a little soft through the weekend before temperatures drop below freezing to begin the new week.
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FIGHTING FRAUDSTERS
Det. Scott Abbott with the Edmonton Police Service's financial crime section speaks Wednesday at the Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre to kick off Fraud Prevention Month. Abbott says fraudsters are using AI to make their pitches more believable.
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COLD FOR A CAUSE
Jeff Holland leaps into the water Sunday at Lake Summerside during The Law Enforcement Torch Run's polar plunge for Special Olympics Alberta. Funds raised will help provide training, competition opportunities and leadership programming for more than...
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IS TRUMP RUNNING OUT OF TARIFF CARDS TO PLAY AHEAD OF CUSMA REVIEW?
WASHINGTON, D.C. Even the highest court in the land could not convince Donald Trump to stray from his love of tariffs. The U.S. president's yearlong imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was brought to a...
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GETTING A GRIP ON IT
Slovakia's Maria Soltesova competes Friday in the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in Louise McKinney Riverfront Park. Sunny skies and chilly temperatures are expected Saturday as the event concludes. A high of 0 C is expected Sunday.
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Province announces $9.4B deficit
The Alberta government has delivered its second straight multi-billion dollar deficit, one that is poised to flout its own fiscal framework rules and put the province more than $9 billion into the red with no plan for recovery amid low oil...
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IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE
A crowd gathers at the Alberta Legislature Tuesday to mark the four-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Organizers say the event was meant to honour those who have sacrificed their lives for Ukraine and to “call on the world for continued...
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UCP moves to staff provincial police
Alberta is moving to boost staffing for its forthcoming provincial police service through new legislation that aims to make it easier for current Alberta Sheriffs peace officers to become police officers as part of the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service...
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CANADA WINS IN A THRILLER
Canada's Mitch Marner, right, celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime for a 4-3 victory over Czechia in the men's hockey quarterfinals on Wednesday at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics....
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OLYMPIC GOLDEN GIRLS AGAIN
Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Isabelle Weidemann and Valerie Maltais — who call themselves The Madames — celebrate Canada's third gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics after the speed skating women's team pursuit final on Tuesday in Milan, Italy....
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CANADA'S GOLD STANDARD
Canada's Megan Oldham, centre, is all smiles on the podium Monday with her gold medal between China's Eileen Gu (silver) and Italy's Flora Tabanelli (bronze) after the women's freeski big air final in Livigno during the Milan-Cortina Olympics. It was...
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PM VISITS TUMBLER RIDGE
In the wake of Tuesday's mass shooting at the local high school, a sense of unease has hung over the District of Tumbler Ridge. This is a municipality of 2,400 that wants to grieve privately. A few of the downtown shops remain closed. A candy shop,...
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Teen recalls the moment shots rang out at school
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. Thirteenyear-old Mya LaRocque was in her art class Tuesday afternoon at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Then the warning came for students to take cover, and she hid with classmates in a closet as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar...
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Tumbler Ridge grieves in silence
Tumbler Ridge sits nestled in the mountains, surrounded by trees. On Wednesday, it felt like a soundstage. Park downtown and it's an easy walk from the supermarket to the community centre to the high school. But, media outnumber the residents on the...
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CANADA LANDS ON PODIUM
Canada's Courtney Sarault, left, avoids a collision with two rivals during the short track speedskating mixed team relay semifinal at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Tuesday. Canada went on to win silver in the final, its third medal of the Winter...
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SOARING TO A BRONZE MEDAL
Canada's Megan Oldham celebrates her bronze medal on the podium in Livigno after the women's freeski slopestyle final Monday at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. It was Canada's second medal of the Games, both of them bronze. and online at...
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CANADA'S RACE TO BUILD NEW WARSHIPS
HALIFAX As U.S. President Donald Trump was lecturing Prime Minister Mark Carney and other Western leaders in Davos last month, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee was speaking to his officers about the new navy Canada is building to protect its sovereignty. In...
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN
“Rubio and Vance suck.” The words slipped from a U.S. hockey fan's mouth. Moments earlier, the man from Kentucky shrugged when he found out that U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were in attendance at the preliminary...
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IT'S GAME ON IN ITALY
Canada's Trinity Ellis takes part in a luge women's singles training session Thursday at the Cortina Sliding Centre in northern Italy. The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially get underway Friday with the opening ceremony in Milan. For complete...
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