Edmonton Journal
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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RIDING FOR A CAUSE
Country music star Corb Lund rides up to the Whitemud Equine Centre stage Monday, part of a three-day event called Ride For Water Not Coal, aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of coal mining near the headwaters of the province's rivers.
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`A GOOD DAY FOR ALBERTA'
Calling it “a good day for Alberta and for Canada,” Premier Danielle Smith signed a new agreement Friday with Prime Minister Mark Carney that spells out a timeline for the approval of her government's much-sought-after oil pipeline to the West...
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`We don't want to have a mandate'
While the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Andrew Knack agreed on much at the State of the City address Thursday, one prickly issue that arose was whether city office workers should return to in-person work full-time. Chamber president Doug...
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A BIG LEAP FORWARD
Sabryn Serediak of Salisbury Composite High School competes in the junior 80-metre hurdles event Wednesday at Foote Field. Competitors from across the city took part in the Metro Edmonton High School Division Grey track meet.
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JUST RIDING AROUND
A mountain biker enters a new trail Tuesday at the Mountain Bike Park inside Queen Elizabeth Park. Work on the facility continues this spring. A sharp drop in temperature is expected to bring showers heading into the long weekend.
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A MOTHER'S DAY MISHAP
A mechanical failure left the Edmonton Riverboat stuck on the North Saskatchewan River near Scona Road around 4 p.m. Sunday. Around 200 passengers on a Mother's Day Cruise were removed from the stranded vessel with the help of a rescue boat from...
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SUPREME COURT SET TO WEIGH IN ON HUGE INDIGENOUS TITLE CLAIM
The clock began ticking April 7 on what could be one of the most important Supreme Court of Canada cases in New Brunswick's history. That's the date the country's top court told several law firms involved in the Wolastoqey Nation's landmark title...
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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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