ALSO: Alberta votes in the strangest — and closest — election in its political history
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It's election day! Going to keep this intro short and sweet today because it is a busy one for sure. Weather looks to be pretty
nice out there but there are clouds just hanging around. We will get election results, we may get a thunderstorm.
You can follow along with our up-to-date coverage of the Alberta election campaign on our live blog.
If you have any feedback on the day's newsletter please feel free to send an email to
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Spike in catalytic converter thefts prompts Edmonton council to review scrap metal bylaw
Possible bylaw changes meant to prevent rising catalytic converter thefts in Edmonton will be up for debate at city hall this
week.
Around 3,350 catalytic converters were reported stolen in Edmonton in 2022, a more than 1,400-per-cent increase from 2018, when
there were 213 such thefts. City administrative staff and the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) are suggesting options to help curb
the trend which cost Edmontonians nearly $20 million in repairs and replacements last year.
Eighty-year-old Edmontonian preparing for 44th Ironman competition
Dick Ensslen, 80, has been doing competitions since 1976 and has competed in every Canadian Ironman competition since 1984.
Now he’s getting ready for his 44th.
“The lesson of my life, don’t stop big competitions if you don’t want to age fast and badly. All those bad hips and knees and
hearts are self-inflicted, with rare exceptions,” said Ensslen.
Edmonton hosts an AI gathering of the minds
Edmonton hosted an artificial intelligence (AI) summit this week bringing in minds from all over the world to share their
knowledge.
For the second year in a row, the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) hosted the in-person and virtual event Upper Bound
which invites researchers, students, business leaders and anyone else who is interested in the world of AI.
Oilpatch restarts production that was shut in due to Alberta wildfires
Crescent Point Energy Corp. said Monday it has resumed production at its operations that were shut in due to the Alberta
wildfires.
The Calgary-based company was one of a number of oil and gas producers that was forced to temporarily halt output in the Kaybob
Duvernay region earlier this month as wildfires blazed in central and northern Alberta.
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Under the Dome: Albertans will elect a new premier Monday. But who will it be?
After weeks, or even months of campaigning, we're down to the final days of Alberta's 2023 provincial election. In our latest
episode of Under The Dome, Alberta legislature reporters Lisa Johnson and Matthew Black joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss
some of the highlights of the campaign, what polling says heading into Monday's election day, and what they're looking for on
voting night.
You can watch all episodes of Under the Dome at edmontonjournal.com/underthedome or .
Alberta Election 2023: Bitter four-week battle culminates on voting day
Albertans head to the polls for the final day Monday in what could be a nail biter of an election.
The bitter four-week battle will officially end at 8 p.m, when voting stations close. The economy and health care have dominated
the campaigns of both the United Conservatives and the New Democrats, but public polling has bounced back and forth throughout.
Alberta votes in the strangest — and closest — election in its political history
Whoever wins the Alberta election on Monday, it will be one of the strangest campaigns ever fought in the province, with plenty of
drama but few policy issues, and the real possibility of the closest outcome in Alberta political history.
In 2015, when the NDP won, it was the reversal of 40 years of conservative rule, aided by vote-splitting and a voting public whose
patience was at an end. In 2019, when the United Conservatives won, it was a massive victory, featuring a re-energized right-wing
movement looking to revitalize the province’s economy.
Economy, health care, trust: Alberta election campaign hits final day before vote
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley made one final pitch to voters Sunday to upend Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party
government and deliver an upset win in the provincial election.
“In this room, we share Alberta’s values. Danielle Smith and her UCP do not,” Notley told cheering supporters at an afternoon
rally in Edmonton.
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Edmonton Elks get ground game rolling in pre-season loss to Bombers
It was another loss at home, but at least one that doesn’t count. Not officially, anyway.
The Edmonton Elks closed out their pre-season schedule with a 25-23 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday at Commonwealth
Stadium, where the home team hasn’t won since Oct. 12, 2019 — two straight seasons and counting.
Ken Holland's job of building a champion not getting any easier as his Oilers turn the page on another season
Whether you are among those who would prefer to give Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland a B rating or just a berating, one thing most
Oil fans can agree on is this: he won’t rate out as an A until he delivers some hardware.
That didn’t happen in 2022-23, even as Holland did some solid work — summarized here and here — that seemingly had the Oilers
loaded for playoff bear.
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It’s 2018. Rachel (Gabby Bernard) works part-time at a coffee shop while the unemployed Miles (Geoffrey Simon Brown) attempts to
monetize YouTube videos of him pranking his partner. It’s not a particularly clever way to pay the rent given the amount of
similar content clogging up the internet vene back then, but with the economy being the way it is, and Miles expressing distaste
at the idea of drudge labour when he possesses a marketing degree, it’s all they have. Still, they do love each other.
Listen, Listen a delightful screwball comedy of song
At his job in an independent bookseller at the shopping mall, Montague (Farren Timoteo) takes great pride in making mix tapes for
the store, lovingly programming bland instrumental versions of such middle-of-the-road classics as 9 to 5 and Dance With Me by
Orleans into a seamless whole. He’s so finicky about the sounds he hears that he politely but insistently berates a customer
service representative over the phone about their company’s choice of hold music. As a muzak aficionado, Montague can even go into
detail about who formed the company, why and how it helps to boost productivity in retail environments.
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Lorna De Denecia Fernandez votes at Austin O'Brien High School on Monday, May 29, 2023 in Edmonton. Greg Southam-Postmedia
Voters line up at Austin O'Brien High School on Monday, May 29, 2023 in Edmonton. Greg Southam-Postmedia
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Friday's letters: David Johnston's findings raise suspicion
It is regrettable that David Johnston, who brought such lustre to his reputation should have besmirched that reputation by
accepting the role of special rapporteur on the question of Chinese interference.
Even though he was not formally acting as a judge, he was making a decision of supreme importance to the Canadian polity. He must
have known that no matter how objectively and with what integrity, he actually performed his function, his findings, in view of
his connection to the Trudeau family and to his membership in the Trudeau Foundation, would be met with scepticism.
Justice must not only be done but it must manifestly be seen to be done. His findings would not be above suspicion. Judges, like
Caesar’s wife, must be above suspicion. Whatever his findings, they would not be above suspicion. It is difficult to know who was
the greater ninny: Trudeau in appointing a close family friend and neighbour or Johnston in accepting the task.
M. Naeem Rauf, Edmonton
Malcolm Mayes editorial cartoon of the day
Candidate Rachel Notley plays shell game with carbon taxes. (Cartoon by Malcolm Mayes)
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Edmonton weather: Looks to be warm wth a chance of thunder
Well, it’s a beautiful Monday morning and as I look out my window this morning I see a blue sky with a dash of happy clouds.
And of course, it’s election day today, your last chance to get out there and vote.
As I look at the forecast it appears that Mother Nature is also excited to put on a show today with a 60 per cent chance of rain
and a risk of thunderstorms, so you may want to bring an umbrella to where ever you’re headed to place your ballot.
If I may make a very small request though, can the rain wait until after my shift? I really need to mow my backyard.
Mon 29 May % 24C 60% Chance of showers Tonight o 12C 60% Chance of showers Tue Wed 30 May 31 May 21C 20C 60% Chance of showers A
mix of sun and cloud Night Night @ dqd 12C 11C 30% Chance of showers Showers Thu 1Jun 5 19C Cloudy Night 10C Clear
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