Israel accuses Iran of role in bomb incidents
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:26:51 -0800

Bombs targeted Israeli interests in India and Georgia on Monday, injuring a diplomat and her driver in New Delhi, officials said, in attacks that Israel accused Iran of master-minding. A hit man on a motorbike fixed a suspected magnetic bomb on an ...

Two Mounties shot in Alberta
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:31:01 -0800

Sources have told the Edmonton Journal that another suspect was shot and killed in the Tuesday afternoon gun battle. RCMP said they believe one of the suspects in the shooting may be inside a "structure" they have surrounded near Killam.

Rush acquire Rabil
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:27:18 -0800

The Edmonton Rush received Paul Rabil from the the Washington Stealth, one of the National Lacrosse League's top transition players, along with a first-round pick in the NLL entry draft in exchange for pick Athan Iannucci and a second-round pick on ...

Boomers have made a contribution
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:27:13 -0800

Once again, the debate on the age of eligibility for Old Age Security exposes the elitist attitudes of our largely white, typically male leaders who consider social programs to be a drain on the economy. Yes, I am part of the boomer generation that has ...

Do you think it is possible to be friends with an ex-lover?
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:16:16 -0800

On Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know became the No. 1 single on the UK Official Singles Chart. The quirky ode to lost love has also logged more than 70 million views on You Tube, luring viewers and listeners with lyrics born ...

Back to the drawing board on pesticides
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:39:58 -0800

Re: "Council declines pesticide ban," The Journal , Feb. 7. For more than a decade, I have worked with other keen citizens to reduce pesticide use in Edmonton . The best way to reduce it in a municipality is through a bylaw that prohibits use of certain ...

U.S. teen takes LPGA Aussie Open
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:33 -0800

American teenager Jessica Korda won the Australian Open for her first LPGA Tour title, holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a six-player playoff. The 18-year-old Korda completed a two-sport, father-daughter Australian double with the ...

Do Tories a favour: Vote against them
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:16:20 -0800

Alberta Conservatives are beginning to worry about the number of seats they'll win in the upcoming provincial election. Not because they'll get too few, but because they'll get too many. If recent public opinion polls prove prescient, ...

Reese's love triangle has explosive potential
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:32:20 -0800

Here's what's on the radar screen in TV, music and film for the coming week. Movies Big release: This Means War (Feb. 14 sneak preview in some markets; official wide release Feb. 17) Big picture: Just in time for Valentine's Day, a love triangle that ...

Driver on cocaine pleads guilty in fatal car crash
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:26:44 -0800

A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to leading police on a high-speed chase that left a passenger dead after the car crashed in February 2009. Driver Jason Charles Francis was high on cocaine as he led police along 118th Avenue at speeds that ...

Commonwealth plans Maldives mission
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:57:55 -0800

The Commonwealth said Sunday it would send a ministerial mission to the Maldives to probe the ousting of president Mohamed Nasheed as fresh clashes broke out in the streets of the capital Male. The nine-member Common-wealth Ministerial Action Group ...

Seniors' lunch is not free
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:57:23 -0800

Re: "Free lunch for seniors," by Russell Purdy, Letters, Feb. 8. As an Alberta octogenarian, may I say "Surprise, surprise" to Russell Purdy. He says Old Age Security is welfare for the elderly, that recipients don't have to pay a cent of taxes and ...

Irish put their 'heads down and get on with it'
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:27:26 -0800

There was less industrial labour disruption in Ireland in 2011 than in any other year on record, data showed on Monday, as the government managed to implement harsh austerity without sparking the wide-spread resistance that has taken hold in Greece.

Police stay mum about north Edmonton standoff
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:56:27 -0800

edmonton - A standoff in north Edmonton had police blocking 195th Avenue from 50th Street to 34th Street Monday evening. Police were called to the sparsely populated area around 5:30 pm and were still on scene just before midnight.

Risking rhino's death was justified
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:26:22 -0800

The message is to not throw the baby out with the bathwater. The loss of an individual or several pales when faced with the imminent loss of the species as a whole. Michael Patrick Marklevitz , M.Sc . , Edmonton c Copyright (c) The Edmonton Journal .

Teenage boy killed walking on tracks
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:26:45 -0800

A teenage boy was struck and killed by a freight train Monday afternoon in Leduc, a spokesman for Canadian Pacific says. Kevin Hrysak said the teen was walking south between the rails of the train tracks when he was struck by a southbound train near ...

Arctic Ram: A Canadian military training mission to the North
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:01:15 -0800

About 1500 troops, mostly from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group based in Edmonton, are part of the mission in the Northwest Territories to train in parachute jumping and other winter warfare skills alongside the Canadian Rangers. Edmonton Journal ...

Nuclear insurance
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:57:20 -0800

Re: "Don't pretend Iran will play nice when it gets nuclear weapons," by Karen Hunter, Letters, Feb. 9. It seems, not without reason, that a nuclear bomb is today's insurance policy. It is perfectly rational to assume Iran wouldn't use a nuclear bomb ...

Small teams lost after Oilers, Esks
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:39:42 -0800

In Edmonton , the Oilers are the undisputed No. 1 champions in the hearts of the city's sports fans. Everyone else, even the Edmonton Eskimos, rank far behind. According to a sport/team popularity survey The Journal conducted a few years ago, ...

Ay, caramba! Bart lands a fashion line
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:58:16 -0800

The next time Bart Simpson says "Eat my shorts," he'll be talking about a considerably fancier set of duds. The cartoon iconoclast will make his Fashion Week debut on Wednesday, as the yellow-hued muse of fashion designer Jeremy Scott's new line.