Chris Zdeb
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Wedding Tales: Leduc country wedding unites two 'farm kids'
Julia Scheffelmaier and Matt McKellar both grew up on farms — she, near Leduc; he, outside London, Ont. They met in a western bar in Edmonton. And when they married in October on the bride's parents' farm outside Leduc, their country roots were showing. → Read More
Innisfail farmer donates 1.8 tonnes of chickpeas to Edmonton Food Bank
The Edmonton Food Bank is rolling in chickpeas after a giant 1.8-tonne bag of the nutritious legume was dropped off at their central warehouse Saturday. It's a timely donation with Syrian refugees beginning to arrive in the city. → Read More
Notley feels the love as she lays out plans to party faithful in Edmonton
After a couple of tough weeks of opposition to her government's controversial farm-safety legislation — both inside and outside the legislature — Premier Rachel Notley basked in the love of the party faithful Saturday. → Read More
Day in History, Dec. 7, 1955: Train crash in city injures 38
A northbound CPR Dayliner train from Calgary crashed into the rear of a southbound switch engine in South Edmonton injuring 38 people. Railway workers and firefighters struggled against smashed and... → Read More
Day in History, Dec. 3, 1938: War toys, models catching children's eyes in stores
The concerns some parents have these days about toy guns and war toys aren't new. Such toys and model kits were causing similar concerns for parents shopping for Christmas gifts for their kids in 1938. → Read More
Day in History, Dec. 2, 1938: Famed medical researcher Sir Frederick Banting visits city
Sir Frederick Banting, the Canadian medical scientist who co-discovered insulin and was the first person to use it on humans to treat diabetes, arrived in Edmonton for a two-day visit to study research facilities at the University of Alberta and city hospitals. → Read More
Day in History, Nov. 30, 1951: Piggy banks blamed for coin shortage
Piggy banks are too greedy, an Edmonton banker maintained as he pleaded for the public's co-operation in helping to end a silver money famine. The banker told the Journal there had been a shortage of coppers and silver in Edmonton since midsummer. → Read More
Day in History, Nov. 28, 1938: 1,200 protest German persecution of Jews
Strongly protesting the persecution of Jews by Nazi Germany, 1,200 city residents unanimously adopted a resolution "wholeheartedly condemning the racial and religious persecution being carried out by the Nationalist-Socialist regime in Germany. → Read More
Day in History, Nov. 23, 1963: Edmontonians mourn a U.S. president Kennedy
On Nov. 23, 1963, Edmontonians were reeling from news that American president John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas on the previous day. Stories described the shock that had gripped the city when news of the assassination came through. → Read More
Hot Mamas of Edmonton flock to flexible, open fitness franchise that caters to busy young mothers
A mom does pushups on the floor of a classroom with her two-year-old toddler in a carrier on her back. Meanwhile, down the hall, another mom sits breastfeeding her baby. What might look odd in many fitness centres is perfectly natural in Hot Mamas classes. → Read More
Day in History, Nov. 18, 1986: Alberta begins spending cuts to hold deficit to $3 billion
While Alberta's NDP government tries to spend its way out of an economic downturn with a provincial budget that projects a $6.1 billion deficit, hikes in taxes and calls for billions in new debt, t... → Read More
Day in History, Nov. 17, 1948: Edmonton men ignore 'revival' of moustache
Like many other fashion trends, the moustache goes in and out of style. It's currently out, way out, and has been since the 1970s, except for one month a year. → Read More
Day in History, Nov. 16, 1971: Four eject safely as U.S. Navy jet crashes
Four American flyers parachuted to safety moments before their $16-million U.S. Navy twin-engined jet crashed and exploded in a pasture near Edmonton International Airport. → Read More
Day in History, Nov. 7, 1910: 75 per cent of men applying to Canadian navy suffer from 'motion picture eye'
A story out of Ottawa reported 75 per cent of men applying to the Canadian Navy being rejected because of motion picture eye and cigarette heart. Dr. Nankin, an experienced moving picture man and a... → Read More
Day in History, Oct. 31, 1953: Bulldozer raised from watery pit after two years
One of the lengthiest salvage operations in Alberta came to an end when a 22-tonne bulldozer was pulled from a 12-metre-deep watery pit. The three-month operation started in July near Nampa, 24 kilometres southeast of Peace River. → Read More
Day in History: Oct. 30, 1908: Street car service starts in Edmonton
The start of street car service in Edmonton in 1908 — the only street car line in existence between Winnipeg and the West Coast — went much more smoothly than the current Metro LRT line, though it too had its hiccups. → Read More
Day in History, Oct. 27, 1923: Edmonton Jasper Avenue store front blown to bits
Candy, fruit and broken glass was strewn on the street like "shrapnel" after fireworks accidentally ignited in a Jasper Avenue store. The explosion blew out the front window of King's Confectionary at 10455 Jasper Ave. about 9 p.m. → Read More
Day in History, Oct. 26, 1945: Sport future beckons Terry Cavanagh
Terry Cavanagh a big league hockey and baseball star? It could happen, a Journal story suggested, after the 19-year-old signed two professional sport contracts within a couple of days. → Read More
Day in History, Oct. 23, 1945: Trapp Family Singers perform in Edmonton
Twenty years before they were immortalized by Hollywood in the 1965 musical drama The Sound of Music, the Austrian von Trapp family performed before 1,500 people at the Empire Theatre. → Read More
Last day of the federal election campaign kicks off with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in Edmonton
If the attention Edmonton has been getting from the party leaders throughout this campaign is any indication, the city is a key battleground in the tight race. → Read More