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A transit-friendly place to live
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 15 hours 29 minutes ago
Planning is underway for Edmonton's first major suburban transit-oriented development aimed at mixing homes, offices and shops.The Heritage Valley Town Centre is expected to include two high schools, a recreation centre, an LRT station and a main street with small shops to serve the 100,000 people who will eventually live southwest of Anthony Henday Drive and Gateway Boulevard, senior city planner Tim Brockelsby said Tuesday.

Secret to workplace happiness?
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 21 hours 9 minutes ago
Kinjerski's study showed that when employees really thought about what they were accomplishing at work, absenteeism dropped by 60 per cent and turnover by 75 per cent. A "Spirit at Work" intervention program done as part of the study was designed to engage employees and give a sense of purpose. It significantly boosted job satisfaction, retention and morale.

Ousted leader blasts u. S.
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 42 days 7 hours 25 minutes ago
Defying U. S. criticism, ousted president Manuel Zelaya returned for a second day to Honduras' land border to try to put pressure on the coup leaders who threw him out of the country last month.In a move that risked alienating his most powerful ally in his bid to return to power, Zelaya also said U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is not adequately informed about Honduras' "repressive regime."

Notice anything different about the Edmonton Journal's website?
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 18 hours 35 minutes ago
We have shifted some things around to give you more breaking news throughout the day. Under Latest Updates, you ll find a top Canadian story, a top international story (both provided by the Canwest News Service), and then all of our local breaking news stories. That includes news from Edmonton and the capital region, stories of note from the rest of Alberta, and breaking local sports, business, entertainment and lifestyle stories.

Slowdown was just what we needed, many in Ft. Mac believe
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 42 days 2 hours 31 minutes ago
In recent years, simply treating employees well wasn't enough to keep them serving customers in Fort McMurray."I don't blame young people," says Bill Rockwell, who owns a toy store in the Peter Pond mall downtown. "Work for me in retail, or go up north of the city and pile rocks or whatever for$40 an hour?"

UPDATE 2-Viacom profit up with box office and The Beatles
Reuters | 20 days 11 hours 52 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N) quarterly profit breezed past expectations as consumers set aside money worries to scoop up the new Beatles video game and buy tickets for box-office hits like "Transformers" and "G.I. Joe."

Canada magnet for sex slavery: report
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 19 hours 49 minutes ago
Canada is a destination for sex tourists, particularly from the United States, according to the U. S. State Department in its ninth annual State of Trafficking in Persons Report.Covering 175 countries, the report released Tuesday is available at http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2009/index.htm.The report says Canada is a source and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labour.

Preview: 2010 Mazda2
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 20 hours 38 minutes ago
SUDBURY, ON: Small cars are hot, but Mazda finds itself left out in the cold for now. While demand for subcompacts here is booming, the Japanese automaker hasn t had a product in the B-car category available to Canadians since the popular GLC/323 three-door faded from the marketplace in 1996.

Child killed in crash on snowy roads
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 42 days 7 hours 8 minutes ago
EDMONTON A three-year-old boy died Thursday morning in one of dozens of car crashes across northern Alberta that accompanied the season's first snowfall.The fatal crash happened about 9 a.m. two kilometres south of the Millet overpass on Highway 2.

N. Korea suspected in web attacks
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 17 hours 2 minutes ago
SEOUL - A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week hit more targets on Thursday, a Web security firm said, while the South's spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North Korea.

Stepping up for co-workers
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 21 hours 27 minutes ago
As you contemplate all the things you're thankful for today, give a thought or two to your boss and co-workers. Along with family and friends, they can help support you through the toughest of physical and emotional times.

Journal launches mobile-optimized website
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 13 hours 42 minutes ago
The Edmonton Journal is now easier to read on the go.Today we're launching a mobile-optimized version of edmontonjournal.com, specifically designed for iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smartphones. Simply punch in the website address: m.edmontonjournal.com

Real friends rare among Facebook hordes
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 13 hours 8 minutes ago
Kris Krug has 2,534 "friends" on Facebook. Rob Trick has 1,924. And Sarah Pull-man counts a modest 562 men and women among her virtual besties.But according to new findings by Cameron Mar-low, the social networking site's research scientist, it's unlikely these three Canadians enjoy frequent online interaction with more than 22 of their so-called friends, and unlikelier still that they enjoy regular two-way communication such as e-mail or online chats with more than 13.

Doctored image in Ralph Lauren ad generates buzz
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 15 hours 14 minutes ago
Major fashion house Ralph Lauren admitted Thursday to "poor imaging and retouching" of a stick-skinny model used in a magazine advertisement that has set the blogosphere abuzz."We have learned that we are responsible for the poor imaging and retouching that resulted in a very distorted image of a woman's body," according to a statement obtained by Extra TV.

Donair shop fined $18,000 for undercooking meat
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 41 days 19 hours 19 minutes ago
EDMONTON - Meat swirling on a rotating skewer at city donair and shawarma shops might look tasty when it s freshly cut, but it must be cooked a second time before being served to customers.One popular Edmonton restaurant was fined on Friday almost $18,000 for not taking that second cooking step and for a number of other public health violations.