Edmonton Journal

edmontonjournal.com — The provincial government is pushing the pause button on plans to change how it finances services for Albertans with developmental disabilities. Worries have been mounting for weeks among Albertans supported by the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program, their families and the agencies that help them that a major restructuring of PDD funding will lead to dramatic cuts to their services and remove at least $60 million in supports.

edmontonjournal.com — Joe Bird Album Release With: Ido Van Der Laan and Dana Wylie When: Saturday, May 18, 4 to 6 p.m. Where: Empress Ale House, 9912 Whyte Ave. Tickets: Free EDMONTON - If you stroll along one of the walking paths in Emily Murphy Park, you might come across a bench dedicated to Joe Bird.

edmontonjournal.com — The company that owns a Slave Lake shopping centre is suing the town and local fire department for $3 million in damages caused by what it claims was "improper and inadequate" firefighting techniques as the town burned two years ago.

edmontonjournal.com — The Edmonton Journal's goosecam went off-air after a windstorm scattered the nest and crushed

edmontonjournal.com — The man found not criminally responsible for stomping his cellmate to death has now sued the Edmonton Remand Centre staff who put him in the cell for $500,000. Justin Caldwell Somers, 27, brutally attacked 59-year-old Barry Stewart while they shared a cell by jumping and stomping on his head 26 times as he slept on the cement floor in May 2011.

blogs.edmontonjournal.com — It's official! The first listening club, also known as #yegmusicclub on Twitter, is scheduled for Sunday, May 16 at Original Joe's (Varsity) , 8404 109th St. Time: 2 p.m. (A HUGE thanks to OJ's general manager Trevor Belsher/@trevolutions for giving us a home!)

edmontonjournal.com — TORONTO, Cananda - Torstar Corp. (TSX:TS.B) hopes its digital paywall, expected to launch in the third quarter, will provide a new revenue stream as the newspaper and book publisher struggles with declines in print advertising.