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Graham Thomson: When is a political coincidence a conspiracy? Brian Jean would probably like to know

MLA Derek Fildebrandt went through the seven stages of a politician hoisted on his own petard after the Edmonton Journal broke a story that he was renting out his government-paid apartment on Airbnb, says columnist Graham Thomson." src="http://wpmedia.edmontonjournal.com/2017/08/20150221-forsyth-338-jpg.jpg?quality=55&strip=all&w=625&h=469&crop=1" width="625" height="469" /> August 12, 2017 9:00 am Sometimes a coincidence is just a coincidence. Unless it’s a political coincidence, that is. Then it can easily smell like a conspiracy. Just look at the political coincidences last Thursday. First, there was the suspicious timing of an anti- pipeline news conference held by the British Columbia government Thursday morning just as Premier Rachel Notley was about to hold her own pro- pipeline news conference in Alberta. It sure seemed like the B.C. government was trying to pour cold water on Notley’s good-news event. Then there was ...

Motorcyclist in critical condition after St. Pete crash

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The friendship of the four young roommates — though cemented in the dark trappings of an obscure neo- Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division — never seemed destined for bloodshed. One was described as a former science nerd, serving in the Florida National Guard . Two others worked temp jobs at a recycling plant and talked about joining the military. The fourth caught flak from his roommates for wasting his days with video games. Now two of the young men are dead, the other two are in jail and authorities are left to answer this question: Was Atomwaffen Division plotting violent acts or were the four young men merely posers? Four days after police say one of the roommates shot and killed two others, Atomwaffen posted an ominous video on YouTube depicting members standing with arms extended in “Heil Hitler” salutes and posing with guns in front of a swastika flag, their faces obscured by images of skulls. It ended with a stark slogan, scrawled in red: “Join your l...