Edmonton Journal from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada • A1

Frid, 17, 2020 EsblishEd 1903 0 5582900075 5 Holland rule out deal at deadline 1 B.C. IpIn eC Federal jurisdiction, top court rules 1 Province should avoid being hea vy -handed on e-cigarettes A 2 InquIr brother questions handling of scene A 5 News Impeachment trial cially begins NP 5 NP AnnA Junker Cold weather conditions and morning demand have ramped up energy use in the province, prompting the Alberta Energy System Operator to activate a Level 1 energy emergency alert Thursday. In a release, the AESO said the cold weather has been a ecting the operations of some generation facilities, as has low wind across the province. As of 8 a.m., Alberta was consuming 10,998 megawatts. Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) is a zero-to-3 tiered alert system with zero indicating normal conditions and uses established protocols and processes to balance supply and demand.

With an EEA 1, supply continues to meet demand but AESO may need to dip into energy reserves. In an EEA 2, power continues to be met but reserves are also being used. At EEA 3, energy consumption would need to be curtailed and some areas of the province may lose power until enough generation returns to the grid or power usage is reduced to a point where supply and demand can be balanced again. Extreme cold weather, peak electricity demand prompt energy alert Jonny WAkefield Matthew McKnight, a former promoter for some of biggest nightclubs, has been convicted of five of the 13 counts of sexual assault he faced. After 14 weeks of trial, jurors delivered their verdict just before noon Thursday.

McKnight, 33, sat in the box wearing a grey suit and tie. He did not outwardly react to the verdict. After the verdict, he hugged his mother, who sat in the courtroom in tears. One complainant was in the courtroom Thursday to hear the verdict. case was highest-profile sexual assault trial of the Me Too era.

McKnight pleaded not guilty to all charges, claiming he and the women engaged in consensual sex. The trial, scheduled to run 48 days, ended up lasting 62. McKnight guilty on five charges Jur deliberated for 26 hours in high-profile se ual assault case eskImos Milanovich goes for chemistr with coaching hires 2 LARRY WONG STARS paramedic Emerson North gets a massage from Edmonton ire Rescue Ser ices mascot Spark while donating blood Thursday. Emergency ser ice workers are part of this Sirens for Life campaign to encourage people to donate blood. A 5 See Guil A 4 See AESO A 4 JASPER IN JANUARY ONLINEONLY SKIMARMOT.COM ersavailablethroughAudiFinance onapprovedcreditonselectnewandunregistered2019Q5models.SeeDealerfordetails 1235-101StreetSW 780.462.2834 southgateaudi.ca 2019AUDIQ7 SouthgateAudiExpansionSalesEvent 1.98% Leasefrom upto48months 1.48% Financefrom upto60months $9,000 Withupto AudiCredit 0down BW withFREEAUDICARE.