Willie, a one-year-old basset hound competes in the second annual world basset races held at Inspired Gardens and Country Store, 45 minutes west of Edmonton, August 24, 2008. 59 basset hounds came to compete. There were contests for fastest basset, longest ears, lowest to the ground, and best howl. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
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Tractor Gangsta! Twenty-year-old Kyle Lamont poses with his 1942 Farmall Industrial M tractor during the Strathcona Vintage Tractor Association annual vintage tractor pull, August 23, 2008 near Ardrossan just East of Edmonton on R.R. 222. All tractors must be 1960 or older to participate in the pull. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Teenagers hang outside of West Edmonton Mall near the movie theatre parking lot on June 19, 2008. Photos by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Today started our three part series on West Edmonton Mall Rats. Read the series.
Here is the first video.
Watch an interview with Faith about her life as a 13-year-old “mall rat” and her struggle to overcome addiction. Faith’s real name and identity have been hidden to protect her…
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Krysta Turner, 14, encourages “Oliver” the dutch rabbit over a hurdle during an agility display put on by the Canadian Rabbit Hopping Club on Sunday August 3, 2008 at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre in Edmonton. Turner along with her friend Amanda Greening started the club in their home town of Calgary and are looking for more people to join. Their first competition will be in September in Chestermere, AB, near Calgary. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
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Driver Grant Ritchy takes Journal photographer Ryan Jackson for a spin in a two-seater Dallara Indy car on Edmonton roads on Wednesday July 23, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
The Journal’s Ryan Jackson climbs into the INDY car with his 360 degree camera kit. Photo by Nick Lees/Edmonton Journal
360 Panorama: Ride in an Indy Car
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Fifteen-year-old Delaney McNaughton wears a decorated tick bandanna at the Legislature grounds Friday July 4, 2008 during a lyme disease awareness rally. Several events were held across the country to improve awareness and diagnosis of the disease. McMaughton was there to support her friend’s mother who currently has lyme disease. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
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Edmonton, AB: July 3, 2008: Edmonton Eskimos’ Kelly Campbell (71) and Calgary Stampeders’ Brandon Smith (28) watch the ball get away after Campbell missed a pass from Ricky Ray in first quarter during CFL action at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB July 3, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
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Kirby Buffalo from Samson Cree Nation takes a refreshing drink after dancing at the National Aboriginal Day festivities at the Legislature grounds in Edmonton, June 21, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
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