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• What went wrong on Philadelphia Flyers' winning goal against Edmonton Oilers

  21-10-2017 23:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult of Hockey podcast on Oilers loss to FlyersIn many ways the Edmonton Oilers played a strong road game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. 
  The scoring chances were certainly close, 13-to-11 for the Flyers, with the Oilers slightly ahead on Grade A chances, six to five. If you limit an opposing team at home to five Grade A chances, you’ve put in a good effort defensively overall. 
  After giving up an early goal, the Oilers also battled back hard in the second
  
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• Cult of Hockey Player Grades: Edmonton Oilers can't bury their chances, slide 2-1 to Flyers

  21-10-2017 23:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers found themselves trailing a fifth consecutive hockey game, Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. It is a dangerous trend that probably cost the club at least a point, today, and ultimately has left the Oilers 2-5 on the season.  It is interesting that the Flyers have quickened substantially, as a team, and thus are much better equipped to handle the Oilers speed than they have been in the past. In fact, the Oilers inability to win races to the puck in their own end led to
  
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• Oilers unable to maintain momentum with narrow loss to Flyers

  21-10-2017 22:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  PHILADELPHIA — The Edmonton Oilers might have deserved better, but they didn’t get it Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia.
  The Oilers were hoping to maintain their forward progress after a 2-1 overtime victory in Chicago Thursday, and looked like they were headed in that direction when they wrestled momentum away from the Flyers for most of the final 40 minutes at the Wells Fargo Center.
  But Wayne Simmonds broke their hearts when he put a shot past Cam Talbot at 17:45 of the thir
  
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• Edmonton police shooting probed; man, 37, listed in serious condition

  21-10-2017 21:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 37-year-old man is in serious condition in hospital after being shot by police Friday during a west-end standoff following a break-and-enter.
  The shooting is under investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).
  Edmonton police responded to a break-and-enter near 171 Street and 83 Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Friday where a man had barricaded himself in the home, according to a news release.
  Police evacuated nearby homes and secured the house with the help of the tactical secti
  
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• AUPE endorses selling marijuana in publicly operated retail stores

  21-10-2017 21:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees has adopted a resolution saying it supports the public sale of marijuana when the drug becomes legal next year. 
  The federal government plans to legalize marijuana by July 1, 2018, but has left many of the details — including how the drug will be sold — up to the provinces. 
  At its annual convention Saturday, members of the AUPE, Alberta’s largest labour organization, endorsed a resolution that “all cannabis retail outle
  
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• AUPE endorses selling marijuana in publicly operated dispensaries

  21-10-2017 18:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Attendees at the 41st annual Alberta Union of Provincial Employees convention have endorsed selling marijuana in publicly operated dispensaries.
  The vote happened Saturday morning at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton as part of the AUPE’s three-day conference.
  Members were asked to vote on the resolution that “AUPE adopt the position that all cannabis retail outlets be publicly owners and operated by the Government of Alberta or one of its regulated agencies.”
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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sweeps into Edmonton

  21-10-2017 18:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will hold a media availability in Edmonton today at the Hotel MacDonald, his office said in an email. 
  Trudeau, who met with community leaders at the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers earlier in the day, is also scheduled to visit the Edmonton Police Service at 10:30 a.m.
  His media availability is scheduled for 12:15 p.m.
  PM Justin Trudeau at the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers this morning for a round table #cdnpoli #ABLeg pic.twitter.com/pLZAsliMiD
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• Justin Trudeau weighs in on Sturgeon River-Parkland byelection

  21-10-2017 16:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The prime minister landed Friday night in Spruce Grove to throw his weight into a quiet Edmonton-area byelection.
  Justin Trudeau visited the campaign office of Brian Gold, Liberal candidate for Sturgeon River-Parkland, the seat recently vacated by longtime Conservative MP Rona Ambrose. 
  Voters in the federal riding will head to the polls Monday to replace Ambrose, who announced in May she would resign her seat after the federal Tory leadership race.
  Three candidates are joining Go
  
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• University of Alberta deferred maintenance bill nearing $1 billion

  21-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  With a deferred maintenance bill nearing $1 billion, the University of Alberta is channelling the immortal words of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy novels — “don’t panic.” 
  James Allen, associate vice-president of operations and maintenance, told a board of governors meeting Friday that even though the approximate cost of $938 million is high, it is a “shifting landscape.”
  “As we conduct maintenance, as we do things with our infrastructure, that
  
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• Saturday's letters: Voters need to follow the rules

  21-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Don’t humiliate our young voters,” Letters, Oct. 19
  I must take issue with Randy Montgomery’s assertion that his daughter was humiliated by being told that she had to leave the voting station to remove the T-shirt of the candidate that she supported.
  The rules are clear: no campaign signage on the premises, including outside; no potential influencing of other voters by the use of T-shirts, pins, flyers, or opining. I respect the preparation his daughter did to make a
  
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• Opinion: Safe injection sites will hurt vulnerable communities

  21-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The news tells us the epicentre of opioid/fentanyl deaths appears to be situated in the urban core of Edmonton, specifically, in the communities of Central McDougall and McCauley.
  The three levels of government created an organization named AMSISE — Access to Medically Supervised Injection Services. AMSISE applied to the federal government on May 1 for a waiver that would allow approved sites to provide supervised injection services.
  The rationale given was “the spike in opioid-relat
  
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• Game Day: Eskimos at Lions

  21-10-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Data
  Edmonton Eskimos (9-6) at B.C. Lions (6-9), 8 p.m. MT, BC Place Stadium. TSN, ESPN3, 630 CHED
  WEATHER REPORT: Roof closed
  THE LINE: B.C. by 1.5
  Stats Pack
  Points for: EDM 27.9 (4th), B.C. 26.1 (6th)
  Points against: EDM 28.9 (7th), B.C. 26.6 (5th)
  Passing yards: EDM 333 (1st), B.C. 309 (4th)
  Rushing yards: EDM 96 (5th), B.C. 96 (4th)
  Net yards: EDM 406 (1st), B.C. 377 (5th)
  Net yards against: EDM 407 (1st), B.C. 384 (3rd)
  Five Things to Watch
  TACKLE MACHINE: Already leading the league w
  
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• Oilers Game Day: At Philadelphia Flyers

  21-10-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers at Flyers, 11 a.m. MT, SportsNet/630 Ched
  FIVE KEYS:
  1. NO LEON
  Leon Draisaitl will miss his another game as he recovers from a concussion. Draisaitl said Thursday afternoon that he is feeling better and hoped to be back for Saturday’s matinee against the Flyers. He even practised with the team for the first time Friday afternoon in Philadelphia, but the Oilers ruled him out. He played all 82 games last season but has missed four of seven this season.
  2. QUICK START
  The Oilers have
  
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• St. Albert cheerleaders reunite for Edmonton Eskimos' Pink Game - St. Albert Gazette

  21-10-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
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  St. Albert cheerleaders reunite for Edmonton Eskimos' Pink Game
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  But on Saturday, Oct. 14, the Paul Kane High English teacher grabbed a cluster of streamers, one in each hand, and danced at the Edmonton Eskimos' annual Pink Game, a celebration in support of cancer survivors. Five other St. Albert cheerleading ...
  
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• Service to community - St. Albert Gazette

  21-10-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  Service to community
  St. Albert Gazette
  St. Albert voters have had their say and we have a new council in waiting, featuring several new faces. Some members of our last council will not be returning, either by choice or from the election result, but we'd like to thank all four of them for ...
  
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• School Notes: VJM teacher wins Indigenous award - St. Albert Gazette

  21-10-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
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  School Notes: VJM teacher wins Indigenous award
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  Now, the Vincent J. Maloney teacher has received a national award for her efforts to teach St. Albert students about Canada's Indigenous history. Indspire, a national charity that supports Indigenous education, announced last week that Grant was one ...
  
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• Gallants make great philanthropists - St. Albert Gazette

  21-10-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  Gallants make great philanthropists
  St. Albert Gazette
  The city has announced the name of the newest winner of its Philanthropy Award. It's the last name Gallant, as in Robert and Marla Gallant. The couple is being honoured for their substantial community service and charity. He is the owner and operator ...
  
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• Environment File: free bike fixes and evolving birds - St. Albert Gazette

  21-10-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Environment File: free bike fixes and evolving birds
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  St. Albert cyclists can tweak their tires for free now that some long-planned public bike repair stations have finally opened up on the Red Willow Trail. City crews installed two free bike repair stations along the Red Willow Park bike trail last week ...
  
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• A 200-candle cake for peacemaker - St. Albert Gazette

  21-10-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  A 200-candle cake for peacemaker
  St. Albert Gazette
  It's a big deal to celebrate the 200th birthday of anyone, let alone someone who founded a faith devoted to worldwide unity. Today, members of the Bahá'í community are coming together to hold a special event to honour the birth of Bahá'u'lláh. The gala ...and more »
  
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• Edmonton police shooting under investigation; 37-year-old man in hospital in serious condition

  21-10-2017 06:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 37-year-old man was in serious condition in hospital Friday after being shot by police in during a west-end standoff following a break-and-enter.
  The shooting was under investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).
  Edmonton police had responded to a break-and-enter near 171 Street and 83 Avenue around 2:30 p.m. where a man had barricaded himself in the home, according to a news release.
  Police evacuated nearby homes and secured the house with the help of the tactical sec
  
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• Edmonton Oil Kings edge out Prince George Cougars in shootout

  21-10-2017 06:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oil Kings have faced so many elite teams of late, they almost forgot what it was like to go up against a struggling club.
  They were reminded quickly, however, desperate teams are tough to beat as well.
  On Friday, the Oil Kings had their hands full with the visiting Prince George Cougars, but were able to pull out a 5-4 shootout victory at Rogers Place.
  Tomas Soustal, along with scoring his first goal as an Oil King, scored the lone goal in the shootout for Edmonton, who have earned
  
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• Police investigate stabbing downtown

  21-10-2017 05:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  A stabbing victim was taken away in an ambulance in front of people lined up to go to a concert Friday evening.
  That’s according to eyewitnesses outside the Starlite Room, 10030 102 St.
  One eyewitness said a man who appeared to have been stabbed in the abdomen ran up and was speaking with people before taking off across the street, where he was tackled by police officers and loaded into an ambulance about 6:30 p.m.
  A small amount of blood was visible on the sidewalk about 8:30 p.m.
  Several
  
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• With Leon Draisaitl out & Jujhar Khaira struggling, Brad Malone has stepped up as Hendy 2.0

  21-10-2017 04:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day #7: Oilers vs Flyers
  The Edmonton Oilers lost or let go some bottom line and bottom pairing players from their successful 2016-17 team — Tyler Pitlick, Jordan Oesterle, Griffin Reinhart, Brandon Davidson, Matt Hendricks — and during the four-game losing streak I was starting to wonder if Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli had made the right call on all of them. 
  With his speed, aggression and opportunistic scoring on the wing, the loss of Pitlick, 25, seemed like the most iffy o
  
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• Ilnicki to cherish his final home game with Golden Bears football team

  21-10-2017 04:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ed Ilnicki will walk on to Foote Field for his final home game as a University of Alberta Golden Bear and it will be a day of mixed emotions and reflection.
  The fifth-year running back was part of head coach Chris Morris’ first recruiting class. He was part of a group that was expected to come in and be key pieces to rebuilding a program that had hit rock bottom.
  There were big expectations both on and off the field.
  Off the field, Ilnicki and his recruiting class have played a big part in
  
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• Eskimos running back Gable stabled after suffering tweak in practice

  21-10-2017 03:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  VANCOUVER – C.J. Gable and Duke Williams are the biggest absences for the Edmonton Eskimos this week.
  Both have been placed on the one-game injured list for Saturday’s game against the B.C. Lions (8 p.m. TSN, ESPN3, 630 CHED).
  For Williams, that means missing out on another chance to put up big numbers on the opponent he’s had the most success against in his rookie season, earning a combined eight catches for 214 yards and a touchdown in two games, as Vidal Hazelton draws back
  
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• Early season meetings made the difference between Eskimos and Lions

  21-10-2017 03:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  VANCOUVER – When we last left the Edmonton Eskimos and B.C. Lions, they were fighting over first place in the West Division.
  The Eskimos won that Week 6 matchup, improving to 5-0 on the way to a 7-0 start to the 2017 Canadian Football League season, while the Lions kept in stride with a 5-2 record, their only blemishes coming against Edmonton.
  Fast-forward to Saturday’s third and final regular-season meeting at BC Place Stadium (8 p.m., TSN, ESPN, 630 CHED), and plenty has changed fo
  
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• Provincial health ministers secure federal support to study universal pharmacare

  21-10-2017 03:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canada’s provincial and territorial health ministers announced Friday they have federal support to explore the feasibility of a national universal pharmacare program for prescription drugs.
  The initiative commits the respective governments to jointly research how a pharmacare program might work, including potential costs, timelines to implement and how far the program should go to expand access to drugs.
  The announcement came on the final day of two days of meetings among provincial and te
  
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• Elderly woman killed in crash on Highway 35 north of High Level

  21-10-2017 02:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  An 85-year-old woman from the Northwest Territories was killed in a crash near Steen River, Alta., on Friday morning.
  A southbound car and a northbound oversized load collided on Highway 35 around 7:45 a.m. approximately 140 km north of High Level, RCMP said in a news release Friday.
  High Level RCMP, the High Level fire department, emergency medical services, the department of infrastructure based out of Enterprise, N.W.T., and an RCMP collision analyst from Peace River were all called to t
  
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• Paula Simons: Father-son researchers more than just O-Kay.

  21-10-2017 02:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  There aren’t many father-son duos in the Order of Canada. There is Paul Martin, the former prime minister, and his father, Paul Martin Sr. And there is Wayne Gretzky, and his father, Walter Gretzky. 
  And there is Lewis Kay, 56, and his father, Cyril Kay, 86, two research scientists who’ve spent remarkable careers studying proteins, the building blocks of life.
  “I didn’t push him into biochemistry. But I was very happy he decided on this sort of career.”
  Cyril K
  
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• AUPE convention to debate resolution on government-run pot stores

  21-10-2017 02:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province’s largest labour organization, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, is about to make trouble for the NDP government. But not on purpose.
  The AUPE is holding its annual convention in Edmonton. Among the resolutions to be debated by the 1,000 delegates is the sale of cannabis.
  The AUPE’s resolution calls for the union to “adopt the position that all cannabis retail outlets be publicly owned and operated by the Government of Alberta or one of its regulated agenc
  
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• Old Walterdale Bridge demolition begins in big way with removal of north truss

  21-10-2017 02:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  The old bridge is coming down.
  The centenarian structure of the Walterdale Bridge will be demolished over the weekend, starting with the removal of the north truss, the city said in a news release on Friday.
  The west sidewalk on the new Walterdale Bridge will be closed due to its proximity to the work.
  Pedestrians and cyclists will be detoured to the west bridge lane under flagperson control. Most of the disruption will take place on off-peak hours to minimize disruptions, weather permitting, ci
  
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• AUPE members to vote on legalized pot dispensaries Saturday

  21-10-2017 02:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Members at the 41st annual Alberta Union of Provincial Employees convention plan to vote Saturday on whether to support selling marijuana in publicly operated dispensaries, or if they would rather leave the issue to the private sector.
  AUPE members gathered at the 41st annual convention at the Shaw Conference Centre at 9797 Jasper Ave. in Edmonton on Oct. 20, 2017.
  AUPE members filled the hall at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton on Friday for the three-day conference, hearing year-end repo
  
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• Cops seek suspect accused of stealing cellphone from woman in wheelchair

  21-10-2017 01:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police have identified a suspect accused of stealing a cellphone from a woman in a wheelchair as she waited for her DATS bus.
  Jasper Halfe, 19, is wanted for theft under $5,000, breach of probation and breach of recognizance, Edmonton police said in a news release Friday.
  He is described as five-foot-10 and 190 pounds.
  A woman was waiting for a DATS bus when she was approached by a man near 16 Avenue and 48 Street about 7 a.m., Oct. 4.
  According to police, the man asked to borrow her cellph
  
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• Energy workers, Louis Bull Tribe retrain for solar industry work

  21-10-2017 01:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dashawn Raine lights up when he talks about his first time on a roof installing a solar panel.
  “It was the first time for a lot of us going up and installing these systems,” said Raine, a 19-year-old from the Louis Bull Tribe of the Maskwacis Nation. “A lot of it was new, but it was interesting at the same time.
  “It made me want to keep going back up. Every time I came down it was, ‘When can I go back up on the roof?’ ”
  Raine is one of the first 15
  
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• FC Edmonton up for final home game of the season

  21-10-2017 01:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  FC Edmonton want to put in one last strong performance at home before their North American Soccer League season fizzles out on the road.
  Edmonton play their final home game Saturday night, hosting league-leading Miami FC (7 p.m.) at Clarke Stadium.
  Having failed to qualify for the playoffs, Edmonton will close out their NASL season next week, in Florida against Puerto Rico FC and Miami.
  “We want to finish as positively as we can,” FC Edmonton head coach Colin Miller said. “Ther
  
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• Husband charged with second-degree murder in Wainwright woman's death

  21-10-2017 00:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mounties have arrested and charged a man in relation to the death of a woman whose body was found in her Wainwright home.
  The man was arrested Thursday by investigators, said a news release Friday. He was scheduled to appear in Vegreville provincial court Monday.
  At around 10:30 a.m., Feb. 24, police were called after Nicole Clifford, 31, did not show up at work. Police went to her house and found her body. An autopsy determined her death was a homicide. 
  Her husband, Robert Dean Cliff
  
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• Bret McCann wants removal of zombie laws - St. Albert Gazette

  21-10-2017 00:52 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Bret McCann wants removal of zombie laws
  St. Albert Gazette
  The son of a slain St. Albert couple is asking the government to make removing zombie laws a priority. Bret McCann, the son of Lyle and Marie McCann, wants the government to take action to remove the so-called “zombie laws” from the Criminal Code.
  
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• Prime minister in Edmonton Saturday to visit police, centre for newcomers

  21-10-2017 00:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit Edmonton on Saturday and plans to speak with police at their downtown headquarters after stopping at the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers. 
  Trudeau is to start the day participating in a roundtable discussion with community leaders from the Mennonite Centre. He is to then meet with police officers before holding a media availability at the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald after lunch. 
  The Mennonite Centre offers support to new immigrants
  
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• Alberta announces economic immigration process improvements

  21-10-2017 00:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is being simplified for applicants beginning Jan. 2, the provincial government said Friday.
  “We are making common-sense changes that will ensure the program is simpler for applicants, more efficient for government and more responsive to Alberta’s emerging labour-market demands,” said Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray during a news conference at Catholic Social Services in Edmonton.
  The multiple AINP streams and subcategorie
  
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