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• Photos: Military combat live-fire exercise

  04-11-2017 22:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  About 2,000 soldiers from the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group participated in a live-fire exercise at the Canadian Forces Base Area Support Unit Wainwright. Exercise IRON RAM took place on the base, located 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.ShareTroops sharpen combat skills in exercise IRON RAMTumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedInEmailGALLERY:Troops sharpen combat skills in exercise IRON RAM Soldiers participate in Exercise IRON RAM, a Canadian army field exercise of a simulat
  
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  04-11-2017 22:03 via news.google.com
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• Community members plan candlelight vigil to bid goodbye to Harbin Gate

  04-11-2017 21:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Community members planned to brace against the cold Saturday to bid farewell to an Edmonton landmark. 
  The group wants to mark the removal of the Harbin Gate, the ceremonial gateway to Edmonton’s Chinatown that’s being taken out to make way for the Valley Line LRT.
  “It’s a very, very sad day,” said Sandy Pon, who sits on the board of directors for the Chinese Benevolent Association of Edmonton. “It’s a friendship gate and has cultural and econo
  
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• Escaped inmate recaptured at Maskwacis institution

  04-11-2017 20:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police recaptured an inmate on Saturday after he went missing a few hours earlier at the minimum-security federal institution in Maskwacis. 
  Staff at Pe Sakastew Centre reported Trevor Ryan Whittleton missing during a 5:50 a.m. count, said a Correctional Service of Canada news release. 
  RCMP issued an arrest warrant and police found Whittleton around 10 a.m. 
  The Correctional Service of Canada is investigating.
  Maskwacis is about 90 kilometres south of Edmonton. 
   
  
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• No more temporary rank bumps for demoted city police officers

  04-11-2017 19:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton city police are overhauling their policies after a complaint about a demoted officer spotted wearing sergeant stripes.   
  Until recently, Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers who had been demoted were able to serve in temporary acting positions, for example, when a constable is bumped up to a temporary acting sergeant due to staffing limitations.
  On Nov. 27, 2016, a complaint was made to the police service’s Professional Standards Branch by someone who saw a demoted of
  
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• White Boy Posse gang leader sentenced for third slaying

  04-11-2017 19:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta gang leader who was part of his organization’s violent rush for power in 2012 has been sentenced for a third killing.
  Joshua Dylan Petrin was handed a 10-year prison sentence for manslaughter in the death of Bryan Gower, according to a written decision filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench on Oct. 30. It will be served at the same time as a life sentence for an earlier first-degree murder conviction, but consecutively to a 10-year sentence for another d
  
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• Saturday's letters: Wildfire deserves debate in legislature

  04-11-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Thursday, June 8, 2017, one week after the June 1 ending of the legislative session, the government of Alberta released the MNP review of the 2016 Horse River Wildfire which was dated March 2017.
  On Friday, June 9, Ministers Carlier and Anderson held a press conference and announced the province was acting on the wildfire report’s recommendations.
  Announced improvements were: $45 million in FireSmart program funding over three years; strengthened wildfire prevention and control laws; im
  
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• Opinion: Quebec's Bill 62 promotes living in harmony

  04-11-2017 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  In Québec, as in other places around the world, the protection of human rights and the promotion of inclusion are widely debated.
  In a democratic, pluralistic and inclusive society that fosters harmonious intercultural relations, it is important to establish rules for living together in harmony that ensure respect for all. This is the goal of the Act to foster adherence to state religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for requests for accommodations on religious gr
  
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• Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils in "Get off the Schneid" night

  04-11-2017 07:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  A lot went right for the Edmonton Oilers on the night the team got off the schneid with a 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
  Edmonton outscored the Devils, outshot and outchanced them, including 8-7 in the all-important Grade A chance category, at least according to my count, which was vetted by Jonathan Willis of The Athletic.
  Adam Larsson and Taylor Hall, forever joined by trade, both led their teams in time on ice, but Larsson ended up +2 and Hall -2. 
  The Oil’s top line of Conno
  
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• Three local volunteers earn national award - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Three local volunteers earn national award
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  Three St. Albert volunteers were among those to receive a new national honour for outstanding community service. Lt-Gov. Lois Mitchell presented the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers at a ceremony at Government House in Edmonton. The award was ...
  
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• Showcase weekend for Raiders in Alberta Midget AAA Hockey ... - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Showcase weekend for Raiders in Alberta Midget AAA Hockey ...
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  The St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders are playing for points as the host team for the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League Showcase Extravaganza. All 18 teams ...and more »
  
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• Showcase weekend for Raiders in Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Showcase weekend for Raiders in Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League
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  The St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders are playing for points as the host team for the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League Showcase Extravaganza. All 18 teams have two games scheduled this weekend at Servus Credit Union Place during the AMHL's fifth ...and more »
  
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• Palmer 49ers butt heads with Sherwood Park Rams - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  Palmer 49ers butt heads with Sherwood Park Rams
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  The St. Albert Palmer 49ers have the luxury of home-field advantage against the defending Tier I bantam champions in the Capital District Minor Football Association. Today's final against the undefeated Sherwood Park Rams kicks off at 12:30 p.m.. “It's ...
  
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• Mayor on a mission to end homelessness - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  Mayor on a mission to end homelessness
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  With her dream of becoming mayor realized, St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron said on Monday she has a new dream: to put an end to homelessness in the city before the next election. Heron's remarks came during her inaugural address, delivered just after she ...
  
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• Locals support new law to protect GSA kids - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  Locals support new law to protect GSA kids
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  A St. Albert LGBTQ advocate says a new law that bans teachers from outing students to their parents should make students feel safer at school. Alberta Education Minister David Eggen tabled Bill 24 Thursday. If passed, the bill would require all schools ...and more »
  
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• Chef's Table: Atlantic Kitchen - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Chef's Table: Atlantic Kitchen
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  Chef Sony Thomas views cooking as an experience to cherish. A graduate from the Canan School of Catering and Hotel Management, even when working commercially, he wants to serve his guests good food ladled with a heavy dollop of warmth. As head ...and more »
  
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• Bowler rolls perfect game - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Bowler rolls perfect game
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  Stang joins Donna Heidinger in 1994, Allan Taylor in 2008 and Richard Spence in 2011, recording 12 strikes and 450 scores in league play at the St. Albert Bowling & Rec Centre. “I'm pretty proud that I did it at this bowling alley as opposed to other ...
  
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• A winter wonderland - St. Albert Gazette

  04-11-2017 07:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  A winter wonderland
  St. Albert Gazette
  On Wednesday a white, foreign substance fell from the sky. And, wouldn't you know it, it accumulated on the ground. Undaunted, commuters went about their day as planned, some of them oblivious to this unfamiliar substance. Then, as predictable as the ...
  
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• Russians threaten to boycott 2018 Winter Olympic Games, Adler reports

  04-11-2017 05:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  By PETER ADLER
  Alexander Ovechkin should fear no more. It seems very likely there will be no Team Russia at the Olympic Games next year anyway, so, he will not be missed.
  It all has to do with the more or less recent scandal involving Russian government’s knowing participation in Russian athletes’ doping. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), in an attempt show it has a backbone, banned the official Russian team from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and relented only to perm
  
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• Decision to limit coverage for opioid therapy drugs may leave some Albertans hanging

  04-11-2017 03:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  The NDP government’s refusal to universally cover opioid replacement drugs is raising questions around whether some lower-income Albertans are being unfairly neglected, and whether the province violated a promise to expand coverage for the vital medications.
  Advocates involved in the province’s fentanyl crisis say they have concerns about the effect of the government’s move on about 20 per cent of the population that currently does not have any drug coverage.
  However, they also
  
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• River guardians Swim Drink Fish getting boost from celebrity couple

  04-11-2017 03:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  While six-time Stanley Cup winner Kevin Lowe and Olympic medallist and alpine skier Karen Percy Lowe made their careers on ice and snow, they have since turned their attention to keeping water — specifically the North Saskatchewan River — clean.
  The Lowes are hosting a fundraiser called Swim Drink Fish Salon at their home for friends on Saturday in partnership with Swim Drink Fish Canada and North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper.
  Swim Drink Fish Canada president Mark Mattson spent deca
  
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• Ritchie Market wows the crowd in Edmonton's Urban Design Awards

  04-11-2017 03:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  So long “iconic.”
  The buzzword, which seemed to dominate Edmonton’s planning jargon for the last decade, is giving way to a preference for functional, livable and vibrant — at least in the Edmonton Urban Design Awards announced Friday night. 
  Ritchie Market (9570 76 Ave.) walked off with two big wins, including the people’s choice award and an award of excellence for urban architecture. 
  It’s an understated building, designed to feel like three diffe
  
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• Metro Line LRT trains running slower following signal failure

  04-11-2017 02:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Trains on the Metro Line LRT are once again running at reduced speed while an investigation is underway to determine why crossing arms lifted before a train crossed an intersection while departing NAIT on Monday just after 6 a.m.
  A fail-safe mechanism worked as intended, stopping the train before it reached the intersection, Edmonton Transit manager Eddie Robar said Friday.
  “If something irregular happens on track, the fail-safe in the system is to do what is called a mandatory brake appli
  
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• MADD red ribbons demonstrate commitment to end impaired driving deaths

  04-11-2017 00:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  “My son will never know his grandfather,” Allison Tatham said Friday, speaking at the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Edmonton launch of the Project Red Ribbon campaign.
  Tatham’s father had left his Regina home one morning in June 2014 on what should have been a quick trip to buy a coffee and wash his car.
  “My dad was not going to be coming home,” said Tatham. “A man travelling nearly 100 km/h on a city street at 3-1/2 times the legal limit rear-ended my
  
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• Paula Simons: Lawyer-turned-novelist cracks tough U.S. market

  04-11-2017 00:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  When Anna Priemaza, 32, was young, someone asked her what she wanted to be.
  “I told them I wanted to be a writer, not as my main career, but on the side,” she said. “My dad, especially, was very big on making sure you have a stable career. And even at the age of seven, I knew that ‘writer’ was not a stable career.”
  Priemaza always wrote for fun — poetry, songs, short stories. But it wasn’t until she finished law school that she started to write in
  
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• Former downtown MEC store getting new life as health and fitness centre

  04-11-2017 00:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Life is coming back to two large vacant downtown Edmonton buildings that are being transformed into fitness centres.
  The former Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) store at 124 Street and 102 Avenue will become the city centre’s flagship Evolve Strength facility, location owner Johnny Wacko said Friday.
  The 2,300-square-metre space, left empty after MEC moved to its new Brewery District outlet last spring, will include 21 offices for chiropractors, massage therapists, dietitians and other healt
  
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• Sherwood Park baker competes in Great Canadian Baking Show

  04-11-2017 00:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  A local baker hopes her homemade bread will rise to the challenge in the next episode of The Great Canadian Baking Show, airing at 8 p.m. Wednesdays on CBC Television.
  Terri Thompson of Sherwood Park won the title of Star Baker (a best-in-show award given out each week) in the first episode of the new series, which debuted last week. The series brings together amateur bakers from across the country to compete in themed culinary events. Thompson wowed judges with her Cotton Candy Cupcakes, her ta
  
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