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• City of St. Albert to Give the Gift of Warmth This Holiday Season

  13-12-2017 23:33
  TWO Giving Trees are located at Servus Credit Union Place & Fountain Park Recreation Centre The City of St. Albert... Read Post
  
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• First Valley Line LRT rail ready in February, trains in July, contractor predicts

  13-12-2017 22:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton residents will finally start to see the Valley Line LRT take shape next year, contractor TransEd says. 
  The first rail bed is being poured on 66 Street near 34 Avenue now, thanks to the December warm stretch, and the first rails are expected to be put down in February. The downtown tunnel is still advancing at one to 1.5 metres a day and is expected to break through at the south end this spring.
  The first rail cars are due in July or early August, and residents should see the first
  
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• Alberta court dismisses security fraudster Jay Peers' sentence appeal

  13-12-2017 22:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice has quashed a former Edmonton financial adviser’s efforts to reduce his 3-1/2-year prison sentence.  
  Jeremy (Jay) Peers was appealing his sentence for 11 convictions under the Alberta Securities Act, which included two counts of perpetrating a fraud on investors and five counts of making untrue or misleading statements regarding investing in companies that collapsed in December 2010.
  Federal Mortgage Co. and related investment mana
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Reckoning, Fiddler on the Roof, and Handel's Messiah

  13-12-2017 22:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Reckoning
  Sound, movement, and video combine for the three separate stories that make up Reckoning, now playing at the Westbury Theatre. Directed and designed by artist co-op Article 11, Reckoning presents a trio of experiences with the Indian Residential Schools and Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as well as looking at the inevitable fallout experienced across Canada. Written, designed, and directed by Tara Beagan and Andy Moro, Reckoning features performances by Beagan, Marcel Petit, Jona
  
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• Wildlife: Brett Kissel Day, Colter Wall plays Starlite, and more BVJ acts

  13-12-2017 21:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  As hard to get close to as a bride on her wedding night, Brett Kissel was all smiles and hugs at his VIP CD release party Tuesday night at Chateau Lacombe Hotel.
  Amid a couple hundred people, former premier Ed Stalmach was hanging out in the beautiful oak country ballroom, as was Kissel’s pal Kevin Lowe — but it was his grandma and grandpa Kissel wanted me to meet, Ron and Irene Wengzynowski. He affectionately calls them Grandpa Bear and Mema.
  “This is Fish, he runs the Ed
  
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• Teamwork sets up P.J. Perry for some great tasting jazz

  13-12-2017 21:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  P.J.Perry Quartet
  Alto Gusto – Live At The Yardbird Suite
  (Cellar Live)
  Google Translate claims Alto Gusto is Italian for “high taste” and that pretty much sums up this seemingly effortless hour of hip jazz. Reedman P. J. Perry has made some fine studio recordings, but hearing him in the company of his peers live on stage offers an experience that’s hard to match.
  When the saxophonist pulled together scattered friends — Los Angeles pianist Jon Mayer, Toronto bassist
  
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• Acid-tipped lyrical sensibility on Wildwood's debut

  13-12-2017 21:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Wildwood 
  Laverne
  (Independent)
  Four stars
  Wavering somewhere between roots-rock, rave up and honky tonk, Edmonton’s Wildwood offers up a concise, 10-song debut that sounds like the members missed the last 25 years of country hokum.
  Guitarist and co-vocalist Dave Johnston (Fuzz Kings, Confusionaires) has a lot to do with that, dealing out guitar swagger and poignant autobiography (Onward Through Life) on his three numbers, but drummer Scott Lingley (Minstrels on Speed, Jazzplow) and b
  
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• Songwriter looks for universal themes in his love-prone songbook

  13-12-2017 21:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Love — it’s the starting inspiration for most songwriters and just about everyone enjoys hearing about it in song, whether you’re in or out of it. For Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, it’s “a universal theme” that can be approached from different angles.
  “Often they come from personal experience, but there’s a certain amount of storytelling that goes into it, too, because you’re always hoping to relate. I definitely strive for something universal,
  
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• One dead in collision near Rimbey

  13-12-2017 21:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Rimbey RCMP are investigating a two-vehicle collision this morning that left one man dead.
  At 6:46 a.m. Wednesday, RCMP along with ambulance and fire crews were called to the crash on Highway 22 at the intersection with Highway 53. 
  Investigators believe a truck travelling westbound on Highway 53 collided with a truck going northbound on Highway 22.
  An adult man who was an occupant of the northbound truck was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two occupants were rushed to hospital.
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• Cappies reviews: James and the Giant Peach

  13-12-2017 21:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Arden Phillips
  Strathcona High School
  When a magic spell and a boy collided, a pair of atrocious aunts, a group of anthropomorphic insects, and one fantastic flying fruit were all conjured up right before the audience’s eyes in Morinville Community High School’s production of James and the Giant Peach.
  With music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and book by Timothy Allen McDonald, the musical is inspired by the beloved Roald Dahl story of the same name and since its releas
  
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• Cappies reviews: It's a Wonderful Life

  13-12-2017 21:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Andrea Witzke, left, Jon Morganson and Graydon Antoniuk in a scene from Millwoods Christian School Cappies production of It’s a Wonderful Life.
  By Meghan Bunn
  Strathcona High School
  Soft, blue light envelopes glistening snow-adorned trees and majestic mountain peaks, as the sound of sleigh bells accompanies the Christmas spirit in the air.
  In their production of It’s a Wonderful Life, Millwoods Christian School welcomed all to the small town of Bedford Falls, where “no man is a
  
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• Six horses stolen from Winfield family ranch found safe

  13-12-2017 21:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Six beloved horses stolen from a central Alberta ranch have been found safe and sound.
  Breton RCMP believes the horses were stolen from Thunder Valley Ranches near Winfield, Alta. under the cover of night on Dec. 6.
  Their rightful owners woke the following morning to find their horses — Socorro, Peppy, Willard, Solstice, Buddy and Zoro — missing with tire tracks from a truck and trailer the only evidence at the scene left to follow.
  After sending out a plea for help over so
  
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• Alberta MLA Derek Fildebrandt facing two hunting charges

  13-12-2017 21:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  Beleaguered MLA Derek Fildebrandt is facing two charges under Alberta’s wildlife and trespass acts.
  According to court records, Fildebrandt was charged with unlawfully possessing a white-tailed deer and entering land without permission this fall.
  His first court appearance is set for Feb. 2 at Didsbury provincial court.
  Fish and wildlife officers received a call around 3:30 p.m. Nov. 4, telling them a deer had been shot on private land without permission from the landowners, a justice depa
  
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• First Valley Line LRT rail in February, trains in July, contractor predicts

  13-12-2017 19:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton residents will finally start to see the Valley Line LRT take shape next year, contractor TransEd says. 
  The first rail bed is being poured now, thanks to this December warm stretch, and the first rails are expected to be put down in February. The tunnel is still advancing at one to 1.5 metres a day and is expected to break through at the south end this spring.
  The first rail cars are due in July or early August, and residents should see the first trains on the track soon after. &ld
  
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• Hospital bed shortage delays court date for accused in U-Haul attack

  13-12-2017 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  The man accused in the Sept. 30 stabbing of a police officer and the mowing down of pedestrians on Jasper Avenue is to next appear in court Jan. 12.
  Abdulahi Hasan Sharif appeared briefly in court via closed circuit television from the Edmonton Remand Centre Wednesday morning.
  The delay is due to a lack of hospital beds required to assess Sharif’s fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility. 
  Kim Goddard, with the Alberta Crown’s office, said she received a letter fr
  
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• Big Valley Jamboree 2018 adds Paul Brandt, Luke Combs, Aaron Pritchett

  13-12-2017 17:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  As is traditional to keep upcoming festivals fresh in our mind, Big Valley Jamboree has added some names to its 2018 lineup: Luke Combs, Aaron Pritchett, Emerson Drive and Alberta’s own Paul Brandt and Carolyn Dawn Johnson. Also now on the bill for the sprawling Aug. 2-5 hootenanny out in Camrose are Dallas Smith, Small Town Pistols, Leaving Thomas, Drew Gregory and Nice Horse.
  The legendary festival — which boasts bull riding for breakfast, a gigantic late-night beer garden and over
  
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• Wednesday's letters: City, minor football did plenty for pro soccer club

  13-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “City’s leaders told to ‘wake up,’ ” Dec. 7
  We in the football community had to watch the city pour tax dollars into Clarke Stadium to make it soccer friendly for FC Edmonton, despite the fact it was our main feature stadium since 1933. 
  A new artificial turf (with only soccer lines), new flooring in the dressing rooms and press box, the loss of our warm-up area in the south end for beer gardens and the removal of extra benches needed for football in the lo
  
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• Suspect in U-Haul attack expected back in court Wednesday

  13-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man accused of stabbing a police officer and mowing down four pedestrians on Jasper Avenue is expected to appear in court Wednesday.
  Abdulahi Hasan Sharif’s case was adjourned last month when a judge ordered he be assessed for his fitness to stand trial and for criminal responsibility.
  Defence lawyer Karanpal Aujla had asked the court for the assessments, saying he had “significant” concerns about Sharif’s mental health. 
  The not criminally responsible assessment d
  
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• Province wants school districts to trim travel, membership fees

  13-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  All Alberta school districts and education organizations should scrutinize travel, conference and membership fee expenses to cut costs, says an email sent Monday to superintendents across Alberta.
  The email comes from education deputy minister Curtis Clarke in the wake of public sector belt-tightening warnings from Premier Rachel Notley.
  “Despite this fiscal reality, the (education) department continues to maintain its funding commitments to the education system,” Clarke wrote. &ldqu
  
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• Police officers 'essential component' of Catholic schools, district says

  13-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  They coach volleyball teams, show up for school plays, and round up winter coats for students living in poverty.
  Edmonton police officers, acting as school resource officers, go beyond the usual calls of policing, and are an “essential component” of schools, says an Edmonton Catholic school district report.
  “The benefits are truly immeasurable,” Robert Martin, assistant superintendent, district operations and information and infrastructure technology services, told the Ca
  
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• Ankle-deep water to replace wading pool at popular City Hall fountains

  13-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The beloved City Hall wading pool will only be ankle-deep after it reopens in 2019.
  “It will still have play potential for kids. … But what I don’t know is if six inches (15 cm) of water is enough for that,” Coun. Scott McKeen, whose ward includes downtown, said Tuesday.
  “Change is always annoying in something that successful,” added his colleague Coun. Ben Henderson.
  City workers will still be able to flood the pool for winter skating, but because it is
  
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• Home prices in Edmonton expected to drop 1.5% in 2018

  13-12-2017 12:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton is expected to see a dip in housing prices in 2018, according to a forecast by Royal LePage Market Survey Forecast.
  The real estate company predicts home prices in the city will drop by 1.5 per cent in 2018. The report released Wednesday morning anticipates the average home price will end the year at $382,180, down from $388,000 in 2017.
  “The buyer has a lot more power than they had in a long time,” said Tom Shearer, broker and owner, Royal LePage Noralta.
  He said most buyer
  
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• Player grades: McDavid leads complete team effort as Edmonton Oilers wear out Jackets

  13-12-2017 09:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 7, Blue Jackets 2
  As the old saying goes, “that’s why they play the games”.
  Edmonton Oilers came to life on their fourth Eastern road trip of the season, playing three excellent games and winning two of them. Twice they drove a Vezina Trophy winning goalie out of the game in the second period — first Carey Price in Montreal, then Sergei Bobrovsky in Columbus, ultimately scoring 6 and 7 goals respectively against the Canadiens and Blue Jackets. In between times, the
  
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• Man guilty of fraud has outstanding warrants in Florida - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 08:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  Man guilty of fraud has outstanding warrants in Florida
  St. Albert Gazette
  A St. Albert man who was sentenced to house arrest for numerous counts of fraud has a past history of writing bad cheques and is wanted on three arrest warrants in Florida. Craig Archibald Ayers, 52, was handed a two-year conditional sentence order in ...
  
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• Powering up - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  Powering up
  St. Albert Gazette
  Sturgeon County had every reason to celebrate on Tuesday when the multi-billion NWR Sturgeon Refinery delivered its first diesel to a Morinville UFA station amid much fanfare. It is the first refinery built in Canada in 33 years, and it has been ...and more »
  
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• High school basketball rattles the rim - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
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  High school basketball rattles the rim
  St. Albert Gazette
  The St. Albert Skyhawks duplicated last year's finish as the runners up at the Totem Hoop Classic. The lady Skyhawks lost Saturday's final 53-49 to the Aden Bowman Bears of Saskatoon to finish 2-1 at the 25th annual tournament at Ross Sheppard High ...
  
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• Building sweet community - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Building sweet community
  St. Albert Gazette
  “The Christmas tree's on the ro-oof!” she sang, as she squished a gummy bear tree into her gingerbread home's icing-covered roof. The roof was also bedecked with many orange, green and yellow candies, which, she cheerfully explained, represented fire ...
  
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• AGLC reduces markup for small liquor producers - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
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  AGLC reduces markup for small liquor producers
  St. Albert Gazette
  Small distilleries, cideries, meaderies and cottage wineries say they have an exciting future at the St. Albert Farmers' Market. On Dec. 8 the province gave manufacturers the green light to sell their product at a reduced markup rate. On Saturday one ...
  
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• A green laser was pointed at an aircraft - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  A green laser was pointed at an aircraft
  St. Albert Gazette
  On the evening of Dec. 6 an aircraft approaching the airport in Sturgeon County was hit with a green laser. The pilot was able to land the aircraft safely. The Morinville RCMP is reminding the public of the dangers of pointing a laser at an aircraft ...
  
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• Mark Letestu's shortie and 5 other things I loved about Edmonton Oilers win over Columbus

  13-12-2017 07:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2 and there was plenty to like from the game if you’re an Oilers fans.
  Here were my own 6 favourite things:
  This was the third game in a row where the Oilers outworked the opposing team or matched their hustle. I suspect that’s the first time we’ve seen such a run of three games all season. Of course, given the talent on the Oilers that hard work paid off with Edmonton dominating in scoring chances, 2o to 11, including 11 to
  
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• Mark Letestu's shortie and 5 other thing I loved about Edmonton Oilers win over Columbus

  13-12-2017 07:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2 and there was plenty to like from the game if you’re an Oilers fans.
  Here were my own 6 favourite things:
  This was the third game in a row where the Oilers outworked the opposing team or matched their hustle. I suspect that’s the first time we’ve seen such a run of three games all season. Of course, given the talent on the Oilers that hard work paid off with Edmonton dominating in scoring chances, 2o to 11, including 11 to
  
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• Premier says Jason Kenney should fire 'political lieutenant' over sexual harassment case

  13-12-2017 02:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  United Conservative Party house leader Jason Nixon isn’t stepping down over revelations he fired an employee after she complained about sexual harassment. 
  But Tuesday evening in the legislature, Nixon said he deeply regrets failing to stand up for his employee.
  Premier Rachel Notley called for Nixon’s head Tuesday morning. She said UCP Leader Jason Kenney needed to fire Nixon — “his hand-picked political lieutenant” — from his leadership r
  
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• Record-breaking warm weather behind ice castles woes

  13-12-2017 02:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s record-breaking warm weather has Ice Castle builders worried for their New Year’s opening and even seasoned rink crews frustrated.
  Environment Canada recorded Tuesday’s high as 8.2 C, which broke the 1997 record of 7.7 C at the Edmonton International Airport. (The mercury apparently reached 10 C in some parts of the city.)
  “For this time of year, normal highs should be -5 C,” said senior Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips. 
  “What s
  
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• Catholic school board to ask for Ben Calf Robe school replacement

  13-12-2017 02:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ben Calf Robe-St. Clare Catholic Elementary/Junior High School should be replaced instead of renovated, the Edmonton Catholic school board decided Tuesday.
  The school board voted to request $6 million more from the province to replace the Indigenous-focused K-9 school, rather than modernize the existing building. If approved, the move would shave two years from the construction time, and be less disruptive to students.
  “Let’s do it right the first time instead of continually putting
  
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• David Staples: New funicular not perfect, but that doesn't make it a waste of money

  13-12-2017 02:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  The fiscal conservatives call it a waste of money and the ultimate frill.
  The urban design specialists wonder if it will ever get heavy use. 
  Both critiques have some validity when it comes to our new $24-million downtown pedestrian bridge and funicular. I see the structure as a win for the downtown and the city, but before I make that argument, let’s dig into the critique by city architects and planners.
  The city’s own downtown plan calls for the major pedestrian link from down
  
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• Options expanded for Albertans seeking provincially qualified service dogs

  13-12-2017 01:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Five organizations that train and test service dogs have been added to the list of provincially recognized organizations in Alberta, it was announced Tuesday.
  Before the announcement at West Edmonton Mall, racing thoughts filled John Dugas’ mind as tension grew in his face and limbs. His service dog, Bailey, knew what to do. He quietly lay down on his companion’s foot, and suddenly, the anxiety triggered by the large crowd began to subside.
  “Service dogs work and they work extr
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Radon awareness bill passes, $25-a-day daycare update and happy Hanukkah

  13-12-2017 01:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Legislation that requires the government to develop educational materials and a public awareness campaign on the dangers of radon gas passed Monday.
  Bill 209, a private member’s bill dubbed the Radon Awareness and Testing Act, was introduced in mid-November by NDP Calgary-East MLA Robyn Luff. 
  Radon is the second highest cause of lung cancer in Canada — exposure is responsible for the deaths of about 3,200 people a year.
  Radon, a naturally occurring element produced by the
  
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• Careful air corridor development crucial for future success: Mayor

  13-12-2017 01:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Any future developments around Edmonton International Airport will need to be carefully considered if the region wants to grow its capacity as a major air route between Asia and North America, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson said Tuesday.   
  EIA is one of only two airports in Canada with a 24-hour operational capacity. The other is Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Iveson said. 
  “When we develop our annexation area, we want to ensure that we put jobs and empl
  
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• Council Briefs for December 11th

  13-12-2017 00:59
  Council Briefs are provided for the benefit of community members with the intent of giving a short, informal report on... Read Post
  
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• The man who saved the father - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 00:50 via stalbertgazette.com
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  The man who saved the father
  St. Albert Gazette
  Even if you live on Delorme Place just in the very southeast corner of Deer Ridge, you likely have never heard of Pierre Delorme. Back before St. Albert had even been founded, he saved the life of Father Albert Lacombe. At least, that's what the oral ...
  
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• Rezoning makes way for Braeside condos - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 00:43 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Rezoning makes way for Braeside condos
  St. Albert Gazette
  A controversial 80-unit condo project near Red Willow Park got a preliminary green light from city council on Monday despite fierce opposition from residents in the Braeside neighbourhood. During Monday's city council meeting, councillors agreed in a 4 ...
  
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• Kennedy returns to Olympics - St. Albert Gazette

  13-12-2017 00:37 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Kennedy returns to Olympics
  St. Albert Gazette
  The 2010 Olympic gold medallist from St. Albert will wear the Maple Leaf with pride and purpose with the Kevin Koe rink at the PyeongChang Winter Games in South Korea after Sunday's victorious pressure-packed final at the Roar of the Rings. Koe's ...
  
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• 'A monster': LRT murder victim's family calls for maximum sentence for killer

  13-12-2017 00:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  One after another, the family members of a man murdered on an LRT car in 2012 called for a judge to sentence his killer to the maximum possible penalty.
  Jeremy Newborn is challenging the constitutionality of a mandatory life sentence for his second-degree murder conviction in the death of John Hollar.
  Hollar, 29, died in late December 2012, two days after Newborn chased him through an LRT car, beating him and stomping on his head. 
  Hollar’s family delivered tearful victim impact state
  
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