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• McCauley Cup friendly hockey game postponed until next week

  27-12-2017 23:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Frigid temperatures have forced the annual McCauley Cup hockey game between city police and Edmonton youth to be postponed until next week.
  The game, held in the last week in December at the McCauley outdoor skating rink near 96 Street and 108 Avenue, has become a popular tradition in the city since it first began close to a decade ago.  
  But temperatures Thursday are expected to -24C with 15 km/h winds making it feel like -36C.
  The friendly has been rescheduled to Thurs
  
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• Christmas Day death ruled Edmonton's latest homicide

  27-12-2017 22:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 22-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder after the Christmas Day slaying of a 48-year-old man, say police. 
  Officers responding to a call for assistance at a home near 73 Avenue and 77 Street around 3:30 a.m. Monday deemed the death suspicious but on Tuesday night laid the homicide charge.  
  An autopsy is to be complete Thursday. 
  Stephan Hendrick Kody is charged with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
  The case is the city’s 45th h
  
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• Top stories of 2017 in Edmonton #4: The highs and lows of the Oilers

  27-12-2017 21:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Every year, a few stories stand out as the most important in Edmonton — stories that get us talking around the proverbial water cooler and resonate deeply in our city. The Journal is counting down our picks for the Top 5 stories of 2017.
  Story #4: The highs and lows of the Oilers
  There are few stories that took the city on an emotional roller-coaster ride like the Edmonton Oilers in 2017.
  The team started out the year making a run to the playoffs — a feat not seen
  
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• 'Censoring' of controversial Christian curriculum taken to court

  27-12-2017 21:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  A court application has been filed on behalf of the Cornerstone Christian Society of Camrose after the Battle River School Division ended their agreement with the society’s school over the inclusion of controversial biblical teachings in its curriculum.
  “In deciding to close Cornerstone, BRSD acted out of anti-religious prejudice and ideological discrimination, and lost sight of the best interests of the children,” said Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom (JCCF) president
  
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• Second Drayton Valley teen dies in suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

  27-12-2017 20:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Family members have confirmed a second teen has died of what appears to be carbon monoxide poisoning in Drayton Valley.
  Garry Bogart confirmed his grandson, Gage Bogart, 17, died in hospital Christmas night.
  RCMP officers found Bogart and 16-year-old Shaina Ridenoir sitting unconscious in a running car in Drayton Valley on Dec. 21 while responding to another call.
  Police smelled a “strong odour” of exhaust coming from the parked vehicle near 54 Street and 24 Avenue around 3:30 a.m. a
  
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• Top stories of 2017 in Edmonton: The highs and lows of the Oilers

  27-12-2017 19:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Every year, a few stories stand out as the most important in Edmonton — stories that get us talking around the proverbial water cooler and resonate deeply in our city. The Journal is counting down our picks for the Top 5 stories of 2017.
  Story #4: The highs and lows of the Oilers
  There are few stories that took the city on an emotional roller-coaster ride like the Edmonton Oilers in 2017.
  The team started out the year making a run to the playoffs — a feat not seen
  
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• St. Richard first Edmonton Catholic school to embrace science and environment program

  27-12-2017 19:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  A dozen hands rocket up when teacher Maz Nelson asks for a volunteer to help assemble his latest demonstration.
  At St. Richard Catholic Elementary School in Mill Woods, students in a Grade 2 class were learning about what happens to carbon dioxide when it’s released into the atmosphere.
  Pupils take turns measuring baking soda and vinegar into a clear plastic bottle, then sit on benches around the demonstration counter in the school’s STEM room. Scattered around them are an aquaponics
  
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• What turnaround? Readers pounce on Notley over economy comments.

  27-12-2017 18:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s economy is growing and premier Rachel Notley told legislative Emma Graney that the turnaround has been a highlight of her year. 
  “We know we’re not there yet, but we know it’s really important that we’re able to demonstrate we’re making progress,” she said. 
  Many readers reacted swiftly and negatively.
  Others came to the NDP’s defence.
  There was also debate on the finer points of Keynesian economicsOn Twitter, reaction has been
  
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• Photo Enforcement Sites - January 2018

  27-12-2017 17:03
  The City of St. Albert is sharing its photo enforcement Site of the Day locations for January 2018. Enforcement is... Read Post
  
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• Edmonton's Airbnb bookings are surging faster than any other Canadian city

  27-12-2017 16:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you ever have thought of putting your home up on Airbnb, now might be the time, as Edmonton bookings are surging, according to data released by the company earlier this month. 
  Edmonton is ranked third among “Trending Destinations” based on bookings for the first half of 2018, growing 284 per cent compared to 2017.
  Airbnb surmises Edmonton’s proximity to the Rockies is the main reason for the growth in bookings.
  The only other Canadian city to make Airbnb’s l
  
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• Sherwood Park hygienist blazes controversial trail

  27-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Candice Boyce expected to endure a few aches and pains this past fall when she became one of the first dental hygienists in the Edmonton area to open her own standalone practice.
  Spending $160,0000 to equip a Sherwood Park office, passing an eight-hour health inspection and building a client base were no small tasks to overcome in the first few months.
  What the 35-year-old didn’t anticipate was the acrimony that accompanied her decision, most of it originating from dentists who dislike the
  
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• Riverkeeper group worried about road salt's impact on N. Saskatchewan

  27-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Spraying major roads with a salt mixture ahead of winter storms may improve commutes and reduce collisions, but it could be bad news for the North Saskatchewan River.
  Hans Asfeldt, manager of water literacy with North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper, said the group will be keeping close tabs on the city’s calcium chloride pilot project.
  “Anything that goes on the road ultimately does end up in the river, ” he said. “There is a concern around the use of salts or liquid brine in g
  
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• Opinion: Policymakers need to accelerate transition to electric cars

  27-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  With prices for electric vehicles falling rapidly and advances in battery technology extending their range to more than 300 kilometres, the biggest remaining impediment to the adoption of battery-powered cars is the dearth of charging stations.
  For consumers to switch to electric cars, they need to know that, no matter how far they venture from home, they will be as certain to encounter a charging station as they now are to find a filling station. This is precisely where policymakers are now in
  
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• By the numbers: A look back at Alberta politics in 2017

  27-12-2017 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s that time of year again. Back by questionable demand, we return to 2017, not in words, but in numbers with our annual Alberta Index (with apologies to the inimitable Harper’s magazine index).
  Number of Independent MLAs at the beginning of 2017: 0
  Number at the end of 2017: 3
  Number of party leaders (including interim) in the assembly at the beginning of 2017: 5
  Number of those who were still leader at the end of 2017: 1
  Amount of money the government spent on a program announced
  
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• Shoppers flock to West Edmonton Mall for Boxing Day specials

  27-12-2017 05:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Tuesday was the busiest Boxing Day that West Edmonton Mall has seen over the past several years, said longtime shoppers and managers in the early morning.
  Perhaps it was the shelter that Canada’s largest mall offered from the blistering cold or maybe Santa was feeling extra generous with gift cards this year, but the mall was hustling and bustling all before 8 a.m.
  Corey Curtis, 26, said West Edmonton Mall used to be quiet in the early hours of the morning when he first began this traditio
  
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• Crisis diversion teams are guardian angels for city's most vulnerable

  27-12-2017 04:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s just before 8 p.m. on Christmas Day and Michelle Launio is driving down 101 Street chatting with a woman warming up in the back seat of a white van. 
  “We’re getting close to home,” said the woman, her speech slurred. The woman is in her 40s and was homeless for a time, but was recently housed in an apartment in Westwood. Earlier Christmas Day, she’d made her way downtown and was at the George Spady Centre when Launio and fellow crisis diversion worker Bran
  
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• Economic turnaround a 2017 highlight for Premier Rachel Notley

  27-12-2017 04:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  When asked to pick a single highlight of 2017, Premier Rachel Notley doesn’t hesitate. 
  The economy, she says, nodding.
  Alberta’s economy lurched into 2017 in the grips of a recession. But with a new year just days away, Alberta leads the country in economic growth. 
  We’re turning the corner economically, Notley said in a year-end sit-down with Postmedia, with job creation, manufacturing and growth all increasing. 
  “We know we’re not there yet, but we
  
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