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• Seasonal parking ban declared as collisions continue to pile up

  03-02-2018 22:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  A seasonal parking ban will be put in place Saturday night as city crews work to clean up the mess left by heavy snowfall that began Friday.
  The ban is effective at 11:59 p.m. Saturday and will remain in place until the city declares it over. 
  “More than 200 graders will be on duty as of midnight Saturday, and by Sunday evening front-end loaders will be clearing lanes,” said Janet Tecklenborg, the city’s director of infrastructure operations, in a Saturday news release.
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• Another 38 crashes Saturday morning on Edmonton roads after snowfall

  03-02-2018 20:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  As the snow continued to fall overnight Friday, collisions were still stacking up Saturday morning on Edmonton streets.
  Between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday there were 38 traffic collisions reported to the Edmonton police.
  In all, there were 33 property damage collisions, one injury collision and four reported hit and runs.
  These crashes come after more than 180 collisions reported to police Friday before rush hour, with 151 property damage collisions, 14 injury collisions and 18 hit-and-run cras
  
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• Edmonton weather: Snow ending around noon, but watch out for that wind

  03-02-2018 19:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmontonians woke up Saturday to another blast of winter weather as a fresh layer of snow blanketed the city overnight.
  Environment Canada says periods of snow will continue throughout the morning before clearing around noon. However, there’s little reprieve as temperatures are expected to hover around the -18 C mark with winds gusting from 20 km/h to 40 km/h contributing to a -30 wind chill.
  Winds are expected to continue overnight as the temperature dips to -24 C with a -32 wind chill.
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• Truck loaded with concrete slams into Red Deer pizza restaurant

  03-02-2018 18:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Red Deer RCMP are investigating after a pickup truck loaded with concrete slammed into Papa Baldy’s Pizza restaurant.
  Police were called to the Red Deer restaurant shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday after a truck reversed across the Westview Shopping Plaza parking lot and smashed into the front of Papa Baldy’s Pizza at 3722 57 Ave.
  “While preliminary investigation indicates that this occurrence appears to be intentional, we can’t speculate at this time” said Staff Sgt. J
  
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• Saturday's letters: Boycott B.C. wine, fruit and vacations

  03-02-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A while back I found a nice Riesling wine from the south Okanagan, but I will never buy it again. Neither will I purchase fruit, vegetables, fish, dairy products or any other goods from B.C. businesses.
  I check very closely for product origin. We were to vacation in the Sunshine Coast this summer, but not now. I have my whole family (several households) involved in this tactic. I preach this strategy daily.
  The electorate of B.C. put John Horgan, his “New Deaf Party” and Andrew Weave
  
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• Verdi’s La Traviata returns in Edmonton Opera's next season

  03-02-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Opera made two important announcements this week, coinciding with the opening of their new production of HMS Pinafore on Saturday.
  The first was that Richard Cook, chairman of the board from 2014 until last year (and still a board member), was honoured with the National Opera Directors Recognition Award from opera.ca, the national umbrella organization for opera in Canada. He will be receiving the award in February in New York, alongside Bruce Munro Wright of Vancouver Opera and four re
  
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• Brandon Davidson again showing he's a keeper on the Edmonton Oilers defence

  03-02-2018 08:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  But will Chiarelli keep him this time? 
  The future roster of the Edmonton Oilers is partly decided because of long-term contracts, but the final 32 games of this disappointing 2017-18 season will also give us some answers.
  Is Ryan Strome worth qualifying at his current price? Where does Jujhar Khaira fit? Drake Caggiula? Can the Oilers really count on Jesse Puljujarvi on a top line next year? Is Andrej Sekera finally trending up and ready for Top 4 action next year? How long and for how muc
  
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• Three charged with drug trafficking - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 08:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  Three charged with drug trafficking
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  Charges have been laid against three men after the St. Albert RCMP seized enough fentanyl to cause up to 7,500 lethal doses. A two-month-long drug investigation by the St. Albert RCMP has led to three men facing a slew of charges relating to drug ...
  
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• Police Beat: Two people stabbed in Grandin - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 08:10 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Police Beat: Two people stabbed in Grandin
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  A man and woman are in the hospital after a stabbing incident in Grandin on Wednesday night. One man was arrested after a short manhunt involving a police helicopter. The St. Albert RCMP were called to an altercation between several people around 10:50 ...and more »
  
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• Raise a stink - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 08:07 via stalbertgazette.com
  Raise a stink
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  Residents of Legacy Point are doggone tired of dog droppings so close to their homes. It's an unfortunate situation for all involved. The Lacombe Lake dog-friendly park is the most popular in St. Albert, but off-leash dogs have been a hazard for ...
  
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• Raiders set sights on scoring - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 08:07 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Raiders set sights on scoring
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  The goal this weekend for the St. Albert Tire Warehouse Raiders is to score a goal. Putting the puck into the net is priority No. 1 after three consecutive shutout losses during a 0-5-1 winless stretch by the slumping Raiders (13-12-5) in the Alberta ...
  
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• Lowe's celebrates grand opening - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 08:07 via stalbertgazette.com
  Lowe's celebrates grand opening
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  People clapped loudly as deputy mayor Sheena Hughes sawed through a banner celebrating the grand opening of Lowe's Canada in St. Albert on Feb. 1. “We actually wanted them here. Not just any home hardware or any home improvement store, but we wanted ...
  
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• Curriculum survey receives 'strongly held views' on social studies from respondents

  03-02-2018 04:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Watchers of a review on school curriculum want more emphasis on practical skills and “the basics” of reading, writing and math, according to an Alberta Education survey.
  Nearly 10,000 people — half of whom were teachers — gave the education ministry feedback last April and May on drafts of high-level documents meant to shape the future K-12 curriculum.
  A summary of the survey results, released Friday, also found some people were confused by the draft plans, failing to und
  
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• All aboard! Light rail vehicle for Valley Line unveiled by Bombardier

  03-02-2018 04:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  The train should soon be in the station.
  Beginning in July, Bombardier expects to ship the first new Valley Line light rail vehicles and begin static testing (when the rail car is on the track, but doesn’t move).
  By September, it will begin dynamic testing on the rail car (meaning it will move) on 1.7 km of the new route from downtown to Mill Woods.
  “The next time I return to Edmonton is planned for the summer and that time I will also bring something better — the actual, fully
  
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• 'The gloves are off,' says Rachel Notley on pipeline while Justin Trudeau takes heat at B.C. town hall

  03-02-2018 04:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintained his support of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Friday during a heated town hall in British Columbia, reiterating his stance that the project is in Canada’s national interest. 
  “We had to make tough decisions,” Trudeau told a crowd in Nanaimo, B.C., after three hecklers were removed by authorities. “We will be moving forward with the Kinder Morgan pipeline.”
  Meanwhile in Edmonton, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said
  
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• Social media watch: Revolution and pipeline retweets

  03-02-2018 03:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Each week, we give you a roundup of the Alberta politics outrage, the posturing and the downright weird unfolding on social media. 
  Viva la revolución
  Embattled Strathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fildebrandt had a succinct response to news from United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney that Fildebrandt will not be allowed back into the party fold.
  Once one of Kenney and conservative unity’s most enthusiastic backers, Fildebrandt had almost a philosophical take on banishment f
  
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• Black Friday for Alberta's official Opposition

  03-02-2018 03:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  It was not a day the United Conservative Party wants to remember.
  On Friday morning, one-time political star Derek Fildebrandt was bluntly told he would never be allowed back into the UCP caucus and could not run for the party in next year’s provincial election.
  A few hours later, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Don MacIntyre abruptly resigned from the caucus.
  In the space of a few hours, the UCP had lost two of its most fiery proponents: Fildebrandt because the party said he couldn’t be t
  
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• Alberta Blue Cross reduces group plan rates in response to new dental fee guide

  03-02-2018 03:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  The emergence of the province’s new dental fee guide has prompted Alberta Blue Cross to reduce rates for some companies with group benefit plans, though it’s unclear how many workers will share in the savings.
  The not-for-profit organization said in a news release Thursday that certain employer group health plans have now been aligned with the dental fee guide that was announced in November by the Alberta Dental Association and College.
  Though the fees listed in the document are reco
  
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• Alberta's police watchdog shifts focus to investigations from case reviews

  03-02-2018 02:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  A shift by the provincial police watchdog to focus more on its own investigations has seen the workload dramatically increase for Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) officers.
  Sixty-three investigations were launched by ASIRT in 2017 and just six files from other police agencies were reviewed, a marked difference from the two previous years.
  In 2016, the body undertook 44 investigations and 37 case reviews, and a year earlier the team managed 46 investigations and 31 case reviews.&nbs
  
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• 'The gloves are off,' says Rachel Notely on pipeline while Justin Trudeau takes heat at B.C. town hall

  03-02-2018 02:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintained his support of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Friday during a heated town hall in British Columbia, reiterating his stance that the project is in Canada’s national interest. 
  “We had to make tough decisions,” Trudeau told a crowd in Nanaimo, B.C., after three hecklers were removed by authorities. “We will be moving forward with the Kinder Morgan pipeline.”
  Meanwhile in Edmonton, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said
  
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• Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Don MacIntyre resigns from UCP caucus

  03-02-2018 01:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Don MacIntyre resigned from United Conservative Party caucus Friday. 
  The caucus issued a one-sentence news release on the resignation.
  MacIntyre sent a tweet stating he was resigning from politics to “focus on our family.” It wasn’t clear if MacIntyre meant he was also quitting as an MLA.
  He was elected as a Wildrose MLA in 2015; he became a UCP MLA when Alberta’s two conservative parties merged in 2017. He was the UCP’s critic on ele
  
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• More than 180 crashes in Edmonton on Friday — road conditions deteriorating

  03-02-2018 01:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  With more than 180 crashes on Edmonton streets, police warned motorists Friday to be prepared.
  Roads are deteriorating with five centimetres of snow expected on Friday, said Environment Canada.
  Between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, there were 14 injury collisions, 18 hit-and-run collisions and 151 property damage collisions.
  With windchills making the temperature feel like -30 C, police are asking motorists to drive to the road conditions and to keep an emergency winter kit and spare blanket
  
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• UCP MLA Don MacIntyre quits caucus after sexual assault, interference charges

  03-02-2018 01:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Don MacIntyre, facing charges of sexual assault and sexual interference, quit the United Conservative Party caucus Friday.
  He appeared in Red Deer provincial court Thursday.  
  The UCP caucus issued a one sentence news release Friday afternoon on the resignation. MacIntyre issued a tweet stating that he was resigning from politics to “focus on our family.”
  Hi folks. Resigning from politics today to focus on our family. Thanks everyone! #AbLeg #ucp
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• Sturgeon watershed plan one year away, says chair - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 00:28 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Sturgeon watershed plan one year away, says chair
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  St. Albert residents could have a comprehensive action plan to restore the Sturgeon River as early as next year, says the head of a regional watershed group. About a hundred water experts and local leaders from throughout the Sturgeon River watershed ...
  
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• Wynn's legacy to boost food bank - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 00:21 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Wynn's legacy to boost food bank
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  The Wynn Against Hunger food drive will run from Monday Feb. 12 to Saturday Feb. 17. People can bring in donations of non-perishable food items to any of the following drop-off locations: • St. Albert Place • St. Albert Centre • Any St. Albert Public ...
  
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• Chef's Table celebrates the classics - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 00:21 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Chef's Table celebrates the classics
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  It's never easy serving gourmet meals to a roomful of people every night. When Chef Daniel Ducharme opened up Riverbank Bistro, he knew the challenges and was prepared to face them hands-on. His restaurant, located on St. Albert Trail along the ...
  
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• Masters rock northern playdowns - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 00:08 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Masters rock northern playdowns
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  Sweeping curling action continues this weekend with the men's masters (60-plus) northern playdowns in St. Albert. Draw times are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. today and Sunday with 15 rinks competing in the triple-knockout format for provincial qualification ...
  
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• Gone to the dogs - St. Albert Gazette

  03-02-2018 00:08 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Gone to the dogs
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  For many dog owners who live in St. Albert, the park at Lacombe Lake is a pup's paradise. But for nearby residents and some people who jog, bike or walk through the park, it has been a dog's breakfast. The state of the controversial dog-friendly park ...
  
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