St. Albert news

• Cult of Hockey: The secret good thing about Zack Kassian

  05-07-2018 23:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult of Hockey writers David Staples and Bruce McCurdy discuss the secret good thing about Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian.
  While he can change the face of a game in a single shift, with his size and muscle, McCurdy believes Kassian is a wildcard because he is unpredictable.
  Staples likes his skating ability and speed for a big man. In a straight line he is fast, and he can beat players along the boards and get back from the offensive zone quickly on the back-check.
  
  Read more

• Cult of Hockey: The secret good thing about Laurent Brossoit

  05-07-2018 23:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult of Hockey writers David Staples and Bruce McCurdy discuss the secret good thing about Edmonton Oilers goalie Laurent Brossoit.
  The secret good thing about Laurent Brossoit according to Bruce McCurdy is that his contract with the Edmonton Oilers is up and he has signed a one-year deal with Winnipeg for $650,000.
  Staples says the secret good thing about Brossoit is that he is young, and at 25 his professional goaltending career is in its infancy and he will get better the more he plays.
  
  Read more

• 'Very hurt': Years of harassment, tears led to managerial change only after group complaint, council hears

  05-07-2018 23:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  City accounts payable office staff suffered for years under a manager who often drove them to tears until eight of them filed a harassment complaint and the manager was finally let go, councillors heard Thursday.
  Accounts payable office co-ordinator Darlene Woodham told councillors now grappling with a new way to evaluate grievances that she and her colleagues struggled with the manager who didn’t trust them when they said a new software system wasn’t working.
  It undercut their confi
  
  Read more

• Morning apartment fire lands man in hospital, police called in

  05-07-2018 23:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man was taken to hospital and police were called in Thursday morning after a north Edmonton apartment fire.
  Crews were called to the blaze near 80 Street and 142 Avenue about 9:20 a.m., said fire rescue spokeswoman Maya Filipovic. Four trucks responded and the blaze was contained and put out by 9:30 a.m.
  Fire rescue pulled a man from the suite, along with burning blankets and mattress.
  “(There was) no actual structural damage, just the mattress,” said Station 14 Capt. Ryan Lyc
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Thirteen cannabis producers selected for provincial distribution

  05-07-2018 22:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thirteen producers have been selected to supply the province’s cannabis needs, according to a Thursday morning news release.
  The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) released its list of licensed producers who will have contracts in place for distribution and warehousing come legalization on Oct. 17.
  The following licensed producers were selected from the 31 expressions of interest submitted before the deadline in February:7 Acres/The Supreme Cannabis Company
  ABCann Global
  
  Read more

• Cult of Hockey: The secret good thing about Mike Cammalleri

  05-07-2018 22:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cult of Hockey writers David Staples and Bruce McCurdy discuss the secret good thing about Edmonton Oilers forward Mike Cammalleri.
  Bruce McCurdy likes his experience and ability to find the open ice at a reasonable price, but feels he his ability to finish a play has slipped.
  David Staples believes Cammalleri was a effective on the powerplay by sneaking into open ice and making a play with his quick shot or pass.
  Neither of Cult of Hockey panelists believe Cammalleri will return to the Oilers l
  
  Read more

• Man's body found at recycling centre after bin dump: police investigating

  05-07-2018 22:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Homicide detectives are investigating after a man’s body was discovered when a load was dumped at a city recycling centre Thursday morning.
  Police were called to Capital Paper Recycling, 15003 128 Ave., after a truck unloading morning rounds led workers to the discovery of the body around 9:30 a.m.
  “Well this was picked up by one of the recycle trucks; they go all around to all the businesses and locations where they have them at. The individual was obviously in one of the bins. We j
  
  Read more

• Landline access to 911 service cut in Drayton Valley, nearby counties

  05-07-2018 21:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Drayton Valley residents are asked to keep their cell phones close while landline service to 911 is down.
  A 911 service line was cut Thursday, taking out landline access to the emergency line in areas of Drayton Valley, Brazeau County and Breton.
  Cell phone access to 911 remains online.
  Denis Poulin, Drayton Valley’s emergency management director, said Thursday he is not sure how many individuals and businesses were affected.
  He wasn’t sure how the line was cut, but said Telus,
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Wedding dresses trending to the softer, toned-down look

  05-07-2018 21:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Diana Gignac from Novelle Bridal Shop in Edmonton discusses the top trends for wedding dresses in 2018.
  “We have noticed the last couple of seasons that brides aren’t doing the extreme looks as often. It’s not super-fitted or severely-cut mermaid or super-poofy ball gown. It’s the softer silhouettes and the softer details. They still want beading but not the heavy rhinestone beading. It’s more sequins or iridescent or pearl beading. The same elements on a softer, to
  
  Read more

• Edmonton weather: There's no snow in the forecast so smile

  05-07-2018 16:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure 16 C with a 14 km/h wind coming from the south. Looks like a sunny day today with a high of 27 C with winds expecting to blow as fast as 40 km/h this afternoon.
  Today: A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny near noon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 27. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or very high.
  Tonight: Clear. Wind south 20 km/h g
  
  Read more

• 13 cannabis producers selected for provincial distribution

  05-07-2018 15:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thirteen producers have been selected to supply the province’s cannabis needs, according to a Thursday morning release.
  The Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis Commission (AGLC) released its list of licensed producers who will have contracts in place for distribution and warehousing come legalization on Oct. 17.
  The following licensed producers were selected from the 31 expressions of interest submitted before the deadline in February:7 Acres/The Supreme Cannabis Company
  ABCann Global
  Ap
  
  Read more

• Thursday's letters: Aga Khan gives with our own money

  05-07-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. ” ‘No person leaves unchanged’: Aga Khan’s gift will last generations,” Paula Simons, June 28
  Those $25 million dollars spent on that garden are Canadian tax dollars. In 2016 alone, the Trudeau government gave the Aga Khan Foundation Canada almost $50 million, most of which is funneled to Africa, Asia, and India. To add insult, an American landscape architect was hired instead of an Albertan.
  Canada benefits very little from the supposed philanthropy o
  
  Read more

• Opinion: Curbing methane pollution demands accurate reporting

  05-07-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Devon Canada president Rob Dutton’s opinion piece in the Edmonton Journal late last month thinks it is unfair industry should have to monitor and report on the methane pollution it releases. I disagree.
  Alberta recently released its draft regulation with the goal of reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 45 per cent based on 2012 levels. A key element of the new regulations is a requirement of industry to accurately measure and report emissions. Despite Dutton&rsquo
  
  Read more

• Edmonton Oilers' roster taking shape with UFA adds; with a first guess as to future line combos

  05-07-2018 12:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Still waiting for the other shoe to drop in terms of summer free agent signings, but it’s clear the Edmonton Oilers did their primary work on this front on Canada Day with the additions of forwards Kyle Brodziak and Tobias Rieder along with depth defnceman Kevin Gravel.
  As things stand today, the Oilers have 42 players under contract who will be in the pro ranks this fall, with three more destined to see their Entry Level Contracts slide back to junior. The club is negotiating with two res
  
  Read more

• Graham Thomson: After three decades in the saddle, NDP veteran MLA Brian Mason ready to hang up his spurs

  05-07-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Time has done what a political nuclear device could not.
  Brian Mason is leaving politics.
  After a 29-year career that saw him progress from Edmonton city councillor to NDP opposition leader to government minister, Mason announced Wednesday he will not run in the 2019 provincial election.
  “I’m turning 65 in October,” he told a news conference. “I’m at that point in my life where the right thing for me to do is hang up my spurs.”
  After 11 years at city council,
  
  Read more

• Humboldt Broncos fundraiser set to hit the ice in St. Albert | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  05-07-2018 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  Humboldt Broncos fundraiser set to hit the ice in St. Albert | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caA hockey tournament gets underway in St. Albert on Friday to raise money for the families of the Humboldt Broncos after their team bus was involved in a horrific ...
  
  Read more

• PHOTOS: Women's Basketball – Canada vs Turkey

  05-07-2018 07:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  The first game of the 2018 Edmonton Grads International Classic basketball tournament was held at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton on July 4, 2018. Canada defeated Turkey by a score of 78-45. The three-game series, from July 4 to 7, will see the Canadian Women’s National Basketball Team, ranked 5th in the world, square-off against the 7th-ranked Turkish Women’s National Basketball Team. Both Canada and Turkey will participate in the 2018 FIBA World Championship for Wom
  
  Read more

• Northwest Edmonton grass fire spreads to old barn

  05-07-2018 04:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Firefighters are working to contain a grass fire that spread to an old barn in northwest Edmonton.
  Fire Rescue Services spokeswoman Kristi Bland said crews were alerted to the fire south of Anthony Henday Drive and west of Mark Messier Trail at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
  They arrived about six minutes later and found the grass fire had spread to an unoccupied barn in the area, Bland said.
  One lane of 156 Street was closed while crews dealt with the fire. Bland said the blaze was under control by 8:35
  
  Read more

• NDP publicly releases class size data in wake of scathing auditor general report

  05-07-2018 04:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government has quietly released a mammoth database outlining class sizes from 2004 to 2017 in response to an auditor general report that chided the province for failing to properly track its class-size reduction plan.
  Education Minister David Eggen’s move to post the data online comes two weeks after a Postmedia investigation found bloated class sizes in six school districts in Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer.
  Through freedom of information requests, Postmedia found high sc
  
  Read more

• Edmonton Public Library summer reading program

  05-07-2018 03:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Eskimos football club helped kick off the Edmonton Public Library’s summer reading club at the Highlands branch on Wednesday July 4, 2018.
  The football club’s players and cheer team members will participate in library programs across the city in July and August to encourage children to read throughout the summer.
  
  Read more

• NDP publicly releases class size data in wake of slamming auditor general report

  05-07-2018 03:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta government has quietly released a mammoth database outlining class sizes from 2004 to 2017 in response to an auditor general report that chided the province for failing to properly track its class-size reduction plan.
  Education Minister David Eggen’s move to post the data online comes two weeks after a Postmedia investigation found bloated class sizes in six school districts in Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer.
  Through freedom of information requests, Postmedia found high sc
  
  Read more

• Ban looms on smoking in hookah bars after city committee stifles cultural argument

  05-07-2018 02:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hookah bar owners fought hard against a ban on a cultural smoking tradition Wednesday but to no avail.
  Council’s community services committee voted to treat it like any other tobacco product and asked city officials to prepare changes to Edmonton’s public places bylaw.
  When that report comes back, council will determine when the ban would take effect on smoking a hookah in indoor public places and other places where smoking tobacco is prohibited.
  Shisha, the herb mix used i
  
  Read more

• 'Brazen and abusive conduct': Lawyer for man beaten by police raises alarm about Crown's failure to charge officers

  05-07-2018 02:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Officers who kicked and beat a suspect during an arrest won’t be prosecuted despite a recommendation that charges be laid for excessive use of force, said the province’s police oversight body Wednesday.
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) issued a statement saying no officers will be charged after Ronnie James Mickasko, 22, suffered multiple fractures to his right orbital and nasal bones after police used force while arresting him on July 28, 2017.
  Executive director S
  
  Read more

• Paula Simons: Simultaneous makeovers on Jasper Avenue, Stony Plain Road, a recipe for traffic chaos

  05-07-2018 01:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Every day, according to city estimates, 28,000 Edmontonians travel back and forth from the west and southwest to the downtown via Jasper Avenue or Stony Plain Road.
  Stony Plain Road and Jasper Avenue are both busy arteries. And when traffic is slowed on one, or one is impacted by construction, the other gets even busier.
  Now, imagine what would happen if both routes were compromised by major construction at the same time.
  That could be the scenario we face if the city goes ahead with plans to re
  
  Read more

• Edmonton's proposed cannabis rules most liberal 'in the world,' says health experts

  05-07-2018 01:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s proposed rules around smoking cannabis could be the most liberal “in the world,” executives with Alberta Health Services warned city council Wednesday.
  Letting people smoke in public parks means Edmonton would embrace what even Vancouver and The Hague city in the Netherlands are now backing away from, said the delegation of doctors and researchers at council’s community services committee meeting.
  No jurisdiction that fully legalized marijuana allows public con
  
  Read more

• Military court finds soldier not guilty of sexual assault

  05-07-2018 00:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  A military judge has found a Canadian Forces officer not guilty of one count of sexual and one count of assault.
  In a classroom turned into a courtroom at CFB Edmonton, an audible gasp of relief was heard from the accused as Cmdr. Martin Pelletier read out his verdict Wednesday morning.
  Capt. Steven Nordstrom, a medical officer stationed at CFB Shilo with 1 Field Ambulance, had earlier pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual assault in relation to events on Feb. 19, 2015 and one charge of ass
  
  Read more

• Verdict reserved in Whyte Avenue nightclub murder case

  05-07-2018 00:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Family members of a Calgary man fatally shot outside an Edmonton nightclub were in court Wednesday as closing arguments wrapped up in a first-degree murder trial for the alleged killer.
  Arman Dhillon is charged in the 2016 shooting death of Amin Mohammed Abdullahi, 30, who died in hospital after being shot outside the Tribute Lounge at 8111 105 St. around 2:40 a.m. on March 20, 2016.
  Dhillon also faces charges of aggravated assault and using a firearm in commission of an offence in con
  
  Read more

Follow @StAlbertNews on Twitter!