St. Albert news

• Data and the Eleventh Doctor talk death and space cats at Edmonton Expo

  23-09-2018 18:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Data is the funniest convention panellist and the Eleventh Doctor is terrific with children — the things you learn at Edmonton Expo!
  The two biggest celebrity interviews Saturday at the annual pop culture extravaganza were Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Brent Spiner and Matt Smith — the Who lead who also played Prince Philip in The Crown, and is about to get even more famous in Star Wars Episode IX playing a “key role,” according to Variety.
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• Policing basement suites: City launches online registry so people know what's legit

  23-09-2018 18:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  The City of Edmonton has launched the online registry of legal basement suites, hoping to put pressure on landlords to get their permits.
  It means neighbours can finally check up on that house they have suspicions about, and renters can double check on a landlord before they sign. The map is at edmonton.ca/secondarysuites.
  Secondary suites became legal in single-family homes of any size, as well as in duplex and row housing this summer.
  City officials published their full list of permits online
  
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• Nick Lees: Kurylo family opens their Sherwood Park home for fundraiser

  23-09-2018 18:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Not everyone seeking to help a couple of charities would convert their elegant home into a high-end boutique and take time to buy more than 2,000 items to sell to supporters.
  But that’s exactly what Sherwood Park’s Joan and Steve Kurylo did last week to help the GRIT program and the CASA Foundation.
  The GRIT program is a non-profit early education program providing family-centred and inclusive learning experiences to support the meaningful participation of children in home, community
  
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• The Edmonton Oilers face decisions on Yamamoto, Bouchard & McLeod in this Cult of Hockey Game Day edition of 9 Things

  23-09-2018 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers will have all but decided their roster for Europe after tonight’s game in Winnipeg.
  Most players who are on the bubble will have had a 2-game audition against (by-and-large) NHL competition by then. I don’t expect more than a slot or 3 to be left unfilled after waivers on Monday.
  Here, then, are some of the factors to consider as Peter Chiarelli and Todd McLellan prepare to pare down.
  9 Things
  9. Given the ugly narrative around Mikko Koskinen it makes perfect
  
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• Concert review: Country superstar Keith Urban keeps summer vibes flowing

  23-09-2018 17:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  It may have been a miserable first day of autumn in Edmonton, but Keith Urban was determined to wrest what few remaining summer vibes he could out of last night’s performance at Rogers Place.
  Opening with the loose-limbed twang-funk of Never Comin’ Down, the country superstar went into full party mode for the 40th show on his Graffiti U world tour, packing over twenty songs into a two hour set.
  The amiable, easy-going Aussie was careful to get in as many fan favourites (Put You
  
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• Starlight Casino at West Edmonton Mall ready to roll the dice after $57-million expansion

  23-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The table is set and all bets are final.
  The Starlight Casino in West Edmonton Mall is on the verge of its grand re-opening Wednesday after a $57-million renovation saw the casino’s footprint grow to 15,000 square metres from the 9,300-square-metre footprint of the Palace Casino it’s replacing.
  The Replay Arena
  New to the casino, and a first of its kind in western Canada, is The Replay Arena, featuring “Dealtainers” who are part card dealers and part performers.
  “Th
  
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• Policing basement suites: City launches online registry so renters, neighbours know what's legit

  23-09-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The City of Edmonton has launched the online registry of legal basement suites, hoping to put pressure on landlords to get their permits.
  It means neighbours can finally check up on that house they have suspicions about, and renters can double check on a landlord before they sign. The map is at edmonton.ca/secondarysuites.
  Secondary suites became legal in single-family homes of any size, as well as in duplex and row housing this summer. City officials published their full list of permits online
  
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• Strathcona County firefighter remembered as loving father, community leader

  23-09-2018 00:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 17-year veteran Strathcona County firefighter who died by suicide last Saturday is being remembered as a devoted father and an active leader in the emergency services family.
  British Columbia Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty used his time in the House of Commons Friday to speak about his friend Darren Anderson, who “lost his battle with PTSD” on Sept. 15.
  “From his earliest years, all Darren wanted to be was a firefighter, like his grandfather, father and uncle,&rdq
  
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• Provincial emergency alert notification system gets fresh cash

  23-09-2018 00:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province will spend up to $200,000 over the next three years to maintain its emergency alert phone application used to disseminate information about weather events, wildfires and amber alerts.
  With the current contract set to expire early next year, the government is looking for a new company to take over the front and back end of the technology.
  Launched in 2014, the Alberta Emergency Alert app is now used by more than 250,000 Albertans.
  The new company will be in charge of developing
  
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• Stanley A. Milner: Library, now military street named after former alderman

  23-09-2018 00:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  A “generous visionary” with unwavering commitment to Canada’s military who helped shape Edmonton into the city it is today, former alderman Stanley A. Milner was honoured Saturday with a ceremony unveiling a street sign bearing his family’s name.
  Milner Crescent will stand in the new Canada Lands development Village at Griesbach, in the city’s north end, testament to the Milner family’s generations of military service.
  Milner’s accomplishments in the oil
  
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