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• Province regulates addiction treatment facilities and counsellors

  27-11-2018 22:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province is preparing to regulate addiction treatment facilities and launch a college to oversee professionals who call themselves counsellors and therapists.
  Legislation tabled Tuesday aims to ensure safe, competent care for Albertans searching for a therapist or addiction treatment centre, said Health Minister Sarah Hoffman.
  Currently, there are no minimum standards for treatment centres, leading to about 35 complaints since 2012, according to the province. Complaints ranged from being una
  
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• Three to See on Wednesday: Hugs from Hunter, an elephant show and a fundraiser with heart

  27-11-2018 21:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Grit and Glory: Celebrating 40 Years of the Edmonton Oilers book launch: Local author Lorna Nicholson has written a beautiful, glossy, team-endorsed history of the Oil, broken down era by era, including the team’s rise, brief dominance of the league and the ongoing “rebuilding” holding pattern we’ve been in since the legendary Stanley Cup-winning years which ended nearly 30 years ago.
  It’s got lots of great behind-the-scenes photos, and for its launch team alumni Ke
  
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• Jesse Puljujarvi back where he belongs on second line of Edmonton Oilers

  27-11-2018 20:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 24, Oilers vs Stars
  It’s a bold statement to make that Jesse Puljujarvi actually belongs on one of the top two lines of the Edmonton Oilers but that’s my take.
  It’s also the direction that Edmonton Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock has gone with today for Edmonton’s game against the Dallas Stars.
  In his own bold statement on Saturday after Puljujarvi was recalled to the Oilers after only four games in the American Hockey League, Hitchcock looked at a group of mains
  
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• Calgary woman facing over 100 charges after Sherwood Park traffic stop

  27-11-2018 20:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Calgary woman is facing more than 100 charges after she was found with suspected stolen documents, identification and stolen property during a traffic stop in Sherwood Park.
  Police stopped the vehicle at around 4:55 a.m. on Nov. 22 and discovered the belongings of people from St. Albert, Airdrie, Edmonton, Spruce Grove and Calgary.
  The 38-year-old’s charges include, 25 counts of possession of identity documents, 56 counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and 19&nbs
  
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• 'Persistent warm pattern': Milder winter expected for Edmonton, says Weather Network forecast

  27-11-2018 19:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The weather outside won’t be as frightful this winter, it seems.
  On Monday, the Weather Network revealed its winter forecast for the country and is calling for winter in Edmonton, and much of Alberta, to be slightly milder than normal over December, January and February.
  “As you get into early and mid-December you’re actually going to be into a much cooler pattern but you should start to break out of that and be in a more persistent warm pattern for much of winter,” said
  
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• Photo Enforcement Sites - December 2018

  27-11-2018 18:31
  The City of St. Albert is sharing its photo enforcement Site of the Day locations for December 2018. Enforcement is... Read Post
  
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• Outrage over alleged NDP-UCP collusion in the Alberta legislature

  27-11-2018 17:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s minor parties are crying foul following a furious exchange in the legislature Monday night, alleging NDP-UCP collusion over who will be allowed in legislative committees.
  It stems back to a government motion to rejig committee memberships, put forward Monday night by Children’s Services Minister Danielle Larivee.
  United Conservative house leader Jason Nixon immediately leapt to his feet with a rarely used parliamentary procedure, 49(2), which curtails debate and allows no f
  
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• Rising demand putting many Alberta women's shelters 'beyond full capacity': report

  27-11-2018 15:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Crisis calls to women’s shelters in Alberta have jumped 10 per cent since 2015-16 while the number of women, children and seniors sheltered last year is up on the previous 12 months, a new report released Tuesday says.
  The report, produced by the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters, says that “the rising demand for services has taken many shelters beyond full capacity” and that “women using shelter services are facing the highest level of danger in seven years.&rdqu
  
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• Edmonton weather: Freezing rain expected to hit later this afternoon

  27-11-2018 14:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measure -2.6 C with 8 km/h winds out of the east, southeast contributing to a -6 windchill.
  Freezing rain cometh
  Environment Canada has issued one of their handy dandy special weather statements calling for large swaths of freezing rain to hit much of central Alberta, including the city of Edmonton.
  “An area of freezing rain is forecast to develop over wester
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Get the mail moving again

  27-11-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  One can only hope that our unelected Senate sends CUPW back to work. Rural residents who live where there are no Purolator or FedEx offices are held hostage by workers who go out on strike at the busiest times of the year. Some of their demands are ludicrous.
  When I was in the work force, we had “job security” by being responsible employees, not by demanding on-the-job security no matter what. If pay equity is an issue, there are courts for that.
  Maybe the general public should place
  
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• Opinion: Officer's comments undermine trust in justice system

  27-11-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Nov. 1, Staff Sgt. Bill Clark of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) gave a guest lecture at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law. His comments to that class prompted one of the students, Ms. Caitlin Dick, to write a letter of complaint to EPS Acting Chief Kevin Brezinski.
  Ms. Dick alleged that Staff Sgt. Clark made a number of offensive and troubling comments, including referring to criminals as “maggots” and defence lawyers, albeit jokingly, as “bad guys.” Staff Sg
  
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• Editorial: Trudeau listens but doesn't lead

  27-11-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  When federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau offered next to nothing in his fall fiscal update Wednesday to help Alberta deal with its worsening oil-price crisis, some observers speculated it was because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would trumpet the good news himself in person on his visit to Calgary the next day.
  Surely, Trudeau would not show up in Alberta without bringing a care-package of measures to help producers deal with the toll of a steep oil-price gap battering the province.
  But show
  
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• Keith Gerein: Brewers hope Alberta's overdue trade challenge will cure what ales them

  27-11-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  By the Alberta government’s count, there are now 99 small breweries in operation across the province.
  It’s an impressive number, especially considering that just five years ago the Alberta Small Brewers Association had a mere 10 members on its roster.
  I confess I sampled a handful of our local brewers’ tasty concoctions last weekend during the Grey Cup festivities. I suspect the victorious Calgary Stampeders and their fans also enjoyed a few.
  Unfortunately, had that Grey Cup ga
  
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• Tree festival for the heart and brain - St. Albert Gazette

  27-11-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Tree festival for the heart and brain  St. Albert GazetteThe concept was simple. Launch the Festival of Trees and use the proceeds to buy medical equipment for the University of Alberta Hospital. Here we are,
  
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• The many names in Sturgeon County - St. Albert Gazette - St. Albert Gazette

  27-11-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  The many names in Sturgeon County - St. Albert Gazette  St. Albert GazetteRoots of History wraps up with a look at place names in Sturgeon County.
  
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• At County Council: Sheehan Way and refinery update - St. Albert Gazette

  27-11-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  At County Council: Sheehan Way and refinery update  St. Albert GazetteVilleneuve's main street now bears the family name of two of its greatest volunteers. County council voted Tuesday to designate Range Road 265 (the main ...
  
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• Explosive video of endless hooking, hacking & holding of Connor McDavid that NHL refs fail to call

  27-11-2018 04:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A fascinating and utterly frustrating video from an Edmonton Oilers perspective was put together by Oilers fan @guvniash on Twitter. 
  It details the endless hooking, hacking and holding of Connor McDavid that went on in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings, fouling that NHL referees let go without penalty.
  In total, the video captures 12 incidents where the Kings arguably foul McDavid with no call — with about seven of those incidents, at 6:54 and 0:15 of the fi
  
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• 'A city is about people': Pleas for funding pile on as council prepares for budget deliberations

  27-11-2018 02:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  When money was tight, Lindsay Erickson worried her kids were missing out on childhood experiences she just couldn’t afford on top of covering her family’s basic expenses.
  But looking back at photos of her children smiling happily through face paint, roasting marshmallows and taking pony rides — activities offered by city-funded community programming — she said she’s grateful to live in a city that gave them those chances. 
  “I hope you keep the value of th
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of ex-MMA fighter Ryan Jimmo

  27-11-2018 02:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  The man accused of running down Edmonton mixed-martial-arts fighter Ryan Jimmo during a confrontation in a parking lot two years ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
  Anthony Getschel entered the plea in Court of Queen’s Bench in Edmonton Monday. He also pleaded guilty to failing to remain at the scene of a fatal collision. He had been scheduled to start a 12-day trial on murder charges.
  Jimmo — a 34-year-old, six-foot-three, 236-pound professional fighter — was visiting the
  
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• Watch: Abandoned dog found in garbage bag at Edmonton Costco

  27-11-2018 01:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Humane Society peace officer Danika Bodnarchuk talks about an abandoned dog found in a garbage bag in the parking lot of the northwest Edmonton Costco store on Nov. 3.
  The Shih Tzu-type dog was admitted to the animal shelter after a Good Samaritan allegedly found the dog tied inside a garbage bag within a closed cardboard box and left in the northeast corner of the Costco store parking lot at 12450 149 St. in Edmonton. The dog is male, black and white in colour, and estimated to be abou
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Drunken sailors, Eid al-Adha and Inspiration Awards

  27-11-2018 01:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  No — you cannot call MLAs “drunken sailors” in the legislature.
  That was the ruling from Speaker Robert Wanner Monday after the UCP took issue with Finance Minister Joe Ceci using the term to describe the official Opposition during question period.
  Saying a party spends like drunken sailors — that’s not a problem. But as UCP house leader Jason Nixon pointed out, “None of us are intoxicated on this side of the house.”
  Wanner ruled it was all about context
  
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