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• Hold the heels: Province bans mandatory workplace footwear policies

  30-11-2018 23:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province will make changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Code to look after the feet of Alberta workers and put safety over style by banning mandatory footwear that could pose health and safety risks.
  “Mandatory high heel policies that can put workers at risks for slips, trips and falls and can become a workplace hazard are no longer acceptable,” Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray announced Friday morning at Cibo Bistro in Oliver. “We’re doing this after h
  
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• Crude “crisis” focus of fiscal update - St. Albert Gazette

  30-11-2018 23:37 via stalbertgazette.com
  Crude “crisis” focus of fiscal update  St. Albert GazetteOne St. Albert MLA says he is concerned about low Alberta oil prices but finds the growth in other sectors of the economy a positive sign. Spruce.
  
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• Vader's lawyer grilled by justices during appeal of McCann manslaughter convictions

  30-11-2018 23:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Court of Appeal justices grilled lawyers representing Travis Vader in an Edmonton courtroom Friday during an appeal of his manslaughter convictions in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann.
  Vader was sentenced to life in prison after Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Denny Thomas found him guilty of manslaughter in connection to the 2010 deaths of the McCanns. The remains of the couple, who were in their 70s when they disappeared, have never been recovered.
  Thomas initially convict
  
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• Pop-up Library at Nevada Place with St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  30-11-2018 22:50 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Pop-up Library at Nevada Place with St. Albert Public Library
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  The Outreach Literacy Van will be popping up at Nevada Place and sharing what's new with the library and providing on the spot programming on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information, email Emily: [email protected].
  
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• Taxes to rise by 0.4 per cent - St. Albert Gazette

  30-11-2018 22:46 via stalbertgazette.com
  Taxes to rise by 0.4 per cent  St. Albert GazetteResidents can expect to see a slight increase on their property tax bill next year after city council wrapped up their budget deliberations. On Tuesday,
  
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• Enter to Win a Grey Cup Festival Family VIP Experience!

  30-11-2018 22:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Enter today to enjoy the Grey Cup Festival with your family like a VIP!
  
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• Enter to win a night at the Edmonton Opera!

  30-11-2018 22:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  Enjoy a VIP experience at the Edmonton Opera courtesy of the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald and Diamond Limo.
  
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• Vote for the Best in Edmonton!

  30-11-2018 22:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Vote in 10 or more categories and you’ll be entered in a draw for $1,000.
  
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• Edmonton Heritage Festival Contest

  30-11-2018 22:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Enter to Win a VIP package including 140 food tickets and complimentary transportation to and from the festival courtesy of CO-OP Taxi.
  
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• Folk Fest Contest

  30-11-2018 22:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  You and SEVEN friends will have the best seats in the house for all 4 days of the festival!!
  
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• More power to Epcor's proposed solar farm: Cash from feds and province

  30-11-2018 21:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Epcor’s proposed solar farm for southwest Edmonton got a $12.6-million boost Friday in federal and provincial funding.
  The project will received $10.7 million from Natural Resources Canada and $1.9 million from Alberta Innovates to add a complete smart grid system — including a battery energy storage component and intelligent controls and monitoring — to the solar farm.
  “A system that integrates renewables, increases energy storage and improves monitoring is the definitio
  
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• Joe Ceci warns gaping oil differential 'a crisis,' could spur economic downturn

  30-11-2018 20:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s latest economic update boasted of strong growth in the first half of 2018-19, but warned of a future slump due to the brutal oil price differential pummeling energy producers.
  “The oil price differential is a crisis for Alberta and a crisis for Canada,” said Finance Minister Joe Ceci at a news conference Friday.
  The second-quarter financials projected a $1.3-billion reduction in the provincial deficit, totalling $7.5 billion for 2018-19.
  “There are some thi
  
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• City suspends water shut-offs - St. Albert Gazette

  30-11-2018 20:42 via stalbertgazette.com
  City suspends water shut-offs  St. Albert GazetteResidents who do not want a smart water meter installed in their home are safe from having their water supply cut off – for now. Cory Sinclair,
  
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• Looking to add offence on the flanks, Edmonton Oilers claim AHL goal-scoring champ Valentin Zykov off waivers

  30-11-2018 20:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers added a new piece on Friday morning, claiming winger Valentin Zykov off waivers from Carolina Hurricanes.
  The #Oilers have claimed left-winger Valentin Zykov via waivers from the Hurricanes. The 23-year-old was selected 37th overall by the Kings in 2013. Zykov has scored 4 goals & 7 assists in 25 career @NHL games. pic.twitter.com/bGdGQhSLWO
  — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 30, 2018Zykov, 23, is a 6’1, 225 pound right-shot winger with a history of scor
  
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• Taste2Remember Contest

  30-11-2018 20:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Enter to Win 4 Seats to Taste 2 Remember
  
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• The Second Annual Downtown Business Association's Holiday Window Decorating Contest!

  30-11-2018 20:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Vote for your favorite window decorated in a holiday theme!
  
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• Win a Festive Evening

  30-11-2018 19:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Enter for a chance to win a Festive Evening that includes, dinner at Normands, two tickets to Shumkas Nutcracker and valet parking at the Jubilee.
  
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• Enter to win tickets to Santa’s Breakfast at the Festival of Trees

  30-11-2018 19:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Win tickets to Santa’s Breakfast on December 2, 2018
  
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• Enter to win a VIP Experience at the Singing Christmas Tree!

  30-11-2018 19:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Enjoy a night at the Singing Christmas Tree includes dinner, courtesy of Buco’s and limousine transportation courtesy of Blue Sky Limos.
  
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• 'This is a crisis': Joe Ceci warns gaping oil differential could spur economic downturn

  30-11-2018 19:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s latest economic update boasted of strong growth in the first half of 2018-19, but warned of a future slump due to the brutal oil price differential pummeling energy producers.
  “This is a crisis,” Finance Minister Joe Ceci said in a statement. “If the differential is not addressed, our entire country could be plunged into a downturn.”
  The second-quarter financials released Friday projected a $1.3-billion reduction in the provincial deficit, totalling $
  
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• Multi-faceted family Christmas experience surprises MacMaster

  30-11-2018 18:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  As family road shows go, the Natalie MacMaster-Donnell Leahy Celtic Family Christmas packs quite a punch: two veteran fiddling parents, a fiddling choir in the making with seven kids aged seven months to 12 years, an actor to set the scene, and a crack quartet to back them all up.
  “It’s not something we planned or imagined when we first got married,” chuckles MacMaster on the line from a their opening tour stop in Victoria. “But life evolves. However it’s happened t
  
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• 'Nothing short of scandalous': Edmonton police dismiss officer who harassed coworker

  30-11-2018 18:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police have fired a constable found guilty of harassing a co-worker and later lying about it to investigators.
  Const. Fiona Moffat was ordered dismissed from the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Wednesday after 22 years, according to a Nov. 28 written decision from RCMP Supt. Fred Kamins, who presided over her months-long disciplinary hearing.
  “That is now in progress through EPS human resources,” said police spokeswoman  Cheryl Voordenhout said Friday.
  The Edmon
  
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• Vader in court appealing manslaughter convictions for deaths of elderly St. Albert couple

  30-11-2018 17:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Travis Vader is to appear in an Edmonton courtroom Friday morning to appeal his manslaughter convictions for the deaths of St. Albert couple Lyle and Marie McCann.
  Vader was sentenced to life in prison after Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Denny Thomas found him guilty of manslaughter in connection to the 2010 deaths of the McCanns. The remains of the couple, who were in their 70s when they disappeared, have never been recovered.
  Thomas initially convicted Vader of two c
  
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• Oilers in 60: A penalty is a penalty is a penalty, is it not?

  30-11-2018 16:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  The suddenly surging Edmonton Oilers took on the visiting Los Angeles Kings Thursday at Rogers Place in a chippy game that bordered on silly at times.
  Not to sound like a broken record, or to beat a dead horse, but what are NHL referees smoking these days?
  Right off the bat, Drew Doughty was sent into full-on panic mode when McDavid got around him and raced toward the Kings net. Doughty, in no position to make a hockey play, just wrapped his arms around McDavid and took an obvious 2-minute penal
  
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• Watch: Edmonton Oilers defeat the Kings 3-2

  30-11-2018 15:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock gives a post-game summary after the Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 3-2 in Edmonton on Thursday November 29, 2018.
  It came down to Oscar Klembom’s power-play winner at 17:40, followed by a furious L.A. assault with the goalie out. “These wins can feel better than when you win 5-1,” said Klefbom. “It gives us a lot of confidence. We should be able to build off of this and focus on our next game here. We can play
  
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• Edmonton weather: Tomorrow is December. And with it, aptly, comes snow.

  30-11-2018 14:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Friday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -0.8 C with 4 km/h winds out of the west contributing to a -2 windchill.
  Tomorrow marks the beginning of December and the official countdown to Christmas. As we all reach into our advent calendars in search of that indulgent morning chocolate fix, taking a look outside will help lift the Christmas spirit as snow is expected to start falling e
  
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• Friday's letters: Citizens given rude reception at City Hall

  30-11-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I witnessed extremely disrespectful behaviour by councillors Mike Nickel and Moe Banga during this week’s budget presentations towards two women giving very emotional presentations as part of Thrive Edmonton about the pain of caring for disabled kids while on fixed incomes.
  While these women spoke passionately about how having access to affordable, high-quality city services helped their families literally survive, neither councillor appeared to be listen
  
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• Editorial: Conserving Bighorn Country a wise step

  30-11-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Just when it seemed Alberta’s NDP government has its hands full with contentious files, it drops another hornets’ nest into the mix —  a $40-million plan to create eight new parks and recreation areas in Bighorn Country along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
  To see just how divisive it is for the province to propose protecting this 4,000-square kilometre parcel of spectacular terrain including mountains, foothills, grasslands, forests, lakes and rivers, read any
  
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• Three to See Saturday: Simply Paint, smalls merch and kid rock

  30-11-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Simply Paint: One of the best shows going on in town right now, and with the simplest of themes: Simply Paint, running through Jan. 19. Come see the captivating colour work of RBC Canadian Painting Competition runner-up Emmanuel Osahor, and have a look at Dana Holst’s portrait of an abandoned dog who lived feral in Fort McMurray for a year before being captured. The show also includes work by Paul Bernhardt, David Cantine, Jacob Dutton, Wei Li, Ally McIntyre, Travis McEwen, Tammy Salzl, Ma
  
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• Professor resigns from Alberta curriculum working group citing concerns over process, design

  30-11-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A University of Alberta education professor has resigned from the province’s social studies curriculum working group over ongoing concerns about the process and design of the most ambitious school overhaul in Alberta’s history.
  Lindsay Gibson took to Twitter to explain his reasons for resigning including the fact that while Alberta Education staff had met with him on the occasions he raised concerns, nothing ever changed.
  In particular, Gibson said recommendations made by teachers in
  
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• Finance minister to give fiscal update as province tries to reduce gaping oil differential

  30-11-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Finance Minister Joe Ceci is planning to provide a fiscal update Friday on the heels of a provincial plan to buy rail cars in an attempt to reduce the brutal oil differential.
  Earlier this week, Premier Rachel Notley delivered speeches in Toronto and Ottawa, where she said the oil price discount affecting energy producers is a crisis.
  She said Alberta will buy trains to move an an additional 120,000 barrels per day out of the province, starting late 2019. The full complement of rail cars would s
  
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• Elise Stolte: Soul-searching required after teacher discipline takes 36 years

  30-11-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Thirty-six years.
  If the Alberta Teachers’ Association is right, that’s how long it took them to kick out a teacher their investigation paints as a vindictive, disdainful bully.
  That’s got to be a wake-up call.
  Frieda Anne Mennes lost the right to teach this week at age 65, about the time most people are looking to retire.
  If she had 30 students each year, that’s more than 1,000 southern Alberta students exposed to a woman found guilty of belittling and humiliating at lea
  
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• David Staples: Liberals now on right legal path with TMX but have dug a deep hole

  30-11-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s no easy matter to find sanity in the turbulent world of Alberta oil and gas.
  Jason Kenney is talking about the need for production quotas on oil companies. Rachel Notley is talking about the government orchestrating new rail cars to move bitumen. And Barack Obama, that vocal advocate for controlling climate change, is bragging that he’s responsible for the United States now being the world’s biggest producer of oil and gas.
  “American energy production … w
  
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• Player grades: Klefbom the late hero again as Edmonton Oilers topple Kings

  30-11-2018 10:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Kings 2, Oilers 3
  For a few minutes there, it looked like the Edmonton Oilers might have an easy time of it. 10 minutes into the first period the Oilers led the L.A. Kings 2-0, and came close to making it 3-0 on a great Jujhar Khaira chance. Jonathan Quick had the answer that time, and the tide turned. Before the opening frame was over the Kings had one goal at even strength and another on a two-man advantage to tie the score at 2, and there it resolutely remained through the second and most of
  
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• Storefront library funded - St. Albert Gazette

  30-11-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Storefront library funded  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert residents will have access to a new storefront library by June at a cost of $796200. City councillors voted 6-1 Tuesday night during a budget.
  
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• Regulation dreams in reach for local counsellor - St. Albert Gazette

  30-11-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Regulation dreams in reach for local counsellor  St. Albert GazetteWhen Nicole Imgrund became a hospital chaplain over a decade ago, she was alarmed to find the profession wasn't regulated. Anyone could waltz into the.
  
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• Nothing ‘hampers’ the Kinettes’ at Christmas - St. Albert Gazette

  30-11-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Nothing ‘hampers’ the Kinettes’ at Christmas  St. Albert GazetteIf you were at the Snowflake Festival last week then you probably noticed the St. Albert Transit bus with its doors wide open and people streaming in … with toys ...
  
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• Giving, Kinette style - St. Albert Gazette

  30-11-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Giving, Kinette style  St. Albert GazetteWhen the Kinette Club of St. Albert delivered their Christmas hampers last year, they made 300 stops, meaning 300 families received these special care.
  
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• Watch: Edmonton Oilers Defeat Los Angeles Kings 3-2

  30-11-2018 07:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock gives a post-game summary after the Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 3-2 in Edmonton on Thursday November 29, 2018.
  It came down to Oscar Klembom’s power-play winner at 17:40, followed by a furious L.A. assault with the goalie out. “These wins can feel better than when you win 5-1,” said Klefbom. “It gives us a lot of confidence. We should be able to build off of this and focus on our next game here. We can play
  
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• Watch: Edmonton and Calgary split $500 million under new Fiscal Framework Act

  30-11-2018 06:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Thursday the Alberta government introduced a new funding model for the province’s two largest cities, which links each city’s annual payout to provincial revenues and the carbon tax.
  Under new legislation, Alberta’s two largest cities will split $500 million in 2022-23, after the expiration of the current revenue sharing plan, dubbed the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI).
  “We know that in order to support continued growth, Alberta’s two biggest cities nee
  
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• Watch: WILDNorth rescue centre needs to raise more money to continue through the winter

  30-11-2018 04:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sawyer, who was aptly named at the facility for having “SAW” in his name, is one of three beaver patients WILDNorth has treated in 2018 but the only one who will require an extensive stay.
  He will need extensive care for about two years before he can be released and live on his own, prompting a crucial need for donations to the non-profit centre.
  The new longterm resident poses significant challenges for the organization, including anticipated thousands of dollars in cost for larger
  
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• Alberta hate crimes increased 38% last year; police investigated 192 hate-motivated crimes in the province in 2017

  30-11-2018 03:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police-reported hate crimes saw big increases in Canada last year, new data show, driven by more hate-motivated graffiti and vandalism, crimes targeting a person’s religion and offences against LGBTQ people.
  Canadian police dealt with 2,073 hate crimes in 2017, up 47 per cent from the year prior, according to Statistics Canada numbers released Thursday.
  Alberta saw a 38 per cent increase, from 139 hate crimes in 2016 to 192 last year.
  Irfan Chaudhry, a hate crimes researcher at MacEwan Uni
  
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• Suspicious death in Strathcona County: police find body on rural property near Highway 14

  30-11-2018 02:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Major crimes investigators have been called in after a body was discovered on a rural Strathcona County property Thursday morning.
  RCMP got a call about a dead man on the property near Highway 14 and Range Road 231 about about 8:30 Thursday morning, a news release said. Investigators said the circumstances around the man’s death appear to be suspicious but did not elaborate.
  An autopsy is scheduled for Friday at the medical examiner’s office in Edmonton. The RCMP major crimes unit ha
  
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• 'We're starting to understand each other': EEDC faces council during budget deliberations

  30-11-2018 02:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  The head of the city’s economic development arm says he thinks his agency is making progress explaining its value to city council.
  “We’re starting to understand each other,” said Derek Hudson, the CEO and president of Edmonton Economic Development, following his agency’s budget presentation to council on Thursday.
  The EEDC is asking council to approve annual spending of roughly $20 million annually for the next four years, which would account for about 30 per cent o
  
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• Man accused of sexual assault on Tinder date may still be active on dating apps, say police

  30-11-2018 01:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police say a man charged with multiple counts of sexual assault — including one which allegedly occurred on a Tinder date — may still be active on dating sites.
  They issued a second warning to the public about the man Thursday, saying that additional charges have been laid and that investigators are looking for other complainants to come forward.
  On Nov. 2, police issued a news release reporting that 39-year-old Vincent Noseworthy had been charged with sexual assault. A
  
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• Baby beaver keeps them busy: WILDNorth in 'crucial' need of public donations to care for influx of animals

  30-11-2018 01:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A four-month-old orphan beaver has taken up residence at WILDNorth Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation after he was rescued with serious leg injuries in Wetaskiwin. Baby Sawyer has recovered from his injuries but will need extensive care for about two years before he can be released and live on his own, prompting a crucial need for donations to the non-profit centre.
  The furry beaver was six weeks old when found walking down a Wetaskiwin road dragging his legs with a severe injury, WILDNorth dire
  
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• Attempted murder charges laid after man doused in gasoline at Barrhead dump

  30-11-2018 01:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  RCMP say two people attempted to light a man on fire at a rural dump early Wednesday morning.
  The man was uninjured and attempted murder charges have been laid.
  Officers responded to the Tiger Lily Dump in Barrhead County just before 8 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a report that a pickup truck was on fire.
  The driver was still on scene and told officers two assailants had covered him and the truck in gasoline and set it ablaze.
  Mounties tracked down two suspects and arrested them without incide
  
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• Watch: Surviving and thriving at Edmonton's annual Butterdome Craft Sale

  30-11-2018 01:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  With focus and strategy, Kathy Kerr gives tips for how to get in and out of the annual Butterdome Craft Sale at the University of Alberta in Edmonton in 90 minutes with all your Christmas presents.
  Canadian artisans, artists and designers are putting their Christmas wares up for sale at the 28th annual event.
  The always much-anticipated fair has long been known as a source of unique gifts. Everything from gorgeous clothing for humans and dogs to fudge and baking to cosmetics and bath produc
  
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