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• Driver ejected from vehicle and killed after nearly striking RCMP cruiser near Sylvan Lake

  01-12-2018 21:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who narrowly avoided striking an RCMP cruiser is dead after his truck struck a power pole outside Sylvan Lake early Saturday morning.
  An RCMP officer was patrolling in the Sylvan Lake area at about 4:30 a.m., trying to locate a vehicle that had been involved in a crime in Red Deer.
  While driving on Highway 11a, the officer passed a westbound F-350 truck that was driving without headlights and swerving over the centre line.
  A Saturday news release said the officer narrowly avoided being str
  
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• Has Ken Hitchcock succeeded in sticking to his timeline for turning around Edmonton Oilers?

  01-12-2018 21:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 26 Oilers vs Vegas
  High praise for Hitchock from Tyler Seguin, star attacker on his former team
  Twelve days ago when Ken Hitchcock was hired by the Edmonton Oilers, he was blunt in what was wrong with the team and how long it would take him to fix things.
  ““I know what is wrong, but it’s not going to get fixed overnight… If we expect to win hockey games we’re not going to do it on talent, we have to develop an atmosphere where we’re 100% locked in pl
  
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• Carb loading: Edmonton-area science teachers go back to school for lessons on carbohydrates

  01-12-2018 19:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  High school teachers were on the other side of the classroom at the University of Alberta on Friday with the chance to play with the research on carbohydrates being done in their own backyard.
  About 40 Edmonton-area teachers took part in the daylong program offering 42 hands-on activities and lessons created by local teachers and researchers on glycomics, the study of carbohydrates in humans.
  The workshop was hosted by GlycoNet, a Canadian research network focused on supporting the study and tea
  
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• Saturday's letters: Build a pipeline to Prince Rupert

  01-12-2018 19:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Premier Notley is using a bit of overkill in proposing to buy 80 locomotives and 7,000 oil cars to ship oil.
  Alberta would still be faced with competition from cheap U.S. oil. We need to tap the Far East market and in 2015, I advocated that the federal government approve a pipeline to Prince Rupert using the CN and Yellowhead right of way which would eliminate any legal dispute with native bands.
  Pipelines are not only safer than rail but you don’t have the expensive empty back-haul cost t
  
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• Edmonton weather: Fog advisory this morning, up to 5 cm of snow expected

  01-12-2018 17:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Saturday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -2.9 C with 10 km/h winds out of the east, northeast contributing to a -7 windchill.
  It’s going to be all sorts of fun today. Fog in the morning followed by winds and snow all day. Forecasters are calling for 5 cm of the white stuff today and tonight with the snow ending later tomorrow afternoon. Sounds like a great day to be huddled
  
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• Fitness column: Avoid fitness losses during extended travel

  01-12-2018 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Squeezing in exercise when travelling for work or pleasure can be a challenge — especially when the beach or clients are calling. Luckily, distance workouts can be efficient and effective when performed properly.
  With different or limited equipment availability you may require more knowledge than you did at home. If you plan on being away, check out these tips to ensure you don’t lose ground.
  Away for a week
  If you’re only away for a week or two, don’t fret over lost exer
  
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• Wine column: Charcuterie wines at Bar Bricco bring flavours of Italy to Edmonton

  01-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you walk into a spuntini bar in Italy, you will likely have a glass of wine along with some traditional cured meats and cheeses or as the phase says: when in Rome … carne e formaggio (sounds musical and delicious — even when I try to pronounce it).  The next best thing would be to recreate these flavours, either at home or head to one of my favourite bars in Edmonton, Bar Bricco at 10347 Jasper Avenue.
  The decor and atmosphere will whisk you off to Italy (figuratively, of co
  
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• Restaurant review: Uncle Ed's restaurant offers feast of Ukrainian delights

  01-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ukrainian food has such a long and entrenched history in Edmonton, it can hardly be considered ethnic cuisine anymore. Perogies and cabbage rolls are about as exotic in these parts as green onion cakes and spring rolls. Yet while there are countless restaurants featuring the many varieties of Asian food, there are few local spots that celebrate the Ukrainian staples we’ve come to know and love.
  Uncle Ed’s is one such place — a veritable mecca of all things Ukrainian, from borsc
  
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• Shredded paper should be recyclable - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 10:44 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Shredded paper should be recyclable
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  This past week, I had occasion to shred many old documents, throw away some unshredded paper and some old magazines. All were put in a blue recycle bag. The recycle garbage pickup folks refused to take said bag and put a note on the bag stating they ...
  
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• Erin Ridge North road design flawed - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 10:44 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Erin Ridge North road design flawed
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  On Nov. 16, I made the mistake of leaving St. Albert from my Oakmont home via Erin Ridge and Everitt Drive thinking I could fuel up before heading north of the city. I just happened to leave at 8:45 a.m. just when the Lois E. Hole Elementary School was ...
  
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• Reality TV in Washington - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 08:17 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Reality TV in Washington
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  The latest episode of the reality version of the Netflix production House of Cards pits U.S. President Donald Trump against the Democrat Party-affiliated CNN after the president tried to ban CNN's Jim Acosta from the White House press briefings ...
  
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• Money problems - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 08:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  Money problems  St. Albert GazetteThousands of St. Albertans might have a rough Christmas season ahead, but they can now rest easy knowing the salaries of their city council members are.
  
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• Body found in rural Strathcona County identified, ruled homicide

  01-12-2018 05:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  The RCMP major crimes division say a man found dead at a rural property in Strathcona County Thursday was a victim of homicide.
  Following an autopsy by the chief medical officer’s office in Edmonton Friday, police identified the dead man as 25-year-old Gursumeet Singh Brar of Sherwood Park.
  The investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the RCMP forensic identification section and Strathcona County general investigations section, said RCMP Cpl. Chris Warren.
  RCMP said there is no risk
  
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• ASIRT investigating after man found dead in Edmonton police cells

  01-12-2018 04:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after a 23-year-old man was found dead in an Edmonton police holding cell at approximately 7:40 a.m. Friday, the Edmonton Police Service said.
  A paramedic on duty, along with other staff, administered first aid until emergency medical services arrived after the man was found unresponsive during a routine check. The man was pronounced dead in hospital at 2:05 p.m., Friday, said police spokeswoman Cheryl Sheppard.
  The man had
  
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• Keith Gerein: NDP's rosy fiscal update at odds with Alberta's worsening oil crisis

  01-12-2018 03:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Most journalists hate covering government fiscal updates.
  They’re usually boring, full of intimidating numbers, and require listening to provincial economists wearily explain complicated concepts to reporters who consider math a sin.
  For me, the updates are aggravating because they serve as little more than tedious pieces of historical fiction.
  Take the NDP government’s most recent quarterly report, delivered Friday by Finance Minister Joe Ceci.
  On paper, Alberta’s finances are
  
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• 'Nothing short of scandalous': Edmonton police dismiss officer who harassed co-worker

  01-12-2018 02:33 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,” police spokeswoman Cheryl Voordenhout said in a statement when contacted by
  
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• Watch: Alberta bans mandatory high heels at work

  01-12-2018 02:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray said Alberta will follow B.C. and Manitoba by banning mandatory high heel policies in the workplace.
  “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 said Friday morning at Cibo Bistro in Oliver. “We’re doing this after hearing from so many Albertans and workers who have had detrimental effects to
  
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• Rachel Notley: Alberta faces a momentous decision on oil production

  01-12-2018 02:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  My fellow Albertans, your energy resources — the natural inheritance of every person in this province — are being sold for next to nothing.
  A decision needs to be made, one with real repercussions for working people and our entire economy. I want to take this opportunity to lay out the problem Alberta faces and the choice in front of us.
  First, let’s look at the problem we are facing. We are in a position where we can’t move our oil because government after government in
  
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• Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after hit-and-run in city's north side

  01-12-2018 01:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 50-year-old woman is fighting for her life in hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in the city’s north side Friday morning.
  Police said the woman was found in an alley in the area of 119 Avenue and 105 Street in the Westwood neighbourhood just after 8:30 a.m.
  The vehicle, which investigators believe to be a smaller black or dark grey SUV, fled the scene before police and emergency services arrived.
  The major collision unit has taken over the case and investigators ar
  
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• Youth handed three-year sentence for role in 2015 Mac's store killings

  01-12-2018 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 16-year-old boy was handed a three-year sentence on manslaughter charges in the deaths of two Mac’s store employees but, because of time served, he will find himself out by mid-December.
  The youth, who was 13 at the time and whose identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was also given a two-year sentence on robbery charges by Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Donna Shelley Friday, which is to be served concurrently.
  The youth was part of a trio involved i
  
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• Giving Tree project spreads warmth to needy residents in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 01:50 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Giving Tree project spreads warmth to needy residents in St. Albert
  St. Albert Gazette
  FOOD BANK WISH LIST. • Baby formula. • Canned fruit. • Canned meats/fish. • Canned milk/powdered milk. • Canned soups and dry soup cups. • Canned tomatoes. • Canned vegetables. • Coffee. • Crackers. • Diapers (all sizes). • Flour. • Fruit cups/pudding ...
  
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• Edmonton Oilers Gear up for Vegas coming to town

  01-12-2018 01:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  The 3-1-1 Oilers will be measuring their recent progress against the Las Vegas Golden Knights, who are 5-0-0 over the same span. After some early stumbles the Knights seem to have their groove back and represent the toughest test since Ken Hitchcock took over behind the bench.
  “They’re back to feeling it now and playing really well,” said Hitchcock, who figured the Knights might have a sluggish start after losing in last year’s Stanley Cup final.
  Edmonton Oilers recently
  
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• St. Albert businesses race ahead in national ranking - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 01:47 via stalbertgazette.com
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  St. Albert businesses race ahead in national ranking
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  B-Line Tire & Auto Supply placed 368 and Techni-Craft Equipment placed 384 on Canadian Business magazine's Growth 500 list. “It was exciting. We work very hard, our team works very hard. We work long hours. So to achieve something like that is kind of ...
  
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• Sales jump in St. Albert over Black Friday weekend - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 01:47 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Sales jump in St. Albert over Black Friday weekend
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  “We had lots of people in,” said Jill Bulmer, co-owner of Cerulean Boutique in downtown St. Albert. The retail store had 20 per cent off on both shopping days. Bulmer said there was a wave of people who came in on Cyber Monday, wanting to try on ...
  
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• Refrigerated ice rink coming to St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 01:47 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Refrigerated ice rink coming to St. Albert
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  St. Albertans will soon be able to skate on an outdoor ice surface even when temperatures soar above zero degrees. On Tuesday night, members of St. Albert city council voted in favour of funding a refrigerated outdoor ice surface and domed roof for $1 ...
  
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• Ice Chips: hockey updates - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 01:45 via stalbertgazette.com
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  Ice Chips: hockey updates
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  The third win of the season for the St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres was against the nitro north division leader in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League. Goals in the opening 10 minutes by Carter Kowalyk and Marko Stolic at even strength and ...
  
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• 'Why wouldn't we have just done this already?': Report finds possible tax savings in city budget

  01-12-2018 01:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  A report on millions of dollars of potential cuts that could chip away at proposed property tax increases landed in front of city council Friday.
  The report, detailing what proposed budget spending can be cut or rejigged for the next four years, was requested by Ward 1 Coun. Andrew Knack earlier this year when he asked city staff to bring back options for one, two, three and four per cent tax reductions.
  If the four per cent tax reduction plan were executed — cutting everything from minor
  
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• Watch: Joe Ceci warns of new economic headwinds facing Alberta

  01-12-2018 01:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci emphasized the looming crisis in the oil industry with the price differential and its effect on the nation.
  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 oil price differential pummeling energy producers.
  The differential is forecast to average US$29.25 per barrel for the fiscal year, up by US$6.90 compared to the March budget.
  — Clare Clancy
  
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• You can die by the Lucic, but you can live by the Lucic

  01-12-2018 01:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 26 Oilers vs Vegas
  Lucic’s game had flat-lined along with Todd McLellan’s career, but now he’s leading the Flat Line on the cycle
  Milan Lucic has scored just two goals in 73 National Hockey League games.
  I’m going to suggest two somewhat contradictory things about Lucic today that a) he even with that kind of low scoring production, and even as he’s obviously a terrible bargain in the NHL’s salary cap era, he can still help the Edmonton Oilers win rig
  
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• Chef Doreen Prei turns tables at Noorish and Under the High Wheel

  01-12-2018 01:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  CBC Radio’s popular afternoon-show food columnist, chef Doreen Prei, has made a career move. Previously executive chef at Get Cooking, Prei has switched into a chef’s position at Under the High Wheel, the popular breakfast, brunch and brunch spot on Whyte Avenue that’s poised to open for evening meals, too.
  Prei also just redesigned the menu at Noorish, moving the 109 Street restaurant from full vegan fare to a mixture of vegan, vegetarian and raw food items. But don’t pa
  
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• Violet Chocolate Company responds to last-minute rush for advent calendars

  01-12-2018 01:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s very nearly time to launch the annual ritual of eating a tiny treat from a cardboard calendar each and every day leading up to Christmas (or fighting with members of your household for the privilege).
  The Violet Chocolate Company has one such offering, available Saturday, Dec. 1 at the downtown City Market (located in the River Valley room at city hall), or online through the company’s website.
  Each advent calendar includes a mixture of the chocolate company’s signature it
  
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• City OKs $26K in eco-grants - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 01:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  City OKs $26K in eco-grants  St. Albert GazetteWounded animals will get more ambulance *service* in St. Albert now that city council members have approved their latest round of environment grants.
  
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• Blues back in business - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 00:25 via stalbertgazette.com
  Blues back in business  St. Albert GazetteSFX Sports Centre – Class is now in session for the Paul Kane Blues. The 21st annual Mike Dea Classic signals the start of the academic basketball season.
  
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• Chef’s Table - St. Albert Gazette

  01-12-2018 00:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Chef’s Table  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert is enjoying a resurgence of good restaurants, however it has a shortage of top-tier pastry chefs. For that reason this year's opening of.
  
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