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• Education minister asks to see 'unsettling' Catholic-lifestyle teacher contracts

  14-12-2018 23:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Education Minister David Eggen’s office has asked Alberta’s 17 Catholic school boards to send him the terms of their employment agreements after teachers said they had to sign clauses pledging to live a “Catholic lifestyle.”
  Eggen told reporters at an Edmonton school Friday that stories of Calgary Catholic teachers who claim they were told to tattle on their coworkers who were violating a “Catholicity clause” and other tales of teachers who felt insecure
  
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• St. Albert feels opioid crisis - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 22:53 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert feels opioid crisis  St. Albert GazetteIn one year, five St. Albert residents have been hospitalized for opioid overdoses. The Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) released new data.
  
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• City, boards agree to new school site deal - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 22:51 via stalbertgazette.com
  City, boards agree to new school site deal  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert's school boards have agreed to a new deal that governs how the city will dole out school sites, but the public board is already calling for.
  
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• 'A city for the next generation': City council signs off on tax hike, billions in spending

  14-12-2018 22:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  City council approved an annual property tax increase of 2.6 per cent for the next four years Friday, along with about $4.8 billion on projects that Mayor Don Iveson says will build a city where people actually want to live.
  That means the typical homeowner will pay an extra $65 more on their property tax bill in 2019. The city uses a property worth $397,000 as its metric.
  All together, that means the raise will be slightly higher than what administration originally pitched to council as the tax
  
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• Will Edmonton Oilers have enough in the tank to ground the Flyers tonight?

  14-12-2018 22:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 33: Flyers at Oilers
  Remember that one time right after Ken Hitchcock took over, that the Edmonton Oilers actually had an extra off-day between games so that they could schedule a full blooded practice? It was between Games 1 and 2 in the Hitchcock Era, a funky road trip to California that was spread over six days. Since then, the club’s schedule has taken on a metronomic regularity: game day, off day, game day, off day, rinse, repeat. Check it out (home games shown in bold):
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• McCurdy reflects on past chamber initiatives - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 21:08 via stalbertgazette.com
  McCurdy reflects on past chamber initiatives  St. Albert GazetteIt's been a busy year for the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce. From minimum wage to legalization of cannabis, the organization has had its.
  
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• Dining out: Jang proves a player on booming restaurant scene

  14-12-2018 19:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s dining scene can be hard to keep up with. All over the city, and especially downtown, new spots seem to open every few weeks, each trying to carve out a niche of their own in a city that has rapidly — and deservingly — become a foodie destination.
  The other day, as I strolled down Jasper Ave. I stopped and did a double take at Jang, a new Korean-Japanese fusion spot that seemed to spring up out of nowhere. Chef Jamie Jang has brought his eponymous take on Japanese an
  
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• Rapper The Game finds new Edmonton venue for January gig

  14-12-2018 19:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  American rapper The Game has found a new venue for his Edmonton gig after cancelling his scheduled January performance at The Ranch Roadhouse in protest of the venue’s treatment of a man who was kicked out of the nightclub and who was later found dead.
  Last week the California-based artist took to social media to explain his decision after fans told him of the story of Mohamed Abdi, who was asked to leave the south-side bar Nov. 16.
  Abdi’s body was found Nov. 18 in the area of 103 St
  
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• It's a festival of trees, and tiffs, as Christmas arrives at the Roxy

  14-12-2018 19:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Lucy and Algar are in love. And it’s Christmas! The rest should be easy, right?
  In Oh! Christmas Tree, Edmonton playwright Conni Massing’s one-act at the Roxy on Gateway, a classic relationship conundrum is festering under the boughs as a couple begins their life together.
  Lucy (Lora Brovold) and Algar (Collin Doyle) have just moved in together, and are soon to be married. Lucy’s mother, who is devoted to her church, wants the marriage bans to be read on Christmas Eve, but
  
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• Tough budget spurred Iveson remark - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 18:56 via stalbertgazette.com
  Tough budget spurred Iveson remark  St. Albert GazetteEdmonton Mayor Don Iveson says he let his frustration with the region get the better of him when he spoke about neighbouring communities pitching in to.
  
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• Woman dies in hospital five days after crash near Two Hills

  14-12-2018 18:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 75-year-old woman has died in hospital five days after she was injured in a two-vehicle crash in eastern Alberta.
  The woman was one of three occupants in an SUV that collided with a truck on Highway 36 just south of Two Hills at around 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 6.
  Mounties said the woman died Tuesday.
  Two Hills RCMP continue to investigate the collision.
   
  
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• Board closes Gish Global Jr. High - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 18:23 via stalbertgazette.com
  Board closes Gish Global Jr. High  St. Albert GazetteGrade 6 Global students won't get to go to junior high at Gish as of next fall, the St. Albert public board has ruled – they'll have to catch a bus to.
  
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• Is this Ken Hitchcock's secret to success? "I believe in the rhythm and two guys."

  14-12-2018 18:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  What magic is Hitchcock using to pull out wins in close games?
  Under Todd McLellan, the Edmonton Oilers had nine wins in 20 games
  Under Ken Hitchcock, the Oilers have eight wins in 12 games.
  Yet the Oilers are creating fewer Grade A scoring chances under Hitchcock and giving up more Grade A chances than the team did under McLellan.
  Under McLellan, the Oilers created 11.1 Grade A scoring chances per game and gave up just 8.5 per game, for a +2.6 scoring chances differential. Yet they scored just
  
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• Six year sentence for man convicted in $600,000 Canada Revenue fraud

  14-12-2018 18:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  A tax-preparer found responsible for filing $2.9 million in false claims to the Canada Revenue Agency has been sentenced to six years prison and ordered to pay close to $300,000 in restitution to 10 of his former clients.
  Chander Mohan Sharma, who was found guilty of one count of defrauding the Canada Revenue Agency of over $5,000 last year, was sentenced Thursday in Provincial Court.
  During the trial, the 60-year-old was found to have made millions of dollars in false claims resulting in about
  
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• Speed drops proposed for three neighbourhoods - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 17:53 via stalbertgazette.com
  Speed drops proposed for three neighbourhoods  St. Albert GazetteRoads in Erin Ridge, Erin Ridge North and Lacombe Park could be shifting gears towards a posted speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour. That all depends if.
  
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• Deadline set to sign housing society agreement - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 17:16 via stalbertgazette.com
  Deadline set to sign housing society agreement  St. Albert GazetteThe St. Albert Housing Society has until the end of February to reach a deal with the city. City councillors decided during their governance, priorities.
  
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• Oilers in 60: Oilers pick up a p-p-p-p-point!

  14-12-2018 16:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers were in Winnipeg Thursday taking on the high flying Jets hoping to extend their four-game winning streak but unfortunately they came up just short.
  The Spoonman (Ryan Spooner) opened up the scoring in the first period for the Oilers but it was the Jets who turned on the jets (get it?) after scoring three straight goals to take a 3-1 lead in the second period.
  Now typically, this has been a moment when the Oilers of old might fold up tent and pack it in for the day. But the Hi
  
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• Edmonton weather: Break out the swimwear for Christmas

  14-12-2018 15:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -3 C with 13 km/h winds out of the south contributing to a -7 windchill.
  Today looks to be a little cloudy, a little windy but with a high of 5 C. Winds could gust up to 40 km/h today we’re looking at a low of 1 C overnight and it’s really just more of the same.
  Today’s forecast
  Today: Increasing cloudiness late this
  
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• Three to See Saturday: a dancer's farewell and some rockers raise hell

  14-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Paul-Andre Fortier in SOLO 70: Notes our own Roger Levesque: “Working solo has been a recurring focus among Montreal dance great Paul-André Fortier‘s many endeavours.
  Now, at age 70, he’s ready to retire but he’s going out solo. This weekend Fortier’s final two performances of Solo 70 happen here as a presentation of Brian Webb Dance Company.”
  For this final bow, Fortier is joined by punk rock guitarist Jackie Gallant and actor-playwright Etienne Lepage
  
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• Memphis is calling for King's inner blues voice

  14-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  When the Edmonton Blues Society held the final round of its annual Memphis Bound Blues Challenge in mid-October the competition for best band was especially close. Samantha King and her YEG Trio won the audience over in the end with musical expertise and King’s powerhouse vocals. The judges seemed to agree (I know. I was one of them).
  You can hear that voice again Sunday afternoon when King and her trio (Marc Beaudin, Jim Guiboche and Sandro Dominelli) play another fundraiser to help
  
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• Friday's letters: How to fix boring NHL games

  14-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The reason that NHL hockey is so boring is that it is played almost entirely on the perimeter of the ice. It’s hard to get excited by behind-the-net and corner play.
  This tedious peripheral play is largely a result of players that are bigger, faster, and more disciplined. The players of today have literally outgrown the NHL rink. Consequently, play gets clogged up and bogged down in the corners and behind the net.
  The solution is to provide more room on the ice. The NHL should either incre
  
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• Danielle Smith: Canada's on notice Albertans have had enough

  14-12-2018 13:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The last time I wrote for a newspaper, Alberta separatism was at an all-time high. I guess it’s fitting that more than 10 years later I’m returning to writing a column when separatist sentiments may be even higher.
  A bit of history: Back in August 2005 the Western Standard commissioned a poll asking the question, do you agree or disagree that Western Canadians should begin to explore the idea of forming their own country? Remarkably, 43 per cent of Albertans agreed, with relatively h
  
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• Wine column: A dozen bottles to keep on hand for impromptu holiday demands

  14-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s time to stock up on value wines that are ideal for hostess gifts and impromptu gatherings with friends and family. These are the wines we don’t mind sharing, while also protecting the “good stuff.”
  But wouldn’t it be nice if those value wines were not only inexpensive — but also interesting and delicious at that party-wine price point? The under-$20 sector of wines is where we find most bulk products that fit into the genre of manipulated, homogenous, bor
  
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• Social Seen: Diamonds of Hope fashion show fundraiser

  14-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Event: Diamonds of Hope
  Where: Art Gallery of Alberta
  When: December 8
  What: Fashion show fundraiser for Canadian Cancer Care
  Featuring: Cocktails, DJs, and a fashion show runway featuring Mode Models
  Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist. Email your event suggestions to [email protected] or tweet Codie at @fotocodie. Follow Codie on Instagram&nbs
  
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• Fitness column: Embrace change at all fitness levels to fight exercise frustration

  14-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said that fortunes can turn with the single act of eating an apple.
  Pretty simple, really. Tomorrow, instead of downing your daily doughnut, eat an apple. On Day 2, repeat the substitution. Keep going. Before you know it, you’ve broken a destructive pattern and created a healthy new habit.
  Now that you’ve flexed your persistence muscles, add something a little tougher to your repertoire, like exercise.
  Life is all about course correction. It would b
  
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• Elise Stolte: King's University got out of personal lives. Catholic schools should follow suit

  14-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s a school, not a church.
  With that argument, a small private Edmonton university — once known as the place that fired a gay lab instructor — officially ended a painful chapter in its history.
  The King’s University board of governors unanimously endorsed a statement of inclusion this fall, with one abstention. The statement deliberately stays away from a definition of marriage and ensures students, staff and faculty of all sexual orientations “equal access a
  
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• David Staples: Yes, your eyes really can tell us you're stoned (or drunk or super tired)

  14-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  One great fear of legalized marijuana was the spectre of more cannabis-impaired workers on the job and drivers on the road, but cracking down on this may soon be as fast and easy as having a suspect stare at an eye scan app on a cell phone.
  An Edmonton company, SafetyScan Technologies, is marketing and developing a new way to check people for heavy fatigue or marijuana and alcohol impairment.
  The company’s current desktop unit scans eye movement, the measurements showing if a worker i
  
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• North St. Albert focus of road network expansion - St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  North St. Albert focus of road network expansion - St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteA new east-west arterial road is in the works for north St. Albert thanks to funding in the 2019 budget. This year, the city budget focused on roads and.
  
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• Cult of Hockey player grades: Edmonton Oilers scratch out a point, come within an inch of 2 in a 5-4 OT loss to Winnipeg

  14-12-2018 06:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  Could-have? Absolutely, a Connor McDavid post in overtime is all that separated the Oilers from 2 points in Winnipeg Thursday night.
  Should-have? No, you can’t really argue that the Edmonton Oilers were the better team on the evening. So while I don’t think they were necessarily lucky to get one point, I do not think they deserved any more than that. After-all, Winnipeg was clearly the superior club in the 3rd Period, out-shooting Edmonton 17-2 and out-attempting them 41-5. Yes, that
  
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• Holiday Activities at the Telus World of Science - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 04:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Holiday Activities at the Telus World of Science  St. Albert Gazette'Tis the season! We are spreading the holiday cheer with daily science activities around the science centre. • Candy Cane Building Challenge: Help our polar ...
  
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• Tours for Tots: Happy Holidays - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 04:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Tours for Tots: Happy Holidays  St. Albert GazetteThis is our last session of the year! Be inspired by the approaching holidays and wintery weather to create a magical painted scene. Drop-in Wednesday ...
  
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• Family Christmas Sing-along at the St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 04:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Family Christmas Sing-along at the St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteJoin us for a Christmas sing-along. Enjoy singing your favourite Christmas carols in a cosy setting with your family and friends, on Saturday, Dec. 22 from 11 to ...
  
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• Man accused in house fire that killed baby boy pleads guilty to arson

  14-12-2018 03:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  The man charged in a deadly 2017 house fire that killed a baby boy has pleaded guilty to three charges.
  Bronson Woycenko pleaded guilty on Dec. 7 to arson and two counts of mischief to property in connection with an Aug. 22, 2017 fire at 1040 Armitage Cres. SW, an Alberta Justice and Solicitor General spokesperson said Thursday.
  In an email Tuesday, Judith Lam Tang said family presented victim impact statements at the hearing. Lam Tang is sister-in-law of Angie Tang, whose infant son Hunter died
  
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• Edmonton businesses receive bomb threats as part of North America-wide hoax

  14-12-2018 01:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police forces in major cities across Canada are investigating multiple bomb threats, as authorities in the U.S. say similar threats sent to dozens of locations appear to be a hoax.
  Police in Edmonton, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa and Winnipeg, as well as several RCMP detachments, are all investigating multiple threats.
  “Similar to threats received in other jurisdictions, the Edmonton Police Service has also received several reports of bomb threats e-mailed to local businesses,” Edmonton
  
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• Mayor Don Iveson reflects on 2018

  14-12-2018 01:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  The mayor of Edmonton says he’s staying put in the role, and that he will not run in the 2019 federal election.
  “I really like being mayor of Edmonton, so I have no plans to enter federal politics,” Mayor Don Iveson said Thursday during a roundtable conversation with local media.
  Linda Duncan, Alberta’s only NDP MLA, has announced she will not seek re-election in 2019, leaving uncertainty about contenders for the Edmonton Strathcona riding, which Duncan has represented si
  
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• 'I didn’t expect it to take this long': Omar Khadr asks for bail changes while awaiting U.S. appeal

  14-12-2018 01:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr appeared in an Edmonton courtroom Thursday, seeking changes to bail conditions that would allow him to see his sister and travel freely.
  Khadr has been on bail since his release in April 2015. He pleaded guilty in October 2010 to five war crimes, including the murder of U.S. special forces soldier Christopher Speer when he was 15, but later said he entered the plea only to escape imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay.
  Khadr, who is now 32, was back in
  
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• Watch: Santa visits the Stollery in a helicopter

  14-12-2018 00:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jolly Saint Nick landed on the roof of the Stollery Children’s Hospital, bringing with him about 100 teddy bears to hand out to sick kids.
  Catching a ride with the Edmonton Garrison’s 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (THS), Santa made a grand entrance to the hospital to visit the children before heading back to the North Pole to finish preparations for Christmas.
  Santa met with about 20 kids, and each one was given a teddy bear and a chance to chat with the big man himself.
  The kids
  
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• Richard Eaton Singers: Gaudete – Carols for Christmas - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 00:52 via stalbertgazette.com
  Richard Eaton Singers: Gaudete – Carols for Christmas  St. Albert GazetteRichard Eaton Singers, Leonard Ratzlaf, conductor; Wind Trio; Leanne Regehr, piano; Edmonton Youth Choir, conducted by John Wiebe. A Christmas concert ...
  
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• A Lightly Classical Christmas - St. Albert Gazette

  14-12-2018 00:52 via stalbertgazette.com
  A Lightly Classical Christmas  St. Albert GazetteEdmonton Symphony Orchestra, Bob Bernhardt, conductor. Guest artists: Belle Canto (Heather Johnson, Artistic Director); Cantilon Chamber Choir (Heather ...
  
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• Santa hitches a ride with 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron to visit children at the Stollery

  14-12-2018 00:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Santa decided to ditch the sleigh this year and take a helicopter to visit kids at the Stollery Children’s Hospital Thursday morning.
  Catching a ride with the Edmonton Garrison’s 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (THS), Santa made a grand entrance to the hospital to visit the children before heading back to the North Pole to finish preparations for Christmas.
  Members of the THS donated more than $1,000 to purchase more than 100 teddy bears to the children at the hospital, and Santa jo
  
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