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• Lawyers say new impaired driving laws trample rights - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 23:31 via stalbertgazette.com
  Lawyers say new impaired driving laws trample rights  St. Albert GazetteLocal defence lawyers say new impaired driving laws will be challenged in court and are a "slippery slope" that erode Canadians' rights. On Tuesday, new.
  
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• Babies and Tiny Tots Registered Storytimes at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 22:55 via stalbertgazette.com
  Babies and Tiny Tots Registered Storytimes at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteStorytime registration on now for these highly popular programs. Little ones and their grown-ups get together for rhymes, finger plays, songs and simple stories.
  
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• Two-Year-Olds Registered Storytimes at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 22:54 via stalbertgazette.com
  Two-Year-Olds Registered Storytimes at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteStorytime registration on now for these highly popular programs. Interactive stories, songs, musical activities, and finger plays make up this fun-filled half hour for ...
  
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• Three- to Six-Year-Olds Registered Storytimes at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 22:53 via stalbertgazette.com
  Three- to Six-Year-Olds Registered Storytimes at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteStorytime registration on now for these highly popular programs. Stories, songs and a fun little craft make up this session for children ready to attend without their ...
  
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• Lukewarm response to federal funding - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 22:52 via stalbertgazette.com
  Lukewarm response to federal funding  St. Albert GazetteOttawa has invested $1.6 billion in Alberta's energy sector but St. Albert NDP MLA Marie Renaud says what the province really needs is a pipeline. Renaud.
  
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• 'Vexatious litigant' seeking $800,000 in damages ordered to pay each defendant $20,000

  18-12-2018 22:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man seeking $800,000 in damages from Edmonton Police Service members, former police chief Rod Knecht and residents in his own condo building has been ordered to pay $20,000 to each of the defendants to act as a deterrent against his “unmeritorious lawsuit.”
  Gregory Lincoln Paraniuk filed his original statement of claim in April 2013, claiming police had “inappropriately and negligently responded to a noise and threat complaints” after allegedly being assaulted by an uni
  
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• Threat brings RCMP to Gish - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 22:29 via stalbertgazette.com
  Threat brings RCMP to Gish  St. Albert GazetteA threat written on the bathroom wall at Elmer S. Gish school prompted an RCMP presence Monday. Late Friday afternoon, staff were alerted to a threat.
  
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• New coach, new linemates, new role, but no end in sight for Milan Lucic's excruciating scoring drought

  18-12-2018 22:07 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game 35: Blues at Oilers
  It’s been almost a full year now since Milan Lucic was a productive NHL scorer. The dividing line was as sharp as can be, right at Christmas 2017. Last December 23rd — a year ago this week — Lucic scored a goal to help his Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 win over the Habs. That sent the Oil into the holiday break on a four-game winning streak that raised their season record to 17-17-2, right in the playoff hunt. Lucic was personally riding very respectable sta
  
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• Alberta Mounties recover two stolen ATMs, prohibited firearm

  18-12-2018 21:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two men have been arrested and another two are being sought after a pair of ATM thefts from stores in eastern Alberta, Mounties said Tuesday.
  On Dec. 10, officers at a Saddle Lake home recovered an ATM stolen from the Carl Bull Store in Goodfish Lake and through their investigation, located another ATM stolen from the La Corey Esso located just west of Cold Lake.
  A stolen vehicle from Lloydminster and a prohibited firearm were also seized in the raid by members of the Eastern Alberta District Ru
  
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• Man gets two years for assault - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 21:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  Man gets two years for assault  St. Albert GazetteA man has pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm for a drug deal gone sour that left a teen wandering shoeless and bleeding last year in Akinsdale.
  
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• TSN's Gord Miller: "The referees aren’t deliberately ignoring Connor McDavid"

  18-12-2018 20:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from hockey broadcaster Gord Miller of TSN, his criticism of Edmonton Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock for lashing out that refs fail to call obvious infractions against Connor McDavid.
  Miller started off by referencing how former Vancouver Canucks GM Brian Burke would stand up for the Sedins: “Brian Burke: ‘Sedin is not Swedish for punch me in the head or put me in a headlock.’ I mean, stop it! You know what I’d love to hear? I’d love to hear this (kind of c
  
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• Chinatown Dining Week returns in January with bubbling hot pots and vegan favourites

  18-12-2018 20:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  Chinatown Dining Week will be returning to downtown Edmonton again in January after a successful first outing last winter.
  Organized by a small group of volunteers, the week is expanding from nine to 11 days and showcases eight restaurants (up from five in January, 2018). The goal is to promote some of the city’s hidden gems, including several Chinese eateries, but also other styles of dining.
  There are five new restaurants this year, including Kanto 98 St., which features Filipino street-
  
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• Three to See Wednesday: Ayla Brook's latest jams and a basement Story Slam

  18-12-2018 19:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ayla Brook and the Sound Men
  One of the most comforting sounds in our city, Brook and his crew write tight, beautiful country/folk/blues songs then play them wearing a lot of plaid. Bearded and cheerful, Brook has a lovely Gene Wilder vibe, and the man band won Edmonton Music Awards Roots/Folk Recording of the Year this June.
  Treat yourself and come see why. Oh, and the mighty awesome Nadine Kellman and the Black Wonders open the show, just to de-sausage the event a little.
  Details: 8 p.m. at Em
  
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• RCMP seek armed man who fled in car after robbing youth of keys

  18-12-2018 19:33 via edmontonjournal.com
  Grande Prairie RCMP are turning to the public to help them catch an armed robbery suspect who fled in a car after robbing a youth of keys.
  Mounties responded to report of a vehicle stolen from the young male who was attempting to get an item out of the parked car near 107 Avenue and 109 Street around 9 a.m. Sunday.
  RCMP said the suspect presented a weapon and demanded the youth hand over the car keys. The suspect then drove off in the red 2013 Honda Civic. The young man was unharmed.
  RCMP and a
  
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• City Approves 2019 Budget

  18-12-2018 18:58
  Limited spending and maintained service levels for residents At the December 17, 2018 Council Meeting, St. Albert City Council approved... Read Post
  
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• RCMP officer cleared by police watchdog after fatal 2016 Cold Lake pursuit

  18-12-2018 18:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Cold Lake RCMP officer has been cleared by the province’s police watchdog after a 2016 pursuit in which a 36-year-old man was killed and three others were injured.
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) began its investigation on Aug. 6, 2016, following the fatal crash.
  Investigators concluded the officer “demonstrated awareness of the risks in a pursuit” and made “an effort to mitigate the risks,” ASIRT said in a Tuesday news release.
  Two witnesses ob
  
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• 'When Alberta hurts, so does Canada': Energy sector gets $1.6-billion boost from feds

  18-12-2018 18:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canada’s energy industry is getting a $1.6-billion boost from Ottawa.
  “We know Edmontonians and Albertans are struggling and we feel that pain,” said Edmonton Centre MP, Randy Boissonnault at a Tuesday press conference at NAIT campus in downtown Edmonton.
  Tuesday’s announcement includes $1 billion in funding through Export Development Canada to be made available to assist companies to invest in new technologies; $500 million in commercial financing initiatives over three
  
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• New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show

  18-12-2018 18:11
  Monday, December 31 at 8:30 p.m. sharp – don’t be late! The City of St. Albert presents the New Year’s... Read Post
  
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• “Christmas angel” saves Kinettes’ hamper drive - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 17:07 via stalbertgazette.com
  “Christmas angel” saves Kinettes’ hamper drive  St. Albert GazetteBefore Saturday, the St. Albert Kinettes were waiting on a miracle to help save their annual Christmas Hamper campaign. The drive to collect enough.
  
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• Unclaimed $68,000 Oilers 50/50 prize carried over to Dec. 22 game

  18-12-2018 16:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  Sometimes, just sometimes, the number of goals on the scoreboard at Rogers Place play secondary to a larger prize.
  That will surely be the case on Dec. 22 when an unclaimed 50/50 prize of more than $68,000 will be carried over when the Edmonton Oilers take on the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.
  The 50/50 was carried over from Nov. 29 when the Oilers played the Los Angeles Kings.
  The last time there was a 50/50 rollover was on Oct. 30 when the Oilers played host to the Minnesota Wild. The 50/50 tha
  
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• Edmonton Oilers most improved player? Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

  18-12-2018 16:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Who is the most improved Edmonton Oilers player this year? Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
  When it comes to rating hockey players I look at what they do to help create scoring chances on the attack, then compare that to the mistakes they make on scoring chances against.
  I’ve been measuring this at The Cult of Hockey since 2010-11 and have come in recent years to focus exclusively on Grade A chances, the most dangerous of scoring opportunities, shots on net from the inner slot. For the last two years
  
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• 'Tears of joy': Woman who signed to her dad at Three Days Grace concert appreciates support

  18-12-2018 15:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nineteen-year-old Karri Carberry has been able to speak in sign language almost her entire life.
  “It’s pretty much my first language.”
  That’s why last Wednesday, when Three Days Grace played one of her father’s favourite songs at the concert they were attending together at the Shaw Conference Centre, she naturally started signing the lyrics to him. Carberry’s father, Darrin Carberry, has been completely deaf since birth, and his daughter just wanted to share t
  
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• Edmonton weather: Just your average, above average December day

  18-12-2018 14:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -2.8 C with 2 km/h winds out of the west, southwest contributing to a -4 windchill.
  Honestly, looking at the forecast over the next three days is a delight. Aside from some windy conditions that are expected to move into our area overnight tonight and into tomorrow, it’s nothing but sunshine and above-zero temperatures. There is a conc
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Khadr deserves a pat on back

  18-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  My sense for justice in Omar Khadr’s difficult situation is once more being strained. This young man, now 32 years old, has seen the best and worst of people, governments, courts, prisons, militaries and war.  Convicted (under questionable circumstances) for the murder of a U.S. soldier when he was only 15, the next half of his life is almost as devastating as the first half.
  Yes, he was granted an apology by the Canadian government, plus a good sum of money because our government had
  
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• Opinion: Time for Catholic Church to fund its own schools in Alberta

  18-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  This month we learned about a Calgary principal who was pushed out of the largest Catholic school district in the province because of her sexual orientation. We also learned about the fear many vulnerable Catholic students in Edmonton and Calgary face in a culture of systemic discrimination.
  Finally, Albertans are now questioning the enormous $2-billion annual contribution of Alberta taxpayers to subsidize the religious inculcation of students in Catholic schools — and the discriminatory h
  
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• Woman has 'tears of joy' after seeing support for video of her signing to her dad at concert

  18-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Nineteen-year-old Karri Carberry has been able to speak in sign language almost her entire life.
  “It’s pretty much my first language.”
  That’s why last Wednesday, when Three Days Grace played one of her father’s favourite songs at the concert they were attending together at the Shaw Conference Centre, she naturally started signing the lyrics to him. Carberry’s father, Darrin Carberry, has been completely deaf since birth, and his daughter just wanted to share t
  
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• Alberta signs three-year contract to establish permanent trade presence in UAE

  18-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta will have a permanent presence in the United Arab Emirates starting early next year in an effort to ramp up trade.
  The province signed a three-year contract with the Canada-United Arab Emirates Business Council (CUBC), which will be responsible for trade promotion, organizing trade missions and helping Canadian investors navigate opportunities in places including Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
  It’s a similar model used for establishing the San Francisco trade office, and will cost about
  
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• U of A scientists unearth soil component that combats chronic wasting disease

  18-12-2018 03:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Scientists from the University of Alberta have discovered a soil component that could help reduce the spread of chronic wasting disease.
  “We’ve got a disease we can’t control. And it’s starting to have an impact on deer populations. It takes a long time, but it’s always fatal. And, for quite some time the animal appears normal, but the end-stage is not pretty,” said Judd Aiken, professor in the faculty of agricultural, life and environmental sciences at the Un
  
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• Crown appealing stay of first-degree murder charges in Junior Laidley death

  18-12-2018 02:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Crown prosecutors on Monday filed appeals against the stayed first-degree murder charges of Christopher Chung and Max Matthews after the homicide trial was abruptly ended earlier this month.
  The murder charges were thrown out Dec. 7 when Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Vital Ouellette entered a judicial stay of proceedings for the pair over disclosure issues related to a confidential informant.
  The pair were each facing charges of first-degree murder and indignity to a body i
  
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• Watch: Edmonton Oilers coach 'considers referees just to be wallpaper'

  18-12-2018 02:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock criticizes NHL referees after team practice in Edmonton on Monday.
  “I’ve always considered referees just to be wallpaper,” said Hitchcock.
  “The stuff that really bothers me is what is happening to Connor (McDavid). We’re in a league that is supposed to showcase our top players, and you don’t want to give them all the freedom, but the tug of war on him was absolutely ridiculous today,” said Hitchcock, referring to
  
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• Edmonton's Food Bank calls on people’s generosity to meet holiday goals

  18-12-2018 02:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  With a week until Christmas, officials at Edmonton’s Food Bank said they’re less than halfway to their food and monetary goals this holiday season.
  The food bank’s goals for this year included 350,000 kilograms of food and $1.8 million, and they’re currently at just under 202,000 kilograms of food.
  “It’s bad because not only is it that low, but the number of people needing our services is way up,” said Marjorie Bencz, executive director of Edmonton&rsquo
  
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• Man who shook two-month-old baby awaits sentencing for criminal negligence causing death

  18-12-2018 01:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who shook a two-month-old girl and left her unresponsive in a crib for several hours should serve up to 10 years in jail for criminal negligence causing death, an Edmonton courtroom heard Monday.
  But Court of Queen’s Bench Justice June Ross has reserved handing down a decision until Jan. 18. That gives her time to mull over the contrasting Crown and defence arguments regarding causation and sentence severity.
  Brandon James Calahoo, 22, has been in custody at the Edmonton Remand Centr
  
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• Watch: Win or lose Notley says she will stay on as an MLA

  18-12-2018 01:16 via edmontonjournal.com
  In a year-end interview Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says that while she intends the NDP to win the next provincial election, she will stay on as the MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona regardless of her party’s electoral fortunes.
  “I have no intention of losing, but … when I run to represent Edmonton-Strathcona, then I am doing that because I am running to represent the area,” Notley told Postmedia Monday. “Of course I would (stay on as MLA), because that’s what I&
  
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• Computer Basics at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 00:29 via stalbertgazette.com
  Computer Basics at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteThe library regularly offers a variety of beginner computer training courses free to library members. This month we are offering: Facebook on Tuesday, Jan.
  
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• Lego Fun at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  18-12-2018 00:26 via stalbertgazette.com
  Lego Fun at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteLove to build? On Thursday, Jan. 3 from 4 to 5 p.m., share your skills and show us what you can do. We'll provide the LEGO, you provide the imagination!
  
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