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• Community members help spread food and holiday cheer to those isolated in society

  19-12-2018 23:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Community members came together Wednesday to sing songs, spread cheer and, most importantly, package and deliver “more than just a meal” to isolated Edmontonians.
  Meals on Wheels fund development and communications co-ordinator Sarah McCrimmon said volunteers often stick around after delivering the meal, checking in on the client and making sure they’re OK.
  “The volunteers are often the only people that the clients see in the day,” McCrimmon said.
  Meals on Wheels ho
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Little Red Riding Hood, Zappacosta, and This is Pop!

  19-12-2018 22:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  McDades
  You only have three more chances to catch The McDades as they wind up their seasonal performances at the John Walter Museum over the holiday season. Two 45-minute sets plus holiday treats in the interpretive centre of a gorgeous old 19th century home? Sign me up. The beloved local musical family have been packing them in at the museum for over 20 years, and the attendance reflects this; many of these concerts sell out quickly.
  When: Until Saturday, Dec. 22. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.
  
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• Dancers from Kiev and Edmonton bond over favourite seasonal ballet

  19-12-2018 22:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  They are about 8,000 kilometres from their home base in Kiev, Ukraine, but for dancers Tetyana Lozova and Yaroslav Tkachuk there’s nothing foreign about visiting Edmonton.
  “It feels just like home,” smiles Lozova.
  Every time they visit Edmonton, this little part of Ukraine seems to get bigger and bigger, says Tkachuk. “I really respect the way the Ukrainian community here does so much for their culture and history, just as strongly as people back in Ukraine, if not more s
  
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• Photo Enforcement Sites - January 2019

  19-12-2018 21:32
  The City of St. Albert is sharing its photo enforcement Site of the Day locations for January 2019. Enforcement is... Read Post
  
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• Mounties warn of 'extreme traffic delays' as convoy, pipeline rally at Nisku draws big crowd

  19-12-2018 20:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta truckers are planning a convoy through the streets of Nisku Wednesday to show their support for the construction of oil pipelines in Canada and to coincide with the arrival of federal Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer in the province.
  Scheer, the leader of the official Opposition, will speak at a mini town hall at Ensign Drilling in Nisku from 12:30 p.m at an event hosted by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors.
  He will then make his way to the Edmonton Inn for
  
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• Happy Harbor Comics closing its doors after 20 years in Edmonton

  19-12-2018 19:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A go-to destination for comic fans across the city, downtown’s Happy Harbor Comics will be closing at the end of January after almost 20 years in the business.
  Store co-owner Jay Bardyla took to social media Tuesday morning informing longtime customers of the surprise announcement.
  “This news will shock most of you and for the suddenness of it all, we do apologize,” he wrote. “While we know it won’t be the same, we ask that you don’t give up on your love for c
  
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• Cappies review: Unity 1918

  19-12-2018 19:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Meghan Bunn
  Strathcona High School
  Plagued by fear, the war of the nations became the war of the infected, battling, not with guns, but with propagandized panic. Quarantined by terror, with death as their enforcement, mask-adorned ghosts passed like ships in the night, finding unity only in isolation.
  An impactful tribute in commemoration of the anniversary of the end of the First World War, McNally High School’s powerful rendition of Unity (1918) was a disturbing reminder of a Canadian
  
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• Cappies review: Get Smart

  19-12-2018 19:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Damian Lachacz
  Holy Trinity High School
  Kidnapped hostages, a trio of Chinese assassins and a doomsday weapon. For Maxwell Smart, saving the world “and loving it” is just an ordinary day at the office. However, Millwoods Christian School’s presentation of Get Smart was anything but ordinary. Their performance had the crowd roaring with laughter from start to finish.
  This spy satire was created and written by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. The Emmy Award-winning TV show aired fro
  
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• Oilers in 60: There's a conspiracy afoot

  19-12-2018 19:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s all one giant conspiracy.
  The Edmonton Oilers were seemingly fleeced Tuesday night as they took on the St. Louis Blues at Rogers Place. Sure, the Oilers’ powerplay was awful — going 0-5 on the night — and the Oilers were having a hard time mustering quality shots on goal, finishing with just 22 total shots on the night.
  But things fell off the rails in the third period when a loose puck in the crease got jammed home by former Oiler Pat Maroon prompting two reviews &m
  
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• Coventry Homes' Edmonton Oilers fan caves take game day to another level

  19-12-2018 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s hockey night in Coventry country again.
  With a newly bolstered starting lineup of Edmonton Oilers fan caves, Coventry Homes, the preferred builder of the Edmonton Oilers, continues to see a growing interest in its fan cave option, which is designed to take your hockey game day to a whole new level.
  Joining the Coventry fan cave roster is the latest addition in Copperhaven, a new family-friendly, community-minded neighbourhood in west Spruce Grove.
  This most recent fan cave, which debu
  
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• Edmonton weather: Santa might want to layer up

  19-12-2018 14:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -5.8 C with 5 km/h winds out of the west, southwest contributing to a -8 windchill.
  Today might be the last above zero day we get for the foreseeable future. Wind gusts of 40 km/h will be sweeping over the area today and with it bringing clouds and colder temperatures as we head into next week. Right now, forecasters are calling for a chil
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Alberta's fiscal mess is its own doing

  19-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Equalization system rigged against Alberta,” Opinion, Dec. 14
  The implication in Danielle Smith’s op-ed is that Alberta’s wealth has been transferred to enrich Quebec through equalization payments. That is not true.
  Equalization is a federal government program that is funded from federal corporate and personal income taxes. In 1929, Alberta was given exclusive jurisdiction over our resources so wherever the hundreds of billions of our resource wealth went, it did so
  
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• David Staples: Unpopular Sohi keeps pushing what he sees as right pipeline plan

  19-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s Amarjeet Sohi is the least popular federal cabinet minister in Canada. This comes as no surprise since he’s a Trudeau Liberal in an Alberta seething mad at all things Trudeau and all things federal Liberal.
  Just 17 per cent of Canadians polled by Angus Reid think Sohi is doing a good job, while 53 per cent says he’s done a bad job, putting him at -36 for approval plus/minus, lower than even Ahmed Hussen, who heads up the botched federal immigration file but is only a
  
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• Convoy, pipeline rally at Nisku truck stop expected to draw big crowd

  19-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta truckers are planning a convoy through the streets of Nisku Wednesday to show their support for the construction of oil pipelines in Canada and to coincide with the arrival of federal Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer in the province.
  Scheer, the leader of the official Opposition, will speak at a mini town hall at Ensign Drilling in Nisku from 12:30 p.m at an event hosted by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors.
  He will then make his way to the Edmonton Inn for
  
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• Think before you drink - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 08:07 via stalbertgazette.com
  Think before you drink  St. Albert GazetteDriving is a privilege, not a right – and mixing alcohol or drugs with getting behind the wheel is just plain stupid. Many Canadians still have a.
  
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• Reconciliation involves learning from our history - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 08:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  Reconciliation involves learning from our history  St. Albert GazetteRe: Why have we honoured a residential school advocate? (St. Albert Gazette, Your Views, Dec. 1). I congratulate the Gazette on its ongoing and unique.
  
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• Player grades: Edmonton Oilers lay rotten egg on home ice, fall listlessly to Blues

  19-12-2018 08:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  Blues 4, Oilers 1
  Awful hockey game down at Rogers Place on Tuesday night, as the Edmonton Oilers came up far, far short in falling 4-1 to St. Louis Blues. The entertainment value of this game was close to nil as St. Louis checked diligently and frustrated would-be Edmonton shooters before they got anywhere close to the net. They were aided and abetted by an utterly impotent Oilers powerplay that had few ideas and even less execution.
  Some might point to the phantom goal awarded to the visitors
  
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• A short St. Albert sketch - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  A short St. Albert sketch  St. Albert GazetteMom! Mom! We need another ______!” “Cathy, we already talked about this and decided against it.” “But the one we have is too small! And it's old!” “That.
  
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• Rail plan for oil won’t work - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 08:04 via stalbertgazette.com
  Rail plan for oil won’t work  St. Albert GazettePremier Rachel Notley's plan to buy 80 locomotives and 7000 oil cars just simply won't work because she is sending Alberta oil to a market already.
  
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• A heartfelt thank you to a generous hockey team - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 08:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  A heartfelt thank you to a generous hockey team  St. Albert GazetteHuge shout-out to the St. Albert Slash Midget AAA Girls hockey team, coach Dan Auchenberg, Kelly Lajoie and volunteers. Without hesitation, they gave up.
  
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• Political satire is not the news, Mr. President - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 08:02 via stalbertgazette.com
  Political satire is not the news, Mr. President  St. Albert GazetteIt is as inescapable as December snow. The recent Saturday Night Live skit entitled “It's a Beautiful Trump” precipitated a flurry of frosty tweets from.
  
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• Oil nightmare is not likely to end soon - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 08:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Oil nightmare is not likely to end soon  St. Albert GazetteEven at his most blatantly brazen and brutally bombastic Donald Trump would never dare to suggest such a lopsided deal. Nope, not even The Donald would.
  
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• Watch: Edmonton Oilers 'the first team to crack' as visiting St. Louis Blues earn win at Rogers Place

  19-12-2018 07:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers, playing their 14th game over the past 25 days, lost their first home game under head coach Ken Hitchcock on Tuesday to the St. Louis Blues. They had won six games in a row at Rogers Place before the 4-1 loss.
  It was their second straight defeat, two days after dropping a 4-2 decision to the Canucks in Vancouver.
  “The game was 1-1 after two periods, which was where we wanted it, but we were the first team to crack,” said Hitchcock. “We lost the game in the s
  
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• Press Gallery interview: Amarjeet Sohi talks pipelines, oil prices and being Canada's most unpopular cabinet minister

  19-12-2018 06:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Press Gallery’s final episode of 2018 features a chat with a man who is under fire for the struggles of Alberta’s energy industry: Amarjeet Sohi.
  The Trudeau government’s natural resources minister has been in the spotlight since July, when he was appointed to the role that is overseeing the (delayed) construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Sohi talks about Ottawa’s progress on conducting “meaningful” consultations with Indigenous communitie
  
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• The Illusionists - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 04:22 via stalbertgazette.com
  The Illusionists  St. Albert GazetteThis mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of the most incredible Illusionists on earth. The Illusionists – Live From Broadway has ...
  
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• Unclaimed $68,000 Oilers 50/50 prize carried over to Saturday's game

  19-12-2018 02:49 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 Saturday 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 th
  
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• Edmonton triples commercial real estate investment in 2018

  19-12-2018 02:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  Industrial real estate investment in Edmonton ramped up in 2018, already tripling 2017 numbers before the end of the fiscal year, according to data released by CBRE Limited.
  Alberta commercial real estate, especially in the industrial sector, continued to gain momentum. In 2018’s third business quarter, Edmonton surpassed investment totals for all of 2017 by recording $3.3 billion. Calgary hit $3.8 billion in the third quarter.
  Edmonton and Calgary’s numbers were also bolstered by Bl
  
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• Fast-growing plant off to space after five Grade 9 Edmonton girls win experiment proposal

  19-12-2018 02:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  A fast-growing plant that can help feed astronauts is being sent up to space thanks to the winning science experiment proposal from five Grade 9 Edmonton girls.
  The group of David Thomas King School Grade 9 students took the top prize in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) for their proposal on the effects of microgravity on the germination of watercress.
  Lauren Clement, 13, Deeanne Vergara, 14, Thea Endols-Joa, 14, Lily Hu, 13, and Kyra Lizotte, 15, said their project took a
  
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• 'When Alberta hurts, so does Canada': Energy sector gets $1.6-billion boost from Ottawa

  19-12-2018 01:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Canada’s energy industry is getting a $1.6-billion boost from Ottawa as the sector continues to grapple with a crushing oil differential, but Premier Rachel Notley says it’s “absolutely not” what Alberta asked for.
  “I anticipate there is more to come, because that is what this industry and this province … deserves for the many, many years it has given so much to the rest of Canada,” Notley told media in Calgary.
  Tuesday’s announcement includes $1
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Edmonton Oilers need to keep lulls to a minimum

  19-12-2018 01:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to Oil Spills host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers’ successful stretch of games under head coach Ken Hitchcock, taking points in 10 of 13 games — eight of them wins — since he replaced Todd McLellan on Nov. 20, 2018.
  The team finally looked, shall we say, human in Vancouver on Dec. 16 in a 4-2 loss to the Canucks, a team behind them in the NHL’s Western Conference standings.
  While it’s important to win such gam
  
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• Annexed land on the table for sports campus - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:42 via stalbertgazette.com
  Annexed land on the table for sports campus  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert city council is giving more options to where a proposed multi-million-dollar sports campus can go. An agreement between the city and Active.
  
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• Confusion surrounds non-profit funding - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:40 via stalbertgazette.com
  Confusion surrounds non-profit funding  St. Albert GazetteFull funding for non-profit organizations in St. Albert will be on hold until early in the new year after a policy change caused a bit of confusion. Each.
  
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• Ringettes rally for young player - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:39 via stalbertgazette.com
  Ringettes rally for young player  St. Albert GazetteThe St. Albert Ringette family is pulling together while one of its players is in a health battle rare for a girl of such a young age. Jenna Marko, only.
  
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• Electrical franchise fee working: Heron - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:39 via stalbertgazette.com
  Electrical franchise fee working: Heron  St. Albert GazetteWith St. Albert's 2019 budget and a 0.4-per-cent tax increase approved by city council, Mayor Cathy Heron says she believes this shows the new electrical.
  
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• Rules for Sturgeon Valley planning approved - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:37 via stalbertgazette.com
  Rules for Sturgeon Valley planning approved  St. Albert GazetteSturgeon Valley residents can start planning their future now that the Edmonton Metro board has set the growth rules for their neighbourhood.
  
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• New condo rules improve condo governance - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:37 via stalbertgazette.com
  New condo rules improve condo governance  St. Albert GazetteNext year, a new law will improve how condo complexes are managed. On Friday, the province announced the changes, which were approved in cabinet ...
  
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• Midwifery services expand - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:35 via stalbertgazette.com
  Midwifery services expand  St. Albert GazetteMidwives will soon be able to offer more care for expectant and new mothers. On Dec. 12, the provincial government expanded midwifery services in Alberta.
  
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• At County Council: grain elevator and fire flows - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:35 via stalbertgazette.com
  At County Council: grain elevator and fire flows  St. Albert GazetteG3 Canada confirms it's building a new grain elevator by Morinville, and fire flows could mean insurance savings for county residents.
  
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• Christmas comes early at gas pumps - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:33 via stalbertgazette.com
  Christmas comes early at gas pumps  St. Albert GazetteThis Christmas season, many St. Albert residents have been gifted cheap fuel at the gas pumps. As of Tuesday morning, most pumps in the city were selling.
  
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• Blues fall short of REB repeat - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:31 via stalbertgazette.com
  Blues fall short of REB repeat  St. Albert GazetteJasper Place – The Paul Kane Blues gave it their best shot as defending champions at the REB Invitational. Paul Kane held the upper hand for most of the.
  
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• Hughes proud to stand against franchise fee - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:30 via stalbertgazette.com
  Hughes proud to stand against franchise fee  St. Albert GazetteTaking a stand against St. Albert's new electrical franchise fee was one of the main highlights for Coun. Sheena Hughes this year. The controversial fee.
  
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• Four-per-cent tax hike for Morinville - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:30 via stalbertgazette.com
  Four-per-cent tax hike for Morinville  St. Albert GazetteMorinville residents will need another 236 doughnuts-worth of cash to cover their taxes next year as town council has chosen to hike taxes by four per cent.
  
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• Slam-dunk basketball coverage - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:25 via stalbertgazette.com
  Slam-dunk basketball coverage  St. Albert GazetteBasketball at PK The undefeated Paul Kane Blues can make it 12 wins in a row tonight in high school men's basketball. The metro Edmonton division two.
  
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• Shumka’s Nutcracker reprises role as a Christmas wonder - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:22 via stalbertgazette.com
  Shumka’s Nutcracker reprises role as a Christmas wonder  St. Albert GazetteThe Nutcracker first appeared in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892. Due to its raging popularity today, it's hard to believe, but the original ballet premiere was hardly ...
  
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• Midget AAA Raiders headline Rinkside Report - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Midget AAA Raiders headline Rinkside Report  St. Albert GazetteRaiders at home The St. Albert Nektar Raiders host the Southside Athletic Club tonight in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. Puck drop is 7:45 p.m. at.
  
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• At Morinville Council: firefighters and rec-centre rates - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  At Morinville Council: firefighters and rec-centre rates  St. Albert GazetteA former Morinville fire chief was honoured this week for his 40 years of *service* with the town's fire department. Town councillors were scheduled to present the ...
  
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• Edmonton Metro celebrates 10 years - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Edmonton Metro celebrates 10 years  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert and Sturgeon mayors raised a glass this week in celebration of what Alberta's municipal affairs minister calls a “shining light” to regional co-operation.
  
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• Festival Players cast ready to make a splash - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  Festival Players cast ready to make a splash  St. Albert GazettePREVIEW Singin' in the Rain Festival Players Runs Dec. 19 to 23 and 26 to 30. Festival Place 100 Festival Way Sherwood Park Tickets: Various prices. Call.
  
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• Chatter: Snoop Dogg and Cher play Rogers Place - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  Chatter: Snoop Dogg and Cher play Rogers Place  St. Albert GazetteIt's Christmas and a lot of major acts are announcing tours in hopes of tempting more fans to their concerts. On Thursday, Dec. 20, Ticketmaster will.
  
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• Sounds of the season - St. Albert Gazette

  19-12-2018 00:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Sounds of the season  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert residents have gotten help getting in the Christmas spirit recently, thanks to various music groups in the area. The members of Mission Hill.
  
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