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• Joly continues fight for inclusivity - St. Albert Gazette

  21-12-2018 23:35 via stalbertgazette.com
  Joly continues fight for inclusivity  St. Albert GazetteMore than a year into her first term on city council, Natalie Joly hasn't forgotten the importance of making St. Albert more inclusive. In a sit-down.
  
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• Former mayor calls cost-sharing talks too narrow - St. Albert Gazette

  21-12-2018 23:34 via stalbertgazette.com
  Former mayor calls cost-sharing talks too narrow  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert's former mayor says the city and the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB) are being too narrow in their thinking on how to tackle revenue.
  
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• Bellerose lockdown culprit gets probation - St. Albert Gazette

  21-12-2018 23:32 via stalbertgazette.com
  Bellerose lockdown culprit gets probation  St. Albert GazetteBellerose lockdown sentence A woman responsible for a lockdown at Bellerose High School earlier this year has been given probation. The 18-year-old has.
  
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• Fowler Way funding to begin in 2019 - St. Albert Gazette

  21-12-2018 23:31 via stalbertgazette.com
  Fowler Way funding to begin in 2019  St. Albert GazetteThe first step in the development of a new east-west arterial road in the city is slated to begin next year. Fowler Way is expected to connect with.
  
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• PHOTOS: St. Albert Raiders battle Team Alberta in Red Deer - Red Deer Advocate

  21-12-2018 23:00 via reddeeradvocate.com
  PHOTOS: St. Albert Raiders battle Team Alberta in Red Deer  Red Deer AdvocateTeam Alberta's U16 male squad played an exhibition game against the St. Albert AAA Raiders at the Centrium in Red Deer Friday.
  
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• End of the World: A new view for Keillor Point, now a park space

  21-12-2018 22:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s a new beginning for the End of the World.
  According to the City of Edmonton, Keillor Point, informally known as the End of the World, has reopened to the public after two months of construction to make the area safer, effectively turning it into park space with hours open to the public from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  Large pillars from an old retaining wall remained at the site, located off Saskatchewan Drive and 74 Avenue. The area became a popular spot for people to take in the spectacu
  
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• Stellar Mikko Koskinen and stalwart Cam Talbot have had recent slip-ups

  21-12-2018 21:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers have had a strong run of games under Ken Hitchock, with much of the credit going to goalies Mikko Koskinen and Cam Talbot.
  Koskinen and Talbot have taken turns standing tall in the Edmonton net under Hitchcock, Koskinen with seven wins and three losses and a remarkable .935 save percentage, Talbot with two wins and three losses and a .907 save percentage, with isn’t stellar but is much better than the .888 save percentage he had during Todd McLellan’s stint as coa
  
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• 'Unprecedented in many ways': Alberta judge denies Omar Khadr's request for bail changes

  21-12-2018 21:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta judge has denied former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr’s request to have his bail conditions loosened to allow him to speak to his sister and travel freely.
  Justice June Ross gave her decision Friday saying there’s no evidence of hardship, or that Khadr’s current bail conditions are needlessly onerous. She also said her decision is not “etched in stone” and that Khadr’s lawyer could apply to change his bail conditions in the future.
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• Kidnapper who confined woman in closet gets 16 years in prison

  21-12-2018 21:24 via edmontonjournal.com
  A kidnapper who repeatedly assaulted a woman he’d confined in a closet in his home was handed a 16-year prison term Friday.
  Ryan Dechambre was sentenced for several convictions related to the abduction and weeklong captivity of a woman in July 2016.
  Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Paul Belzil ordered that Dechambre must serve at least half his sentence before being allowed to apply for parole.
  In September, Belzil found Dechambre guilty of kidnapping, uttering a threat to cause bodily
  
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• Alberta judge denies Omar Khadr's request for bail changes

  21-12-2018 19:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Alberta judge has denied former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr’s request to have his bail conditions loosened to allow him to see his sister and travel freely.
  Justice June Ross gave her decision Friday saying there’s no evidence of hardship, or that the current bail conditions are needlessly onerous. She also said her decision is not “etched in stone” and that Khadr’s bail conditions could change in the future.
  Khadr, 32, has been on bail since his release i
  
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• January court date set for man accused of killing two young girls

  21-12-2018 19:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man accused of killing two young girls earlier this month made a brief appearance in an Edmonton courtroom Friday.
  Ashton Brian Lafleche appeared by CCTV from the Edmonton Remand Centre. His case was put over until Jan. 28, 2019, as his lawyer, Gary Smith, awaits disclosure of information from police.
  Lafleche is set to enter a plea at the January court date. He spoke only to confirm his identity during his court appearance Friday.
  The 29-year-old is charged with second-degree murder in the st
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for Fort McMurray man after fentanyl, handgun seized

  21-12-2018 17:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  An arrest warrant has been issued for a man after police seized fentanyl and a handgun from a Fort McMurray home where two children were also present.
  Police are searching for Jeffrey Caines, 45, after a search warrant was executed at a home in the Eagle Ridge neighbourhood of Fort McMurray on Dec. 15.
  There, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s (ALERT) organized crime and gang team seized 42 grams of suspected fentanyl powder, a loaded handgun with its serial number remov
  
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• Omar Khadr back in Edmonton court seeking changes to bail conditions

  21-12-2018 16:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton judge is scheduled to rule Friday on whether former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr can have his bail conditions loosened to allow him to see his sister and travel freely.
  Khadr, 32, 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.
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• Edmonton weather: Wind gusts of 70-90 km/h make for fun times

  21-12-2018 14:40 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 5 km/h with 26 km/h winds from the west, northwest contributing to a -7 windchill.
  A wind warning is in place for the city of Edmonton Friday with wind gusts from 70-90 km/h expected this morning and into this afternoon. Sprinkle in some morning snow and some freezing rain and today has all the makings for a fun time. (Spoiler: No
  
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• Words we loved: Journal staff share their favourite books of 2018

  21-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Reporters and editors in the Journal’s newsroom work day in and day out to pinpoint the perfect words to tell Edmonton’s stories.
  Off the clock, many are serious readers too. We asked our team of journalists to share their favourite reads of 2018, whether it be a vintage find or a newly published work. Here’s their eclectic list, which includes favourites from the realms of fact and fiction.
  Nunslinger — Stark Holborn
  I’m a sucker for a good western, and Stark
  
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• Social Seen: I Am Enough

  21-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I Am Enough
  Where: CKUA Performance Space
  When: December 16
  What: An evening of music performed by local female artists with proceeds going to the United Way’s All in for Youth program.
  Featuring: Performances by Celeigh Cardinal, Erin Kay, Lucette, Amelie Patterson, Dana Wylie and tzadeka.
  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 arts@ed
  
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• See it to believe it: The Illusionists set to amaze audiences at the Jubilee Auditorium

  21-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Most stars don’t aim to disappear from view of their biggest fans. But for Darcy Oake, invisibility means he has reached the height of his professional aspirations.
  Even so, it’s just one of the ways in which the Winnipeg illusionist woos his fans: either by creating birds from matches, making a car appear from air, or wiggling from a crazy-tight straitjacket one second before a bear trap shreds him to pieces.
  Oake brings these unbelievable accomplishments to the Jubilee Auditorium s
  
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• Opinion: Don't leave taxpayers on hook for another gov't refinery

  21-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Albertans, not only are you shareholders of a pipeline and soon-to-be buyers of new railcars, get ready to add another government-supported refinery to the list.
  Before you get too excited, history has shown that this is a bad deal for taxpayers.
  The North West Upgrader has become the prime example of a government development project becoming a taxpayer boondoggle.
  This project involves the Alberta government financing an outside company to build facilities and refine its bitumen. Under the deal
  
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• Friday's letters: Catholics should focus on love, charity

  21-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Catholic teachers agreed to clause,” Letters, Dec. 18
  As a practising Catholic and a graduate of our Catholic school system, I watch with disappointment as principals, teachers and employees face discipline for loving someone of the same sex.
  It appears that many refer to the teachings of the Catholic Church as justification for treating same-sex relationships as grounds for discipline or termination of our principals, teachers and employees. Such attacks on love, human dig
  
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• Three to See on Friday: Comyn anniversary and a Zappacosta Christmas

  21-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jom Comyn: Celebrating the five-year anniversary (right down to the day) of his brooding, jangly “In the Dark on 99” album, Jom Comyn treats the Empress Ale House audience to a few current tunes, while also dipping into days of yesteryear for a set of material that’s certain to evoke memories of winters long past. He’s joined by psychedelic/garage-pop rockers Le Plaisir, blasting out some sonic soundwaves.
  Details: 9 p.m., Empress Ale House (9912 82 Avenue), $10 at t
  
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• "It's a piece of art": $7.8 million house hits the market in Windermere

  21-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  At nearly $7.8 million, the eye-popping price tag alone is enough to garner attention, but a premium location and bevy of tantalizing design elements combine to produce a home that can’t simply be summarized by dollars and cents.
  “It’s a piece of art” says Mani Bagga, realtor with Royal LePage and a certified luxury home specialist, tasked by owners Abe and Suzanne Robalo with finding new homeowners for one of the most expensive real estate listings in Edmonton&rsquo
  
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• David Staples: Albertans increasingly calling to chop equalization payments to Quebec

  21-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A fracture in Canada’s social contract drives anti-federal rage in Alberta. The conflict will come to a head over pipelines, of course, but also over federal equalization payments, even as these support payments have constitutional protection.
  Albertans were somewhat OK to work hard and pay out much to the rest of Canada so long as the rest of Canada was willing to support the oil and gas industry.
  But with provincial leaders in British Columbia and Quebec making glib and ill-considered at
  
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• Christmas 1968 – St. Albert Gazette Highlights - St. Albert Gazette

  21-12-2018 05:32 via stalbertgazette.com
  Christmas 1968 – St. Albert Gazette Highlights  St. Albert GazetteThe front page shows a beautiful, happy, snow covered home in St. Albert. At this time, the newspaper was called just The Gazette. The price was 10 cents.
  
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• Grove City Barbershop Harmony Chorus

  21-12-2018 04:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Grove City Barbershop Harmony Chorus singing holidays hymns and songs for unit staff and patients at the Sturgeon Hospital in St. Albert. They’ve been doing this at area hospitals for over 25 years going floor to floor for the patients and staff.
  Grove City Chorus is an extraordinary group of gentlemen who gather together in celebration of the art form known as barbershop music.
  The Grove City Barbershop Harmony Chorus singing holidays hymns and songs for unit staff and patients at the
  
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• Human error, bad weather among reasons cats left in van for 22 days, investigation finds

  21-12-2018 02:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  A trio of cats that survived being left in an Edmonton Humane Society van for 22 days in the spring were tucked away in an area normally used for storing laundry, a third-party investigation found.
  The Edmonton Humane Society engaged former city councillor Kim Krushell to oversee an independent investigation that determined a range of factors — such as bad weather, fatigue and complacency — contributed to the cats being left in the van.
  “You can see how the errors happened that
  
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• Watch: Edmonton's Continuing Battle Against Snow and Ice

  21-12-2018 02:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Andrew Grant (General Supervisor, Infrastructure Operations, City of Edmonton) explain the city’s approach to sand and salt use to combat snow and ice on city streets.
  
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• Epcor warns that stormwater pond rinks are on thin ice

  21-12-2018 02:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Carefully shovelled into a rounded rectangle, there’s an outdoor rink in a quiet suburb that looks perfect for a game of shinny, but Epcor is warning residents that skating on stormwater ponds like this one can put your life at risk.
  “There’s a chance that the ice can give way at any time and at any temperature,” said Kelly Struski, external communications specialist at Epcor. “Beneath the surface there is water that is continually moving, and that can create s
  
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• NDP MLA Bob Turner won't seek re-election

  21-12-2018 01:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  NDP MLA Bob Turner announced on social media that he won’t be seeking re-election in Edmonton-Whitemud.
  Turner wrote that serving as MLA was an “incredible honour,” and that he was proud of his achievements in office, including moving forward in building Nellie Carlson School, with upgrading the Misericordia Hospital and eliminating flavoured tobacco.
  “I’m particularly proud of our leadership in acting on climate change, improving many aspects of health care, u
  
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• St. Paul teachers authorize strike vote

  21-12-2018 01:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  Around 270 teachers in east-central Alberta are a step closer to job action after voting to authorize a strike vote.
  Educators working for the St. Paul Education Regional Division on Tuesday voted 90 per cent in favour of authorizing the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) to ask the Labour Relations Board to oversee a strike vote, according to an ATA news release on Wednesday.
  “We don’t want everything,” Greater St. Paul ATA local president Connie Landsiedel said in
  
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• Woman killed after SUV rolls following flight from police near Maskwacis

  21-12-2018 01:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 31-year-old woman is dead after the SUV in which she was travelling in rolled over following a flight from police.
  Three other men travelling in the blue 1995 GMC SUV were taken to hospital, where they were in stable condition.
  Police released details about the crash in a news release Thursday.
  The series of events began at 3:05 a.m., when officers received a report of an erratic driver in Wetaskiwin.
  Officers from the Maskwacis RCMP detachment spotted the SUV and attempted to pull it ove
  
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• No tickets issued during pro-oil convoy that slowed traffic on Henday

  21-12-2018 01:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  No tickets were issued and no emergency vehicles were seriously delayed during a pro-oil and gas truck convoy rally that snarled traffic in Edmonton Wednesday.
  The convoy, which began in Nisku, eventually stretched to 22 kilometres as drivers showed their support for pipelines and opposition to the federal carbon tax.
  Things took a turn when the slow moving convoy made its way onto Anthony Henday Drive in Edmonton, which caused traffic delays and backlash on social media.
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• Man found dead in Strathcona County in September ruled a homicide

  21-12-2018 01:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  The death of a man whose body was found in Strathcona County more than three months ago has been ruled a homicide.
  The body of 33-year-old Aldane Mesquita was discovered in an industrial area near 17th Street and Wye Road early on Sept. 13. Police initially could not identify the man and released a composite sketch to determine who he was.
  Two weeks later, on Sept. 28, police identified the dead man as Mesquita, but said medical examiners had yet to establish the cause of death.
  Mounties re
  
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• City increasing focus on salt use to tackle icy streets and sidewalks

  21-12-2018 01:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  As icy streets and sidewalks seem to become the new normal, the city says there will be “24/7 coverage” until April as crews use brine and salt to tackle winter’s wallop.
  Complaints to 311 had spiked last week following freezing rain that turned city streets and sidewalks into ice rinks, and on Monday crews went into residential areas to deal with the ice and snow.
  Andrew Grant, general supervisor of infrastructure operations with the city, said the freezing rain will
  
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