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• Mounties nab two men in connection with ATM thefts

  24-12-2018 22:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two men from eastern Alberta on the lam from Mounties since the start of the month for their alleged roles in ATM thefts have been arrested just outside of Edson, police said Monday.
  Byron Hunter, 44, and Tyson Hunter, 46, both of Saddle Lake, had evaded capture by police after they arrested two other men on Dec. 10 in connection with the thefts.
  The pair were holed up and hiding in a motel room in Edmonton when they were spotted by Edmonton Police Service members.
  After fleeing the city, t
  
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• Christmas 2018: the best thing about each Edmonton Oilers hockey player

  24-12-2018 20:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  If someone had told you that at Christmas, the Edmonton Oilers would be real .500, 18 wins, 18 losses, would you have taken it?
  I would have.
  Of course, the team is missing Oscar Klefbom and the perpetually under-rated and under appreciated Kris Russell like nobody’s business.
  But chin up.
  This team will make playoffs.
  Right now, at Christmas 2018, here’s one good thing about each Oilers player:Kris Russell. When it comes to preventing and shutting down the most dangerous scoring cha
  
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• Three Edmontonians, including two children, killed in northern Alberta quadruple fatal: Alcohol suspected, say RCMP

  24-12-2018 20:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three Edmontonians — including a woman and two children — are dead along with a woman from Plamondon after a Sunday night crash north of Edmonton that RCMP believe is alcohol related.
  Lac La Biche RCMP said Monday that a truck heading north on Highway 858 collided with a southbound SUV about five kilometres north of Plamondon — about 204 kilometres north of Edmonton — around 7 p.m.
  The two male children, aged between four and nine years old, and the 34-year-old woman
  
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• Four people including two children killed in northern Alberta highway crash: Alcohol suspected, say RCMP

  24-12-2018 20:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four people are dead — including a woman and two children from Edmonton and a woman from Plamondon — after a Sunday night crash north of Edmonton that RCMP believe is alcohol related.
  Lac La Biche RCMP said Monday that a truck heading north on Highway 858 collided with a southbound SUV about five km north of Plamondon — about 204 km north of Edmonton — around 7 p.m.
  The two male children, aged between four and nine years old, and the 34-year-old woman who died in the
  
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• One man dead, three others injured in Christmas Eve group home fire

  24-12-2018 20:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  One person is dead and another is clinging to life after a fire at a west Edmonton group home early on Christmas Eve.
  The blaze broke out at the 16608 90 Ave. group home just before 1:44 a.m., fire service spokeswoman Suzzette Mellado said Monday. All four people in the home suffered injuries.
  Monday morning, officials said one man in his 40s was transported to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition. Another man, whose age is not known, was also fighting for his life in hospital. Two o
  
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• Adorable stolen puppy Milo returned in time for Christmas

  24-12-2018 19:41 via edmontonjournal.com
  A fluffy puppy stolen from a northwest Edmonton home in what was believed to be a targeted theft has been found.
  Three-month-old Havanese puppy, Milo, was stolen Thursday.
  According to police he was returned home to his owners Sunday evening, just in time for the holidays.
  Milo’s owner Tiana Sachdeva is expected to speak with media Monday afternoon.
  Officers were called to called to Sachdeva’s home near 116 Avenue and 95 Street Thursday afternoon.
  The owners were not home and Milo wa
  
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• Second-degree murder charge laid in Frog Lake killing

  24-12-2018 19:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 25-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder after a Frog Lake man was found slain in a home late Saturday in eastern Alberta.
  The victim, 28-year-old Joey Benjamin, was found by Elk Point RCMP inside the home around 9 p.m. after they responded to a disturbance call.
  RCMP major crimes unit has taken over the file and an autopsy is scheduled for Monday. Mounties are not seeking any additional suspects.
  Darren Moocheweines, of Frog Lake, is charged with second-degree murder and has
  
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• Record year for Alberta campgrounds, says province

  24-12-2018 18:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  This year saw the Alberta Parks’ online campsite reservation system process its highest annual bookings in a decade, with nearly 171,000 reservations.
  The website was introduced in 2009 to bolster tourism and help more people enjoy provincial parks.
  In 2018, the Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca (RAP) system processed 164,101 regular campsites, 3,251 group sites and 3,638 comfort camping units. The 2018 total exceeded last year’s online reservation tally of 163,780.
  Although the system is
  
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• 'They're good people': Two men fighting for lives, two others injured in Christmas Eve group home fire

  24-12-2018 18:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two men are clinging to life in hospital after a west Edmonton group home fire that left two other people injured in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve.
  The blaze broke out at the 16608 90 Ave. group home just before 1:44 a.m., fire service spokeswoman Suzzette Mellado said Monday.
  One man in his 40s is in critical, life-threatening condition, Alberta Health Services. Another man, whose age is not known, is also fighting for his life in hospital.
  Neighbours said the house is a group home f
  
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• Edmonton weather: Have yourself a merry little Christmas

  24-12-2018 15:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  It’s Christmas Eve morning and the temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -12.0 C with 5 km/h with 5 km/h winds from the east, southeast contributing to a -15 windchill. Enjoy some Frank Sinatra and hey you’re never too old or too young for good Christmas music.You know there may not be a lot of snow in the forecast today but there’s a chance of it tomorrow, which always makes
  
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• 'There's a lot of hurt': Indigenous Friendship Centres prioritize culture amid opioid crisis

  24-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Indigenous Friendship Centres are taking a different approach to addressing Alberta’s opioid crisis, in part thanks to a government grant that will end in 2019.
  “The problem is the cash is going to run out … and navigators in four Friendship Centre communities will not exist April 1,” said Joanne Mason, executive director of the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association.
  In August, a $400,000 provincial grant created four new staff “navigators” who c
  
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• Edmonton public school officials tour American schools to seek design inspiration

  24-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  There are no formal classrooms at Plano Independent School District Academy High School.
  Once an AT&T call centre, a renovation transformed the Texas building into a Grade 9-12 school far from the traditional collegiate mould, with a wood and metalworking fabrication lab, recording studio, maker space and “idea rooms.”
  At the science, technology, engineering arts and math (STEAM)-focused school, a regimented schedule of periods is replaced with flexible modules and project-based
  
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• 'Chart our own destiny': Mayor Don Iveson reflects on 2018 and looks ahead to new year

  24-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The city has to forge a way forward in 2019 that doesn’t depend on the outcome of the provincial election or oil prices rebounding, said Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson.
  Iveson made the comments during a year-end interview when asked about any fallout should a change in government in a spring election spell cuts to local civil service jobs.
  “I think we can fear the future or we can chart our own destiny,” he said, adding that he’d like to see a culture of innovation fostered to
  
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• Korotash to seek Alberta Party nomination - St. Albert Gazette

  24-12-2018 04:35 via stalbertgazette.com
  Korotash to seek Alberta Party nomination  St. Albert GazetteFormer St. Albert councillor Neil Korotash has thrown his hat in the ring for the Alberta Party nomination in Morinville-St. Albert. Korotash is the first.
  
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• Red Deer hospital expansion returns to priority list of health infrastructure

  24-12-2018 04:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  A proposed $750-million expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital desperately demanded by many of the region’s doctors and residents has been included on Alberta Health Services’ newest list of infrastructure demands.
  The AHS “Capital Submission” is prepared each year to outline the health authority’s top priorities for new projects around the province. The list is submitted to the health ministry and used as part of the government’s budget deliberations.
  Th
  
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• Nick Lees: A Christmas card of fond memories from Edmontonians

  24-12-2018 01:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  About 4 a.m. on Christmas Day, then toddler Dr. Jodi Abbott and her siblings bounded down the stairs to check their Santa chair.
  “Each child had a chair filled with gifts from Santa,” said Abbott, president and CEO of NorQuest College.
  “I loved exploring the contents of my stocking, which included little wrapped surprise packages and the Christmas orange for a little nourishment early in the day.
  “My parents saved throughout the year to make this morning so special a
  
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• Not home for Christmas: Why some university students stay at school over the holidays

  24-12-2018 00:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  In his first year at the University of Alberta, Jay Parmar went home for the December break. Home is in Tanzania, a country in East Africa, so it was a bit of a trip to get there.
  Getting home and back in two weeks was a blur for the 23-year-old. So, in his second year Parmar chose to stay on campus. That, however, he found lonely and dull.
  “I stayed here for the Christmas and it was boring. I mean, like, I had work to do and I did stuff, but there was no highlight or anything,” said
  
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