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• Cappies interviews: Spring Awakening

  29-12-2018 23:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  By Madeleine Polak
  Archbishop Jordan High School
  During a time where stress is accustomed, curiosity is sinful and achievement is valued above mental health, when “the greatest question of life” is unanswered and adolescents are left in the dark, children must explore their awakening sexuality alone. In Ecole Archbishop MacDonald’s riveting performance of Spring Awakening, actors wondrously depicted a diverse array of sensitive issues from the late 1800s, proving them to be unc
  
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• Neighbours heard screams from home of suspected domestic violence death

  29-12-2018 23:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  A neighbour said he heard screams ring out from a west Edmonton home where a woman died Friday, in what police believe is a case of domestic violence.
  Charges are pending against a 54-year-old man who turned himself in following what investigators are calling the “suspicious death” of a 49-year-old woman at a home in Breckenridge Greens early Friday. Police have refused to name the man who is being held in custody, or to identify the woman who died, stating in a press release that it
  
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• Stretch of Anthony Henday Drive closed after serious crash sends six to hospital

  29-12-2018 23:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Six people have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on Anthony Henday Drive Saturday afternoon, closing down a stretch of the freeway.
  Northbound traffic near Cameron Heights Road is being diverted onto Rabbit Hill Road and motorists are asked to avoid the area as police remain on scene.
  The police major collision investigations section is now investigating, EPS spokeswoman Carolin Marin said in an email.
  Police are reminding motorists to slow down and
  
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• Alberta RCMP warn motorists not to drive, as snowfall warnings issued north of Edmonton

  29-12-2018 22:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta RCMP are asking motorists to avoid driving as most of the province is being dumped on with heavy snowfall.
  RCMP are advising residents to re-consider travelling at this time due to poor road conditions in northern, western and central areas of the province, a Saturday afternoon news release said.
  Stony Plain RCMP are currently investigating a collision involving 30 vehicles, the release said, but no further details were provided on the crash.
  Snowy conditions are currently wreaking havoc
  
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• Hey Elsa, please stop: Snowfall warnings issued north of Edmonton with up to 25 cm expected

  29-12-2018 21:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton has turned into a blustery scene from Frozen overnight with 5-10 cm of snow expected throughout the day. Environment Canada snowfall warnings are in place for areas north and west of the city with up to 25 cm in the forecast.
  Saturday afternoon temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station measured -3 C with 11 km/h winds out of the east contributing to a -7 windchill.
  The wind is expected to pick up to 40 km/h later in the afternoon gusting up to 70 km/h. Today has an expected high o
  
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• Woman, 26, dies in single-vehicle crash on Anthony Henday Drive

  29-12-2018 21:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 26-year-old woman has died after her vehicle drifted off the highway and hit a cement pillar Friday night.
  Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle crash on the Anthony Henday Drive at 91 Street around 9 p.m. Friday, police said.
  Police were told the woman’s blue 2014 Hyundai Accent was travelling westbound on the Henday when it drifted off the road and crashed into the centre cement bridge pillar at the 91 Street overpass.
  The woman died from her injures at the scene, police said
  
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• Edmonton Oilers gift another player to a divisional rival as Valentin Zykov claimed by Vegas

  29-12-2018 20:23 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 38: Sharks at Oilers
  When Edmonton Oilers waived Valentin Zykov Friday morning, the initial assumption was that he had lost out in a numbers game as space was needed to make room for Kris Russell. The veteran defenceman is expected to return to the line-up as early as this afternoon as the Oil host the San Jose Sharks. Even his harshest critics can hardly debate that should help stabilize what has been a mighty leaky boat in his absence, severely exacerbated by the loss of #1 defen
  
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• Opinion: It's time to end forced transfers of dying Albertans

  29-12-2018 18:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Dying Albertans deserve quality care and heavy doses of compassion in their final days of life. They generally receive it, due in no small part to the dedication of frontline health-care workers and the heroic sacrifices of family caregivers.
  It is clear, however, that Alberta is falling short when it comes to the treatment of desperately suffering residents who request medical assistance in dying (MAID) in some of the province’s publicly funded hospitals, hospices and long-term care homes
  
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• Embracing technology in the ever evolving Edmonton music world

  29-12-2018 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Whether you’re a professional performer or a hobbyist at home, the mechanics of making music have changed dramatically over the past century.
  A hundred years ago, as the novelty of phonograph recordings was just starting to take off, one of the most common scenes of music making at home involved family members grouped around the piano, a relatively inexpensive fixture in many living rooms.
  No one could have guessed back then that plugging guitars, basses, and just about everything else int
  
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• Dining Out: Three Vikings brings Danish delights to 124th Street

  29-12-2018 18:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  If clearly blessed with a burgeoning neighbourhood food and drink orbit, there were audible moans occasioning the demise of Daravara on 124th Street. It’s true that the gastropub’s (hate that designation) kitchen had its ups and downs over a relatively short lifespan — along with industrial optics some found bleak — but for many of us it was a friendly, agreeable, locally-owned spot for a glass or two and better-than-average pub fare.
  The good news for consumers is t
  
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• Fitness column: Assistance for your fitness New Year's resolutions

  29-12-2018 17:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  As one year transitions to the next, better living lists saturate the media. Not to disappoint, here are a few reminders from the past year to help with your New Year’s resolutions.
  Don’t: Buy a yoga mat
  Namaste! Before a tirade of angry-yet-flexible blows rain down upon my head, hear me out.
  Fitness has become much too commercial. Mats, water bottles, watches, supplements, books. All fluff, no action. According to the stats, our spandex-clad population is growing bigger by the minut
  
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• Social Seen: Shumka's Nutcracker

  29-12-2018 16:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Shumka’s Nutcracker
  Where: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
  When: December 22
  What: Shumka’s annual Christmas production
  Featuring: Dancers with the Kyiv Ballet of the National Opera of Ukraine and members of Clara’s Dream Choir
  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 Inst
  
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• Cannabis, crude and controversy: Test your knowledge of Alberta politics in 2018 with this year-end quiz

  29-12-2018 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  How closely do you follow Alberta’s political scene? Whether it was developments on pipelines, trade disputes, byelections or protests, there was certainly a lot to keep track of in 2018. Here are some multiple-choice questions on the legislature’s highs and lows from the past year. Give yourself one point for each correct answer.
  QUESTIONS:
  1. Why did NDP backbencher Robyn Luff initially refuse to sit in the chamber during the fall session?
  a. The Speaker’s office rejected her
  
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• Year in Review: Ed Kaiser’s top photos of 2018

  29-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  You never know when serendipity presents itself as with this duck making a paddle for it while the Elite class women dive into the lake for their 750-metre swim on their first leg of the ITU World Triathlon at Hawrelak Park on July 27.
  Seconds before the start of the race, I saw these ducks heading straight for the start line, so I zoomed back my lens hoping just by chance the ducks would cross the athletes’ path, which one did before taking off in a hurry.
  A duck scoots past the start of
  
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• Monumental moments - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 08:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  Monumental moments  St. Albert GazetteAs St. Albertans prepare for the arrival of a new year, thoughts inevitably turn to events over the past 12 months that have left an indelible mark on.
  
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• An open letter to mayor and council regarding St. Albert Housing Society - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 08:02 via stalbertgazette.com
  An open letter to mayor and council regarding St. Albert Housing Society  St. Albert GazetteIt is with deep concern that we read of the 42 per cent decrease in the St. Albert Housing Society's allocation for 2019. We worked for several years with.
  
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• 'Core needs' must remain focus of city spending - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 08:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  'Core needs' must remain focus of city spending  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert city council deserves to be commended for next year's budget, which kept the tax increase at only 0.4 per cent. This continues the trend of the.
  
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• Man shot dead by Edmonton police believed to have fired gun

  29-12-2018 03:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s police watchdog said a man shot dead by Edmonton police on Boxing Day had a gun and fired it after officers pulled over the truck he was in as part of a “high-risk arrest.”
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said in a Friday news release that the 34-year-old, who friends have identified as Buck Evans, shot his gun after defying officers’ orders and refusing to leave a red Chevrolet truck. Multiple officers also fired weapons.
  Evans was wanted on
  
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• Free Lunchtime Sing-along with the Millers at SASA - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 03:08 via stalbertgazette.com
  Free Lunchtime Sing-along with the Millers at SASA  St. Albert GazetteJoin this free lunchtime sing-along with Gordon and Flo Miller from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10 in the luncheon area at Red Willow Place. Purchase your ...
  
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• Free Information Session 'Protecting Your Privacy' - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 03:08 via stalbertgazette.com
  Free Information Session 'Protecting Your Privacy'  St. Albert GazetteCome to learn about three key areas of privacy where Canadian seniors have expressed concerns: identify theft, online privacy and mobile privacy. The goal of ...
  
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• Christian Contemplative Prayer Retreat: A Path Towards Intimacy with God - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 03:08 via stalbertgazette.com
  Christian Contemplative Prayer Retreat: A Path Towards Intimacy with God  St. Albert GazetteThe Christian journey is one of deepening of our relationship with the God who dwells in the depth of our hearts. During this retreat, we will reflect on Sacred ...
  
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• Carol Welsman - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 02:24 via stalbertgazette.com
  Carol Welsman  St. Albert GazetteCarol Welsman is a six-time JUNO Award Nominee, Canadian jazz vocalist and pianist. Carol turned to her fans on social media to help select the tracks for her ...
  
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• When Hearing Aids Are Not Enough at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 02:21 via stalbertgazette.com
  When Hearing Aids Are Not Enough at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteIf you wear hearing aids, you know how difficult it can be to hear in public areas. On Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 7 to 8 p.m., Lee Ramsdell and Cindy Gordon from ...
  
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• Minecraft Fun at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 02:18 via stalbertgazette.com
  Minecraft Fun at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteJoin us for a great game of Minecraft at the library on Thursday, Jan. 17 from 4 to 5 p.m. What can you create in one hour? For grades 1-2. Register in advance ...
  
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash devastating for region: No. 2 in Edmonton's top stories of 2018

  29-12-2018 01:42 via edmontonjournal.com
  Every year, a few stories stand out as the most important in Edmonton — stories that get our attention and keep us talking. The Journal is counting down our picks for the Top 5 stories of 2018.
  There are a handful of stories that resonate from coast to coast to coast each year, dominating the news cycle and touching nearly every Canadian.
  This year it was the April 6 bus crash involving the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Humboldt Broncos that killed 16 people, including the team
  
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• Edmonton police play friendly hockey game with inner-city youth

  29-12-2018 01:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Downtown division police officers traded their utility belts and uniforms for shin pads and skates to play a friendly game of hockey with local kids in the 10th annual McCauley Cup Friday.
  More than 50 young people from the neighbourhood took turns hitting the ice with police officers for one simple reason: “We love playing hockey,” said Kevin Olafson, 19.
  The event began a decade ago when a downtown beat officer wanted to bridge the gap between police and the community. Since then,
  
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• More bad news for Edmonton Oilers as Alex Chiasson goes to IR; Kailer Yamamoto recalled

  29-12-2018 01:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  This just in:
  The #Oilers have recalled forward Kailer Yamamoto from the Bakersfield @Condors & placed forward Alex Chiasson on Injured Reserve. Yamamoto has scored 4 goals & 4 assists in 11 @TheAHL games this season. pic.twitter.com/r0gV3BUuCr
  — Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) December 28, 2018Another tough blow for Edmonton Oilers with the loss of one of their four primary goal scorers, Alex Chiasson. The PTO-signed-to-NHL-minimum man has been a revelation with 16 goals in just
  
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• Man shot dead by police believed to have used weapon

  29-12-2018 01:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who was shot and killed by police on Boxing Day is believed to have used his weapon, which resulted in police opening fire.
  In a news release Friday, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said independent evidence suggests “the man was in possession of a firearm and that the firearm was, in fact, discharged by the man. Multiple officers discharged their firearms.”
  The weapon involved is unknown.
  A friend identified the 34-year-old man as Buck Evans. The release sai
  
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• Police ask for public help in locating 'violent offenders'

  29-12-2018 01:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two men described as violent offenders.
  Jared Soosay, a violent offender with a criminal history that includes sexual violence, was released to live in the Edmonton area in early November. He is again being sought by police for assault with a weapon, assault and breach of recognizance.
  Soosay, 22, had been given strict court-ordered conditions when he was released including a daily curfew and bans on purchasing, possessing
  
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• Residents have their say on policing priorities - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 01:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  Residents have their say on policing priorities  St. Albert GazetteIf you're concerned about vandalism, theft, drugs or other crimes happening in St. Albert, the city's policing committee wants to hear from you. In.
  
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• Renaud reflects on 2018 - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:50 via stalbertgazette.com
  Renaud reflects on 2018  St. Albert GazetteMany of the highlights of 2018 for St. Albert MLA Marie Renaud came from this fall's session in the Alberta Legislature. Renaud, who was elected to.
  
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• Franchise fee, regional transit top list for Brodhead - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:50 via stalbertgazette.com
  Franchise fee, regional transit top list for Brodhead  St. Albert GazetteSeeing the region jump on board with developing future transit topped St. Albert Coun. Wes Brodhead's list of accomplishments for 2018. Back in March, the.
  
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• Deer Ridge home goes up in flames - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:50 via stalbertgazette.com
  Deer Ridge home goes up in flames  St. Albert GazetteThe burned frame of a car sat in a shell of a garage, hollowed out by fire, along Dunewood Place this week. The five-bedroom home at 10 Dunewood Place was.
  
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• A look back at crime in 2018 - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:50 via stalbertgazette.com
  A look back at crime in 2018  St. Albert GazetteThe 2018 year started off with an increase of violent crimes in the city. Assault in Lions Park On May 18 at around 8:30 p.m., the St. Albert RCMP were.
  
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• Three men in their 20s hospitalized after Edmonton rave

  29-12-2018 00:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Three men were transported to hospital — one in life-threatening condition — and eight people were arrested on drug charges following a dance music event hosted at the Shaw Conference Centre Thursday night.
  Alberta Health Services spokesperson Kerry Williamson said all of those hospitalized after attending the Get Together rave are men in their 20s. Two of the men were listed as being in serious condition.
  Just what injuries they suffered cannot be released because of patient confide
  
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• Tuesday Afternoon Drop-in Book Club at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:23 via stalbertgazette.com
  Tuesday Afternoon Drop-in Book Club at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteTuesday afternoon drop-in book club meets the third Tuesday of the month. January features The Last Weynfeldt by Martin Suter. New members are always ...
  
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• Monday Evening Drop-in Book Club at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:22 via stalbertgazette.com
  Monday Evening Drop-in Book Club at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteMonday evening drop-in book club meets the second Monday of the month. January features Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney. New members ...
  
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• Ivicak: a great Griffin - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Ivicak: a great Griffin  St. Albert GazetteKayla Ivicak is approaching her last performance on the basketball stage with mixed emotions. “It will be weird. You've known me since high school and.
  
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• Hot spots to ring in the new year in style - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Hot spots to ring in the new year in style  St. Albert GazetteHappy New Year! Every year the eyes of the world turn to the midnight clock wishing a speedy goodbye to the old and a cheery hello to the new. It's a time.
  
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• Bantam hockey coverage in Rinkside Report - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Bantam hockey coverage in Rinkside Report  St. Albert GazetteBantam AAA Sabres The St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres have three games remaining before the 41st annual John Reid Memorial Tournament starts Jan.
  
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• New Year’s fireworks at Mission Hill Monday - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  New Year’s fireworks at Mission Hill Monday  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert residents will ring in the new year with explosions next week during the annual year-end fireworks display at Mission Hill. The City of St.
  
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• New Year’s Eve concert fights hunger - St. Albert Gazette

  29-12-2018 00:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  New Year’s Eve concert fights hunger  St. Albert GazettePREVIEW New Year's Eve Concert and Fundraiser Monday, Dec. 31. Doors 6:45 p.m., concert 7:30 p.m. McDougall United Church 10025 – 101 St. Admission: ...
  
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