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• Edmonton Oilers acquire d-man Alex Petrovic for Chris Wideman, 3rd round pick

  30-12-2018 21:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  In the midst of a five-game losing streak that has seen his Edmonton Oilers bleed goals against at an alarming rate, GM Peter Chiarelli pulled the trigger on a trade Sunday morning, acquiring defender Alex Petrovic from Florida Panthers.
  Petrovic is an Edmonton native and product of Maple Leaf Athletic Club who was a mainstay of the Ryan Nugent-Hopkins era Red Deer Rebels. Drafted in the second round by Florida in 2010, the 6’4, 216-pound right shot rearguard spent 2½ years honing h
  
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• All aboard the funicular: Edmontonians share their 2018 ups and downs

  30-12-2018 18:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  Forget chocolate boxes, life is like a funicular.
  After opening in December 2017, the city’s funicular recently marked its first year in operation — less a few closures for repairs and maintenance.
  As the year drew to a close, Postmedia climbed aboard the hillside car to chat with riders about their ups and downs in 2018.
  Edmonton Fire Rescue district Chief Todd Weiss had a rough start to the year.
  “I was under the weather for about a month,” said Weiss during a visit to
  
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• From The Cult of Hockey – For Edmonton Oilers fans is this another "Winter of Discontent": 9 Things

  30-12-2018 18:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you’re like me, you woke up this morning and checked your phone. Just in case yesterday’s 7-4 result against San Jose was just a bad dream.
  It wasn’t.
  Instead, reality is staring us hard in the face. The Oilers are the 11th best of 15 teams in the Western Conference. They are 4 points out of a playoff spot. They have lost 5 games in a row. And they are averaging over 5 goals against per game over those last 5.
  That the club is not right out of it right now is fortunate. The
  
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• Watch: Edmonton Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock following loss to San Jose Sharks

  30-12-2018 18:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock talks to the media after his NHL team loses for the fourth game in a row on a five-game home stand, stretching its overall losing streak to five, by falling by a score of 7-4 to the San Jose Sharks.
  San Jose Sharks Tomas Hertl (48) celebrates his goal with Evander Kane (9) and Joonas Donskoi (27) on Edmonton Oilers goalie goalie Cam Talbot (33) during NHL action at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Dec. 29, 2018.
  
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• Watch: Oil Spills: Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli is on the hot seat

  30-12-2018 17:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jim Matheson, Derek Van Diest and Craig Ellingson talk about the hot seat Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli occupies, and has been since last season.
  
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• Year in Review: Some of the favourite images from Shaughn Butts

  30-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  One of the greatest assignments of the year came to me and my colleague David Bloom last April in the basement of MacEwan University’s Allard Hall.
  Toronto musician Royal Wood was here to promote his new record and had a few hours to spare in his schedule for an interview, or a live performance. Time in the studio was graciously arranged through MacEwan’s Paul Johnston and we budgeted time to record two songs.
  But we were not just gathering the visuals. We had access to a multi-track
  
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• Why some of Canada's worst criminals are released with the least supervision

  30-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Every few months, Edmonton police issue a news release advising the public that a dangerous individual is being released from prison.
  Typically, the news release is topped with a mugshot of the person — usually a man — and a list of previous offences. It will often include a list of conditions. Then, some boiler-plate language: the person will be monitored by the police service’s behavioural assessment unit (BAU), which has “reasonable grounds” to believe the person
  
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• Political parties' last-minute push for year-end donations

  30-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The province’s two major political parties are trying to squeeze every last cent out of Albertans before the year is out, promising vastly different uses for the cash.
  The UCP is aiming to raise $500,000 by Dec. 31 to fund a “positive ad campaign” in the new year, while the NDP is asking supporters to donate to “help beat the UCP’s corruption.”
  “We know the NDP is going to turn up the anger machine and attack our new party relentlessly. We believe an ad
  
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• Firefighter mental health just one focus for Edmonton Fire Chief Ken Block

  30-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  The mental wellbeing of firefighters remains a major focus for Edmonton Fire Rescue Services brass as longterm impacts of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on first responders become better known, says Fire Chief Ken Block.
  Speaking to Postmedia during a year-end interview, Block said PTSD in the first responder community “is a big deal” not just in Edmonton but across the world.
  “If you talk to any fire chief internationally, that will be their number one concern,&rdq
  
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• Sharks Defeat Oilers – Post Game Interview Coach Ken Hitchcock

  30-12-2018 02:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Oilers lost their fourth straight game of a five-game home stand to stretch their overall losing streak to five by dropping a 7-4 decision to the San Jose Sharks to remain behind the Dallas Stars for a playoff position.
  Leon Draisaitl finished with a goal and an assist … Caleb Jones scored his first NHL in a bittersweet moment for the 21-year-old … Ty Rattie had three assists … Tough start for the Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jesse Puljujarvi, Drake Caggiula line. They were minu
  
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• Four people in hospital after two-vehicle crash on Anthony Henday

  30-12-2018 02:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Four people, including two boys, are in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash on a snowy Anthony Henday Drive Saturday afternoon.
  Emergency crews responded to the crash on the freeway near Cameron Heights Road around 1:40 p.m., police spokeswoman Carolin Maran said in an email. Police determined the two vehicles crashed while travelling northbound.
  Two boys and a woman from one vehicle and a man from the other vehicle were transported to hospital by EMS with non-l
  
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• Cappies reviews: Spring Awakening

  30-12-2018 01:32 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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• Canadian national team goalkeeper excited for upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup

  30-12-2018 01:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Canadian women’s national soccer team became fan favourites by winning a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
  Their performance transcended sports since Canadians who otherwise had little interest in soccer found themselves supporting the team.
  They repeated the feat four years later with another bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
  Now, the focus is on the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France where Canada looks to once again capture the imagination of an entire country.
  
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• Cult of Hockey Game Grades: Edmonton completely over-matched 7-4 by San Jose, Oilers losing slide reaches 5

  30-12-2018 00:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  That was ugly.
  The Edmonton Oilers were only in this game for 10 minutes. If I’m being charitable. As the game went on, the cracks that exist in this roster began to show against a far superior team. And the dispirited look in the Oilers stride was equally disturbing.
  A few things were at work here. One, as I said, San Jose is a better built team. Two, the Oilers were badly exposed on their blue-line. The absence of Oscar Klefbom and Kris Russell is palpable and the Oilers 2nd pairing toni
  
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