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• Watch: Oilers' GM Peter Chiarelli discusses recent trades

  31-12-2018 21:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Prior to the team’s game against the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers’ President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Peter Chiarelli spoke about the team’s recent trades.
  “These deals weren’t knee jerk reactions,” Chiarelli said. “We looked essentially at the last seven or eight games since we lost Klefbom and Russell and following the Colorado we gave up 31 goals in seven games and one win.
  “And seeing how in the two of three games we&rsqu
  
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• Royal treat: Ice Castles ready to tour after weeks of prep at Hawrelak Park

  31-12-2018 21:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ice Castles at Edmonton’s Hawrelak Park are open to touring Friday after weeks of frosty preparation by artists.
  The attraction — the only Canadian location for the sweeping creations by Utah-based Ice Castles, LLC — features ice-carved tunnels, fountains, slides, frozen thrones, and cascading towers of ice embedded with colour-changing LED lights that twinkle to music at night.
  The artists spent the last five weeks growing, harvesting, and hand-placing icicles to create the wi
  
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• Second-degree murder charge after woman slain in west Edmonton home

  31-12-2018 21:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 53-year-old man who turned himself in to police is charged with second-degree murder after a woman was slain Friday in a Lewis Estates home.
  An autopsy is set for Wednesday to confirm the cause of death but homicide detectives on Monday deemed the case to be a homicide, the city’s 30th of 2018.
  Officers were originally called to the home in the Breckenridge Greens neighbourhood Friday for reports of an assault with a weapon just before 9 a.m.
  When they arrived at the home&
  
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• Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli on Brandon Manning and Alex Petrovic trades: "These deals weren't knee jerk reactions."

  31-12-2018 20:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 39, Oilers vs Jets
  This in from Edmonton Oilers Peter Chiarelli talking to Edmonton media about his two trades for defencemen Brandon Manning and Alex Petrovic, where he gave up Drake Caggiula, a third round pick, Chris Wideman and Jason Garrison, while taking on some extra salary:
  “These deals weren’t knee jerk reactions. We looked essentially at the last seven or eight games since we lost Klefbom and Russell and following the Colorado we gave up 31 goals in seven games and
  
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• Kenney's oil war room plan "juvenile": Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel

  31-12-2018 19:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel has unveiled a tidbit of his party’s 2019 election platform when it comes to the conversation around Alberta’s oil sector.
  Mandel wants to establish a division within the economic development ministry to provide data and messaging that would change the conversation and social acceptance of Alberta’s energy industry “through a proactive, positive, and productive method that will move public opinion, not further isolate Albertan oppo
  
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• Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli on Brandon Manning and Alex Petrovic trades: "These deal weren't knee jerk reactions."

  31-12-2018 18:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Edmonton Oilers Peter Chiarelli talking to Edmonton media about his two trades for defencemen Brandon Manning and Alex Petrovic, where he gave up Drake Caggiula, a third round pick, Chris Wideman and Jason Garrison, while taking on some extra salary:
  “These deal weren’t knee jerk reactions. We looked essentially at the last seven or eight games since we lost Klefbom and Russell and following the Colorado we gave up 31 goals in seven games and one win, and seeing how in t
  
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• 2018 was a calorie-rich year on the Edmonton food scene

  31-12-2018 17:32 via edmontonjournal.com
  This year marked 10 years since I took over the food beat at the Journal. In that time, it’s been thrilling to watch the food community expand and deepen. Restaurants, trends and chefs may come and go, but the gratifying thing is that Edmontonians who care about food continue to expand their collective palate and to support innovation and deliciousness where ever they appear.
  These days, I do less reporting on the food scene, as my beat has expanded to include theatre and other arts covera
  
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• Year in Review: Greg Southam's top photos of 2018

  31-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  My favourite picture this year is of Paul McCartney performing during his first of two concerts in Edmonton.
  I’ve shot hundreds of concerts over my 33 years as a photojournalist. I generally don’t get that excited about going to a show any more, but this one was different — it was Sir Paul. I felt a little nervous walking into the arena that day.
  I’m not a huge Beatles fan, but I couldn’t help but think about how many bands and musicians this icon had influenced in
  
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• Elise Stolte: Seriously? Again, Edmonton's 9 p.m. fireworks are a major drag

  31-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Fireworks at 9 p.m. this year.
  That’s right. Edmonton is so committed to provincial unity, it’s encouraging us to ring in the New Year by watching Calgary’s midnight fireworks on TV instead.
  Or, go to bed early. As the City of Edmonton Twitter account declared: “Party like it’s 2019 from 6-9 p.m.”
  Sleep well. It’s the most Edmonton thing you can do.
  I jest. But I’m not a fan of Edmonton’s new “family-friendly” New Year’s Eve
  
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• Edmonton's top stories of 2018: No. 1 Pipelines, pipelines and pipelines

  31-12-2018 11:00 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.
  Alberta’s pipeline saga was the defining story of 2018, one with endless twists and turns that leaves every corner of the province feeling the gloomy consequences as the year ends with cratering oil prices.
  It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
  The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, a relat
  
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• Edmonton public school board chairwoman wants provincial election voters to question candidates on education

  31-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s public school system is larger than ever, surpassing the 100,000-student count this past fall. While school trustees are often delighted by growth, they grapple with where to put all the students and ensure equity regardless of where a child attends school.
  High schools, in particular, are projected to be full by 2022 unless there are new construction announcements.
  Edmonton public school board chairwoman Michelle Draper sat down with Postmedia to reflect on 2018 and discuss the
  
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• Curtain call: A last look at the year on stage for Edmonton theatre

  31-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  There are few experiences that are truly dependable. Even the knobs surprise you sometimes, and just when you think it’s a perfect winter’s day, there you are, flat on your back on the icy sidewalk.
  But when I go to the theatre, I can count on that frisson of excitement, the delicious sense of not knowing what is going to happen as the theatre lights rise to reveal the stage.
  This year marked my first full year writing about live theatre for the Journal, and my delight in this task c
  
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• An illustrated year-in-review of the news events that shaped Alberta and Canada's 2018

  31-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Humboldt Broncos, Rachel Notley and the Alberta oil crisis, Justin Trudeau.
  1. Humboldt Broncos bus crash
  The April 6 bush crash involving the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Humboldt Broncos killed 16 people and left a lasting impression on every family who ever had a connection to Canada’s favourite pastime (nearly everyone).
  2. Rachel Notley and the quest for a pipeline
  The old Alberta bumper sticker that began, “Please god, let there be another oil boom &helli
  
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• Almost half of victims in Edmonton's 30 homicides were not named by police

  31-12-2018 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 21-year-old man who survived getting shot in the stomach two years ago, two young girls who were found dead in their mother’s home, unnamed victims and unknown causes of death — these are some of the stories among the 30 homicides Edmonton faced in 2018.
  It wasn’t long into the new year before Edmonton started its homicide count after 45 homicides in 2017. The first of 2018 occurred in the early afternoon on Jan. 1, with 21-year-old Ruben (Ben) Baker’s body found n
  
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• Edmonton Oilers failing to check off necessary boxes to make the 2019 playoffs

  31-12-2018 09:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Before the season began, I expected the Edmonton Oilers to make the 2019 playoffs.
  Before Christmas, I reaffirmed that prediction.
  But the Oilers have lost two games since then, two disheartening losses in a lengthy losing skid.
  With that in mind, and with two new trades by embattled Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli whipped up to turn around the team’s fortune, it struck me as wise to re-evaluate my admittedly optimistic take on the team.
  To do so, I went back to a list I made in late August, a c
  
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• Nick Lees: Inspirational people share words of wisdom for 2019

  31-12-2018 03:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  As the clock ticks by midnight Monday, we will all hope the New Year will bring us health and happiness.
  No one knows for sure what lies ahead in 2019, but here are a few thoughts from Edmontonians.
  Thinking of others
  Happy birthday to Frank Flaman, who is 85 today and still gives more than $1 million every year to charities. In 2019, his company celebrates its 60th anniversary.
  Across the country, Flaman has 45 fitness stores, 95 rental stores and 10 big stores offering everything the company s
  
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• Alberta political parties make last-minute push for year-end donations

  31-12-2018 02:14 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 Monday 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 c
  
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• AISH increases, transit fare bump among changes coming in 2019

  31-12-2018 01:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  There are various changes to fees, taxes and programs Albertans should expect as they ring in the new year. Here are a few highlights.
  Changes to AISHPeople who depend on Alberta’s Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program for support will notice a jump in benefits starting Jan. 1. AISH is among the province’s largest social assistance programs and supports adult Albertans who have a permanent disability that curtails their ability to earn a livelihood.
  New r
  
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• Edmonton Oilers swing second deal, Drake Caggiula for Brandon Manning

  31-12-2018 01:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Oilers have traded 24-year old winger Drake Caggiula to the Chicago Black Hawks along with 34-year old Defenceman Jason Garrison.
  In exchange, Edmonton gets back D-man Brandon Manning (yes, THAT Brandon Manning, more in a moment) and European defender Robin Norell.  Norell is a smallish (5’11 189 LB) player with limited offensive upside.
  Norell (23) is not expected to be a factor in the NHL. In essence it simply rids Chicago of a contract. Norell has a bit of AHL exp
  
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