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• Watch: Edmonton Ice Castle opens Friday

  03-01-2019 23:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Ice Castles founder Brent Christensen, who came up with the concept of ice castles and designs all of them each season, talks about his creation at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton on Thursday January 3, 2019.
  “Our hope is in this instance for people to come here and forget they’re in Edmonton and really be transported to a different world where everything is unfamiliar and novel and unique,” said Brent Christensen, founder of Ice Castles. “Probably the biggest question we
  
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• Watch: Eskimos announce their 2019 coaching staff

  03-01-2019 23:17 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Eskimos have hired three new coordinators for the 2019 CFL campaign.
  Eskimos GM Brock Sunderland unveiled the new and revamped coaching staff at Commonwealth Stadium on Thursday.
  Philip Lolley is returning to the Green and Gold as defensive coordinatior, A.J. Gass will be the special teams coordinator and former Eskimos receiver Jason Tucker will coach the receivers.
   
  
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• 'A different world': Fourth annual Ice Castles exhibit to open Friday

  03-01-2019 22:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  Step into a winter wonderland fit for an ice queen — or king — and explore the fourth annual transformation of Hawrelak Park into a frigid ice castle.
  The ice castle covers about an acre and features towering icicles, frozen caves and tunnels. There are more interactive areas like crawl spaces and slides, including one that is about 20 metres long.
  There will also be a throne room and dome rooms made from ice surrounding giant rubber balls. There will also be more colour-changing lig
  
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• Arden Theatre mid-season roundup - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 21:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Arden Theatre mid-season roundup  St. Albert GazetteThe Arden Theatre has attracted top-tier talent routinely for more than three decades. But with scores of regional theatres competing for audiences,
  
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• Notes from the Dome: MLA slams NDP 'cloak of secrecy' around sexual misconduct allegations

  03-01-2019 20:48 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta Party MLA Karen McPherson has slammed what she called an NDP “cloak of secrecy” around sexual misconduct allegations within its ranks.
  The member for Calgary-Mackay Nose Hill sent a letter to the speaker in November, expressing concern about the allegations involving two unnamed, sitting members of the NDP government caucus. She asked him to review how the investigation into those allegations was handled.
  The response she received from him this week dismisses her concerns and
  
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• Man shot and killed by police at Gold Bar apartment where woman was held, assaulted

  03-01-2019 19:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man wanted for assault and unlawful confinement of a woman at a Gold Bar apartment was shot and killed by Edmonton police Wednesday night, the second deadly officer-involved shooting in just over a week.
  Police were responding to the home near 47 Street and 101A Avenue just after 9 p.m. when the 26-year-old man left the residence and confronted officers before they opened fire. Officers administered first aid until EMS arrived but the man died at the scene.
  The apartment in east Edmonton
  
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• Convicted sexually violent offender released, living in Edmonton, warn city police

  03-01-2019 18:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  A recently freed convicted offender with history of sexual violence against girls and women is living in the Edmonton area, police warn.
  Edmonton police say 77-year-old Hubert Willie Cardinal — whose risk for violence and sexual violence increases with drug and alcohol use — has a history of sexually assaulting known and vulnerable women and girls, including family members.
  He was recently released from the Calgary Correctional Centre and is living in the Edmonton area, Edmonton poli
  
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• Man shot and killed by police at Gold Bar apartment where woman had been held, assaulted

  03-01-2019 17:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man wanted for assault and unlawful confinement of a woman at a Gold Bar apartment was shot and killed by Edmonton police Wednesday night, the second deadly officer-involved shooting in just over a week.
  Police were responding to the apartment near 47 Street and 101A Avenue in the Gold Bar neighbourhood just after 9 p.m. — the same home where the woman was reportedly assaulted over the course of several days — when the 26-year-old man left the residence, confronting police before o
  
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• Oilers in 60: McDavid and Draisaitl? Never heard of 'em

  03-01-2019 16:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s a New Year and the Edmonton Oilers are hoping a pair of new faces can help them stop the bleeding as they kicked off 2019 riding a six-game losing streak.
  The Oilers allowed 29 goals against and scored just 15 over their six game skid.
  *Slow clap*
  So Oilers GM, and resident “genius” Peter Chiarelli, made a pair of trades to acquire defenceman Alex Petrovic and Brandon Manning in hopes of shoring up their battered blue line.
  Thankfully, a trip to the desert to take on the l
  
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• Man shot and killed after police confrontation in Gold Bar neighbourhood

  03-01-2019 15:34 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man wanted on assault and unlawful confinement charges was shot and killed by Edmonton police following a confrontation with officers in the city’s east Wednesday night in what is the second police-involved shooting in just over a week.
  Police were responding to the home in the area of 47 Street and 101A Avenue in the Gold Bar neighbourhood just after 9 p.m. when a 26-year-old man exited the residence and confronted police after a brief standoff.
  Officers administered first aid unti
  
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• Thursday's letters: Toast New Year's at midnight

  03-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Celebrating the beginning of the New Year in Edmonton is the one day in the whole year that we are seemingly on Atlantic standard time. Who’s responsible for this nonsense?
  In Alberta, the celebration with fireworks should begin at midnight like it does worldwide. Hopefully, clearer heads will prevail in future years.
  Jim Holowchak, Edmonton
  Don’t belittle minority parties
  Re. “Minor parties say they’re set for election as challenging year comes to conclusion,”
  
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• Opinion: Catholic schools add diversity and choice

  03-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Recent narratives in the public realm suggest that amalgamating all schooling in Alberta into one system could create or lead to efficiencies not found in Alberta’s current education system.
  These comments often dismiss the role of choice, parental rights, and the stellar results that Alberta’s public education system produces under its current structure, and attempt to use the language of efficiency to thinly veil contempt for religious rights and Catholicism.
  The following points a
  
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• Keith Gerein: Welcome to 2019 Alberta. Here's some New Year's resolutions our politicians may want to consider

  03-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A new year is upon us, a time of reflection, reassessment and reinvention.
  Change is in the air, whether we desire it or not, which is why so many of us make resolutions to better our lives, or the world at large, even just a little.
  For me, my 2019 resolutions include more exercise, more sleep, more compassion for those less fortunate, and using fewer qualifying adjectives (which will at least make my editor happy).
  The first two of those may be challenging goals, considering 2019 promises to b
  
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• Edmonton Eskimos winning when it comes to connecting with community

  03-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  In a business where winning means everything, the Edmonton Eskimos aren’t afraid to push the boundaries outside of the 150-foot by 65-foot gridiron.
  Inside those dimensions, the team spent 18 hours of in-game action during the 2018 regular season.
  But through its 2018 Champions in the Community initiatives, the Eskimos spent 1,937 hours with 966 appearances at 214 different events throughout the city, region and northern portion of the province.
  And while the team fell short of the Canadia
  
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• Player grades: McDavid, Draisaitl lead the way as Edmonton Oilers check losing slide

  03-01-2019 10:28 via edmontonjournal.com
  Oilers 3, Coyotes 1
  Edmonton Oilers finally figured out a way to stop the bleeding in their own end of the ice on Wednesday night, and — wouldn’t you know it? — finally stopped the bleeding on a major losing streak that was threatening to sewer their season. All if took was a road trip away from Edmonton, where they failed to record a standings point in five games while allowing 25 goals against.
  On Wednesday in Arizona, the Oilers got goals from the usual sources — Conno
  
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• The Holy Roller closes till April for renovations and new concept

  03-01-2019 04:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  The windows are papered over at The Holy Roller as the Old Strathcona restaurant revamps its space and its menu.
  Michael Maxxis, co-owner of Holy Roller, El Cortez and Have Mercy, says he has partnered with a new company that is helping the restaurant trio move forward with its brand development. Although The Holy Roller has only been open a year, and was already extensively renovated, Maxxis says the space isn’t being used efficiently.
  “Holy Roller has a capacity of 191, but we only
  
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• Inmate's death could be city's 31st homicide of 2018

  03-01-2019 01:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is continuing to investigate the death of an Edmonton inmate that could be ruled the city’s 31st homicide of 2018.
  Ryan Groothuis, 37, died while in custody at Edmonton Institution on New Year’s Eve. He was serving a three-year sentence for robbery and attempted indictable offence at the maximum-security facility. He had been in custody since June 19, 2017.
  A spokeswoman for the Edmonton Police Service said they are not currently involved with the in
  
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• Staying prepared - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 01:12 via stalbertgazette.com
  Staying prepared  St. Albert GazetteThe director of the city's emergency management says when something happens, it's more than first responders who play a role. At the start of December,
  
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• Pondering a plastic ban - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 01:12 via stalbertgazette.com
  Pondering a plastic ban  St. Albert GazetteIf the city decides to bring in a ban on single-use plastics bags, the president of the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce hopes enough time will.
  
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• Warm spell thaws St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 01:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  Warm spell thaws St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteThe weather has been heating up in St. Albert, and it's likely to stay that way until mid-January. “(There's) no real signs of sustained cold – now, that.
  
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• One shovel at a time - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 01:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  One shovel at a time  St. Albert GazetteThroughout the winter, a gaggle of Good Samaritans in skates have been helping St. Albert's most vulnerable. Three of St. Albert's peewee AA teams have.
  
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• Fitness facilities fight against expenses - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 01:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  Fitness facilities fight against expenses  St. Albert GazetteMore St. Albertans are hitting the gym, but that doesn't mean facilities are banking the cash. According to ATB Financial, between 2013 and 2017, revenues.
  
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• Man killed by Edmonton police on Boxing Day had lifetime firearms ban

  03-01-2019 01:05 via edmontonjournal.com
  The man shot and killed by Edmonton police on Boxing Day had 28 previous charges, convictions and warrants — including a lifetime ban on possessing firearms.
  Buck Evans, 34, was shot dead by police during a traffic stop that was part of a surveillance operation near 71 Street and 79 Avenue in the King Edward Park neighbourhood.
  In a news release two days later, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said independent evidence suggests Evans had a gun and it was discharged.
  
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• Woman slain in southwest Edmonton home identified in court documents

  03-01-2019 01:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Court documents have named Edmonton’s 30th homicide victim of 2018 as Wenlan Bu, a 49-year-old woman slain in her southwest Edmonton home last month.
  Wenlan died of undisclosed injuries last Friday in the house at 214 Street and Breckenridge Drive in the Breckenridge Greens neighbourhood. Court documents show the weapon used in her killing was a firearm.
  Wenlan and the man accused of killing her, Wen Zhou Zhang, are listed as co-owners of the home where Bu’s body was found.
  
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• Condos, townhomes hit hardest as Edmonton residential property values dip for third straight year

  03-01-2019 00:37 via edmontonjournal.com
  Most Edmonton homeowners can expect to see a slight decrease in their property value assessments as the residential market dipped for the third straight year, the city announced Wednesday.
  The Edmonton market saw a 1.7 per cent decrease in assessed value based on a July 1, 2018 valuation date — but the market value of a typical single-family, detached home remained stagnant at $399,500.
  City assessment and taxation branch manager Rod Risling released the property assessment values Wed
  
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• Raiders mighty at Mac’s - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Raiders mighty at Mac’s  St. Albert GazetteWinning the Mac's Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament was meant to be for the St. Albert Nektar Raiders. The team of destiny pulled off the.
  
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• Racist letter tells Leduc family ‘we do not like your kind’

  03-01-2019 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  A family living in Leduc, Alta., received a startling, hateful, anonymous letter on New Year's Day.
  
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• Hall of Fame honours for Pfeifer with Ferbey Four - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 00:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  Hall of Fame honours for Pfeifer with Ferbey Four  St. Albert GazetteThe legacy of the Ferbey Four as Kings of Canadian Curling will be enshrined in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. “It means we really made an impact on the.
  
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• Junior B, midget 15 Flyers and midget elite Sharks coverage - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 00:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Junior B, midget 15 Flyers and midget elite Sharks coverage  St. Albert GazetteJunior B games The Capital Junior Hockey League resumes this weekend for the St. Albert Merchants and Morinville Jets with 13 games remaining before the.
  
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• DNA testing kits connect woman with birth family - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 00:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  DNA testing kits connect woman with birth family  St. Albert GazetteAdopted by a family after she was born in Nova Scotia, Blackwell moved out to Alberta with her family when she was three years old. But she was always curious ...
  
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• DNA testing kits connect daughter with birth family - St. Albert Gazette

  03-01-2019 00:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  DNA testing kits connect daughter with birth family  St. Albert GazetteAdopted by a family after she was born in Nova Scotia, Blackwell moved out to Alberta with her family when she was three years old. But she was always curious ...
  
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