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• Edmonton's latest homicide victim died from multiple gunshot wounds: Police

  12-01-2019 22:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton’s latest homicide victim, found dead on the sidewalk in north Edmonton earlier this week, died from “multiple gunshot wounds,” autopsy results released Saturday show. 
  Enzo Campoli, 52, was discovered by officers outside a house in the Mayliewan neighbourhood near 77 Street and 166 Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday.
  Police were called to the area after they received multiple calls about potential gunshots.
  “Homicide Detectives continue to
  
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• Edmonton Oilers going back to late season magic of McD, RNH and Rattie

  12-01-2019 21:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 45, Oilers vs Arizona
  This in from TSN’s Ryan Rishaug on the Oil’s line combos for tonight’s game against Arizona.
  RNH McDavid Rattie
  Lucic Draisaitl Chiasson
  Spooner Khaira Puljujarvi
  Reider Brodziak Kassian
  Nurse Russell
  Jones Larsson
  Gravel Benning
  Talbot
  While this is the starting line-up, Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock made it clear it might not last much past the first shift. “Chiasson, Draisaitl, Nuge, Connor are interchangeable. We’ll see how it looks.
  
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• Trio on the run arrested in stolen vehicle after they ask police for gas

  12-01-2019 20:50 via edmontonjournal.com
  A woman and two men are in custody after they approached police in a stolen vehicle filled with drugs, asking for help because they had run out of gas.
  The trio were arrested after a traffic stop Friday afternoon as they headed northbound on Highway 2 near Glen Park Road in Leduc — but they weren’t the ones pulled over.
  According to an RCMP media release, the vehicle pulled over in front of the police, and a woman exited the vehicle wanting help because she had run out of gas.
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• Fort McMurray First Nation suspends councillor, stops protesters from blocking assets

  12-01-2019 19:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  The leadership of Fort McMurray First Nation #468 has obtained an emergency court order to stop protesters from blocking band-owned assets and has suspended a councillor accused of “wrongful conduct.”
  On Monday, a group of protesters began blocking access to the First Nation’s main office, as well as the lay-down yard and main office of the band-owned company Christina River Enterprises.
  The protesters were demanding a new election and argued the leadership of the Fir
  
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• Syrian pharmacy owners, now settlement counsellors in Edmonton, part of U of A study

  12-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  They owned and worked in a Syrian pharmacy — now they’re settlement counsellors in Edmonton as she upgrades to become licensed here and he tackles learning English.
  Matilda Alber and her husband Pascal Safar re-located with their daughter to Edmonton from Aleppo, Syria, in 2015 after conflict forced them from their homes. Three years later, they work with Catholic Social Services to help other refugees become settled in Alberta’s capital.
  “After the crisis we had to
  
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• Social Seen: Swingin' City Sundays

  12-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Swingin’ City Sundays
  Where: City Hall
  When: January 6
  What: Weekly afternoon swing dance party at City Hall
  Featuring: Live music by the Trocadero Orchestra (different acts weekly) and a dance lesson from Sugar Swing.
  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 
  
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• Saturday's letters: Golf courses are wildlife havens

  12-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  I used to be adamantly opposed to golf courses ever since working on Kananaskis park and seeing the destruction of wild spaces to make it available to hundreds more people solely for recreational purposes.
  However, since being involved with a group that helped the Royal Mayfair get its certification by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf in 2014 and the many trips this entailed around the course, I have changed my tune.
  Having seen foxes, coyotes, deer, myriad birds, por
  
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• Fitness column: Which 2019 fitness trends are untenable?

  12-01-2019 13:59 via edmontonjournal.com
  The fitness powers that be have released this year’s top 10 exercise trends that, frankly, may have little bearing on your next workout. The challenge with most trends is they disappear as quickly as they arrive. What makes the list this year is often absent from the next.
  Here is a quick review of 2019 trends (in no particular order) with a few notes on staying power and whether they can boost your health and fitness goals.
  Bodyweight training
  Resistance training accomplishes a lot m
  
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• Wine column: Start off the new year with low-calorie wine options

  12-01-2019 13:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  January signals the shift from holiday indulging back to moderation and focusing on leading a healthier lifestyle.  Drinking responsibly is always important, and here’s a tip — drinking less… but better. Here’s the skinny on wine calories.
  Wines using ‘skinny’ on the label suggest there is some unique quality (think aspartame) that will offer fewer calories than others. These ‘skinny’ wines boast 100 calories per five-ounce glass along with p
  
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• 'Less is more' is blues guitarist's challenging goal to reach for

  12-01-2019 13:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  You can delve deep into the history of the blues, you can add political or social commentary to the lyrics, or address gender stereotypes in the songs. But in the end, for many fans and musicians, enjoying the blues comes down to a certain simple pleasure.
  “For me, it’s more about a groove or a feeling,” says Trent Schmiedge, founder, guitarist and singer of Saskatoon-based trio The Blue Mules. “We don’t have a lot of lyrics in our songs and there are not a lot of b
  
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• Chinatown Dining Week launches a look at a dynamic food culture in Edmonton

  12-01-2019 13:56 via edmontonjournal.com
  If you’ve only seen Edmonton’s Chinatown from the inside of your car, Chinatown Dining Week is an opportunity to live a little.
  From Jan. 17 to 27, eight Chinatown restaurants are offering a special, two-course menu for $15. The restaurants represent a cross-section of Asian culture, from southern and northern Chinese cuisine, plus menus from Vietnam and India. And of course, there is bubble tea.
  Freya Fu is one of the volunteer organizers of the event, which kicked off last year and
  
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• Watch: Pink Gorilla Pizzeria opens in Edmonton

  12-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mark Bellows and Ryan Brodziak have opened a new pizza restaurant in Edmonton called the Pink Gorilla Pizzeria, located in the former Park Allen Restaurant location at 7018 109 St.
  
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• Keith Gerein: NDP may regret being the tortoise as the provincial election race draws near

  12-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  In as little as three weeks, the NDP will begin to wage its first-ever election campaign as the defending champions of Alberta politics.
  Instead of attacking the government in charge, Rachel Notley’s team will be in the unfamiliar position of defending its record, touting its accomplishments, and re-hyping a vision of the province grounded in four years of established policy.
  Given the enthusiasm Notley and her supporters showed at the NDP’s convention last fall, you’d expect t
  
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• Edmonton's storied McBain Camera snapped up by London Drugs, will continue to operate independently

  12-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Family-owned McBain Camera, a staple in the Edmonton photography scene for the past 70 years, has been purchased by London Drugs — another family-owned company developed in Western Canada.
  But former owner and general manager Neil McBain wants to ensure loyal customers that the stores will continue to run independently with the longtime brand staying put.
  “I’m still running the place, none of the employees are being let go,” McBain said in an interview Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Driving change - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  Driving change  St. Albert GazetteAlbertans eager to earn their much-coveted driver's licences could face more roadblocks if the conflict between driver examiners and the province gets any.
  
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• Smoke and mirrors - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 08:04 via stalbertgazette.com
  Smoke and mirrors  St. Albert GazetteReading through city council's reflections from 2018 in the Gazette, I am amazed at some of the creative messaging techniques used by councillors to spin.
  
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• Remembering Elke Blodgett - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 08:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  Remembering Elke Blodgett  St. Albert GazetteIt's Christmastime again, a time when many of us pause in our hectic lives and relive special times we have shared with those who have passed during the.
  
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• City needs to listen to seniors needs - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 08:02 via stalbertgazette.com
  City needs to listen to seniors needs  St. Albert GazetteElizabeth Allchin makes a lot of sense as usual in her recent letter (St. Albert Gazette, Your Views, Dec. 22) which urges council to listen and take.
  
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• Socialist talk causing currency jitters, sell-offs - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 08:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Socialist talk causing currency jitters, sell-offs  St. Albert GazetteWhile we don't often think of money as a commodity, in reality, that's precisely what it is – a commodity that goes up and down in value as the demand and.
  
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• Diocese announces new model for St. Albert Catholic Schools - The Daily Nonpareil

  12-01-2019 07:15 via nonpareilonline.com
  Diocese announces new model for St. Albert Catholic Schools  The Daily NonpareilThe Catholic Diocese of Des Moines is looking to implement a new leadership model at St. Albert Catholic Schools for the 2019-20 school year, according to a ...
  
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• Council votes to expropriate land for downtown park

  12-01-2019 04:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton city council voted to expropriate a parcel of downtown land Friday, ensuring the space will be available for a park planned for the urban core.
  The parcel is one of four that the city is buying with $28 million from the downtown community funding levy. The plan is to turn the existing gravel parking lots into a 1.25-hectare neighbourhood park north of Jasper Avenue, on both sides of 107 Street.
  Allard Developments owns the parcel that will be expropriated and the company’s pr
  
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• Alleged Hells Angels member gets 18 months house arrest after ALERT gang bust

  12-01-2019 02:11 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who police say is a full-patch member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was handed an 18-month conditional sentence Friday stemming from a lengthy investigation into stolen property by the province’s organized crime and gang squad.
  Christopher Escott, 34, pleaded guilty to three amended charges in a 13-count indictment including possession of testosterone, a Schedule 4 controlled substance, the use of forged documents and the unlawful possession of an ATV and travel trailer.
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• 'Satan's plan': Former MLA Don MacIntyre gets three years after pleading guilty to sexual interference involving child

  12-01-2019 01:45 via edmontonjournal.com
  RED DEER — Former MLA Don MacIntyre was sentenced to three years behind bars on Friday after he pleaded guilty to one count of sexual interference involving a child.
  The victim, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, was 10 years old at the time of the offence and said outside court she will never forgive MacIntyre for destroying her childhood.
  The former United Conservative Party MLA resigned his seat as legislative representative for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake in February 2018, aro
  
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• Stony Plain man charged with child pornography offences

  12-01-2019 01:15 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 30-year-old Stony Plain man has been arrested and charged with child pornography offences following a joint investigation between the RCMP and Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams’ (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation unit.
  Stuart Clark was charged Thursday with making child pornography, distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
  Police said Friday that Clark has been released from custody with conditions and is scheduled to appear in Stony Plain Provinc
  
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• St. Albert Taxi shuts down services - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:43 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert Taxi shuts down services  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert Taxi has hit the brakes on its business. In the last three months, the local company's fleet of drivers has been reduced to just three, and the.
  
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• St. Albert loses its second in command - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:43 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert loses its second in command  St. Albert GazetteThe City of St. Albert is saying farewell to its No. 2. In an all-staff email sent out Friday, chief administrative officer (CAO) Kevin Scoble announced.
  
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• Non-profits regroup after FCSS cuts - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:43 via stalbertgazette.com
  Non-profits regroup after FCSS cuts  St. Albert GazetteWith operating grants finally approved, non-profit organizations are figuring out how to move forward following a confusing change to one of the city's.
  
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• Sabres sharpen winning edge - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:30 via stalbertgazette.com
  Sabres sharpen winning edge  St. Albert GazetteThe last game for the St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres before the John Reid Memorial Tournament is a biggie. A victory over CAC Lehigh Cement on.
  
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• Husky Energy looks to sell local gas stations - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:25 via stalbertgazette.com
  Husky Energy looks to sell local gas stations  St. Albert GazetteThree gas stations in St. Albert could come under new management after Husky Energy announced it was considering selling off all its stations. “They're.
  
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• Watkins sticks to his principles - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Watkins sticks to his principles  St. Albert GazetteCoun. Ray Watkins sees 2018 as the year he stuck to his guns. In a year-end interview with the Gazette, the first-time councillor reflected on some of the.
  
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• Perfect season so far for PK - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Perfect season so far for PK  St. Albert GazetteIt's business as usual for the undefeated Paul Kane Blues. The runaway leaders in metro Edmonton division two men's basketball remain focused on the end.
  
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• Hear, hear for hearing aid program - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Hear, hear for hearing aid program  St. Albert GazetteIt's one thing to have hearing loss like so many people do but it's another to accept the disability and obtain hearing aids. Sadly, the devices don't.
  
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• End to end hockey coverage - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  End to end hockey coverage  St. Albert GazetteSlash host Steelers The top two midget AAA teams in the Alberta Female Hockey League go toe-to-toe tonight at Go Auto Arena. Puck drop is 7:45 p.m..
  
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• Chillin’ at the 2019 Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:15 via stalbertgazette.com
  Chillin’ at the 2019 Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival  St. Albert GazetteDeep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival started as a community event – something to draw cocooning neighbours into the *fresh* air for some cheer and a taste ...
  
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• Say ‘yes’ to saying ‘no’ - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  Say ‘yes’ to saying ‘no’  St. Albert GazetteFor many people, standing up for yourself and being confident are as difficult as climbing Mt. Everest. If you've ever said “yes” despite the “no” that.
  
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• Paul Kane Invitational and SAPEC junior high basketball info - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  Paul Kane Invitational and SAPEC junior high basketball info  St. Albert GazettePK Invitational Day two of the Paul Kane Invitational starts 9 a.m. with seven games scheduled for Paul Kane and three at the SkyDome. The 20-game high.
  
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• School Notes: election concerns and shed construction - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  School Notes: election concerns and shed construction  St. Albert GazetteSchool administrators weigh in on how this upcoming provincial election could affect the new curriculum. Also, Bellerose builds sheds in new course.
  
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• Drop-off spots needed for upcoming collection drive - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  Drop-off spots needed for upcoming collection drive  St. Albert GazetteWhen people think of helping women in need, donating feminine hygiene products isn't always top of mind. Once Scarlet Bjornson made the suggestion on.
  
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• Weird Science: killer rabbits and bird brawls - St. Albert Gazette

  12-01-2019 00:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  Weird Science: killer rabbits and bird brawls  St. Albert GazetteNew research suggests snowshoe hares eat meat – and feathers – and that climate change can cause more brawls between birds.
  
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