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• Pedestrian in life-threatening condition after being hit by dump truck on Stony Plain Road

  16-01-2019 23:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man is in a critical, life-threatening condition after being struck by a semi-trailer dump truck on the edge of the city on Stony Plain Road Wednesday morning.
  Paramedics transported the 32-year-old man to hospital from the area just under the Winterburn Road overpass just before 9 a.m., Alberta Health Services spokesman Kerry Williamson said.
  Witnesses told police that the pedestrian “stepped in front of the vehicle.”
  There was very little evidence of the collision except for
  
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• Notes from the Dome: UCP office vandalism, scrapping Bighorn Country proposal

  16-01-2019 23:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  United Conservative MLA Dave Hanson is partly blaming “over-the-top rhetoric” from the NDP for vandalism to his constituency office in St. Paul.
  The front windows of the office were shattered by large rocks Tuesday night. Nobody was hurt.
  In a Wednesday news release, the MLA for Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills said his office received an email from a person who took responsibility for the vandalism and attributed the actions to what Hanson called “over-the-top rhetori
  
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• Former speaker Gene Zwozdesky warmly remembered for his commitment to public service

  16-01-2019 22:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  Gene Zwozdesky’s lifetime of service to his community, his family, his church and his province was remembered Wednesday as those who knew him said their final goodbyes.
  Around 1,000 people — politicians past and present, friends, family and community members the former speaker and MLA met over the years — attended Zwozdesky’s beloved St. John’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Wednesday morning to pay their respects.
  Very Reverend Cornell Zubritsky, who first met&n
  
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• Driver clocked more than double the speed limit in 70km/h zone fined $1,500: RCMP

  16-01-2019 21:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  A driver in Strathcona County clocked at 146km/h in a 70km/h zone has had their licence suspended for 60 days and been fined $1,500 by Mounties.
  The suspension was one of four notable infringements noted by RCMP in recent weeks.
  Police on Wednesday said another person caught driving 171 km/h in a 100 km/h zone received a seven-day licence suspension. Another caught driving 187 km/h in a 100 km/h zone received a six-day licence suspension. A final case RCMP mention is a driver caught go
  
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• Edmonton Oilers checking into availability of Mats Zuccarello, Micheal Ferland, Friedman reports

  16-01-2019 20:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 47: Oilers vs Vancouver
  This in from Elliotte Friedman, Sportsnet’s super sleuth of hockey insider info, that the Edmonton Oilers might be interested in Mats Zuccarello and would be willing to give up a second-rounder to get him, that they also might be interested in Michael Ferland of Carolina, but they’re not that keen to give up Jesse Puljujarvi:  “The Oilers will also scour the market for young, preferably quick attackers who are either on long-term deals or h
  
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• City hall pool renos on track for 2019 opening

  16-01-2019 20:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  Renovations to the pool in front of city hall are on track to finish in time for summer, according to the city.
  The fountain, a popular destination for waders in the warmer months, will have its rehabilitation completed during the summer, along with work on the surrounding plaza.
  A large tent was erected over the fountain area this week.
  City spokeswoman Claire Graff said in an email Tuesday that the covering is enabling temperature control while work crews pour concrete and granite.
  Updates to
  
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• The Press Gallery interview: Don Iveson talks provincial election and the carbon tax

  16-01-2019 20:36 via edmontonjournal.com
  Confidence, says Edmonton mayor Don Iveson. That’s all Edmonton needs to ensure this city is taken seriously no matter who holds power in the provincial legislature.
  Edmonton’s mayor sat down with city columnist Elise Stolte for this week’s The Press Gallery interview, pondering the risks for Edmonton in this upcoming provincial election, explaining the math behind the new provincial city funding deal, and taking a stand on the carbon tax.
  You can likely guess where he stands o
  
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• Aggressive road rage attack in city's west has police seeking tips

  16-01-2019 20:35 via edmontonjournal.com
  An “aggressive” road rage case in west Edmonton last week resulted in an altercation between the passenger of a truck and the driver of a sedan, say police, now looking for tips.
  Both vehicles were heading towards the Whitemud Drive exit ramp onto Anthony Henday Drive last Monday about 4:30 p.m. when the driver of a red Acura EL merged in front of a black Dodge Ram truck.
  The driver of the truck reportedly began honking and tailgating the sedan until its driver pulled over to the sho
  
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• Man in critical condition after serious pedestrian collision on Stony Plain Road

  16-01-2019 20:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man is in a critical, life-threatening condition after being struck by a vehicle on the edge of the city on Stony Plain Road Wednesday morning.
  Paramedics transported the man to hospital from the area just under the Winterburn Road overpass just before 9 a.m., Alberta Health Services spokesman Kerry Williamson said.
  There was very little evidence of the collision except for a large collection of clothes located on the shoulder under the overpass. A semi-trailer was parked a few hundred me
  
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• 'Very active' commercial land market helps Edmonton real estate market reach five-year record

  16-01-2019 19:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  A new analysis of the 2018 commercial real estate market in Edmonton shows positive signs of an economic recovery with the overall dollar value of sales citywide up by about 30 per cent compared to 2017.
  The report, published by online real estate research firm The Network, shows the total value of all transactions hit $2.87 billion, up from $2.20 billion.
  That figure represents the highest value for total transactions over the past five years.
  The total number of sales is up to 624 from 552, or
  
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• Pedestrian taken to hospital after serious collision on Stony Plain Road

  16-01-2019 17:27 via edmontonjournal.com
  Police closed a portion of Stony Plain Road Wednesday morning following a serious crash between a vehicle and pedestrian.
  The road will be closed westbound at 215 Street and traffic will be diverted until further notice, police said in an email just after 9 a.m. Drivers are asked to use other routes for their commute.
  EMS responded to the scene and the pedestrian was treated and transported to hospital with serious injuries.
  All of the westbound lanes are closed and all traffic is being diverted
  
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• Good morning, St. Albert! Learn why you might bundle up this Wednesday - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 14:51 via stalbertgazette.com
  Good morning, St. Albert! Learn why you might bundle up this Wednesday  St. Albert GazetteWednesday in St. Albert looks to be cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries, according to Environment Canada. The daytime high of -10 C will feel.
  
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• Edmonton weather: The wind. Always with the wind.

  16-01-2019 14:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Wednesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -12.5 C with 9 km/h winds out of the northeast contributing to a -18 wind chill.
  There’s only so many ways to say it’s going to be cold. But yes, today is going to be cold and the wind is going to make it feel even colder. In fact, that wind isn’t going away anytime soon and in the next few days things are going to get ev
  
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• Wednesday's letters: Residents the poorer for zoning change

  16-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Single-family zoning is gone and that’s a good thing,” Elise Stolte, Jan. 14
  To discriminate in favour of permitting only single-family zoning to the exclusion of all businesses and places for entertainment in the core of the Glenora neighbourhood has ensured a most desirable outcome.
  This community of mainly single-family character homes receives only high praise. Most residents’ yards, adjacent boulevards and parks support an abundance and variety of mature tree sp
  
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• Watch: Seniors transportation service needs funding

  16-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Drive Happiness is a little-known but incredibly important part of Edmonton’s transportation system. It’s a non-profit serving seniors who either can’t afford a taxi, or whose medical conditions mean they need more time and attention.
  It started in the southwest but a federal grant helped it expand across the city in the last three years. It now offers five times the number of rides — up to 18,000 a year from 3,300 — but are afraid the model is unsustainable. The fe
  
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• Strong contender: Troops seek superiority in tactical athletics competition

  16-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Close to 100 spectators crowded into a small strip of the hot, sweat filled Warrior Room at the Edmonton Garrison Fitness Centre as members of One Service Battalion lifted weights twice their body weight in the tactical athlete competition.
  “The tac athlete event is a competition to determine the overall fittest soldier within the brigade,” said Colin Cooke, a member of One Service Battalion Brigade.
  The tactical athlete competition pits 12 brigades against one another in a CrossFit
  
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• Production cuts by 28 companies not a long-term fix for oilpatch, say industry experts

  16-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Mandatory production cuts have narrowed the oil differential, but without a long-term solution the price discount could once again spiral out of control, say industry experts.
  “Without market access, I can’t see how we wouldn’t get back into a similar situation six months after curtailment,” said Tristan Goodman, president of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada.
  He said producers have passed the point of frustration.
  “The mood unfortunately is sti
  
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• Elise Stolte: Don't lose a beautiful thing. Seniors, volunteers worried as Drive Happiness grant ends

  16-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  A taxi cab would have come and gone empty already by the time Drive Happiness volunteer Robert Haslam figures he better go check on his senior again.
  He’s incredibly patient, knocking on the door again to help the man get oriented. He’s heading out to visit a friend to play cards, but daily details can be tough to track at 86.
  “Yeah, he did forget for a second,” Haslam says with a smile, sliding back into the driver’s seat Tuesday.
  Drive Happiness is a little-known
  
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• David Staples: Tatsuo Asai stubbornly seeks perfection in a bowl of soup

  16-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Tatsuo (Ted) Asai is an exceptionally warm, wise and dignified individual. Just don’t cross him when it comes to his soup.
  The other day, Asai says, six young rich kids pulled up in fancy cars and sat down at his Tokiwa Ramen restaurant in Edmonton’s Brewery District. They ordered and were served, only to sit their texting and playing video games on their phones, even as the perfectly cooked al dente noodles got soggy.
  Asai approached them and tapped the table. “I cook these no
  
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• "Not close to NHL ready:" Evan Bouchard not on TSN's list of Top 50 NHL prospects.

  16-01-2019 09:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers prospect Evan Bouchard, the tenth overall pick in the 2018 draft, isn’t on TSN’s list of the Top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects, which is compiled by former NHL GM Craig Button.
  Leading that list are two Russian forwards, Vitali Kravstov and Grigori Denisenko, both in the KHL. The top-ranked d-man is Cale Makar, third overall on the TSN list.
  Other d-men on the list are Quinn Hughes, ranked 8th, Erik Brannstrom, 11th, Adam Fox, 12th, Noah Dobson, 18th, Alexander Romanov,
  
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• St. Albert Nature School Preschool Open House and Registration - St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 09:00 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert Nature School Preschool Open House and Registration - St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert Nature School is hosting an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 16th at 215 Sturgeon Road in the St. Albert Minor Baseball Clubhouse. Come on down ...
  
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• Former Burke, Central coach Ben Holling dismissed as St. Albert's basketball coach - Omaha World-Herald

  16-01-2019 09:00 via omaha.com
  Former Burke, Central coach Ben Holling dismissed as St. Albert's basketball coach  Omaha World-HeraldCouncil Bluffs St. Albert boys basketball coach Ben Holling was dismissed from his job Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Garbage in, garbage out - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 08:05 via stalbertgazette.com
  Garbage in, garbage out  St. Albert GazetteThe phrase “garbage in, garbage out” has been used to refer to computer programming, but the more literal meaning certainly holds true with regard to our.
  
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• Put to rest - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 08:04 via stalbertgazette.com
  Put to rest  St. Albert GazetteA year and a half after St. Albert city council approved a $21.9-million borrowing bylaw for a new branch library, the issue has finally been put to bed.
  
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• Thanks to the angel who helped me out - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 08:03 via stalbertgazette.com
  Thanks to the angel who helped me out  St. Albert GazetteWho says angels don't exist? They did for me this snowy Friday morning. Winston (my Mini Cooper S) got stuck in the deep snow. Even with his winter tires.
  
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• My smart water meter failed me - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 08:02 via stalbertgazette.com
  My smart water meter failed me  St. Albert GazetteI received a call from the City of St. Albert's Utilities and Environment Department notifying me our water usage overnight was continuous at 170 litres.
  
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• Environment minister defends Bighorn Country park proposal in telephone town hall

  16-01-2019 04:21 via edmontonjournal.com
  There are no plans for changes to trails for quads in Bighorn Country, Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips said in a telephone town hall Tuesday evening.
  Phillips addressed misinformation she has seen on social media, including changes to designated off-highway vehicle trails in the provincial park proposal. Phillips said there are “no changes whatsoever.”
  Part of the proposed $40-million investment into the area is to improve existing trails to support local us
  
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• Roxy Theatre rebuild to start this spring after Heritage Canada boost

  16-01-2019 04:14 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Theatre Network Society will break ground this spring on the rebuild of the Roxy Theatre after Heritage Canada announced $2.5 million for the project.
  “Today we can confidently say that  we are going to break ground this spring,” said Bradley Moss, artistic and executive director of the Theatre Network Society. “Two-and-a-half-million dollars is a lot of money and it puts us over that point where we can confidently say we’re going to go to tender and that’s
  
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• Best Buy St. Albert closing down Jan. 16 - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 03:41 via stalbertgazette.com
  Best Buy St. Albert closing down Jan. 16  St. Albert GazetteThe electronics retail chain is set to close its St. Albert location at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16. This isn't the first time Best Buy Canada has closed 760 St.
  
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• Oil Spills podcast: Edmonton Oilers seek traction in NHL playoff chase

  16-01-2019 03:30 via edmontonjournal.com
  Hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski talk to host Craig Ellingson about the continued sputtering by the Oilers, about talk of the team sending out serious feelers in the trade quest for a top-line forward, and about the high number of shots they’re giving up each game.
  
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• Notes from the Dome: Funeral service to honour former Speaker, AHS settles union grievance

  16-01-2019 03:13 via edmontonjournal.com
  A funeral for a respected and beloved former Speaker in Alberta’s legislative assembly will take place Wednesday.
  Gene Zwozdesky, who died at age 70 of cancer, was a six-term MLA who had served as a Progressive Conservative minister of health and wellness, Aboriginal relations, education and community development.
  Zwozdesky was first elected to the legislature in 1993 as a Liberal representing the Edmonton-Avonmore riding in southeast Edmonton. After re-election as a Liberal in 1997, he cr
  
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• Residents share worries about bus route redesign with Edmonton councillors

  16-01-2019 02:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Councillors directed city staff Tuesday to bring back clearer options for helping neighbourhoods cope with gaps in bus service that will be created when a route redesign comes into effect in mid-2020.
  The redesign is intended to make routing more efficient, but it means cutting service to areas with low ridership or that are geographically challenging.
  For Cameron Heights residents, the route changes will mean walking down Anthony Henday Drive or a 25-minute traverse of Wedgewood Ravine to get t
  
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• Watch: Oil Spills: Oilers seek traction in race for playoff spot

  16-01-2019 02:39 via edmontonjournal.com
  Jim Matheson, Rob Tychkowski and Craig Ellingson about the continued sputtering by the Edmonton Oilers, who continue to seek consistency in their game to make up and gain ground in the race for a playoff spot in the National Hockey League’s Western Conference.
  The Oilers have alternated wins and losses over their seven games in January so far, and are among a cluster of teams vying for two wildcard spots.
  
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• ASIRT to have 'extensive involvement' but not investigate High Level officer-involved shooting

  16-01-2019 02:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta’s police watchdog will have “extensive involvement” and conduct a “thorough review” but not be the ones to investigate a shooting involving an RCMP officer on Saturday.
  Police responded to a call of a distraught man at a home in south High Level Saturday night. Upon arrival, police became involved with the man, who produced a firearm and fired it.
  An officer returned fire and struck the man, who barricaded himself inside the home. He eventually surrendered t
  
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• Two area teachers honoured with Governor General's History Awards

  16-01-2019 01:44 via edmontonjournal.com
  It began with a chance meeting between two teachers training in hunter education.
  Now, two rural Alberta teachers will receive the Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching for bringing their students together to learn from one another.
  Maxine Hildebrandt, who teaches at Mother Earth’s Children’s Charter School, an Indigenous charter in Leduc County, and Lisl Gunderman, who teaches at Wildwood K-9 school, about 100 kilometres west of Edmonton, are among seven
  
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• Dessert bar bakes up a good cause - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 01:42 via stalbertgazette.com
  Dessert bar bakes up a good cause  St. Albert GazetteA dessert bar in St. Albert is raising funds for a good cause. Confections Cake Co. is running a silent auction until the end of February, with hopes to.
  
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• Gawreluck selected to represent NDP - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 01:38 via stalbertgazette.com
  Gawreluck selected to represent NDP  St. Albert GazetteShawna Gawreluck has been selected as the provincial NDP candidate for Morinville-St. Albert. On Thursday night, Gawreluck was acclaimed as the candidate.
  
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• Namao honours lifelong volunteer - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 01:35 via stalbertgazette.com
  Namao honours lifelong volunteer  St. Albert GazetteNamao residents took to the ice last weekend as they opened a new rink named after one of their most dedicated volunteers. About 70 people filled the Namao ...
  
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• Trimming the fat - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 01:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  Trimming the fat  St. Albert GazetteA new scoring system is helping St. Albert city councillors trim the fat in their 10-year municipal growth capital plan as they look to close a financial.
  
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• St. Albert’s Cultural Kitchen has the right ingredients - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 01:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  St. Albert’s Cultural Kitchen has the right ingredients  St. Albert GazetteA group of about 30 foodies crowd around a counter where chef Tarik Ghazal is mounding a platter of Moroccan 7 Vegetable Couscous, a traditional North.
  
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• Plastic bag ban shelved - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 01:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  Plastic bag ban shelved  St. Albert GazetteSt. Albert shoppers and businesses won't have to worry about ditching their plastic bags any time soon. In 2018, city councillors asked staff to look at.
  
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• NDP sets throne speech for March 18 ahead of promised spring election call

  16-01-2019 00:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Politicians will return to the legislature March 18 for a throne speech as they hustle to prepare for the upcoming election.
  Premier Rachel Notley has promised an election between March 1 and May 31, keeping the date within the three-month window outlined in legislation.
  But she hasn’t said whether the NDP will present a budget before Albertans head to the polls. She could also call an election immediately after the throne speech, cutting the spring session short.
  The UCP has been demandin
  
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• New regulations require speed reduction signs to be covered when construction workers not present

  16-01-2019 00:43 via edmontonjournal.com
  New construction zone safety regulations will require contractors to cover up speed reduction signs on provincial highways when workers are not present and there are no safety concerns.
  Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason announced Tuesday that contractors will have to follow new regulations to help ease traffic through constructions zones.
  “I’ve heard a lot and experienced myself, situations where the speed limits are reduced where there are no workers on site and there is n
  
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• Highs and lows for Blues - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 00:34 via stalbertgazette.com
  Highs and lows for Blues  St. Albert GazetteThe ultimate high of beating the Jasper Place Rebels in overtime for the Paul Kane Blues was followed by the lowest of lows in losing to the rival St. Albert ...
  
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• Sabres in tournament form - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 00:33 via stalbertgazette.com
  Sabres in tournament form  St. Albert GazetteThe St. Albert Gregg Distributors Sabres are looking sharp on the eve of the 41st annual John Reid Memorial Tournament. The Sabres are winners of three.
  
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• Puck drops Thursday at 41st annual John Reid Memorial Tournament - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 00:32 via stalbertgazette.com
  Puck drops Thursday at 41st annual John Reid Memorial Tournament  St. Albert GazetteReid tournament Action gets underway Thursday at 8 a.m. at the 41st annual John Reid Memorial Tournament at Servus Credit Union Place. The St. Albert.
  
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• Weekend results for Slash, Raiders, Merchants and Jets - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 00:30 via stalbertgazette.com
  Weekend results for Slash, Raiders, Merchants and Jets  St. Albert GazetteSlash win again The 11th victory in a row for the midget AAA St. Albert Slash was against the second-best team in the Alberta Female Hockey League. Jaden.
  
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• Skyhawks power past PK - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Skyhawks power past PK  St. Albert GazetteThe St. Albert Skyhawks lowered the boom on the host team at the Paul Kane Invitational. Saturday's 44-point beatdown of the Paul Kane Blues in the.
  
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• Nominate now! - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 00:20 via stalbertgazette.com
  Nominate now!  St. Albert GazetteThe story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization, but to the collective efforts of all who care about.
  
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• One for the books - St. Albert Gazette

  16-01-2019 00:17 via stalbertgazette.com
  One for the books  St. Albert GazetteThe many local fans of Edmonton author Janice MacDonald and her “reluctant detective” Randy Craig are in for a treat this weekend. The mystery writer is.
  
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