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• Remi Noel is shaping jazz to come - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 23:34 via stalbertgazette.com
  Remi Noel is shaping jazz to come  St. Albert GazettePREVIEW Remi Noel CD Release Remi Noel Septet Saturday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. Yardbird Suite 10203 – 86 Ave. Tickets: $20 to $24.
  
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• At County Council: utility lots and seniors’ transit - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 23:32 via stalbertgazette.com
  At County Council: utility lots and seniors’ transit  St. Albert GazetteMayor Hnatiw warns residents against landscaping public utility lots, and council calls for cash for seniors' transit.
  
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• More gas stations raising prices in St. Albert - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 22:42 via stalbertgazette.com
  More gas stations raising prices in St. Albert  St. Albert GazetteGas prices are starting to increase to 99.9 around the city, according to GasBuddy.com. But some locations in St. Albert are still priced as low as 85.9.
  
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• New group helps LGBTQ learn it’s OK2BU - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 22:30 via stalbertgazette.com
  New group helps LGBTQ learn it’s OK2BU  St. Albert GazetteGrowing up LGBTQ has a lot of its own unique rewards, but it sure does come with a lot of special challenges, too. Getting through those challenges can.
  
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• Court hears Rigney election case - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 22:29 via stalbertgazette.com
  Court hears Rigney election case  St. Albert GazetteA former Sturgeon County mayor's court challenge of fixed election laws, triggered by the snap 2015 election, has made its way to court. Donald Rigney,
  
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• Competitiveness at heart of Heartland issues - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 22:24 via stalbertgazette.com
  Competitiveness at heart of Heartland issues  St. Albert GazetteThe Industrial Heartland is facing some hurdles when it comes to global competitiveness. On Jan. 17, an audience of more than 1000 attendees at the.
  
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• Take a walk down memory lane with Loudon Wainwright - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 21:53 via stalbertgazette.com
  Take a walk down memory lane with Loudon Wainwright  St. Albert GazettePREVIEW Loudon Wainwright III Friday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Arden Theatre 5 St. Anne Street Tickets: $40. Call 780-459-1542 or at www.ticketmaster.ca If.
  
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• Council tops off $964K rail safety project - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 21:45 via stalbertgazette.com
  Council tops off $964K rail safety project  St. Albert GazetteCity council is spending another $200000 to keep the city on track for a fence along portions of St. Albert's railway. Back in May, the city received.
  
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• Gretzinger named new fire chief - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 21:33 via stalbertgazette.com
  Gretzinger named new fire chief  St. Albert GazetteThe City of St. Albert has hired a familiar face as its new fire chief. Bernd Gretzinger, who was formerly the deputy fire chief of logistics for the.
  
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• Proposed buffer for Lacombe dog park - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 21:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  Proposed buffer for Lacombe dog park  St. Albert GazetteA possible barrier could be coming to separate residents from the Lacombe Lake Dog-Friendly Park. Coun. Sheena Hughes put forward a motion during ...
  
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• "Friendly confines"? Not so much for Edmonton Oilers and their woeful home-ice performance

  22-01-2019 20:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Game Day 50: Red Wings at Oilers
  One last game to go before the Edmonton Oilers hit a much-needed 10-day break in their schedule, perhaps enough time to allow Oscar Klefbom to return to health after an extended injury absence.
  No guarantee Klefbom alone is enough to turn around a club that has lost its mojo, especially in their own end of the ice. Those defensive problems are particularly acute in the supposed “friendly confines” of Rogers Place, which in recent times has proven to b
  
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• Couple on the run after 2017 Lac La Biche killing arrested by RCMP

  22-01-2019 20:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two people on the run from police for over a year for their alleged roles in the slaying of a man in Lac La Biche have been arrested by Mounties in Two Hills.
  Michael Matthew Mountain was shot in the early hours of Oct. 28, 2017, outside the front door of the home where he lived with his wife and three young children.
  Mountain was rushed to hospital where he later died.
  Police immediately sought the arrest of 23-year-old Lloyd Wesley Boudreau for first-degree murder. A Canada-wide arrest warrant
  
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• Wildlife: Indigenous art in the most freewheeling of contexts at AGA's Boarder X

  22-01-2019 20:25 via edmontonjournal.com
  Micheal Langan / Colonialism Skateboards Collaboration with Kent Monkman, The Four Continents, 2018. Skateboard desks.
  The coolest art show in town is easily Boarder X, which brings contemporary Indigenous art together with fun-and-sport methods of human movement — including skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding.
  Indeed, skateboards are welcome to the Saturday opening at Art Gallery of Alberta — in co-operation with Vans, the curators are actually building a half pipe on the main f
  
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• $26M loan aims to improve St. Albert Trail - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 20:07 via stalbertgazette.com
  $26M loan aims to improve St. Albert Trail  St. Albert GazetteThe city is looking to borrow a maximum of $26 million to cover the cost of improving the northern part of the St. Albert Trail. Improvements to the busy.
  
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• Side by side: Country star Dierks Bentley and folk mainstay Loudon Wainwright III

  22-01-2019 20:03 via edmontonjournal.com
  Truth to tell, there aren’t a lot of similarities between Loudon Wainwright III and Dierks Bentley.
  One is a massively popular mainstream singer, the other a perennial but deeply respected cult figure in the folk world, patriarch of an extended musical family who made the charts with exactly one song, Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road, back in 1972. Bentley has had much more of an impact on the radio, charting number one hits from his 2001 debut on. Home, Somewhere on a Beach, and Am I
  
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• Local developer links food and history in refurbished buildings

  22-01-2019 20:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two trendy food halls, a neighbourhood eatery and a bakery with a backstory are just three culinary concepts with which Ivan Beljan has filled his plate.
  “Food is what connects people and everybody has to eat,” said Beljan of Beljan Development, commenting on his attraction to projects with a culinary element.
  The Edmonton businessman is owner of two completed food-centric buildings in Old Strathcona. The Crawford Block houses three trendy eateries — Holy Roller, El Cortez and
  
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• Jazz, roots artists conjure up images of home in new discs

  22-01-2019 20:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  It’s called Pictures of Us; that’s also the easiest way of describing the 12 songs that fill out Braden Gates’ new fourth release, the best album yet from this wonderfully talented singer, songwriter, guitarist and fiddler. Gates marks the release of the album Friday at Festival Place.
  Not one to spill his guts, Edmonton’s Gates is loathe to explain the songs. But they do speak for themselves, like snapshots of places or moments in time that are not necessarily meant to s
  
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• 10 things to do in Edmonton this week: The Cardiac Shadow, Loudon Wainwright, and Whale Tales

  22-01-2019 20:01 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cardiac Shadow 
  Northern Light Theatre and Good Women Dance Collective are combining forces for the Canadian premiere of Clay McLeod Chapman’s The Cardiac Shadow, playing at the Studio Theatre until Feb. 2. Based on a true story, The Cardiac Shadow looks at the sinister experiments performed on women in the Ravensbruck concentration camp in Germany, where SS Second Lieutenant Dr. Sigmund Rascher oversaw testing of the human body’s endurance to extreme temperatures. Trevor Schmid
  
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• Crafted for a cause: STARS Lottery's 26th edition features Griesbach grand prize

  22-01-2019 19:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  STARS’ new show-stopping show homes are ready and waiting.
  Four fully furnished homes are up for grabs, as well as what could be Alberta’s largest 50/50 prize ever — a payout that could reach $2 million — as STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service) launches the 2019 edition of its fundraising lottery.
  Officials note that this year’s prizes are great, but they point out that STARS’ mission is even greater.
  “The need is real,” said STARS president and
  
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• Growing Things: Protect pussy willow tree to ensure winter survival

  22-01-2019 19:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  Q: I was given a miniature pussy willow tree that is now in a very small pot. Given the weather I want to keep it alive through the winter and possibly plant it outside, if it makes it. How should I take care of it, and can the tree be planted outdoors in Edmonton? This gift means a lot to me as it reminds me of my sister, who passed away this summer, and her love of pussy willows. Thanking you for the attention given this matter.
  A: My sincere condolences on the passing of your sister. I assume
  
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• Flu shot a better match than last year: AHS - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 18:57 via stalbertgazette.com
  Flu shot a better match than last year: AHS  St. Albert GazetteAccording to the latest numbers released by Alberta Health Services, there have 925 cases of the flu so far this season. Chris Sikora, medical officer for AHS in ...
  
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• Homicide unit investigating suspicious death in city's southeast; third case since Friday

  22-01-2019 18:22 via edmontonjournal.com
  Homicide investigators are probing the city’s third suspicious death since Friday after a “young male” was found with fatal injuries in southeast Edmonton following reports of gunshots Monday night.
  Officers were called to the area of The Orchards at Ellerslie, south of the Summerside neighbourhood, around 7:30 p.m., police said in a statement late Monday night.
  A person, described only as a “young male” by police, was found on Crabapple Crescent with &ldq
  
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• Cold Lake fighter pilot fined for violating National Defence Act

  22-01-2019 18:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Cold Lake — A fighter pilot received a $2,000 fine at a military court martial Monday after pleading guilty to flying below an altitude less than the minimum height authorized, in violation of the National Defence Act.
  However, it could have been worse for Capt. Christopher Mileusnic, based at 4 Wing Cold Lake, if the judge had decided to issue the maximum sentence allowed for such an offence, which could have been imprisonment for less than two years.
  However, Military Judge Lt.-Col. Loui
  
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• Toronto sports commentators reading doom and gloom in Connor McDavid's facial expression (again)

  22-01-2019 16:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Connor McDavid’s frustration about losing and his determination to whip his team into shape is being taken as a sign that there’s dissension in the Edmonton Oilers locker room, at least by TSN commentator Dave Poulin.
  Here’s what McDavid had to say on Monday, coming off two terrible losses over the weekend where McDavid himself didn’t play his best hockey, the same as almost everyone else on the Oilers.
  “We hear the boos and we hear the stuff that is going on,&rdquo
  
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• Vanille Ice, Rob Base and Montell Jordan at Rogers Place in May 17 '90s jam

  22-01-2019 16:02 via edmontonjournal.com
  When it comes to baggy-pants nostalgia in Edmonton, this is how we do it: the I Love the 90’s Tour returns May 17, this time to Rogers Place. (Bumpin’ earlier cousins to this were at Shaw and under the High Level Bridge as Soundtrack Music Festival, between them featuring Salt-N-Pepa and TLC.)
  This time round it’s more of a hotdog barbecue, including Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, the actually awesome live Vanilla Ice (… Ice Baby), the return of Rob Base (Joy and Pain), All-
  
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• Flurries in Tuesday’s weather forecast - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 15:11 via stalbertgazette.com
  Flurries in Tuesday’s weather forecast  St. Albert GazetteMainly sunny skies and a high of -1 C are expected for Tuesday morning in St. Albert. Cloudy skies later in the day bring a few flurries in the afternoon.
  
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• Edmonton weather: It's January but we can't complain

  22-01-2019 14:57 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Tuesday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -9.0 C with 7 km/h winds out of the southwest contributing to a -13 wind chill.
  While the entirety of Eastern Canada is freezing their knickers off, we’re just sitting here soaking up some otherwise gorgeous winter weather. We might see some snow today and tomorrow as the temperatures fall briefly Wednesday but otherwise the long-term
  
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• Tuesday's letters: Fund mental-health services

  22-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Re. “Crisis calls continue to plague bridge,” Jan. 18
  I am writing in response to the recent article about the number of mental health calls related to the bridge and the fact that they have not gone down significantly since the barriers were introduced.
  When the renovations were considered several years ago — which I was not in favour of — I reached out to Edmonton’s crisis centre and asked what they would prefer $2.5 million to be spent on. They indicated that the
  
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• Opinion: Indexing takes politics out of AISH, income support, seniors benefits

  22-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  An election is in the air. We can all feel it. The energy is beginning to build. Politicians have begun making promises. Historically, the party in power begins to sweeten the pot for their target groups.
  This month, some important changes to the way we financially support some of the most vulnerable in our society were made by the provincial government. Payments to the disabled, elderly and children in poverty were all indexed. That means that every year, based on the rise in the cost of living
  
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• RCMP using old files, new techniques in attempt to crack cold cases of three missing women

  22-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Exactly one year has passed since RCMP Staff Sgt. Jason Zazulak, the head of K Division’s historical homicide unit, put out a call to the public for tips on cold cases involving three missing women: Shelly Ann Bacsu, Stephanie Stewart and Deanna McNeil.
  All are presumed dead. Their remains have never been found.
  In the year since that public appeal, RCMP have re-examined old evidence and gone back to witnesses, but have also listened to potential new information and used modern technology
  
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• Homicide unit investigating suspicious death in city's southeast

  22-01-2019 07:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  Homicide investigators are probing the suspicious death of a man in the city’s far southeast following reports of gunshots Monday evening.
  Officers were called to the area of The Orchards at Ellerslie, which is located south of the Summerside neighbourhood, at around 7:30 p.m., police said in a statement late Monday night.
  A person, described only as a “young male” by police, was found on Crabapple Crescent with “undisclosed injuries.”
  The victim was
  
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• Police respond to reports of gunshots in city's southeast

  22-01-2019 05:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police have converged on an area in the city’s far southeast after reports of gunshots Monday evening.
  Police just after 8 p.m. said it is too early in the investigation to release any information and there is no word if anyone was injured.
  But officers have contained an area in a relatively new development The Orchards at Ellerslie, which is located south of the Summerside neighbourhood.
  Police could be seen door knocking in the area and police tape had cordoned off a s
  
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• eResources at St. Albert Public Library - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 04:18 via stalbertgazette.com
  eResources at St. Albert Public Library  St. Albert GazetteDon't want to pay for Netflix? Tired of buying eAudiobooks? Want to stop spending on Spotify? We have you covered. Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 6:30 ...
  
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• 'Practising with Divination Tools' - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 04:17 via stalbertgazette.com
  'Practising with Divination Tools'  St. Albert GazettePre-register for this fun workshop with Christine Kowalyshyn. Now that you know what types of divination tools are out there, let's do some practising. We will ...
  
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• Lotion and Lip Balm from Scratch - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 04:17 via stalbertgazette.com
  Lotion and Lip Balm from Scratch  St. Albert GazetteAn exciting and empowering workshop, where we create products using nourishing and safe, simple ingredients. This was a favourite class from 2018. Return ...
  
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• Family Literacy Carnival - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 04:17 via stalbertgazette.com
  Family Literacy Carnival  St. Albert GazetteCarnivals are a place to wander, explore, participate and just have fun – maybe even bring home a prize. Families can do all that – and more – at the Family ...
  
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• STAR Literacy celebrates Family Literacy Day with WHIZ-BANG Scrabble - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 04:16 via stalbertgazette.com
  STAR Literacy celebrates Family Literacy Day with WHIZ-BANG Scrabble  St. Albert GazetteAdd your 5+ letter word to our Mega open-Scrabble board on Sunday, Jan. 27 from 12 to 4 p.m., enter for a prize draw, and score a triple for family literacy and ...
  
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• Watch: Ken Hitchcock discusses Oilers 7-4 loss to Hurricanes

  22-01-2019 03:47 via edmontonjournal.com
  Following the team’s latest loss at home, head coach Ken Hitchcock blamed the Oilers’ inability to play well when even strength.
  “When you’re not good five on five you can live for a little while on your power play or you can live for a little while on one or two people coming through for you, but we’re not playing well five on five and it hurts us a lot,” said Hitchcock.
  “It starts back there in our end. And if we clean it up we’ll get better quic
  
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• Watch: Edmonton Oilers cancel practice for team meeting

  22-01-2019 03:29 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton Oilers head coach Ken Hitchcock and players Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Milan Lucic talk about the need for the NHL club to play better five-on-five after a team meeting Monday as they prepare to play the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.
  “We have to find a way as a group to get out of this,” said Nugent-Hopkins, who’s played here long enough to understand the mood better than anyone. “There is going to be outside pressure and negativity, expectations. There is
  
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• Driver dies in head-on crash with semi-trailer in central Alberta

  22-01-2019 03:26 via edmontonjournal.com
  A 74-year-old man is dead after the car he was driving collided head on with a semi-trailer on Highway 13 near Sedgewick in central Alberta Monday.
  The driver was taking a curve near Range Road 125 at around noon when the collision happened, police said.
  The semi-trailer driver suffered minor injuries. No charges will be laid.
  
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• UPDATE: Anticipate Henday delays on Tuesday - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 03:22 via stalbertgazette.com
  UPDATE: Anticipate Henday delays on Tuesday  St. Albert GazetteEmergency services and community organizations, such as Edmonton Police Services and Edmonton Transit Services, are warning drivers to avoid Anthony.
  
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• Two arrested in Jasper over 'indecent acts' on VIA Rail train

  22-01-2019 02:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Two people were arrested after Jasper RCMP responded to reports of “indecent sexual acts” onboard a VIA Rail train.
  Jasper RCMP arrested a 34-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman after responding to “disturbances” on the train Jan. 5, said RCMP in a Monday news release.
  “Two individuals had allegedly been causing a disturbance on the train as well as engaging in indecent sexual acts in front of other passengers,” stated an RCMP news release.
  The train was beli
  
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• Sherwood Park doctor's permit to practice medicine permanently cancelled

  22-01-2019 01:46 via edmontonjournal.com
  A Sherwood Park family doctor with a history of complaints levied against him has agreed to give up his medical licence for good.
  Patients who rallied outside the legislature twice last spring couldn’t resuscitate the career of Dr. Vincenzo Visconti, who agreed last fall never to re-apply for a permit to practice medicine in Alberta or anywhere else.
  Other doctors tasked with checking on Visconti’s practice had “concerns regarding the prescribing of opioids by Dr. Visconti whic
  
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• Pipeline truck convoy may cause Edmonton traffic snarls, police warn

  22-01-2019 01:20 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton police are warning motorists to expect delays on Anthony Henday Drive Tuesday morning as truckers take to the roads as part of the ‘Stand Up Canada Yellow Vest Pipeline Rally’ event.
  A truck convoy will begin travelling north on Anthony Henday Drive at about 10:30 a.m. and will last several hours, police said Monday afternoon.
  The convoy will be using the inside lane with other lanes remaining open to motorists, police spokesman Scott Pattison said in an email.
  “The Ed
  
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• Elgar's Violin Concerto - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 01:19 via stalbertgazette.com
  Elgar's Violin Concerto  St. Albert GazetteEdmonton Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernhard Gueller. Elgar's Violin Concerto will be performed by ESO Concertmaster Robert Uchida. Elgar's ...
  
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• Edmonton Pet Expo - St. Albert Gazette

  22-01-2019 01:19 via stalbertgazette.com
  Edmonton Pet Expo  St. Albert GazetteAre you Paws-itively crazy about pets!? Spend a day reveling in the wonderful world of pets at the 2019 Edmonton Pet Expo – Edmonton's largest pet-focused ...
  
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• Crack cocaine, ketamine and fentanyl among drugs seized during Calling Lake police raid

  22-01-2019 00:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  Crack cocaine, ketamine and fentanyl were among some of the narcotics recovered by Athabasca RCMP after a Saturday drug bust at a home in Calling Lake Saturday.
  Police raided the home just after 5 a.m. arresting the two residents and seizing 13 firearms, including a prohibited weapon, as well as money and a “significant quantity of various drugs” including methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana.
  Scales and “packaging materials used in relation to drug trafficking were also
  
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• "Chiarelli is not a capable GM": Twitter reacts to Edmonton Oilers big bet on Mikko Koskinen

  22-01-2019 00:12 via edmontonjournal.com
  This in from Chris Johnston of Sportsnet on Mikko Koskinen’s new three year deal at $4.5 million per season: “2019-2020: $5.2M2020-2021: $3.3M+$500,000 SB, 2021-2022: $4.5M.”
  Fan and media reaction has been fast and mostly furious:
  Heather Marginet @margih99: I like Koskinen. Fans and media were completely out to lunch on him in the off-season… I would have preferred a one year deal on Koskinen but I have no problem signing him before he becomes a UFA.
  Cult of Hockey&rsq
  
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• Debate broils over Kenney's residency as federal MP

  22-01-2019 00:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Questions about United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney’s residency during his time as a federal Conservative cabinet minister spilled into the political arena through social media this weekend when a lawyer took to Twitter to raise a series of concerns.
  What’s the issue? 
  Kyle Morrow, an Ontario lawyer with Alberta roots, argued that Kenney shouldn’t have been claiming his mother’s retirement residence in Calgary as his primary address between 2013 and 20
  
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