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• In the wake of Chiarelli — a detailed look at Edmonton Oilers' roster he left behind

  24-01-2019 23:54 via edmontonjournal.com
  Long-time readers of the Cult of Hockey — thank you, by the way — will know you can set your calendars by Bruce’s roster reviews: pre- and post-training camp; pre- and post-trade deadline; pre-and-post-Canada Day. The seasons of hockey, as regular as those of nature.
  Occasionally, however, a catastrophic event inserts itself in that cycle. Such as a GM firing, something the Edmonton Oilers have done three times now in less than six years, including this week when Pete
  
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• This exhibit is sick! (in a good way) - St. Albert Gazette

  24-01-2019 23:17 via stalbertgazette.com
  This exhibit is sick! (in a good way)  St. Albert GazetteDETAILS Pandemic! A Cautionary Tale Until Sunday, March 24 Musée Héritage Museum in St. Albert Place Call 780-459-1528 or visit www.muséehéritage.ca ...
  
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• City driving instructor wrongfully issued driving certifications to civilians, alleges auditor

  24-01-2019 22:40 via edmontonjournal.com
  An Edmonton Transit driving instructor wrongfully issued nearly 100 driving certifications to civilians trying to avoid licence suspensions or increases to their insurance premiums, alleges a city auditor report released Thursday.
  The professional driver improvement course is one of two driving courses that all new Edmonton Transit operators must take. The certification allows a maximum of a three demerit reduction to a candidate’s driving record.
  The city instructor is only authorized to
  
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• Corporate culture shift?: City employee engagement survey to be released

  24-01-2019 22:31 via edmontonjournal.com
  Results of a city employment engagement survey released Thursday will show whether or not there’s been a corporate culture shift in the wake of a 2016 survey that found nearly one in five city employees reported being harassed at work.
  The city said it plans to publish the results of its 2018 staff engagement survey Thursday afternoon.
  Back in 2016, about 20 per cent employees reported being harassed at work. In some pockets of the administration, that was nearly one in three. Sexual haras
  
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• CD Release Event: The Fusionauts from Edmonton - St. Albert Gazette

  24-01-2019 22:10 via stalbertgazette.com
  CD Release Event: The Fusionauts from Edmonton  St. Albert GazettePaul Richey – keyboards; Mo Lefever – electric guitar; Shantel Koenig – electric bass; Bill George – drums; Dwayne Hrynkiw – percussion; Jeremiah McDade ...
  
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• The Rooster Davis All Stars: from Edmonton - St. Albert Gazette

  24-01-2019 22:07 via stalbertgazette.com
  The Rooster Davis All Stars: from Edmonton  St. Albert GazetteRooster Davis – piano and vocals; Dave Babcock – saxophone, clarinet and vocals; Audrey Ochoa – trombone and vocals; Paul Bergeron – bass; Peter ...
  
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• International Jazz Series: Benito Gonzalez Trio from New York - St. Albert Gazette

  24-01-2019 22:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  International Jazz Series: Benito Gonzalez Trio from New York  St. Albert GazetteBenito Gonzalez – piano; TBA – bass; Francisco Mela – drums. Anyone who attended any of Azar Lawrence's visits to the Yardbird Suite or his concert here last ...
  
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• Chamber Music Masterworks with Clarinet - St. Albert Gazette

  24-01-2019 22:06 via stalbertgazette.com
  Chamber Music Masterworks with Clarinet  St. Albert GazetteRenowned clarinetist, James Campbell, joins Patricia Tao (piano), Rafael Hoekman (cello) and Robert Uchida (violin) for an evening of 19th and 20th century ...
  
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• Tafelmusik - St. Albert Gazette

  24-01-2019 22:04 via stalbertgazette.com
  Tafelmusik  St. Albert GazetteTafelmusik, Canada's award-winning orchestra on period instruments, has been lauded by Gramophone Magazine as “one of the world's top baroque ...
  
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• EIA sets record for busiest year with 8.2 million people flying in 2018

  24-01-2019 21:09 via edmontonjournal.com
  Edmonton International Airport (EIA) had more visitors than ever before in 2018.
  After seeing 8.2 million people fly through it’s terminals, EIA set a new record for busiest year with a 5.8 per cent increase from the number of passengers in 2017, according to report released by the airport on Thursday.
  “EIA had a record-setting year serving more travellers than ever before, with particularly strong growth in our non-stop domestic and US destinations,” stated Tom Ruth, EIA Presi
  
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• Sweeping curling coverage - St. Albert Gazette

  24-01-2019 21:01 via stalbertgazette.com
  Sweeping curling coverage  St. Albert GazetteJunior nationals Abby Marks of St. Albert is curling at her second nationals and the first in the U21 division. Marks is the third for the Alberta junior.
  
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• Driver flees scene after crash causes significant damage to Highway 16 overpass near Wabamun

  24-01-2019 20:55 via edmontonjournal.com
  The eastbound lane of Highway 16 en route to Edmonton is closed near Wabamun as police investigate a hit and run crash into an overpass causing structural damage to the bridge.
  Officers were called to the Wabamun overpass on the Yellowhead Highway around 10 p.m. Wednesday evening for reports of a traffic hazard, RCMP said in a news release Thursday.
  Upon arrival, RCMP found what they believe to be a piece of a crane boom lying in the eastbound lane. Police believe an oversized load or a vehicle
  
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• Fire up your ovens! The Great Canadian Baking Show is taking applications

  24-01-2019 20:18 via edmontonjournal.com
  CBC Television today announced that the hit culinary competition The Great Canadian Baking Show will return with eight episodes for a third season.
  Production starts this summer in Toronto, and interested home bakers can apply online now at cbc.ca/greatcanadianbakingshow for the chance to participate in the upcoming season. Applications close on Sunday, March 10 at 11 p.m. ET.
  Edmonton has seen some great contestants take part in this series. Season two featured three local lights, and one
  
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• What to do with the messes Peter Chiarelli made? Ride them out

  24-01-2019 20:04 via edmontonjournal.com
  Peter Chiarelli signed or traded for a number of players who are underperforming in terms of their contracts but are still contracted for at least next season. This list includes Milan Lucic, Brandon Manning, Ryan Spooner and Kyle Brodziak.
  What should the new Edmonton Oilers GM do with their contracts, especially as the Oilers are going to be pressed up against the cap in 2019-20, just as they are this year?
  In the recent years, the Oilers have used buy-outs to deal with under-performing player
  
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• St. Albert RCMP ask for public's help in shooting investigation - CBC.ca

  24-01-2019 19:24 via cbc.ca
  St. Albert RCMP ask for public's help in shooting investigation  CBC.caThe RCMP are turning to the public for help in the investigation of a shooting in a north St. Albert neighbourhood Tuesday night.
  
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• Man dead after two vehicle collision in Leduc County Wednesday

  24-01-2019 18:19 via edmontonjournal.com
  One man is dead after a two vehicle collision involving two pick up trucks in Leduc County on Wednesday.
  At 9:56 a.m., emergency services responded to the crash on Highway 39 and Range Road 25, said Thorsby RCMP in a press release Thursday.
  The initial investigation indicates a pickup truck pulled onto Highway 93 from a residential driveway, colliding with a pickup truck travelling eastbound on Highway 93.
  The 70-year-old driver of the truck pulling onto Highway 93 was declared dead at the scene
  
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• Gluten-free glory at NAIT during Saturday's wine dinner

  24-01-2019 17:58 via edmontonjournal.com
  Lots of people today are celiacs, and others have a gluten intolerance.
  The executive chef of NAIT’s Ernest’s restaurant, Michael Hassall, has spent quite a bit of time looking into gluten alternatives. He brings diners those option during a wine dinner devoted to gluten alternatives on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. The dishes will be paired with wine for a unique dining experience.
  But that’s not all February holds for Edmonton diners interested in themed events. Hassall has cre
  
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• Oilers in 60: There's something in the water here in Edmonton

  24-01-2019 16:51 via edmontonjournal.com
  In an effort to explain the past decade of despair that has been hockey in Edmonton, Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson stood at a podium Wednesday and uttered words so baffling an entire city had to stop to collectively say ‘Huh!?’.
  “But there’s something in the water here in Edmonton that we don’t have right and we have to get that figured out.”
  Yup. You read that right.
  There. Is. Something. In. The. Water.
  Surely, this has nothing to do with a management core who, d
  
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• Edmonton weather: Waking up to a risk of frostbite is fun

  24-01-2019 14:38 via edmontonjournal.com
  A look at today’s Edmonton weather by Environment Canada.
  Thursday morning temperatures at the Edmonton Blatchford station that measured -8.4 C with 7 km/h winds out of the west, southwest contributing to a -12 wind chill.
  What was suppose to be a one-off cold-snap has since morphed into a two-day polar plunge. This morning features a -25 wind chill with a risk of frostbite. Things will warm up as the day goes on, though, as we head into a weekend where forecasters are still
  
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• Thursday's letters: Oiler picks should refuse to sign

  24-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Why would any young player want to waste his talent on this team?
  My advice to any future Oiler draft pick is to have the fortitude of Eric Lindros and not sign with the Oilers but rather return to the following year’s draft.
  One can only imagine how Connor McDavid would like to escape this charade already.
  Murray Cottrell, Edmonton
  Food Guide right to drop dairy
  Canada’s Food Guide downgrading dairy is a positive step in the right direction for Canada. From an early age, childr
  
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• Opinion: Election-advertising law is unconstitutional

  24-01-2019 14:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  Last summer, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation put up a billboard that read: “You can’t buy ‘social licence’ when it’s not for sale.” Premier Rachel Notley and other politicians have claimed the carbon tax would create the social licence necessary to get pipelines built. Yet, Albertans now pay more to heat their homes and eco-activists are still hanging from bridges to stop oil tankers and blockading pipelines.
  But the billboard is about much more than challen
  
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• Keith Gerein: Details of Jason Kenney's residence scandal make for tepid controversy

  24-01-2019 11:00 via edmontonjournal.com
  As “scandals” go, where Jason Kenney chose to call home during his time as a federal cabinet minister is one of the more convoluted I’ve seen.
  If it even is a scandal.
  It’s been hard to have a rational thought on the matter amid the ear-splitting noise generated from both sides of the political fence the past few days.
  While one faction has railed about the hypocrisy of a fiscal conservative allegedly exploiting parliamentary housing subsidies, the other has fired back ju
  
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• St. Albert man in hospital after shooting in Lacombe Park neighbourhood - Globalnews.ca

  24-01-2019 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  St. Albert man in hospital after shooting in Lacombe Park neighbourhood  Globalnews.caRCMP and EMS responded around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to a firearms complaint in the Lacombe Park neighbourhood, on the north side of the town.
  
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• Full transcript of Edmonton Oilers media conference on firing of Peter Chiarelli

  24-01-2019 02:49 via edmontonjournal.com
  The full transcript of Oilers Entertainment Group chief executive officer and vice-chairman Bob Nicholson’s media conference on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in which he confirms the firing of Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli and details immediate team management plans.Bob Nicholson: Welcome, everyone. First of all, I’d like to say yesterday was a very tough day for the organization. I’d like to thank Peter Chiarelli for his time with the Oilers organization.
  It was
  
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• Watch: Students move into Mill Creek School

  24-01-2019 02:06 via edmontonjournal.com
  On Wednesday, after 15 months of construction, the 340 students at Mill Creek loaded up their backpacks in their old school and filed down the sidewalk to the new building, right next door.
  Some classrooms have garage-door style walls that open into the hallway and furniture is gathered in nooks between classrooms. The pipes of the heating and cooling system on the school’s ceiling remain uncovered and a half-metre wide glass window gives students a glimpse into the school’s concrete
  
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• Future of animal abuse enforcement unclear as Edmonton Humane Society withdraws services

  24-01-2019 01:53 via edmontonjournal.com
  The Edmonton Humane Society will end enforcement of animal abuse at the end of January, leaving the city in limbo about how animal protection calls will be handled.
  The non-profit organization announced in a news release Tuesday evening it will be withdrawing enforcement services in Edmonton in response to upcoming provincial legislation changes.
  “Upcoming policy changes under the provincial Peace Officer Act forced EHS to evaluate the viability of its enforcement program and whether the n
  
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• Watch: Alberta SPCA reacts to end of Animal Protection Act enforcement by humane society

  24-01-2019 01:52 via edmontonjournal.com
  Alberta SPCA Communications Manager Dan Kobe says after Edmonton Humane Society’s decision to end enforcement of the Animal Protection Act in Edmonton, his organization would consider taking over enforcement but needs to speak with relevant authorities.
  The humane society has been providing enforcement services within the city funded through donations and a city grant, but without any provincial funding, the society said in a news release Tuesday. The decision to withdraw enforcement servi
  
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• Mill Creek students ready to monitor their new school's energy efficiency

  24-01-2019 01:10 via edmontonjournal.com
  After spending eight years in Mill Creek School, Kaitlyn Jesse felt sad the 1947 edifice is destined for demolition.
  The 10-year-old’s nostalgia for the old building was overshadowed on Wednesday, when she saw her new fifth-grade classroom for the first time.
  “It’s so modern and I love it,” said Jesse, who started at Mill Creek as a three-year-old preschooler. “I like the lights and all the decorations and stuff. And I like how all the spaces are so open.”
  In
  
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• 'Heinous': family members speak during sentencing of man who admitted to role in deadly 2016 beating

  24-01-2019 01:08 via edmontonjournal.com
  A man who admitted to killing a father of four during a beating at a north Edmonton apartment two years ago should serve eight to 10 years in prison, prosecutors told an Edmonton court Wednesday.
  Levi Hubert Simpson, 29, pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter earlier this month in the death of 46-year-old Christopher Giroux.
  A taxi driver found Giroux, bloodied and naked, near a Queen Mary Park apartment early on Sept. 25, 2016. Giroux died just before 2 a.m. during emergency
  
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• Even more gas stations raise their prices - St. Albert Gazette

  24-01-2019 00:16 via stalbertgazette.com
  Even more gas stations raise their prices  St. Albert GazetteMore gas stations are still increasing their prices in St. Albert, according to GasBuddy.com. The majority of stations along St. Albert Trail are offering.
  
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